For each one, first the puzzle is posed for you to solve within a recommended time. A detailed systematic solution then follows.
Matchstick puzzles, riddles, math puzzles, logic puzzles, river crossing puzzles, ball weighing puzzles are some of the categories.
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A cat hides in boxes 1 to 5. Each night the cat must jump to an adjacent box. Each morning, you open a box to catch the cat. How can you catch the cat?
Four of them wear shirts of 4 different colors. Whoever wears blue tells the truth, others lie. Find colors of their shirts from their statements.
Make a circular chain using four chain links as in the figure. You can open and close maximum three links. Time to solve 10 minutes. Hint: Think laterally.
Split a pile of coins numbered 1 to 8 into odd numbered and even numbered piles of coins in two of the five slots without placing a coin on a smaller one.
A ship carpenter has a problem of plugging a 12in square hole by cutting a single 9in x 16in wood block into two pieces to join the two. Is it possible?
How can two friends with different walking and cycling speeds cover 20 miles sharing just one bicycle between them and reach the destination at same time?
Cross the stream from first bank to second by stepping on the 8 stones. Visit second bank twice and first bank once more. Cross in minimum number of steps.
In the 4 square area puzzle figure, move 4 matches to form 3 square area. There must be a single area enclosed by matchsticks. Solve on 20 minutes.
Move 4 matchsticks to make 6 squares from the 5 square matchstick puzzle figure. Time to solve 10 minutes. Give it a try. It's a not too hard fun puzzle.
Riddle of Name of the Engineer: three businessmen with similar names as three railwaymen live in three cities. Given six conditions, find name of engineer.
