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Q:

A cowboy arrives in town on Friday. He stays for 3 days and then leaves on Friday. How is that possible?

Answer

You will get the answer in the riddle itself, if you read the riddle carefully.


The riddle says "A cowboy arrives in town on Friday." So Friday is the name of the horse on which he comes. Hence, the only possibility is he arrives on the horse friday on Tuesday, stays for 3 days and leaves on the same horse on Friday. 

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Q:

Complete the missing Number Puzzle?

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A) 40 B) 52
C) 89 D) 96
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: D) 96

Explanation:

Here in the given number puzzle, the given numbers follows a pattern that 

1 + 4 = 5 => 1 x 4 + 1 = 4 + 1 = 5 

2 + 5 = 12 => 2 x 5 + 2 = 10 + 2 = 12   

3 + 6 = 21 => 3 x 6 + 3 = 18 + 3 = 21 

Similarly, 

8 + 11 = 96 => 8 x 11 + 8 = 88 + 8 = 96  

Hence, the missing number in the given number puzzle is 96.

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Q:

What can you hold but not touch?

Answer

There are many possibilities for this.


We can hold a breathe, meeting, conversation, party, grudge, etc... but cannot touch them.

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Q:

What Room can Nobody Enter?

A) War room B) Spare room
C) Escape room D) Mushroom
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: D) Mushroom

Explanation:

The Room can Nobody Enter is a Mushroom.

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Q:

What has two hands but no arms or legs?

Answer

A Clock has 3 hands i.e, an Hour hand, a Minute hand and a Seconds hand.

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Q:

Find a 10-digit number, where the first figure defines the count of zeros in this number, the second figure the count of numeral 1 in this number etc. At the end the tenth numeral character expresses the count of the numeral 9 in this number.

Answer

Sum of all numerals must be ten because each numeral stands for the count of other numerals and because this number shall have ten numerals. Beginning to choose reasonable numerals for the first figure you can come across the correct number: 6210001000.

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Q:

Solve the Math puzzle?

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A) 9 B) 15
C) 6 D) 12
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: C) 6

Explanation:

In the given puzzle, the logic is the product of the number and its preceeding number gives the result.

 

9 = 9 x 8 = 72

8 = 8 x 7 = 56

7 = 7 x 6 = 42

6 = 6 x 5 = 30

5 = 5 x 4 = 20

 

Similarly,

3 = 3 x 2 = 6.

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Q:

I am an 8 letter word.

First 4 is the question.

2, 3, 4 protects our head.

5, 6, 7 IT company name.

7 & 8 are the same letters.

Who am I?

Answer

That 8 letter word is Whatsapp (a messenger app)


First four letters:   WHAT a question
 
Letters 2,3,4:     HAT protects our head

Letters 5,6,7:   SAP an IT company

Letters 7,8:    PP same.

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