Gatekeepers of Nalanda

Source: Ancient Indian Riddles http://bronze.uco.edu/

This riddle was used by the gate keepers of the Nalanda university as the
entrance test question(Nalanda was the first completely residential university
of the world to have entrance examinations, and the gate keepers used to be
most sound brains of the campus who tabbed the entrance of the candidates)

Problem:

A spirited jig it dances bright,
Banishing all but darkest night.
Give it food and it will live;
Give it water and it will die.

Twist

Source : Asked by a fellow Headstrong

Problem: Why I like Ulan Bator?

Absent minded philospher

Source: Some puzzles site

Problem:
One absentminded ancient philosopher forgot to wind up his only clock in
the house. He had no radio, TV, telephone, internet, or any other means
for telling time. So he traveled on foot to his friend’s place few miles down
the straight desert road. He stayed at his friend’s house for the night and
when he came back home, he knew how to set his clock.
How did he know?

Murder

Source: www.Brainden.com

Problem:

A donkey behind a donkey,
I am behind that second donkey,
but there is Whole nation behind me.
Its a Murder

Circles

Source: Mathematical Circles -Dmitri Fomin
Problem:
A Teacher drew several circles on a sheet of paper and asked one of his
students , how many circles are there?
Student replied “Six”. Teacher said “Correct”.
Then he asked the same question to some other student, he replied “seven”.
“That’s right” was the teacher’s reply.
How is this possible?

The mystery of Sphinx

Source: Google

This is a very old Greek puzzle and can be googled easily, but worth sharing.

Problem:

In Greek mythology, the sphinx sat outside the Thebes and asked all the

travelers a question, if they didn’t answered it correctly, The Sphinx used

to kill them. And if answered correctly, the Sphinx will destroy itself.


The riddle: What goes on four legs in the morning, on two legs at noon

And on three legs in the evening.

Oedipus solved the riddle and sphinx destroyed itself.

Million Dollar Baby

Source: TV show  "Who wants to be a billionaire"

Problem:
Which is worth more: one pound of $ 1 gold coins or half a pound of $ 2 gold coins??

Them Apples!

Source: Some puzzle site.

Problem:

There are Five apples in a basket. Divide them among five girls, so that each of them gets one Apple and there is one apple left in the basket.

Twist

Source : Asked by a fellow in Headstrong

Problem: Why I like Ulan Bator?