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50 Brain Boggling Puzzles

The document contains a collection of 50 brain-teasing puzzles, each designed to challenge logical thinking and problem-solving skills. Examples include scenarios involving truth-tellers and liars, reflections in a mirrored room, and various riddles involving logic and reasoning. Some puzzles invite readers to create their own, indicating an interactive element to the collection.

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50 Brain-Boggling Puzzles

Puzzle 1: The Island of Truth and Lies

On an island, inhabitants are either truth-tellers or liars. You meet three people: A, B, and C.

- A says: "B is a liar."

- B says: "C is a liar."

- C says: "A and B are liars."

Who is telling the truth?

50 Brain-Boggling Puzzles

Puzzle 2: The Mirror Room

You're in a completely mirrored room with no light source. A candle is lit and placed in the room.

How many reflections of the candle can you see?

50 Brain-Boggling Puzzles

Puzzle 3: The Poison Puzzle

A king offers you a chance to marry his daughter. But first, he gives you two cups and says:

> "One cup contains poison, and one doesn't. Choose one and drink it. But know this: I will drink from the

other one."

You know the king always tries to survive. You secretly bring your own trick and survive - but how?
50 Brain-Boggling Puzzles

Puzzle 4: The Sock Riddle

You have a drawer with 100 black socks and 100 white socks, all mixed up. It's pitch black.

What's the minimum number of socks you need to pull out to guarantee a matching pair?
50 Brain-Boggling Puzzles

Puzzle 5: The Dice Game

I offer you a game:

- You roll two 6-sided dice.

- If the sum is 7, you get Rs.1,000.

- Any other number, you lose Rs.100.

Should you play the game? Why or why not?

50 Brain-Boggling Puzzles

Puzzle 6: Three Switches and One Bulb

You're outside a room with 3 switches. One controls a bulb inside the room. The other two do nothing.

You can enter the room only once. How do you determine which switch controls the bulb?
50 Brain-Boggling Puzzles

Puzzle 7: The Missing Dollar

Three friends split a hotel room for Rs.300 - Rs.100 each.

Later, the manager realizes the room only cost Rs.250 and gives Rs.50 to the bellboy to return.

The bellboy keeps Rs.20 for himself and gives Rs.10 back to each guest.

Now each guest paid Rs.90 3 90 = Rs.270. The bellboy has Rs.20 Total = Rs.290.

Where is the missing Rs.10?

50 Brain-Boggling Puzzles

Puzzle 8: The Two Safes

You're given two safes:

- Safe A contains a note: "At least one of these safes contains a treasure."

- Safe B contains a note: "This safe is empty."

Only one note is true.

Which safe has the treasure?

50 Brain-Boggling Puzzles

Puzzle 9: The Hourglass Puzzle

You have a 4-minute hourglass and a 7-minute hourglass.

How do you use them to time exactly 9 minutes?

50 Brain-Boggling Puzzles

Puzzle 10: The Man in the Elevator

A man lives on the 10th floor. Every day he takes the elevator down to the ground floor to go to work. But

when he returns, he only takes the elevator up to the 7th floor, then walks the rest of the way.

Why?
50 Brain-Boggling Puzzles