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In the town of Coimbatore, 7% of all telephone subscribers are ex-directory. If you pick 500 people at random from the telephone directory, how many will have ex-directory numbers? Answer: None. If they belong to ex-directory, their numbers will definitely be unavailable in the directory.

Exactly how many minutes is it before six o'clock if 50 minutes ago it was four times as many minutes past three o'clock? Answer: 26 minutes.

If Matthew takes 20 days to write a program, John takes 10 days to write a program and Kev also takes 10 days to write a program, how long will it take the three of them to write one program if they work together? Answer: 4 days.

Imagine a grid comprising 20 X 20 squares. How many squares, of any size, in total ? Answer: 2870. It consists of one 20*20 square, four 19*19 squares, nine 18*18 squares,.... and four hundred 1*1 squares which totals upto 2870. We can even extend this concept to any number of square grids.

Can you find the hidden country in the following sentence: After falling off the roof at work, Frank's pain was relieved by an ice compress . Answer: Spain. After falling off the roof at work, Frank' s pain was relieved by an ice compress .

What is represented by this BrainBat? DO WN Answer: Breakdown 

The word processor is playing its silly tricks again. This time it has replaced all of the consonants with random ones. I can be at least be thankful that it has left the vowels untouched. Can you find all of the animals? qsaxe eep zoth epessawx feyuv pol Answer:   Snake eel worm elephant lemur fox, dog, cow  

Below you will find 15 well-known six letter words, with only their endings remaining. Can you determine the words? ...cil ...hid ...nze ...ese ...lug ...som ...uxe ...uum ...arm ...amo ...rby ...dst ...sai ...too ...fen Answer: Pencil Orchid Bronze Cheese Unplug Ransom Deluxe Vacuum Disarm Dynamo Nearby Amidst Bonsai Tattoo Deafen

You have two ropes. Each takes exactly 60 minutes to burn. They are made of different material so even though they take the same amount of time to burn, they burn at separate rates. In addition, each rope burns inconsistently. How do you measure out exactly 45 minutes? Answer: Take one rope and burn both ends of it at both ends. At the same time, burn one side of the other rope. When the first rope burns out, burn the other side of the second rope as well. When it burns out completely, the time is 45 minutes.

Our local scrap merchant had to travel to the county recycling plant, 60 miles away. On the way there he could only manage a steady 12mph, fully laden. On the way back, he could manage a steady 16mph.  He placed 24 gallons of fuel in the tank ready for the round trip, thinking that this would be enough as the wagon managed to travel 8 miles per gallon. Unfortunately, a piece of metal pierced his fuel pipe at the start of the trip and the wagon started to lose 1 gallon of fuel per hour. Luckily he only lost fuel when moving and he lost no fuel whilst unloading his scrap metal. Were 24 gallons enough for the round trip? Answer: Yes. In total, they should have used the fuel upto 23.75 gallons for the round trip including the fuel wastage. Hence the 24 gallons were enough for the round trip.

Are there more 2s or 8s in the numbers from 1 to 50,000? Answer: There will be more 2's because of the numbers starting beginning with 20,000.

An errand boy was collecting boxes of cakes for the Summer Fair. He collected boxes from various people in his local village and each box was labelled in Roman Numerals with the number of cakes in the box. By the time the errand boy had collected the last box, he was quite hungry, and really needed to eat at least one cake. Luckily the last box was marked with an underlined XI, meaning there were 11 cakes in it. He had the brain wave of turning the box around and underlining the number again to give the impression there were IX, that is 9 cakes. However, after eating the 2 cakes, he was still hungry. How can he change the number shown on the box again and eat more cakes? Answer: He can put the letter S before IX to make it appear as SIX. Hence he can eat 5 cakes in total.

This is an annoying paragraph, in which you try and work out what is unusual about it. This paragraph has a quandary though. A solitary word has found a way to slink into this paragraph, to fox your fun, by going against all my jazzy plans. What is that word? Don't try to run a utility to assist you, that would spoil all of my attempts to absorb all of your avid skills in this mind blowing prank. Answer: Attempts. It is the only word which contains the letter E in the whole paragraph. Because the longer the paragraph, it is difficult to avoid the letter E. (See how many E's i have typed in answer column)

My local bus company has recently expanded and no longer has enough room for all of its buses. Twelve of their buses have to be stored outside. If they decide to increase their garage space by 40%, this will give them enough room for all of their current buses, plus enough room to store another twelve in the future. How many buses does the company currently own? Answer: The company currently has 72 buses.

Albert married Carol. Steven married Katie. Bob married Virginia. Who did Simon marry: Teresa, Charlotte or Lisa? Answer: Simon married Teresa. The couples' combined letters count to 11 in all cases.

