Solve logical riddles. Logical and entertaining problems (300 problems)

101 trick questions.

1. What does Boris have in front, and what does Gleb have behind? (letter "b")
2. The grandmother was carrying a hundred eggs to the market, one (and the bottom) fell. How many eggs are left in the basket? (none because the bottom fell out)
3. When is a person in a room without a head? (when he sticks it out the window)
4. How do day and night end? (soft sign)
5. Which clock shows the exact time only twice a day? (who stopped)
6. Which is lighter: a kilogram of cotton wool or a kilogram of iron? (same)
7. Why do you go to bed when you want to sleep? (by gender)
8. What needs to be done so that four guys remain in one boot? (take off a boot from each person)
8. The crow is sitting, and the dog is sitting on its tail. Could it be? (the dog sits on its own tail)
9. When is the easiest time for a black cat to get into the house? (when the door is open)
10. In which month does chatty Mashenka speak the least? (in February, it is the shortest)
11. Two birch trees are growing. Each birch tree has four cones. How many cones are there in total? (cones don’t grow on birch trees)
12. What will happen to the blue scarf if you put it in water for five minutes? (gets wet)
13. How to write the word "mousetrap" in five letters? (cat)
14. When a horse is bought, what type is it? (wet)
15. A person has one, a crow has two, a bear has none. What is this? (letter "o")
16. A flock of birds flew into the grove. They sat down two at a time on a tree - one remained; They sat down one at a time - they didn’t get one. How many trees are there in the grove, and how many birds are there in the flock? (three trees, four birds)
17. A woman was walking to Moscow, three old men met her, each old man had a bag, and in each bag there was a cat. How much did it go to Moscow? (one woman)
18. Four birch trees have four hollows, each hollow has four branches, each branch has four apples. How many apples are there in total? (apples don’t grow on birch trees)
19. Forty wolves ran, how many necks and tails did they have? (Tails do not grow near the neck)
20. What fabric cannot be used to make shirts? (From the railway station)
21. What three numbers, if added or multiplied, give the same result? (1, 2 and 3)
22. When are hands pronouns? (You-we-you)
23. What female name consists of two letters that are repeated twice? (Anna, Alla)
24. Which forests have no game? (In construction)
25. Which car wheel does not rotate while driving? (Spare)
26. What can’t mathematicians, drummers, and even hunters do without? (No fraction)
27. What belongs to you, but others use it more often than you? (Name)
28. When does a car move at the same speed as a train all the time? (When he is on the platform of a moving train)
29. One egg takes 4 minutes to cook, how many minutes should 6 eggs be cooked? (4 minutes)
30: Which flower has a male and feminine? (Ivan da Marya)
31. Name five days without giving numbers or names of days. (The day before yesterday, yesterday, today, tomorrow, the day after tomorrow)
32. Which bird, having lost one letter, becomes the largest river in Europe? (Oriole)
33. Which city is named after a big bird? (Eagle)
34. Name the first woman in the world to master aircraft? (Baba Yaga)
35. From the name of which city can you make a filling for sweet pies? (Raisin)
36. In what year do people eat more than usual? (In leap year)
37. In what geometric body Can the water boil? (Cubed).
38. Which river is the scariest? (Tigris River).
39. Which month is the shortest? (May - three letters).
40. Where is the end of the world? (Where the shadow begins).
41. Can an ostrich call itself a bird? (No, because he can't speak).
42. What is under a person’s feet when he walks across a bridge? (Shoe sole).
43. What can you easily pick up from the ground, but cannot throw far? (Pooh)
44. How many peas can fit into one glass? (Not a single one - everything must be put down).
45. What comb can’t comb your head? (Petushin).
46. ​​How can you carry water in a sieve? (Frozen)
47. When is the forest a snack? (When he's cheese)
48. How to pick a branch without scaring a bird? (Wait for the bird to fly away)
49. What stones are not in the sea? (Dry)
50. What is it that freezes in the room in winter, but not outside? (Window glass)
51. Which opera consists of three conjunctions? (Ah, and, yes - Aida)
52. Whoever does not have it does not want to have it, and whoever has it cannot give it away. (bald)
53. What disease on earth has no one ever had? (Nautical)
54. My father's son, but not my brother. Who is this? (Myself)
55. Which question cannot be answered positively? (Are you sleeping?)
56. What is between the window and the door? (Letter "i").
57. What can you cook, but cannot eat? (Lessons).
58. How can you put two liters of milk in a liter jar? (You need to make condensed milk from milk).
59. If five cats catch five mice in five minutes, how long does it take one cat to catch one mouse? (Five minutes).
60. How many months in a year have 28 days? (All months).
61. What is dropped when needed and picked up when not needed? (Anchor).
62. The dog was tied to a ten-meter rope and walked three hundred meters. How did she do it? (The rope was not tied to anything.)
63. What can travel around the world while remaining in the same corner? (Postage Stamp).
64. Is it possible to light a match underwater? (You can if you pour water into a glass and hold the match below the glass).
65. How can a thrown egg fly three meters without breaking? (You need to throw the egg four meters, then it will fly the first three meters intact).
66. What will happen to the green cliff if it falls into the Red Sea? (It will become wet).
67. Two people were playing checkers. Each played five games and won five times. Is this possible? (Both people were playing with other people).
68. What could be bigger than an elephant and at the same time weightless? (Shadow of an elephant).
69. Which hand is better to stir tea? (It is better to stir the tea with a spoon).
70. What question cannot be answered “no”? (You are alive?).
71. What has two arms, two wings, two tails, three heads, three torsos and eight legs? (Rider holding a chicken in his hands).
72. What do all people on earth do at the same time? (Getting older).
73. What gets bigger when you put it upside down. (Number 6).
74. How to jump from a ten-meter ladder without hurting yourself? (Jump from the bottom step).
75. What has no length, depth, width, height, but can be measured? (Time, temperature).
76. Why does a duck swim? (From the shore)
77. What can you cook, but cannot eat? (Lessons)
78. When a car is moving, which wheel does not spin? (Spare)
79. What does the dog run on? (On the ground)
80. Why is there a tongue in the mouth? (Behind the teeth)
81. When a horse is bought, what kind of horse is it? (Wet)
82. Why does a cow lie down? (Because he doesn't know how to sit down)
83. When is the easiest time for a black cat to get into the house? (When the door is open)
84. Which month is the shortest? (May - it only has three letters)
85. Which river is the scariest? (Tigris River)
86. Can an ostrich call itself a bird? (No, because he can't speak)
87. What is between the window and the door? (Letter "i")
88. What will happen to the green ball if it falls into the Yellow Sea? (He'll get wet)
89. How many peas can fit into one glass? (Not at all. They don't know how to walk!)
90. What happens if you put a black handkerchief into the red sea? (gets wet)
91. Which hand is better to stir tea? (It is better to stir the tea with a spoon)
92. What tree does a crow sit on when it rains? (On wet)
93. What kind of dishes can you not eat anything from? (Out of empty)
94. What can you see with your eyes closed? (Dream)
95. What do we eat for? (At the table)
96. Why do you go to bed when you want to sleep? (By gender)
97. When are hands pronouns? (When they are you-we-you)
98. How to write “dry grass” in four letters? (hay)
99. There were 90 apples growing on the birch tree. Blown strong wind, and 10 apples fell. (Apples do not grow on birch trees).
100. Under which tree does the hare sit when it rains? (Under the wet).
101. Name five days without giving numbers (e.g. 1, 2, 3,..) and names of days (e.g. Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday...). (The day before yesterday, yesterday, today, tomorrow, the day after tomorrow) .

