Competition: Riddles in the Dark!

Finished
Riddles in the Dark!

There are ten riddles. Can you get them all correct and submitted before the next guy?

Competition Information
Organized by
Ashael Blackstar
Running time
2017-02-07 until 2017-02-14 (8 days)
Target Unit
Entire DJB
Competition Type
Trivia
Awards
Third Level Crescents
Participants
29 subscribers, of which 22 have participated.
Results
Member
Howlader Taldrya
Subscription time
07 February 2017
Submission time
07 February 2017
Time taken
854 seconds (± 14 minutes)
Textual submission

1) 15 minutes
2) Counterfeit money
3) It never will
4) 111-11=100; (5 x 5 x 5)-(5 x 5)=100; (5+5+5+5)x 5=100;(5 x 5)(5-(5/5)=100
5) 10 people
6) Pepper
7) Tomatoes
8) Fill 11oz bottle (13oz in the 24oz bottle); fill 5oz bottle from the remaining 13oz in the 24oz bottle; dump the 5oz bottle into the empty 13oz bottle and fill the rest with the full 11oz bottle; fill the 5oz bottle, with the 13oz bottle (8/24 oz, 8/13oz, 5/5oz, 3/11oz); empty the 5oz bottle into the 11oz bottle.
9) They threw their clothes off, and then drew straws (ie. toothpick) to pick who would jump off and die. He died of exposure/heat
10) Ask the guard (doesn't matter which) which door the other guard will lead to safety. In this case, you pick the other door that they tell you.

Placement
1st place
2nd place
Elania Li
Member
Elania Li
Subscription time
08 February 2017
Submission time
08 February 2017
Time taken
994 seconds (± 17 minutes)
Submission
Elania Li opted out of publishing her submission.
Placement
2nd place
Member
Kromtal Bloodfyre Romanae
Subscription time
09 February 2017
Submission time
09 February 2017
Time taken
626 seconds (± 10 minutes)
Textual submission

1. 15 minutes
2. counterfeit money
3. it won't
4. 111-11=100, (5 x 5 x 5)-(5 x 5)=100; (5+5+5+5)x 5=100;(5 x 5)(5-(5/5)=100.
5. 10
6. pepper
7. Tomatoes
8. Fill the 5 oz and 11 oz bottles from the 24 oz bottle empty the 11 oz bottle into the 13 oz bottle.
fill the 13 oz bottle from the 5 oz bottle and put the rest in the 11 oz bottle pour 5 oz from the 13 oz bottle into the 5 oz pour the 5 oz bottle into the 11 oz bottle
9. As the balloon fell, the guys took of their clothes and threw them out to decrease the balloon's weight it still dropped so the guys drew straws to see who would jump the dead guy in the desert drew the shortest one
10. You ask either guard to tell you which door the other guard would say leads you out, go through the opposite door.

Placement
3rd place
Member
Edgar Drachen
Subscription time
07 February 2017
Submission time
07 February 2017
Time taken
149 seconds (± 2 minutes)
Submission
Edgar Drachen opted out of publishing his submission.
Placement
No placement
Member
Jorm (The Jester) Na'trej
Subscription time
07 February 2017
Submission time
07 February 2017
Time taken
1139 seconds (± 19 minutes)
Textual submission

1) 14 Minutes
2) A Curse
3) ...the ship rises with the waves, and so does the ladder.
4) 111-11 =100
5x5x5-5x5 =100

5) 10. The moment you get the third fruit correctly, the fourth is a foregone conclusion.
6) Streetlights?
7) Bacon.
8) She fills the 13oz, and from the 13oz the 5oz to retain 8oz in the 13oz.
She pours these 8oz into the 11oz.
Then she empties the 5oz into the 13oz and tops the 13oz up from the bottle.
She pours from the 13oz into the 5oz again, retaining another 8oz in the 13oz, and empties the 5oz into the bottle.
Now she has 8oz in the 11oz container, 8oz in the 13oz, and 8oz in the bottle.
9) The other guy found out he poked the ballon, beat him dead, stripped him and threw him overboard.
10) To one guard: "When I ask for the door to life, which one will the other guy point at?"
The truthful one knows that the other one will lie and point to the door of death. The liar knows that the truthful one will point at the door of life and lie, pointing to the door of death.
At that point I say thanks and take the other door.