Which is larger: the tenth root of 10, or the cube root of 2? Answer: The tenth root of 10 is 1.2589. The cube root of 2 is 1.2599. Hence the cube root of 2 is larger.

I have 55p in my pocket. Can you tell me what two coins they are if I say that one of them is not a 5p coin? Note: This might be a tricky question. Answer: 50p and 5p. One of the coins is not a 5p and the other one is!

Can you find a number such that its double is fourteen more than  its quarter? Answer: The numbers is 8.

I really must get a new watch. The one I have loses exactly 20 minutes every hour. It now shows 4:00 A.M. and I know that it was correct at midnight, when I last set it. I happen to know that the watch stopped 4 hours ago, so what is the correct time now? Answer: The correct time is 10:00 A.M.

Starting with SOFT, change one letter at a time until you have the word LENS. Each change leaves the other letters in their original places and must result in a proper word. What is the minimum number of steps required to achieve this change? SOFT .... .... .... .... .... LENS Answer: The minimum steps required is three steps. SOFT LOFT LEFT LENT LENS

A have three children. The youngest is the same age as the first  digit in age of A, another is the same age as the second digit in  age of A, and the third is the same age as the sum of the two  digits in the age of A. None of the children are the same age and the  total of our ages is 33. How old is A? Answer: The age of A is 17.

What relationship to you is your father's only brother's wife's  only brother-in-law? Answer: Your father.

What is represented here? S                     S R                    T I                      A A                     I T                     R S                     S Answer: Upstairs and Downstairs.

What number is three quarters of eight ninths of one half of 2001? Answer: 667

A game of football with 11 players lasts for exactly 90 minutes.  There are four substitutes that alternate equally. Therefore  each player plays for the same length of time, how long? Answer: 6 Minutes

What is the sum of all of the numbers from 1 to 1000? Answer: 500,500

Which word becomes longer when you remove one of its letters? Answer: Lounger

My 12, 8 and 9 is a sheep. My 3, 5 and 6 is not high. My 1, 8 and 9 is a sweet potato. My 7 and 2 is a male she. My 7, 8, 4 and 5 is a glow around the head. My 7, 2 and 10 can be found at the bottom of a skirt. My whole is a type of bird. What am I? Answer: Yellowhammer

Which are there more of: buns in a dozen baker's dozen or hours  in a week? Answer: Hours in a week.

What number comes next in this sequence: 1 8 9 64 25 216 49 ==?== Answer: 512

What number is missing in the below sequence? 10, 14, 18, ?, 34, 50, 66 Answer: 26

Three numbers A, B and C are in the ratio 3:4:5. If the sum of A and C is more than B by 52, then what is the value of the highest number? Answer: 65.

Can you find a five letter word that can suffix (go after) each of these letters: re deva rein over under inter Answer: State.

What is the least number which can be spelt with all five vowels at least once? Answer: Five thousand

Two boxers are in a match scheduled for 12 rounds. (Pure boxing only – no kicking, UFC takedowns, or anything else). One of the boxers gets knocked out after only six rounds, yet no man throws a punch. How is this possible? Answer: Both boxers are female.

In 1990, a person is 15 years old. In 1995, that same person is 10 years old. How can this be? Answer: The person was born in 2005 B.C.

What is unusual about the following words: revive, banana, grammar, voodoo, assess, potato, dresser, uneven? Answer: Take the first letter of each word and place it at the end. It will spell the same word backwards.

What makes this number unique — 8,549,176,320? Answer: It contains each number, zero through nine, in alphabetical order.

A man stands on one side of a river, his dog on the other. The man calls his dog, who immediately crosses the river without getting wet and without using a bridge or a boat. How did the dog do it? Answer: There are two options. They are: There is no water in the river. The river is frozen.

What is the unique characteristic of the following words: COUGHING, THIRSTY and DEFIANT. Answer: All these three words have the three consecutive alphabets in each word. GHI, RST and DEF.

Twins A and B are standing back to back and they started running in opposite direction for 4 kilometers and then turn left and run for 3 kilometers. What is the distance between the twins when they stop? Answer: 10 kilometers.

I am a white box having no key or any lid. Yet there is a golden treasure inside it. What Am I ? Answer: An Egg.

Arun always drive my customers away. Why? Answer: Because Arun is a taxi driver.

My grandma's teeth are similar to stars. How? Answer: They always come out on night.