Addition:
How many eggs can you eat on an empty stomach? (One, the rest are not on an empty stomach.)
What tree does a crow sit on during heavy rain? (On wet.)
How many minutes should you boil a hard-boiled egg - two, three, five? (Not at all, it’s already cooked. It’s hard-boiled.)
Which clock shows the correct time only twice a day? (Which are standing.)
Where does the water stand? (In glass.)
What happens to a red silk scarf if it is lowered to the bottom of the sea for 5 minutes? (It will be wet.)
What disease does no one get on land? (Nautical.)
When are hands pronouns? (When they are you-we-you.)
What is under a person's feet when he walks across a bridge? (Boot soles.)
What do people often walk on and never drive on? (On the stairs.)
How far into the forest can a hare run? (To the middle of the forest, then he already runs out of the forest.)
What happens to the crow after three years? (She is in her 4th year.)
What tree does a hare hide under when it rains? (Under the wet.)
What needs to be done to cut off the branch on which the crow is sitting without disturbing it? (Wait until she flies away.)
Seven brothers have one sister. How many sisters are there in total? (One.)
The crow is flying, and the dog is sitting on its tail. Could it be? (Maybe, since the dog sits on the ground on its tail.)
If a cat climbed a tree and wants to get down along the smooth trunk, how will it go down: head down or tail first? (Tail first, otherwise she won’t hold on.)
Who's upside down above us? (Fly.)
What does half an apple look like? (For the second half.)
Is it possible to bring hearths in a sieve? (You can when it freezes.)
Three ostriches were flying. The hunter killed one. How many ostriches are left? (Ostriches don't fly.)
Which bird is made up of a letter and a river? ("Oriole.)
What is between the city and the village? (Conjunction "and".)
What can you see with your eyes closed? (Dream.)
When is the easiest time for a black cat to get into the house? (When the door is open.)
My father's son, not my brother. Who is this? (Myself.)
There were seven candles burning in the room. A man passed by and put out two candles. How much is left? (Two, the rest burned down.)