Placement
No placement
Member
Keiji Suoh
Subscription time
08 February 2017
Submission time
08 February 2017
Time taken
1593 seconds (± 27 minutes)
Textual submission

1) 15 minutes
2) Counterfeit money
3) 21 hours

9) Lose clothes, one has to drop, he drew the shortest straw
10) Ahh the labyrinth puzzle. Either one I ask, I walk through the opposite door

Placement
No placement
Member
Celahir Erinos Arconae
Subscription time
08 February 2017
Submission time
08 February 2017
Time taken
759 seconds (± 13 minutes)
Textual submission

1. 15 minutes
2. fake money
3. never. the boat goes up with the tide, so does the rope.
4. (5x5x5)-(5x5)
5. everyone who has 3 correct must have the 4th correct, so the remainder of people. (10)
6. peppers
7. tomatoes, every one starts with the one you like.
8. Fill the 5 and 11 ounce ones from the 24 one, leaving 8 in there. Empty the 11 ounce one into the 13 ounce one and pour in 2 more ounces from the 5 ounce one (leaving 3 in the 5 ounce and filling the 13 ounce fully)
Put the remaining 3 ounce from the 5 ounce into the 11 ounce and fill the 5 ounce from the 13 ounce one, leaving 8 ounce in the 13 ounce one.
Finally pour the 5 ounce into the 11 ounce (already holding 3 ounce) filling it to the final 8 ounce.
9. They took off their clothes trying to gain altitude, when that didn't work they drew straws, the one with half the toothpick having drawn the shortest had to jump first.
10. Ask either guard which door the other guard would tell you to NOT take.

Placement
No placement
Member
Benn Nevis
Subscription time
09 February 2017
Submission time
09 February 2017
Time taken
1415 seconds (± 24 minutes)
Textual submission

1. In 3.5 hours the alarm clock has become fourteen minutes slow. At 12 noon the alarm clock will fall behind an additional minute. The clock hands will show 12 noon in fifteen minutes.

2. fake (counterfeit) money

3. As the water rises with the tide, so does the ladder and ship. So the water will never cover over the rung.

4. 111-11=100 or (5 x 5 x 5)-(5 x 5)=100; (5+5+5+5)x 5=100;(5 x 5)(5-(5/5)=100

5.

6. peppers

7. Tomatoes. or to be specific, I like things that start with prepositions.

8.

9. As the balloon lost altitude the three men took of their clothes and threw them overboard to decrease the weight. It kept dropping so the men drew sticks to see who would be forced to jump. The dead man in the desert drew the short stick (half toothpick). He died because of the high jump and probably from being naked in the desert heat and sun.

10. Ask both which one leads out, choose the opposite.

Placement
No placement
Member
High Inquisitor Tisto Kingang
Subscription time
07 February 2017
Submission time
10 February 2017
Time taken
265167 seconds (± 3 days)
Textual submission

1) 4 minutes
2) Counterfeit Money
3) Never
4) 111-11=100; (5x5x5)-(5x5)=100; (5 x 5)(5-(5/5)=100
5) 10 -.-
6) pepper
7) Tomatoes. I like things that start with these prepossessions that are apparently important. I may have a prepossession addiction.

8)Fill the 5 oz. and 11 oz. Containers from the 24 oz. container. This leaves 8 oz. in the 24 oz. bottle. Next empty the 11 oz. bottle by pouring the contents into the 13 oz. bottle.
Fill the 13 oz. bottle from the 5 oz. container (with 2 oz.) and put the remaining 3 oz. in the 11 oz. bottle. This leaves the 5 oz. container empty. Now pour 5 oz. from the 13 oz. bottle into the 5 oz. bottle leaving 8 oz. in the 13 oz. bottle.
Finally pour the 5 oz. bottle contents into the 11 oz. bottle giving 8 oz. in this container. <-- I hate writing this one out :P

9)First the balloners throw off their clothes to decrease the weight. Then they drew straws to determine who jumps.

10) The one you are told not to go in.

Placement
No placement
Member
Rian Taldrya
Subscription time
12 February 2017
Submission time
12 February 2017
Time taken
1550 seconds (± 26 minutes)
File submission
Riddles_in_the_Dark_-_Rian_Taldrya_10701.pdf
Placement
No placement
Member
Dev'err Malren
Subscription time
14 February 2017
Submission time
14 February 2017
Time taken
591 seconds (± 10 minutes)
File submission
riddle.txt
Textual submission

1.) In 3 1/2 hours
2.) Counterfeit money
3.) As the tide rises so does the rope.
4.) Math isn't my forte
5.) Its impossible to guess three fruits correctly. 10
6.) Tomatoes
7.) Start with prepositions.
8.) Too much math.
9.) Deadman in the desert drew the shortest straw.
10.) Two answers. Ask the first guard if he is a liar. Then ask the other one if the other is the liar.

Placement
No placement
Member
Ranarr Kul-Tarentae
Subscription time
11 February 2017
Submission time
11 February 2017
Time taken
623 seconds (± 10 minutes)
Textual submission

1. 14

2. Counterfeit money

3. never

4. 111-11=100; (5 x 5 x 5)-(5 x 5)=100; (5+5+5+5)x 5=100;(5 x 5)(5-(5/5)=100

5. It is not possible to guess only three fruits correctly: the fourth fruit is then correct too! So nobody has guessed three fruits correctly and 123-43-39-31 = 10 people have guessed four fruits correctly.

