Risk tournament - math puzzle
The great Risk tournament is organized again. This year there are 1000 contestants. Each game in the tournament is played with 4 people. After each game, there will be one winner which goes to the next round. In the next round again groups of 4 players are formed. If one does not get an exact multiple of 4 in this way, some of the players in this round are selected randomly. These players can go to the following round automatically. In the end there will be one winner. How many games will be played?
The broken elevator - puzzling puzzle
What goes up, but doesn't go down?
Address unknown - logic puzzle
Mr. House would like to visit his old friend Mr. Street, who is living in the main street of a small village. The main steet has 50 houses divided into two blocks and numbered from 1 to 20 and 21 to 50. Since Mr. House has forgotten the number, he asks it from a passer-by, who replies "Just try to guess it." Mr. House likes playing games and asks three questions:
1. In which block is it?
2. Is the number even?
3. Is it a square?
After Mr. House has received the answers, he says: "I'm still doubting, but if you'll tell me whether the digit 4 is in the number, I will know the answer!". Then Mr. House runs to the building in which he thinks his friend is living. He rings, a man opens the door and it turns out that he's wrong. The man starts laughing and tells Mr. House: "Your advisor is the biggest liar of the whole village. He never speaks the truth!". Mr. House thinks for a moment and says "Thanks, now I know the real address of Mr. Street".
What is the adress of Mr. Street?
1. In which block is it?
2. Is the number even?
3. Is it a square?
After Mr. House has received the answers, he says: "I'm still doubting, but if you'll tell me whether the digit 4 is in the number, I will know the answer!". Then Mr. House runs to the building in which he thinks his friend is living. He rings, a man opens the door and it turns out that he's wrong. The man starts laughing and tells Mr. House: "Your advisor is the biggest liar of the whole village. He never speaks the truth!". Mr. House thinks for a moment and says "Thanks, now I know the real address of Mr. Street".
What is the adress of Mr. Street?