Riddle 1
You are the pilot of an airplane flying from London to Berlin with two transfers in Paris. Question: what is the pilot's last name?

Your last name (at the beginning of the riddle “are you flying...”)

Riddle 2
You enter a dark room. The room has a gas stove, a kerosene lamp and a candle. You have a box with 1 match in your pocket. Question: what will you light first?

Riddle 3
A businessman bought a horse for $10, sold it for $20. Then he bought the same horse for $30, and sold it for $40. Question: what is the total profit of the businessman from these two transactions?

Riddle 4
There is a hare in the forest. Rain is coming. Question: under which tree will the hare hide?

Under the wet

Riddle 5
Who walks on 4 legs in the morning, 2 in the afternoon, and 3 in the evening?

Human. In infancy on all fours, then on two, then with a stick

Riddle 6
It was raining heavily. A bus was driving along the road. All the people on the bus were asleep, only the driver was awake. Question: What was the driver's name and what was the license plate number of the bus?

Because of the rain, the bus number cannot be seen, and the driver Tolya (only - Tolya)

Riddle 7
2 people go to meet each other. Both are exactly the same. Question: which of them will say hello first?

More polite

Riddle 8
The dwarf lives on the 38th floor. Every morning he gets into the elevator, gets to the 1st floor and goes to work.
In the evening, he enters the entrance, gets into the elevator, gets to the 24th floor, and then walks to his apartment.
Question: why does he do this?

Can't reach the right elevator button because he's a dwarf

Riddle 9
Dog-3, cat-3, donkey-2, fish-0. What does a cockerel equal? And why?

Cockerel-8 (kook-re-ku!), dog-3 (woof), cat-3 (meow), donkey-2 (ya), fish-0 (does not make sounds)

Riddle 10
The 12-story building has an elevator. Only 2 people live on the ground floor; from floor to floor the number of residents doubles. On which floor in this building is the elevator call button pressed most often?

On the ground floor, regardless of the distribution of residents by floor.

Riddle 11
The peasant needs to move a wolf, a goat and a cabbage across the river. The boat is so small that besides the peasant, only one more (passenger) can fit in it. But if you leave a wolf with a goat, then the wolf will eat it; if you leave a goat with cabbage, then the cabbage will be eaten. What should a peasant do?

The crossing must begin with the transportation of a goat. Then the peasant returns and takes the wolf, which he transports to the other bank and leaves it there, but takes the goat back to the first bank. Here he leaves him and transports the cabbage to the wolf. And then, when he returns, he transports the goat.

Riddle 12
Exam at a military school. The student takes a ticket and goes to get ready. The teacher smoked a cigarette and occasionally tapped his pencil on the table. A minute later he approaches the teacher. Without asking anything, he puts a 5. The happy student leaves. Clarify the situation.