6. Pepper

7. Tomatoes, I like things that start with prepositions

8. Fill the 5 oz. and 11 oz. Containers from the 24 oz. container. This leaves 8 oz. in the 24 oz. bottle. Next empty the 11 oz. bottle by pouring the contents into the 13 oz. bottle.
Fill the 13 oz. bottle from the 5 oz. container (with 2 oz.) and put the remaining 3 oz. in the 11 oz. bottle. This leaves the 5 oz. container empty. Now pour 5 oz. from the 13 oz. bottle into the 5 oz. bottle leaving 8 oz. in the 13 oz. bottle.
Finally pour the 5 oz. bottle contents into the 11 oz. bottle giving 8 oz. in this container.

9. As the balloon lost altitude, the men took of their clothes and threw them overboard to decrease the weight of the balloon. The balloon continued to drop so the men drew straws to see who would be forced to jump. The dead man in the desert drew the shortest one (the half toothpick).

10. If the guard you asked is the one who lies, then he will lead you astray by telling you (falsely) that the other guard – the truthful guard – will point you towards door B. This makes door A the safe bet. If the guard you ask is the one who tells the truth, he will tell you (honestly) that the other guard – the lying guard – will point you towards door B. This makes door A the safe bet.

Placement
No placement
Member
Zanet Xox
Subscription time
12 February 2017
Submission time
12 February 2017
Time taken
985 seconds (± 16 minutes)
Submission
Zanet Xox opted out of publishing his submission.
Placement
No placement
Member
Braecen Kaeth
Subscription time
12 February 2017
Submission time
12 February 2017
Time taken
1721 seconds (± 29 minutes)
Submission
Braecen Kaeth opted out of publishing his submission.
Placement
No placement
Member
Occultan Iacul
Subscription time
12 February 2017
Submission time
12 February 2017
Time taken
406 seconds (± 7 minutes)
Textual submission

1) 14 minutes
2) --
3) it won't because ships rise with the tide.
4)
5)
6)
7)
8)
9)
10)

Placement
No placement
Member
Arryn Caverns
Subscription time
13 February 2017
Submission time
13 February 2017
Time taken
1547 seconds (± 26 minutes)
Submission
Arryn Caverns opted out of publishing her submission.
Placement
No placement
Member
Adept Bentre Stahoes
Subscription time
13 February 2017
Submission time
13 February 2017
Time taken
1609 seconds (± 27 minutes)
Textual submission

1. 14 minutes

2. presuming that you are counting those who got four as also having gotten three? 10 people.

3. 32 hours

4. Assuming I am not thinking too far out of the box....111-11= 100 and [(5x5)x5]-(5x5) (5x5) x 5

5. Given that the people who got four correct means they are grouped with those who got

6. pepper plants?

7. tomatoes

8. She would fill the five ounce and 11 ounce containers from the original 24 ounce bottle, leaving eight ounces in the medicine bottle. One child down after setting the medicine bottle aside. Next she would empty the 11 ounce container into the thirteen ounce container. Then pour three ounces of the five ounce container into the 13 ounce container, pouring the rest left over from the five into the 11 ounce container. Fill the five ounce container from the 13 ounce container. This leaves 8 ounces in the 13 ounce container. Pour the five ounce bottle into the the 11 ounce container which should mean that you now have three eight ounce doses of medicine. (assuming my math isn't wonked)

9. After they ditched their clothes to drop some weight, they drew straws (or toothpicks in this case) to see who would be thrown out. He got the short toothpick.

10. What door would the other guard tell me to take. The door they point to will inevitably be the door to death.

Placement
No placement
Member
Vosiri Lightscrest
Subscription time
14 February 2017
Submission time
14 February 2017
Time taken
854 seconds (± 14 minutes)
Textual submission

1. 4 minutes

2. Counterfeit money.

3. As the water rises, so does the rope ladder. The water will never cover the rung.

4. (5 x 5 x 5)-(5 x 5)=100; (5+5+5+5)x 5=100; (5 x 5)(5-(5/5)=100.

5. It is not possible to guess only three fruits correctly: the fourth fruit is then correct too! So nobody has guessed three fruits correctly and 123-43-39-31 = 10 people have guessed four fruits correctly.

