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100

Which part of London is in France ?

The Letter " N "

100

There are two ducks in front of a duck, two ducks behind a duck and a duck in the middle. How many ducks are there?

Three. Two ducks are in front of the last duck; the first duck has two ducks behind; one duck is between the other two.

100

What was the name of the first Indian colour film ?

Kisan Kanya (1937).

200

What amount of Money can be divided 50 : 50 , between two persons , giving one person a hundred times more than the other ?

Fifty rupees and fifty paise.

200

A man is locked in a room with ten more people . The note left behind by the people who locked him in , is a task to put an apple on a person's head in such a manner that everyone except that person could see it. He succeeded in doing so and was released along with the other people . How did he do that ?

He put the apple over the person's head . This way , the other people present there could see it , but not the person whose head had the apple.

200

What was the name of the first Indian film to include dialogues ?

 Alam Ara (1931).

300

What is it that is always coming but never arrives ?

Tommorow

300

A farmer wants to cross a river and take with him a wolf, a goat and a cabbage. He has a boat, but it can only fit himself plus either the wolf, the goat or the cabbage. If the wolf and the goat are alone on one shore, the wolf will eat the goat. If the goat and the cabbage are alone on the shore, the goat will eat the cabbage. How can the farmer bring the wolf, the goat and the cabbage across the river without anything being eaten?

First, the farmer takes the goat across. The farmer returns alone and then takes the wolf across, but returns with the goat. Then the farmer takes the cabbage across, leaving it with the wolf and returning alone to get the goat.

300

What is the name of India's oldest surviving film studio ?

AVM Studios.

400

What is it that by losing an eye , has nothing left , but a nose ?

The word , "Noise".

400

Four people are crossing a bridge at night, so they all need a torch—but they just have one that only lasts 15 minutes. Alice can cross in one minute, Ben in two minutes, Cindy in five minutes and Don in eight minutes. No more than two people can cross at a time; and when two cross, they have to go at the slower person’s pace. How do they get across in 15 minutes?

Alice and Ben cross first in two minutes, and Alice crosses back alone with the torch in one minute.

 Then the two slowest people, Cindy and Don, cross in eight minutes. 

Ben returns in two minutes, and Alice and Ben return in two minutes. 

They just made it in exactly 15 minutes .

400

What is the name of the first Indian 3D cinema ?

My Dear Kuttichatan (1984).

500

 Mrs. Brown has 5 daughters. Each of these daughters has a brother. How many children does Mrs. Brown have?

They have 6 children. Each daughter has the same brother. There are 5 daughters and 1 son.

500

You’re at a fork in the road in which one direction leads to the City of Lies (where everyone always lies) and the other to the City of Truth (where everyone always tells the truth). There’s a person at the fork who lives in one of the cities, but you’re not sure which one. What question could you ask the person to find out which road leads to the City of Truth?

“Which direction do you live?” 

That person from the City of Lies will lie and point to the direction of the City of Truth. But if he is from the City of Truth , he would tell the truth and also point to the direction of the City of Truth.

500

What was the name of the first Tamil silent film ?

Keechaka Vadham (1916).