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Trick Questions and Answers

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#1. Which letter of the English alphabet flies, sings, and stings?
'B' (bee).
#2. What goes up and down, but still remains in the same place?
Stairs!
#3. Larry's father has five sons, viz. Ten, Twenty, Thirty, Forty... Guess what would be the name of the fifth?
Fifty? Well no! It's Larry! (Larry is the fifth son).
#4. In a year, some months have 30 days, while some have 31. Guess which month has 28 days?
All months have 28 days!
#5. You have a cup placed on a table. You are pointing towards the North and the cup is facing towards the South. On which side is the cup's handle?
No matter in which position the cup is, its handle will always be on the outside!
#6. Complete the series. 9 = 4, 21 = 9, 22 = 9, 24 = 10, 8 = 5, 7 = 5, 99 = 10, 100 = 7, 16 = ?, 17 = ?
16 = 7 and 17 = 9 [The number of letters in the spelling of 16 (sixteen) is 7 and that of 17 (seventeen) is 9]
#7. Name all the numbers from 1 - 100, which have the letter 'A' in their spellings?
None!
#8. Tom had 3 big fish and 3 small fish in an aquarium. Due to negligence, 1 big fish and 2 small fish died. How many remain in the water?
2 big fish and 1 small fish would remain in the water, and the other three would float on the surface of the water.
#9. Peter is known for his rash driving in the neighborhood. One day, he takes a one-way lane but goes in the wrong direction. Despite cops being present in the vicinity of the lane, he slithers away uncaught! How?
Peter chose to walk that day for some reason. Good for him!
#10. The other day, Helena bought a new set of China from the nearby store. While she was serving the dinner, she got clumsy and dropped one China bowl on the concrete floor, without cracking it? How did Helena did it?
You see, concrete floor does not crack easily, at least not with a China bowl!
#11. It took 20,000 workers to build the Taj Mahal in 20 years. How many workers would be required to build it in 10 years?
Sorry, the Taj Mahal cannot be built again.
#12. Clark Kent does 5 sets of pushup, 6 sets of sit-up, 7 sets of squat, and 8 sets of bench dip in a day. So, which organ in his body would be the largest?
His skin!
#13. What is the smartest and quickest way to lift a giant grizzly bear with one hand?
Well, first you would have to find a giant grizzly bear with one hand, before pondering on this question.
#14. There is a hole in your backyard. It is 6 ft. deep, 12 ft. long, and 8 ft. wide. What is the amount of dirt that lies in this crevice?
There couldn't be any dirt. If there were any, it wouldn't be a hole.
#15. In Madagascar, you cannot take a picture of a lemur with gray hair. Why?
Don't you think you need a camera instead of gray hair to take pictures?
#16. Which one is correct? "Penguins flies" or "A Penguin flies"
Neither. Penguins don't fly.
#17. Last year, a cruise ship sank in the middle of the Pacific. Evey single passenger on the ship drowned but only four survived. How's that possible?
The four were married and not single.
#18. Why is it a felony to bury a giant bear who lives in a rainforest, in a desert?
You cannot bury an alive bear anywhere you like!
#19. My neighbor Bob is a blacksmith. He is 45 years old, 7 ft. tall, and eats all the time. Guess what does he weigh?
Iron
#20. Imagine you are in a flight that is going to crash any moment. All you have with you is a self-help book named How to save yourself from a plane crash. So, how will you survive the crash?
Don't sweat about it. Just stop imagining!
#21. There are sixty cups on a table. If one falls down, then how many remain?
Seems quite easy and obvious, right? On being verbally asked, you will think that the answer is 59! But is it? Read or 'hear' the question once more and carefully! There are 'sixty cups' (six-tea-cups) on the table. So, if one falls down, then 5 tea cups will remain!
#22. Let's say you are working as a tourist guide for a reputed organization. One day, you get to serve 35 tourists. The entire group comprises 5 businessmen, 2 monks, 4 photographers, 5 high school students, 7 doctors, 4 nuns, 3 small kids, 3 scholars, and 2 married couples. Out of these, 2 nuns leave halfway, 3 photographers decide to stay behind, and the students begin to disappear one by one. The monks say that they would like to rest for a while. What is the name of the guide?