A girl has purchased a book worth Rs. 30 and she gave him a 100 rupee note. Since he does not have change, he got the change from another shopkeeper and gave her the change. After sometime, the shopkeeper comes with a 100 rupee note and told that it is a fraud and so he takes his money back. How much does the bookkeeper lose? Answer: 100 rupees

A detective have a car. One of the tires is a flat tire but still he is able to reach the crime scene on time without replacing either the car or tire. How is it possible? Answer: The tire which is flat is a Stepney tire and hence he can reach the crime scene on time without replacing either the tire or car.

A certain crime is punishable if attempted but not punishable if committed. What is it? Answer: Suicide.

Anand walked 6 metres towards east and then he walked 9 metres to his right. And then, he walked 6 metres to his left. Can you determine how far he is from starting point? Answer: 15 metres

A and B are two different rice items and the costs are 8.7 and 10.8 respectively. By mixing A and B at certain ratio, we create Rice C. At what ratio do we need to mix the rice A and B so that the price of C will be Rs. 10? Answer: A:B = 8:13

2+3 = 10 6+5 = 66 7+2 = 63 8+4 = 96 9+7 = ? Answer: 144

How many flowers do i have if all but two are dandelions, all but two are roses and all but two are sunflowers? Answer: Three

Persons A, B and C can complete their piece of work on 4 days, 6 days and 8 days respectively. If all 3 persons combine together, how many days are needed to complete the same amount of work? Answer: 1.85 days.

I am the black child of a white father, a wingless bird, flying even to the clouds of heaven. I give birth to tears of mourning in pupils that meet me, even though there is no cause for grief, and at once on my birth I am dissolved into air. What am I?  Answer: Smoke.

All about, but cannot be seen Can be captured, cannot be held No throat, but can be heard. Answer: Wind.

What English word has three consecutive double letters?  Answer: Bookkeeper.

Throughout history, there have been thousands of well-documented cases of horses jumping over towers and landing on clergy and small men, forcing their removal. What am I? Answer: Chess

It has no top or bottom but it can hold flesh, bones and blood all at the same time. What is this object? Answer: A ring

A word I know, six letters it contains subtract just one, and twelve is what remains. Which word is it? Answer: Dozens

My posterior is adorned with feathers. I have a rather long neck and quite a pointy nose. I am able to fly, yet I have no wings. What am I?  Answer: Arrow

A leathery snake, With a stinging bite, I'll stay coiled up, Unless I must fight. What am I ? Answer: Whip

What object has keys that open no locks, space but no room, and you can enter but not go in? Answer: Keyboard

Which city is three-fifth of chick, two-third of cat and 50% of goat? Answer: Chicago

What is so fragile that when you say its name you break it? Answer: Silence

You're driving a bus that is leaving on a trip from Pennsylvania and ending in New York. To start off with, there were 32 passengers on the bus. At the next bus stop, 11 people get off and 9 people get on. At the next bus stop, 2 people get off and 2 people get on. At the next bus stop, 12 people get on and 16 people get off. At the next bus stop, 5 people get on and 3 people get off. Question: What color are the bus driver's eyes? Answer: Your eyes' colour because you are driving the bus.

Can you be able to rearrange the below set of letters to make a single word? DRAGON LEWIS Answer: We can be able to rearrange those letters into SINGLE WORD.

You need to build a tower using yellow and green bricks which are 19 m and 21 m tall respectively. How many such bricks of each are required to build 562 m tall tower? Answer: 13 yellow bricks and 15 green bricks are required to complete the tower.

What number will come next in the sequence? 914752, 97452, 9745, 975, ? Answer: 97

What does the below group of letters mean? TTTTTTTTTT Answer: Tent

I guess 76.8% readers will like this puzzle. What should be the least number of people who need to read this post in order to achieve 76.8%? Answer: 125 people

Manesh has to secure 40% of the marks to pass in an exam. He scored 40 marks and is declared to be failed by 40 marks. What is the total or the maximum marks he can score in the exam? Answer: 200 marks

What is the hidden meaning of the below mentioned word? O_er_t_o_ Answer: Painless Operation

What is so unique about this sentence? Jackdaws love my big sphinx of quartz. Answer: This sentence has all English alphabets from A to Z.

What English word has the letter "i" in it six times? Answer: Indivisibility.

The thunder comes before the lightning; the lightning comes before the clouds. The rain dries everything it touches.  Answer: A volcano.

Kevin and Daniel were rowing their boat along the River Trent. In the morning they managed to row upstream at an average speed of 2 miles per hour. They then stopped for a spot of lunch and a nice rest. In the afternoon, the pace was a little easier as they were now rowing downstream, and managed an average speed of 4 miles an hour. The morning trip took them 3 hours longer than the afternoon. How far did they row upstream? Answer: 12 miles. Explanation: In the morning, rowing at 2 miles per hour, they rowed for 6 hours. In the afternoon, rowing at 4 miles per hour, they rowed for 3 hours. If we assume the distance the rowed upstream to be D miles, we know the morning took (D ÷ 2) hours, and the afternoon took (D ÷ 4) hours, with a difference of 3 hours. So:   (D/2) - (D/4) = 3   4D - 2D = 24 So:   2D = 24 And:   D = 12 miles. They rowed 12 miles upstream.