The teacher wrote on the table with a pencil in Morse code: “Whoever needs an A, come here, I’ll give it to you.” Only one student was military-like vigilant and paid attention to the teacher’s encryption. For this he received 5.

Riddle 13
What lifts you up and brings you down, while constantly being in the same place?

Escalator

Riddle 14
A barrel of water weighs 50 kilograms, what needs to be added to make it weigh 15 kilograms?

Riddle 15
What kind of stones do you think are not in the river?

Riddle 16
Which hand do you think is best for stirring coffee with cream and sugar?

The hand that holds the spoon.

Riddle 17
Tell me, what can you hold without touching it with your hands?

Your breath

Riddle 18
The man got caught in the rain and had nowhere and nothing to hide. He came home all wet, but not a single hair on his head was wet. Why?

He was bald

Riddle 19
What word always sounds wrong?

The word "wrong"

Riddle 20
Two horns - not a bull, six legs without hooves, when it flies - it howls, when it sits - it digs the ground.

Riddle 21
A metal can was placed on the edge of the table, tightly closed with a lid, so that 2/3 of the can hung from the table. After some time, the can fell. What was in the jar?

Piece of ice

Riddle 22
Imagine that you are a pilot. Your plane flies from London to New York for seven hours. Airplane speed is 800 km/h. How old is the pilot?

As much as you, because you are a pilot

Riddle 23
An electric train goes with the wind. Where does the smoke go?

The electric train has no smoke

Riddle 24
Why don't polar bears eat penguins?

Bears live at the North Pole, and penguins live at the South Pole.

Riddle 25
When a chicken stands on one leg, it weighs 2 kg. How much will she weigh if she stands on two legs?

Riddle 26
One egg is boiled for 3 minutes. How long will it take to cook 2 eggs?

Riddle 27
When is the sky lower than the earth?

When you look into the water

Riddle 28
What can't go into even the biggest pot?

Its cover

Riddle 29
What are the last teeth a person develops?

Artificial

Riddle 30
Why doesn't the cuckoo make nests?

Because he lives in the clock

Riddle 31. Series of 4 riddles
How to put a giraffe in the refrigerator in 3 steps? The size of the refrigerator is huge

Open the door, put the giraffe in, close the door.

How to put an elephant in a refrigerator in 4 steps?

Open the door, take out the giraffe, put in the elephant, close the door.

The lion called all the animals to a meeting. All showed up except one. What kind of animal is this?

The elephant, because it's in the refrigerator.

You need to swim across wide river, which is infested with crocodiles. How can I do that?

Guys, line up

To solve riddles,

To test your knowledge

Nature and the universe.

Be careful

You will be diligent.

Instantly then you will understand everything,

You will find the answer quickly.

Questions and tasks:

1. There were 4 birch trees, on each birch there were 4 large branches, on each large branch there were 4 small branches, on each small branch there were 4 apples. How many apples were there in total? (Not a single one; apples don’t grow on birch trees.)

