Can You Solve These Fun and Tricky Puzzles? Let's See Your Answers!

Hi,

Try these. They are all fairly easy & logical, no trick questions....

1. Name an ancient invention that is still used in some parts of the world today, allowing people to see through walls.

2. How can you throw a ball so that it goes a short distance, comes to a total stop, reverses its motion, and then goes the opposite way? You are not allowed to bounce it against anything, hit it with anything, or tie it to anything.

3. How many flowers do I have if all but two are dandelions, all but two are roses, and all but two are pansies?

4. Where on Earth do the winds always blow from the South?

5. How many times can you take 7 away from 49?

6. In a day of foraging, a tramp collects 49 cigarette ends. He knows that for every 7 cigarette ends he can make a new cigarette. How many cigarettes can the tramp make and then actually smoke?

Regards,
Devjit

Hi,

My attempt at being smart! 😊

1. Name an ancient invention that is still used in some parts of the world today, allowing people to see through walls - WINDOW.
2. How can you throw a ball so that it goes a short distance, comes to a total stop, reverses its motion, and then goes the opposite way? You are not allowed to bounce it against anything, hit it with anything, or tie it to anything - YO-YO.
3. How many flowers do I have if all but two are dandelions, all but two are roses, and all but two are pansies? This is tricky... 6 is the answer?
4. Where on Earth do the winds always blow from the South? BLANK!!! 😱
5. How many times can you take 7 away from 49? ONCE... AFTER THAT IT BECOMES 42!! 😄
6. In a day of foraging, a tramp collects 49 cigarette ends. He knows that for every 7 cigarette ends he can make a new cigarette. How many cigarettes can the tramp make and then actually smoke? I KNOW THIS ONE... 8.

Say, what do you think? 😈😈😈

Pallavi

Hi Pallavi,

You scored very well - you got 4 out of 6 correct. I'd like to wait one more day to see if somebody else replies to this; then I'll tell the answers. Good going!

Regards,
Devjit

1. Name an ancient invention that is still used in some parts of the world today, allowing people to see through walls - WINDOW.

2. How can you throw a ball so that it goes a short distance, comes to a total stop, reverses its motion, and then goes the opposite way? You are not allowed to bounce it against anything, hit it with anything, or tie it to anything. Throw it up towards the sky at a 90-degree angle; it will go up, stop at a point, and then come back.

3. How many flowers do I have if all but two are dandelions, all but two are roses, and all but two are pansies? This is tricky... Is the answer 6?

4. Where on Earth do the winds always blow from the South? The North Pole.

5. How many times can you take 7 away from 49? Once... after that, it becomes 42!

6. In a day of foraging, a tramp collects 49 cigarette ends. He knows that for every 7 cigarette ends he can make a new cigarette. How many cigarettes can the tramp make and then actually smoke? I think the answer is 8.

Am I right?

Assir

Hi,

Great job, Assir. You got 5 out of 6 correct. The only one you both did not get is the flower one. The answer is 3 - 1 dandelion, 1 rose, and 1 pansy... :D :D

Regards,
Devjit

1. Name an ancient invention that is still used in some parts of the world today, allowing people to see through walls.

Ans: Glass

2. How can you throw a ball so that it goes a short distance, comes to a total stop, reverses its motion, and then goes the opposite way without bouncing it against anything, hitting it with anything, or tying it to anything?

Ans: Recall Newton; throw the ball in the air. It has to come down.

3. How many flowers do I have if all but two are dandelions, all but two are roses, and all but two are pansies?

Ans: 1 each of rose and pansy

4. Where on Earth do the winds always blow from the South?

Ans: North Pole

5. How many times can you take 7 away from 49?

Ans: Only once; after that, it becomes 42

6. In a day of foraging, a tramp collects 49 cigarette ends. He knows that for every 7 cigarette ends, he can make a new cigarette. How many cigarettes can the tramp make and then actually smoke?

Ans: 8. He initially makes 7 cigarettes, smokes them all, and is left with 7 ends. He reuses them to make the eighth one.

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