Resourceful detective
A man murders his wife with a knife in their car. He throws her out of the car being careful not to leave any...
Water Crossing By Rope
The deep round lake is 200 meters in diameter. In the middle of the lake there is an island where a tree grows. There...
Time measurement task
A man has two ropes of varying thickness (Those two ropes are not identical, they aren’t the same density nor the same length nor...
Trouble-shooter’s solution
A well-known shoe company has established the production of sneakers in one of the poor countries of Africa. However, over the time, the owners...
Successful interview
Interviewer at a reputed business school said to the student "I shall either ask you ten easy questions or one really...
Detective’s find
Once a detective found a pipe, top hat, a scarf,
a carrot and five pieces of coal lying together
in the middle of a field.
What is...
A cup of tea
A man called to a waiter in a restaurant, "There's a fly in my tea!" The waiter replied, "I will bring you a fresh...
Fateful creative solution
One unfortunate merchant owed a large sum of money to a moneylender.
The old, ugly moneylender proposed that he would forget the debt
if...
Simple password
A man wanted to enter an exclusive club but did not know the password that was required. He waited by the door and listened.
A...
The Relativity of Truth
“What is your age?” asked the judge. “Remember you’re under oath”
“I am twenty one years and some months” the woman answered.
Really she was an...
Small coin in the bottle
A guy claims to do the following thing. He puts a coin in a glass bottle. Then, he shuts the mouth of the bottle...
Do the Opposite. How to get a good shot.
A duke was hunting in the forest with his men-at-arms and servants when he came across a tree. Upon it, archery targets were painted...