Today's PUZZLE CLASSIC OF THE DAY

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A Birthday Riddle

Yesterday I was 25. Next year I will be 28. What day is the person's birthday?

A Flock of Ducks

A flock of ducks was flying in the sky. One in front, two behind; one behind and two in front; one between two; and three in a row. How many ducks were in the flock?

A Bottle and a Cork

A bottle and cork cost $1.10. The bottle costs a dollar more than the cork. How much does the cork cost?

A Man and his Wife - How old?

If you add the age of a man to the age of his wife you get a combined age of 91. He is now twice as old as she was when he was as old as she is now. What are their ages?

Digits in the 1-100 range

One digit appears the most in the first 100 numbers: 1, 2, 3, ..., 98, 99, 100. What digit and how many times does it appear in the range?

A Weather Forecast

It's raining outside at midnight. What are the chances there is a sunny weather in 72 hours?

A Basket of Eggs

A woman was carrying a basket of eggs to market when a passerby bumped her. She dropped the basket and all the eggs broke. The passerby, wishing to pay for her loss, asked: “How many eggs were in your basket?“ “I don't remember exactly,“ the woman replied, “but I do recall that whether I divided the eggs by 2, 3, 4, 5, or 6, there was always 1 egg left over. When I took the eggs out in groups of 7, I emptied the basket.“ What is the least number of eggs that broke?

A Cone, A Sphere, A Cylinder

A cone, a sphere, and a cylinder are identical in height and width. What is the ratio between their respective volumes?

300 to 400

If you wrote all of the numbers from 300 to 400 on a piece of paper, how many times would you have written the number 3?

Jigsaw Clusters

A jigsaw contains 100 pieces. A move consists of joining two clusters, including clusters of just one piece. What is the minimum number of moves required to complete the puzzle?

The Dice’ Stack

In this stack of three regular dice, 13 faces are visible - 3 from each of the four sides and the 13th - the top one. What is the sum of spots on the hidden faces?

The Geese Flock

A flock of geese was flying in the sky, as suddenly one goose flew towards them. “Hello, a flock of hundred!” - he greeted them. “We are not a hundred” - replied the leader of the flock. “If there were as many of us as is now, and plus again as many, and plus half as many, and plus quarter as many and even you, Goose, then we would be a hundred.” How many geese were in the flock?