#291 - Tricky Situation Riddle

My girlfriend and I took a flight to the United States and were able to reach the destination in two and a half hours.

After spending some quality week together, we flew back to our home. However, it took us 150 minutes this time even though the plane flew at the same speed.

Can you find out how?

Two and a half hours are same as 150 minutes.

#292 - Stairs Colour Riddle

My cousin lives in one story house in Antarctica. His house is made the of-of sandstone. what is the color of stairs?

No stairs in one story building.

#293 - Dancing Girls Count Puzzle

Niharika is practicing her dance steps along with her friends. In a particular sequence, all of them form a row. At that point, Niharika is standing on the 4th position from either end of the row.
Can you find out how many girls are practicing together?

7

As Niharika is 4th from either end of the row, it means that 3 girls are on one of her sides and 3 are present on the other.
3 + 3 + 1(Niharika herself) = 7.
Hence, 7 girls are practicing the dance together.

#294 - QuickFire Trick Teaser

I have 50-inch long bedsheet, I need to create 50 handkerchiefs each size of 1-inch. I take one minute to cut 1-inch handkerchief. So how long will it take to cut 50 handkerchiefs?

49 seconds. When I made the 49th cut, we left with 1-inch handkerchief which we wont need to cut

#295 - Car Driver Eye Color Riddle

You are a cab driver who pools passengers. You pick 3 people from a destination and drop 1 after an hour. 2 people climb aboard at the same time and you drop 3 at the next destination. After some time, you pick 2 passengers only to drop 1 after a short distance where 3 more passengers climb up the cab. You leave the rest of the passengers one by one to their destination and then come back home.

Can you tell the eye color of the cab driver?

As per the first sentence, you are the cab driver. Therefore, just check your own eye color and you can answer this simple question.

#296 - FAQ Trick Teaser Riddle

Is it possible to build a house that has all its walls facing the south direction?

Yes, if you build the house at the north pole, it will fulfill the requirement.

#297 - Short Logic Trick Teaser

John Terry was drowned by he was not wet. How?

John Terry was trapped in the quicksand.

#298 - Running Goose Puzzle

There is a wide field of corn. A goose finds its way into the field and starts running. Can you find out till which point the goose can run into the field?

The goose can only run till the mid point into the field. After the mid point, it will actually be running out of the field.

#299 - 99 More Than 100

When 99 is considered higher than 100?

The timer of a microwave.

The the timer of a microwave generally consists of 4 digits. First two digit for minutes and next two for seconds.
So,
99 indicates - 1 minute 39 seconds
100 indicates - 1 minutes (1:00)

#300 - Christmas New Year Puzzle

There is exact one week gap between Christmas and New Year. Hence, It is obvious that new year that comes right after Christmas comes on the same day of the week.

A Strange thing happened in Year 2024. Christmas occurs on Wednesday and New Year on Monday. Hows that possible?

Its a trick teaser, Christmas occurs after 51 weeks and 2 days as New year comes first.