Aren't you the guide? So, what's your name?
#23. It was a sunny Sunday morning. Roger was reading, Bella was painting, little Johny was trying to walk, the widow (next door neighbor) was over the phone with her husband, Susie was in the kitchen, and Tommy, the pet dog, was barking frantically. Then there was a loud bang, and everybody found Tommy dead in his kennel. Who killed Tommy?
The widow! She does not have a husband.
#24. One day you decide to enter a sixty-storied skyscraper. The office on the 15th floor deals in jazz and rock music videos. The power is out in the building due to some maintenance work. You want to go to the 15th floor and the 40th floor, for the view from there is magnificent. You somehow reach the 15th floor but you get too tired to continue. You call the elevator and get inside. Guess what type of music is playing inside the elevator?
The lift won't work, the power is out.
#25. There is a river. On one side (say side A) a man is standing with a Bengal tiger, a goat, and a bunch of grass. The man has to transport each of them to the other side (say side B) of the river on a boat. Now, the boat can carry one item at a time along with the man. How will he do it? Remember that, the tiger can kill the goat if not attended by the man, and the goat can eat the grass, when left alone.
The man would have to carry the goat first and keep it on the other side (side B) of the river, as the tiger will 'definitely' not eat the grass, even if left alone on side A. After having done this, he will come back from side B, take the tiger from side A along with him and put it on side B. Now, while coming back again from side B, he will again carry the goat with him. This is because, if it is left alone on side B with the tiger, it will be killed. So, he will bring it back to side A, keep it and carry the grass to side B. Now, when he finally returns, he will carry the goat from side A to side B. All are safe and the job is done!
#26. This one is my favorite among all trick questions and answers. Imagine yourself driving on a highway on a windy day. Suddenly, you notice some people standing by the side of the road, and you slow down. You learn that the people include your best friend, an ailing old woman, and your dream girl. The ailing woman is dying and requires immediate medical help. Now, you have only one chance to spend a day with your dream girl, and of course you can't leave your best friend behind. So, what would you do in order to help the woman to reach the hospital? Remember that, your car can carry 'ONLY TWO' people (the driver and one passenger).
Seems quite tricky right? Here is the answer... You ask your best friend to drive the woman to a hospital, and you spend the day with your dream girl! How's that?
#27. This one seems hard, but it's simple! There is a casino and it has 4 gates (let's name them as gate A, B, C and D). Every time you enter the casino, you have to pay $5 and every time you leave the casino, you again have to pay $5. Also know that, whatever amount of money you carry with you inside the casino, it doubles. For example if you carry $5, it will become $10. You have to go inside the casino through gate A, come out of B, again go inside the casino through gate C and finally come out of gate D. Now, how much money should you carry inside the casino so that when you finally come out of the gate D, you should be left with no money?
Instead of guessing the amount of money, why don't we try solving this problem using algebra. Let's say that the amount which you are carrying inside the casino is 'X' When you enter the casino through gate A, you spend $5, so the amount becomes (X - 5) This amount gets doubled inside the casino and becomes 2 (X - 5), i.e., 2X - 10 Now, you make an exit through gate B and again pay $5. So, the amount which you have now becomes, (2X - 10 - 5), which is (2X - 15) Again, you enter the casino through gate C and spend $5. This makes the amount (2X - 15) to become (2X - 15 - 5), which is (2X - 20) Once when you are inside, the amount (2X - 20) again gets doubled, i.e. 2 (2X - 20) which is (4X - 40) This time, you will make your final exit through gate D and pay $5. So, this makes the amount (4X - 40 - 5), which is (4X - 45). Now, the condition was that after you have completed the task, you should be left with zero money at the end. So, according to this, the remaining amount of money which you have now, i.e, (4X - 45 ) should be equal to 0. So, when 4X - 45 = 0; 4X = 45; X = 45 ÷ 4; X = 11.25 Hence, you should carry an amount of $11.25 inside the casino, so that you are left with no money at the end.
That would be all for some trick questions and answers which I could think of, as of now. There will be more coming up in future and those will be trickier and more interesting; enough to shock, amaze, and amuse you! Till then, keep 'cooking' your own set of trick questions and answers and amuse others!

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