Basics & Puzzles

A man is staying on an island covered in forest.  One day, when the wind is blowing from the west, lightning strikes the west end of the island and sets fire to the forest. The fire is very violent, burning everything in its path, and without intervention the fire will burn the whole island, killing the man in the process.  There are cliffs around the island, so he cannot jump off. How can the man survive the fire? (There are no buckets or any other means to put out the fire) Click Here for Solution

T hree friends A, B, and C are talking to each other about the art collection of Leonardo. A says: "Leonardo has at least four paintings of Hussain." B says: "No, he has less than four paintings of  Hussain ." "According to me," says C, " Leonardo  has at least one painting of Hussain." If you know that only one of the three friends is right, how many paintings does Leonardo possess ?

Nidhi was sitting at her study table, home alone, on a cold and stormy night.  She was reading her books when she heard faint footsteps. Nidhi got out of her room and looked around when suddenly, without warning, she was grabbed by the neck. She tried to scream but it came out as a mere whimper as the intruder was pressing hard against her throat with his arm.  "Give me all your money!" growled the man who had grabbed her from behind. "Th-there is none h-here! Please ll-let me go!" cried Nidhi. "Don't LIE TO ME!" screamed the increasingly agitated man. She felt the man strengthen his grip around her neck. She said nothing and a few seconds passed by in silence.  Suddenly the phone rang which alerted both of them. "People will get suspicious if I don't answer the phone," said Nidhi, with a controlled voice. The intruder let her go. "Alright, but NO funny business, or ELSE!" said the nervous intruder. Nidhi wa...

Six Juice canes are in a row. The first three canes are filled with juice and last three are empty. By using only one cane, can you arrange them so that the full and empty canes are alternate ?

An International competition is organized on knockout terms in  November 2013. The final contestants are from Britain and  America respectively. Both of them are handed over the final  test paper which they have to fill for evaluation. They have to  write their names and date on the paper. When the  evaluators are handed over the sheets, they find out that  both  the guys have same name. In no manner can they  identify  which sheet belongs to whom. Can you identify the date on which the competition was held? Click here for solution

Move only one digit and rectify the equation: 101 - 102 = 1

There were five people were going to church and all of sudden its started raining. Four of them got wet and while one still stayed dry. Hows this possible ?  Note: They were not carrying any umbrella or having any shelter near by.