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100

A Japanese ship was sailing in the Pacific Ocean. Japanese captain of the ship decided to take a shower. He kept his diamond chain and golden watch in the table shelf and went for shower and returned in 10 minutes.

Now , when he returns he is shocked to see that neither his watch nor his chain is there.

Assuming that it is the mischief of one of his crew members, he called the crew in the ship and questions them, what were they were doing in last 10 minutes. There were four of them, and following was their response:

  1. British (Cook) : “I was in the cold room to select the meat for the lunch.”

  2. Mexican (Worker) : “I was at the top of the ship correcting the flag which was upside down.”

  3. Indian (Engineer): “I was in generator room checking the generator.”

  4. French (House keeping Crew): “I was sleeping after the night shift.”

After listening to all of them , the captain realises that one of them is telling a lie and must be the thief.

 The Mexican

Reason: The Japanese flag is white with a red dot in the middle. It cannot be upside-down.

100

The First US President

Who is George Washington?

100

The creator of the famous painting "Mona Lisa"

Who is Leonardo Da Vinci?

100

A refuge, safe space or sanctuary.

What is an Asylum?
200

A wealthy family lived in a big circular house. They had a maid, a butler, and a gardener. The parents were going to a party, so they tucked the younger kids into bed and kissed them goodnight and said goodbye, and kissed the older kids goodnight. When the parents came home, all the kids were gone—they had been kidnapped. The authorities ask the butler, maid, and gardener what they were doing at the time of the kidnapping. The butler says he was organizing the library, the maid says she was dusting the corners, and the gardener says he was watering the plants. Who’s lying and actually kidnapped the kids?

The maid—she said she was dusting the corners, but the family lives in a circular house, so there are no corners.

200

The Day and Year The Decloration of Independence was signed

What is July 4th 1776?

200

The Creator of "The Scream"

Who is Edvard Munch?

200

A person that is very skilled with their hands, not to be confused with "Ambidextrious"

What is Adroit?

300

A woman is sitting in her hotel room and hears a knock at the door. She opens the door to see a man whom she’s never met before. He says, “I’m sorry, I have made a mistake, I thought this was my room.” He then goes down the corridor and into the elevator. The woman goes back into her room and calls security. What made the woman so suspicious of the man?

 If he really thought it was his hotel room, he would have tried to open the door—not knock on it first.

300

The place the first shots of the civil war where fired.

What is Fort Sumter?

300

The name for a repeating design.

What is a pattern?
300

A pyramid of bite-size cream puffs coated and held in place with caramelized sugar.

What is a Croquembouche?

400

A woman wants to enter an exclusive club, but she doesn’t know the password. A man walks to the door and the doorman says 12, the man says 6, and is let in. Another man walks up and the doorman says 6, the man says 3, and is let in. Thinking she’s figured it out, she walks up to the door and the doorman says 10, she says 5, and she isn’t let in. What should she have said?

    Three—the code is the number of letters that are in the number the doorman says.

400

The years the American Civil War were fought.

What is 1861-1865?

400

The way the surface of something feels.

What is A Texture?

400

to destroy or kill a large proportion of

What is decimate?

500

  I turn polar bears white and I will make you cry. 

                                             I make guys have to pee and girls comb their hair.  

                                   I make celebrities look stupid and normal people look like celebrities. 

                                        I turn pancakes brown and make your champagne bubble. 

                                          If you squeeze me, I’ll pop. If you look at me, you’ll pop. 

                                                                    Can you solve the riddle?

   No

Forget all of the filler words meant to trick you in the beginning, and pay attention to the last line. It asks you directly if you can solve the riddle. To which the answer is an affirmative no!

500

The place where Robert E. Lee surrendered at the end of the Civil War?

What is the Appomattox Court House?

500
The creator of the painting "A Starry Night"

Who is Vincent Van Gogh?

500

Incable of being tired/showing signs of being tired.

What is Indefatigable?