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The Dead elevator-Brain Teasers

61. Riddles
An elevator is on the ground floor. There are four people in the elevator, including me. When the elevator reaches the first floor, one person gets out and three people get in. The elevator goes up to the second floor. Two people get out and six people get in. It then goes to the next floor up. No one gets out, but 12 people get in. Halfway up to the next floor, the cable snaps, and the elevator crashes to the floor. Everyone else dies in the lift. How did I survive? 
    • Answer: I got out on the second floor!

The Two Door Puzzle-Brain teaser

62. Riddles
You are standing in front of two doors. One leads to freedom, and the other leads to death. Two guards are standing, one in front of each door. One always tells the truth, and the other always lies, but you don't know which one is which. You can ask only one question to one of the guards to figure out which door leads to freedom. What do you ask?

    • Ask either guard, "If I were to ask the other guard which door leads to freedom, what would they say?" Then, choose the opposite door.

Guess next 3 letters- Brain Teasers

64. Riddles
Guess the next three letters in the series GTNTL.
    • Answer: I, T, S. The complete sequence is the first letter of every word in the sentence.

What letter comes next-Brain Teasers

66. Riddles
What letter comes next in the following sequence. D R M F S L T_
    • Answer: D, each letter represents one note in the diatonic musical scale: Do, Re, Mi, Fa, Sol, La, Ti, Do

leep the least-Brain Teasers

67. Riddles
During which month do people sleep the least?
    • Answer: February (there are usually fewer nights in February).

Two boxers are in a match scheduled for 12 round-Brain Teasers

68. Riddles
Two boxers are in a match scheduled for 12 rounds. (Pure boxing only - no kicking, UFC takedowns, or anything else). One of the boxers gets knocked out after only six rounds, yet no man throws a punch. How is this possible?
    • Answer: Both boxers are female.

Monkey Squirrel Bird Racing-Brain Teasers

70. Riddles
A monkey, a squirrel, and a bird are racing to the top of a coconut tree. Who will get the banana first: the monkey, the squirrel, or the bird?
    • Answer: None of them, because you can't get a banana from a coconut tree.

The Hourglass Puzzle-Brain teaser

74. Riddles
You have two hourglasses: one measures 7 minutes and the other measures 4 minutes. How can you measure exactly 9 minutes?

    • 1. Start both hourglasses at the same time.
2. When the 4-minute hourglass runs out, flip it immediately.
3. When the 7-minute hourglass runs out, flip it immediately.
4. When the 4-minute hourglass runs out again (at 8 minutes), there is 1 minute of sand left in the 7-minute hourglass.
5. Let that 1 minute pass. You're now measured exactly 9 minutes.

Which exit do you pick- Brain Teasers

75. Riddles
You're escaping a labyrinth and there are three exits. Exit A leads to an inferno. Exit B leads to an assassin. Exit C leads to a lion that hasn't eaten in 3 years. Which exit do you pick? 
    • Answer: Exit C. If a lion hasn't eaten in 3 years, it has definitely starved to death.