3. Why does the head look back? (There are no eyes at the back.)

4. What is the shortest month of the year? (May - 3 letters.)

5. What will remain in the box if you take out all the matches? (Bottom.)

6. What do they throw into the pot before they cook food in it? (Sight.)

7. Why does the cat run? (Can't fly.)

8. Why do they wear a hat? (She doesn't walk.)

9. How will you reach the sky? (With a glance.)

10. Why does the dog run? (On the ground.)

11. Why do birds fly? (By air.)

12. Why do they go to the forest? (On the ground.)

13. Why is there a tongue in the mouth? (Behind the teeth.)

14. Why do we eat? (At the table.)

15. Why, when you want to sleep, do you go to bed? (By the floor.)

16. Why is there water in a bottle? (Behind the glass.)

17. What kind of fabric can’t you make a shirt from? (From the railway station.)

18. Which chain cannot be lifted? (Mountain.)

19. What year lasts only one day? (New.)

20. What do you need for lunch? (Spoon.)

21. Why don’t you sit in the place where I sit? (Because it will be busy.)

22. Can it rain for two days in a row? (No, the night separates them.)

23. Who has a hat without a head, a leg without a boot? (At the mushroom.)

24. Why does the cow lie down? (Can't sit.)

25. When a car is moving, which wheel does not spin? (Spare.)

26. What will happen to a red silk scarf if you put it in water for 5 minutes? (Gets wet.)

27. Why does the dog bark? (Can't speak.)

28. When is a watchman a flower? (When he's not at the booth.)

29. How should you break a branch so as not to scare away the birds? (Wait for them to fly away.)

30. Three calves, how many legs will there be? (No matter how many as three, he will have 4 legs.)

31. How many letters “G” are needed to make a large pile of hay? (Stack.)

32. How to write “dry grass” in 4 letters? (Hay.)

33. What does the heron have in front and what does the hare have in the back? (Letter "c".)

34. What do you need to take from the steam locomotive and from the whale for the boat to float away? (Sail.)

35. What needs to be done for a salmon fish to turn into an animal? (Remove the "so".)

36. Which two pronouns spoil the pavements? (I-we.)

37. Which 8-letter word contains 4 Ts? (Certificate.)

38. Where do we go most often? (Forward.)

39. What kind of man can we talk about in just notes? (About Si-do-re.)

Questions to test your wits

A glider belonging to Russia fell on the border of the Czech Republic and Germany. Which country will get the engine from the crashed glider?

Answer: None, the glider does not have a motor

The man turned off the light and managed to get to bed before the room plunged into darkness. Like this?

Answer: He went to bed during the day

A famous magician says he can place a bottle in the center of a room and crawl into it. Like this?

Answer: Anyone can crawl into a room

One driver did not take his driver's license with him. There was a one way sign, but he went in the opposite direction.
The policeman saw this, but did not stop him. Why?

Answer: The driver was walking

What will happen to the crow when she turns 7 years old?

Answer: The eighth will go

How to bring water in a sieve?

Answer: By freezing it

Born twice, dies once. Who is this?

Answer: Chicken

What can’t you pick up from the floor by your tail?

Answer: Ball of thread

Who walks while sitting?

Answer: Chess player

What always increases and never decreases?

Answer: Age

A saucepan was placed on the edge of the table, tightly closed with a lid, so that two-thirds of the jar hung over the table.
After some time, the can fell. What was in the jar?

Answer: Ice

The more you take from it, the more it becomes... What is this?

Answer: Pit

What goes up and down the mountain, but stays in place?

Answer: Road

What does half an orange look like most?

Answer: For the second half of the orange

What 11 letter word is everyone spelling incorrectly?

Answer: The word "wrong"

Guests have come to your place, and in the refrigerator there is a bottle of lemonade, a bag of pineapple juice and a bottle of mineral water.
What will you open first?

Answer: Refrigerator

Which city flies?

Answer: Eagle

Which river is the scariest?

Answer: Tiger

What comb should you use to comb your hair?

Answer: Petushin

Which month has 28 days?

Answer: All months have a 28th day

What is not eaten raw, but cooked and thrown away?

Answer: Bay leaf

It is thrown away when needed, and picked up when not needed. What is this?

Answer: Anchor

What can you cook, but cannot eat?

Answer: Lessons, homework

Which car wheel does not spin while driving?

Answer: Spare

Which clock shows the exact time twice a day?

Answer: Stopped

One person lived on the eighth floor. Every morning he entered the elevator, pressed the button for the first floor, went down and left the house.
In the evening he returned, entered the elevator, reached the seventh floor,
got out of the elevator and walked up one floor (from the seventh to the eighth). Why?

Answer: There was a man vertically challenged and didn’t reach the eighth floor button

Everyone loves him, but when they look at him, they frown.

Answer: Sun

What question cannot be answered with “yes”?

Answer: "Are you sleeping?"

What question cannot be answered with “no”?

Answer: "Are you alive?"

What nose doesn't smell?

Answer: The nose of a shoe or boot, the spout of a teapot

How many eggs can you eat on an empty stomach?

Answer: One. Everything else will not be eaten on an empty stomach.

It’s given to you, and people take advantage of it. What is this?

Answer: Name

Can an ostrich call itself a bird?

