Brain Teasers: The Answers

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Einstein’s Conundrum.

The German owns the fish and the table below details the full answer.

Nationality: Norweg   Dane    Brit       German   Swede
Colour     : Yellow   Blue    Red        Green    White
Beverage   : water    tea     milk       coffee   beer
Smokes     : Dunhill  Blend   Pall Mall  Prince   Blue Master
Pet        : cats     horses  birds      fish     dogs

Walk or Run?

you would use more energy running.  The first example was based on distance an the second on time.

Peculiar Pricing.

£45. The pricing scheme consists of charging £5 for each letter required to spell the word.

How Many Parcels?

Between them they were carrying 12 bags. Mrs Chips carries 7, Mr Chips carries 5.

The Grandfather Clock Mystery.

You’d have to wait 90 minutes between 12:15 and 1:45.  One you’ve heard seven single chimes, you’d know that the next chime would be two times for 2 o’clock.

The Scales Of Booze.

It’s a quarter pound. The easiest way of thinking about this one is what happens when you take one beer from each side. Then all you’ve got is one half pound bar of gold on one side and two cans of beer on the other.

Packaging Probability.

The chances are zero. If three are correct then so must the fourth.

The Mixer Problem.

Surprisingly, there would be the same amount in each. It would appear that the milk would contain more Kahula than the Kahula would contain milk because in the second pouring, the mixture is no longer pure. However, since there is a full litre of each liquid, whatever amount of Kahula that was removed has to be replaced with the same ammount of milk. The key is realizing that we are still left with two one litre containers of liquid.

Anyone for Ping-Pong?

You throw it upwards.

How Many Handshakes?

The answer is 21. Most people think there would be 42 handshakes but when A shakes with B, B has already shaken hands with A and doesn’t need to do it again.