Old Professor Sinha had enjoyed his enjoyed his meal. He had just finished his usual after-lunch beverage when he thought he’d have another. But he couldn’t remember what he had had. So he called the waiter and said to him:
Can you find these words from the clues?
If the clue were ‘Behead a mass killing to find amusement’, the answer would be LAUGHTER, since by beheading SLAUGHTER you are left with LAUGHTER.
In a day at the library, 64 people borrowed books. Twice as many people borrowed a thriller only as borrowed a science fiction novel only. Three people borrowed a biography only and 11 people borrowed both science fiction and a thriller but ……
Age Puzzle
If you are 12 years or over:
Write down your age.
Reverse the figures.
So, if your age is 13, reversing the figures gives 31.
My friend asked me this question: “my grandmother’s age is a perfect square. Also, it is equal to the difference the square of my father’s age and the square of my mother’s age.
Which of the following words is the odd one out?
A. Capricious
B. Fickle
C. Unstable……………
A frog at the bottom of a well climbs up 3 ft every day, but slips back 2 ft during the night. How long will it take to reach the top, if the well is 20 ft deep?
Out of 100 people surveyed, 86 had an egg for breakfast, 75 had cornflakes, 62 had toast, and 82 had coffee.
Here are American phrases and isioms that have become common in our country. Do you know what they mean?
1. off the wall
2. greenbacks ……..
Rupees Puzzle
A man left Rs. 4800 in his will, to be divided equally among his children who survived him. Sadly, some of his children predeceased him. As a result, each of the remaining children received Rs. 1120 more than they would have otherwise got. How many of their siblings had died?