There is a soldier who hates one of the 12 months. What month is it? Answer: March

What number will come next in the below sequence? 31, 30, 31, 31, ? Answer: The answer will be 28 or 29 depending whether it is a non-leap year or leap year.

If you roll two normal 6-sided dice, the probability of getting a total of 7 is 1/6. What will be the probability if the dice is 7-sided or 8-sided? Answer: The probability will be: 6/49 if it is a 7-sided dice and 6/64 if it is a 8-sided dice

Two men walk into the bar. One man orders  H 2 O . The other person says "I will have  H 2 O  too" and the second person dies. How is it? Answer: The second person dies because he drank Hydrogen Peroxide ( H 2 O 2 ).

Simultaneously I go up, I go down I go up towards the beautiful sky and down toward the green ground. I am present tense, I am past tense too Children loves me. Who am I? Answer: See Saw

Can you name some countries which do not have the alphabet "A" in it? Answer: There are a lot of answers for this question. Some of them are listed below: Belgium Belize Benin Brunei Burundi Chile Comoros Congo Cyprus Czech Republic Egypt Fiji Greece Hong Kong Liechtenstein Luxembourg Mexico Montenegro Morocco Peru Philippines Seychelles Sweden Togo Turkey United Kingdom West Indies

In a college election for president, four candidates participated. The total number of votes casted exactly are 963. The winner exceeds the opponents by 53, 79 and 105 votes. How many votes does each individuals should have got? Answer: Winner - 300 Runner 1 - 247 Runner 2 - 221 Runner 3 - 195 How to arrive at the solution? The total number of votes of all candidates equals 963. Hence, X + (X-53) + (X-79) + (X-105) = 963                                     4X - 237 = 963                                              4X = 1200                                                X = 300 Therefore, the remaining candidates' votes will be in t...

What is the next number in the sequence? 1 11 21 1211 111221 312211 13112221 ? Answer: 1113213211

Using the numbers 8, 8, 3, 3 and using any mathematical operators, can you able to arrive at the solution as 24? Answer: There are several answers for this question.  Some of them are listed below: sqrt(8*8*3*3) = 24 [(8-3)!]/(8-3) = 120/5 = 24 [(3!*8)/3] + 8 = 24 8/[(3-8/3)] = 8/ 1/3 = 24

Anand's calendar is showing the number of days differently for each month. January 73 February 83 March 51 April 52 May 31 June 42 July 41 August 63 September ? Answer: 93 How to arrive at the solution: Let's consider the numbers present after the month in the form ab where, a denotes the number of letters in each month and b denotes the number of vowels present in each month.

What is yours but your friends use it more than you do? Answer: Our name

What goes around the world yet stays in a corner? Answer: A stamp

Find the next number in the series: 1, 2, 5, 14, 41, 122, ? Answer: 365

If you have me, you want to share me. If you share me, you haven't got me. What am I? Answer: Secret.

As of now, Mary is 54 years old and her mother is 80 years old  How many years ago the mother's age was three times that of Mary? Answer: Before 41 years. Mary's age will be 13 years and her mother's age will be 39 years.

All prime numbers are odd numbers. Is it true or false? Answer: False. Because number 2 is even and prime number as well.

What's black when you get it, Red when you use it, And white when you're all through with it? Answer: Charcoal.

"My life can be measured in hours, I serve by being devoured. Thin, I am quick, Fat, I am slow, Wind is my foe."   Answer: Candle

If a person can invest 25 paise on the first day, 50 paise on second day, 1 rupee on third day, 2 rupee on fourth day and so on. What will be the amount he will be investing on 31st day? Answer: 26,84,35,456 (or) 2^28.

If the value of x lies between 0 and -1, which of the following will be the highest value? 1/x x -x x^2 Answer: -x

It’s red, blue, violet and green, no one can reach it, not even the queen. What is it?  Answer: Rainbow.

What can run but never walks, has a mouth but never talks, has a head but never weeps, has a bed but never sleeps? Answer: A river

How could a cowboy ride into town on Friday, stay two days, and ride out on Friday?  Answer: His horse name is Friday

What is white when its dirty and black when its clean? Answer: Blackboard.

The more you take, the more you leave behind.  Answer: Footsteps.

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