6. Pepper

7. Tomatoes, I like things that start with prepositions.

8. Fill the 5 oz. and 11 oz. Containers from the 24 oz. container. This leaves 8 oz. in the 24 oz. bottle. Next empty the 11 oz. bottle by pouring the contents into the 13 oz. bottle. Fill the 13 oz. bottle from the 5 oz. container (with 2 oz.) and put the remaining 3 oz. in the 11 oz. bottle. This leaves the 5 oz. container empty. Now pour 5 oz. from the 13 oz. bottle into the 5 oz. bottle leaving 8 oz. in the 13 oz. bottle. Finally pour the 5 oz. bottle contents into the 11 oz. bottle giving 8 oz. in this container

9. As the balloon lost altitude, the men took of their clothes and threw them overboard to decrease the weight of the balloon. The balloon continued to drop so the men drew straws to see who would be forced to jump. The dead man in the desert drew the shortest one (the half toothpick).

10. You must ask one guard (it doesn’t matter which one) which door the other guard would say leads out. Both guards will indicate the same door, which will be the door that doesn’t lead out. For purposes of this explainer, we’ll call the doors A (the safe door), and B (the knock, knock, knocking on heaven’s door). Let’s discuss:

Scenario one: The guard you ask is the one who lies.

If the guard you asked is the one who lies, then he will lead you astray by telling you (falsely) that the other guard – the truthful guard – will point you towards door B. This makes door A the safe bet.

Scenario two: The guard you asked is the one who tells the truth.

If the guard you ask is the one who tells the truth, he will tell you (honestly) that the other guard – the lying guard – will point you towards door B. This makes door A the safe bet.

In both cases, the outcome is the same. To stay alive, you must walk through the opposite door you’ve been told.

Placement
No placement
Member
Adept Tahiri Thorn Morte Tarentae
Subscription time
13 February 2017
Submission time
14 February 2017
Time taken
170705 seconds (± 2 days)
Textual submission

1. The alarm clock will show noon in 14 minutes.
2. That would be counterfeit money.
3. It will take 18 hours before the tide reaches the third rung from the top rung.
4. With five 1s = 111-11=100. 3 ways with 5s = (5+5+5+5)x 5=100; (5 x 5 x 5)-(5 x 5)=100; (5 x 5)(5-(5/5)=100.
5. It's impossible to only guess three fruits are correct, so it would be 10 people who guessed four fruits correct.
6. It would be Peppers.
7. Tomatoes.
8. Take the 24 oz. container and fill the 5 oz. and 11 oz. containers. This will leave 8 oz. in the 24 oz. bottle. Then empty the 11 oz. bottle into the 13 oz. bottle. Next pour with 2 oz. from the 5 oz. container into the 13 oz. bottle, and then put the remaining 3 oz. in the 11 oz. bottle. This now leaves the 5 oz. container empty. Next pour 5 oz. from the 13 oz. bottle into the 5 oz. bottle leaving 8 oz. in the 13 oz. bottle. To finish pour the 5 oz. bottle contents into the 11 oz. bottle, giving 8 oz. in this container.
9. The dead ballooner took off his clothes, along with the other two men, to try and reduce the weight in the basket. But that wasn't enough, so they drew straws, in this case toothpicks, to see who had to jump out. The dead ballooner got the shortest toothpick, thus he had to jump.
10. Since you can only ask one guard 1 question, the question to ask would be, to ask one guard which door the other guard would pick. The lying guard would lie about what the truthful guard would, and the truthful guard would truthfully say what the lying would say. In either instance, you would choose the door that is opposite of what either guards answer was.

Placement
No placement
Member
Alara Deathbane
Subscription time
10 February 2017
Submission time
10 February 2017
Time taken
199 seconds (± 3 minutes)
Textual submission

....math? why math?

Placement
No placement
Member
Essik Lyccane
Subscription time
12 February 2017
Submission time
12 February 2017
Time taken
927 seconds (± 15 minutes)
Submission
Essik Lyccane opted out of publishing his submission.
Placement
No placement
Member
Evelynn Wyrm
Subscription time
07 February 2017
Submission time
07 February 2017
Time taken
442 seconds (± 7 minutes)
Textual submission

1. 15
2. Fake money
3. Never
4. 111-11=100
(5 x 5 x 5)-(5 x 5)=100; (5+5+5+5)x 5=100; (5 x 5)(5-(5/5)=100.
5. 0 people 3 fruits, 10 people 4 fruits
6. Pepper
7. Tomatoes
8. Fill the 5 oz. and 11 oz. Containers from the 24 oz. container. This leaves 8 oz. in the 24 oz. bottle. Next empty the 11 oz. bottle by pouring the contents into the 13 oz. bottle.
Fill the 13 oz. bottle from the 5 oz. container (with 2 oz.) and put the remaining 3 oz. in the 11 oz. bottle. This leaves the 5 oz. container empty. Now pour 5 oz. from the 13 oz. bottle into the 5 oz. bottle leaving 8 oz. in the 13 oz. bottle.
Finally pour the 5 oz. bottle contents into the 11 oz. bottle giving 8 oz. in this container.
9. The men drew straws to see who needs to jump, and he lost.
10. If I asked what door would lead to freedom, what door would the other guard point to?

Placement
No placement