Situation Riddles

#21 - Difficult Story Riddle

The great emperor Akbar once ruled India. He was well known for his intelligence. But along with that, he was known for the Nine Gems in his court. One of the nine gems was Birbal, a quick witted and extremely intelligent man. The stories of his wit were widely popular.

Once a king ruling in a distant land heard of Birbal. To check his wit, he sent an invitation and called him to visit his land. Akbar allowed Birbal to go and he took off on the journey.

Upon reaching that kings kingdom, he was welcomed with flowers. He was then escorted to the palace of the king. Upon entering the palace, Birbal found that there were six people sitting in front of him adorning the same robe. They were also lookalike and it was hard to judge who the real king was.

After a couple of minutes, Birbal approached one of them and bowed in front of him greeting him.

That was the real king. How did Birbal know who was the real king ?

#22 - Deductive Logic Statements Puzzle

A school server was hacked. The headmaster suspects five friends based on the fact that they were really good such knowledge. He calls all of them in his room and the five students give the following statements:

Peter:
1. I did not do it.
2. I have never hacked in my entire life.
3. Christy did it.

Jamie
1. I did not do it.
2. The hack was done from within the network.
3. I do not like Misty.

Casey
1. I did not do it.
2. I have never seen Misty in my life.
3. Christy did it.

Christy
1. I did not do it.
2. Misty did it.
3. Peter was lying when he said I did it.

Misty
1. I did not do it.
2. Jamie did it.
3. Casey and I used to be friends.

Now, you know that out of the three statements, every student has speaker two truths and one lie. Reading all these statements, can you identify who hacked the server?

#23 - Short Lateral Thinking Question

Two players were arrested on the spot by the police while swapping their jerseys openly during the half break of the soccer world cup.

Why do you think they were arrested?

#24 - Akbar Birbal Riddle

Once while in his court, King Akbar asked Birbal to write something on a wall that makes one sad when read in good times and makes one happy when read in sad times.

He took only a few moment and wrote something that fit the requirements. What did he write?

#25 - Short Story Birbal Riddle

A man was convicted of a minor offense in Akbar court. Akbar decided to give him a chance. He asked him to give a statement. If the statement is true, he will be killed by lions and if it is false, he will be killed by trampling of wild elephants.

The convicted person requested help from Birbal and since the crime was not a big one, Birbal decided to help him. Whatever Birbal suggested impressed Kabir and he let the convicted person go.

What did Birbal suggest to the person?

#26 - Detective James Gordon - Hot Air Balloon Brain Teaser

In Gotham, a thief was found dead and the police were unable to solve the mystery behind the death. The dead man was found in a desert naked and with a half of the toothpick. One day before the death, the man along with his three friends were spotted by a witness crossing the desert using a hot air balloon. The witness also mentioned that all the four men throw their clothes off probably because the balloon was losing the attitude because of overweight.
Detective James Gordon was called to solve the death, mystery and he immediately tells everyone how the thief died. Can you explain the same?

#27 - College Camp Flash Light Riddle

The college students went to the camp. They were dancing near the campfire when suddenly rains fall down and campfire got extinguished.
One of the student Eden has a torch and some batteries. He realized that he got a total of 8 batteries out of which 4 are charged and 4 are not. Eden doesn't know which batteries are charged and which are not.

What is the least number of attempts Eden needs to light up the torch?

#28 - Akbar Birbal Tale

Emperor Akbar once ruled over India. He was a wise and intelligent ruler, and he had in his court the Nine Gems, his nine advisors, who were each known for a particular skill. One of these Gems was Birbal, known for his wit and wisdom. The story below is one of the examples of his wit. Do you have it for you to find out the answer? A farmer and his neighbor once went to Emperor Akbar"s court with a complaint. "Your Majesty, I bought a well from him," said the farmer pointing to his neighbor, "and now he wants me to pay for the water." "That"s right, your Majesty," said the neighbor. "I sold him the well but not the water!" ?The Emperor asked Birbal to settle the dispute. How did Birbal solve the dispute?

#29 - chacha chaudhary Puzzle

chacha chaudhary(name of a person) is convicted in Germany. He gets the death penalty. The judge allows him to say a last sentence in order to determine the way the penalty will be carried out. If he lies, he will be hanged, if he speaks the truth he will be beheaded. The perspn speaks a last sentence and to everybody surprise some minutes later he is set free because the judge cannot determine his penalty.What did chacha chaudhary said?

#30 - Tricky Statement Problem

13 people came into a hotel with 12 rooms and each guest wanted his own room. The bellboy solved this problem.
He asked the thirteenth guest to wait a little with the first guest in room number 1. So in the first room there were two people. The bellboy took the third guest to room number 2, the fourth to number 3, ..., and the twelfth guest to room number 11. Then he returned to room number 1 and took the thirteenth guest to room number 12, still vacant.
How can everybody have his own room?