Answer: No, because he cannot speak

The man was driving in the car. He didn’t turn on the headlights, there was no moon, and there were no lights along the road.
An old woman began to cross the road in front of the car, but the driver braked in time and no accident occurred.
How did he manage to see the old woman?

Answer: It was day

What road do you drive on for six months and walk for six months?

Answer: Along the river

Logic problems with a trick are very valuable in large companies; they can intrigue the team, enliven the atmosphere and simply lift the spirits. Top most difficult logic riddles with a trick:

A farmer had a flock of eight sheep: three white, four black and one brown.

How many sheep can say that in this small flock there is at least one other sheep of the same color as hers? (answer: not a single sheep, since sheep cannot talk).

Six brothers resting in country house, each of them is doing something there.

The first brother is leafing through a magazine, the second is heating up dinner, the third is playing checkers, the fourth is doing a crossword puzzle, the fifth is cleaning the yard. What does sixth brother do? (answer: the sixth brother plays checkers with the third).

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Once Sherlock Holmes was walking and discovered a dead girl. He approached her, took out a phone from her purse, found her husband’s number, called and said: “Sir, quickly come here, your wife has died!” A little time passed, the husband arrived, ran up to his wife’s body and began to cry: “Oh, dear, who did this?”

The police arrived, Sherlock, pointing to the husband of the deceased, said: “Arrest him, he is to blame for her death.” Why was Sherlock Holmes so confident in his conclusion? (answer: because he did not specify the location when he called his husband).

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What sign should be placed between the numbers 8 and 9 so that the answer is less than 9 but greater than 8? (answer: you need to put a comma).

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There were 40 people traveling in the train car, at the first stop 13 got off, 3 people got on, at the next 10 got off and 15 got on, then 5 left the train and 11 got on, at another stop 14 got off, then 7 people got on and 1 left the car.

How many stops did the train make? (The answer to the riddle is not important; in the process, the person being asked logic problem, begins to count the number of people who got off and on at the stops, but does not pay attention to how many stops the train made, this is the catch of this riddle.)

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Katya really wanted to buy chocolate, but to buy it, she had to add 11 kopecks. And Dima wanted chocolate, but he was missing 2 kopecks. They decided to buy at least one chocolate bar, but they were still 2 kopecks short. How much does chocolate cost? (answer: a chocolate bar costs 11 kopecks, Katya has no money at all).

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The baron has one, but the emperor does not, Bogdan has one in front, and Zurab has one behind, the grandmother has two, and the girl has none. What is it about? (answer: about the letter “B”).

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In the frosty winter, the snake Gorynych stole the beautiful Vasilisa. Ivan Tsarevich went to Baba Yaga to find out where Gorynych lives, and Baba Yaga said to him: “You, Ivan, go through the mountains.” through the forests - through the forests- By to the mountains - over the mountains- through the forests - through the forests - through the forests - through the mountains - through the mountains, there you will find Gorynych’s house.

And Ivan Tsarevich galloped on his horse through the mountains, through the forests, through the forests - through the mountains, through the mountains - through the forests, through the forests - through the forests - through the mountains - through the mountains and sees: in front of him is a wide river, and behind it is the house of the Snake . How to cross the river, because there is no bridge? (answer: on ice. Everything happened in the frosty winter).

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The physical education teacher has a brother, Arseny. But Arseny has no brothers, is this possible? (answer: yes, if the physical education teacher is a woman).

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A prisoner was kept in an empty cell. He sat alone, every day they brought him dry bread, how did bones appear in the cell? (answer: fish bones, bread was brought with fish soup).

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There were two mothers and two daughters sitting in the room; there were only three pears on the table, but each ate a pear. Is this possible? (answer: yes, there were grandmother, daughter and granddaughter in the room).

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One boy was walking in the park and saw a high school student. A high school student offered to bet: “If I write your exact height in a notebook, then you will give me 1000 rubles, and if I am wrong, then I will give you.” I promise that I won’t ask you any questions, and I won’t measure you either.” The boy agreed.

A high school student wrote something in a notebook, showed it to the boy, the boy looked and gave the high school student 1000 rubles. How did a high school student win the argument? (answer: a high school student wrote “your exact height” in his notebook).