Riddles 7

58. A boy was at a carnival and went to a booth where a man said to the boy, "If I write your exact weight on this piece of paper then you have to give me Rs. 500, but if I cannot, I will pay you Rs.500." The boy looked around and saw no scale so he agrees; thinking no matter what the man writes he'll just say he weighs more or less. In the end the boy ended up paying the man $50. How did the man win the bet?

The man did exactly as he said he would and wrote "your exact weight" on the paper.

59. What is once in a minute, twice in a moment, and never in a thousand years?

The letter M.

60. It is the beginning of eternity, the end of time and space, the beginning of the end, and the end of every space. What is it?

The Letter E.

61. What has a neck, but no head?

A Bottle

62. If you say my name, I'll no longer exist. What am I?

Silence

63. Why can't a mind reader read your mind?

He could-if you had one!

64. Good at math? Try this one.... if 1=3, 2=3, 3=5, 4=4, 5=4
    6=3, 7=5, 8=5, 9=4, 10=3,
    So what does
    11=?
    12=?

11=6 and 12=6 (the number of letters in the number's name)

65. A tree doubled in height each year until it reached its maximum height over the course of ten years. How many years did it take for the tree to reach half its maximum height?

Nine Years.

66. What did one wall say to the other?

"I'll meet you at the corner."

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Riddles ... 6

51. A king decided to let a prisoner try to escape the prison with his life. The king placed 2 marbles in a jar that was glued to a table. One of the marbles was supposed to be black, and one was supposed to be blue. If the prisoner could pick the blue marble, he would escape the prison with his life. If he picked the black marble, he would be executed. However, the king was very mean, and he wickedly placed 2 black marbles in the jars and no blue marbles. The prisoner witnessed the king only putting 2 black marbles in the jars. If the jar was not see-through and the jar was glued to the table and that the prisoner was mute so he could not say anything, how did he escape with his life?

The prisoner grabbed one of the marbles from the jar and concealed it in his hand. He then swallowed it, and picked up the other marble and showed everyone. The marble was black, and since the other marble was swallowed, it was assumed to be the blue one. So the mean king had to set him free.

52. What can you catch but not throw?

A cold

53. What unusual property do the words FLOUR, TERN, and THIRSTY have in common?

Remove one letter from each word and they all spell a numeral. Four, Ten, and Thirty

54. What kind of coat can be put on only when wet?

A coat of paint.

55. What belongs to you, but is used more by others?

Your name.

56. I have three eyes, all in a line. When the red one opens, all freezes. What am I?

Traffic light.

57. In a certain city, 5% of all the persons in town have unlisted phone numbers. If you select 100 names at random from that city's phone directory, how many people selected will have unlisted phone numbers?

None. If their names are in the phone directory, they do not have unlisted phone numbers!

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Riddles .. 5

42. How is it possible to shave three times a day and still grow a beard?

If you were a barber, you could shave other men three times a day and still grow your own beard.

43. Who succeeded the first President?

The second one

44. What word is always pronounced wrong?

Wrong

45. When can you add two to eleven and get one as the correct answer?

When you add two hours to eleven o'clock, you get one o'clock.

46. Is it legal for a man in California to marry his widow's sister? Why?

No, because he is DEAD, since his wife is his WIDOW!

47. A Father, son and grandson are walking in the park. A man approaches them and asks for their age. The Father replies, "My son is as many weeks as my grandson is in days, and my grandson is as many months old as I am in years. We are all 100 years together."How old were each?

60-35-5

48. What was the biggest island in the world before the discovery of Australia by Captain Cook?

Australia was always the biggest island in the world, even before it was discovered.

49. Tom's mom had four kids: Nickel, Dime, Quarter, and?

Tom

50. A kind man comes across a dirty box, a voice says to him "Coconuts, $5 a dozen" With his lightning quick arithmetic he calculates that if he sold those same coconuts to the coconut air assault team for the accepted rate of $3 per dozen that in no time at all he would be a millionaire. What's with this guy, assuming his math is accurate?

He was a billionaire.

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Riddles .. 4

35. Two men play five games of checkers. Each man wins the same number of games. There are no ties. Explain this.

The two men were NOT PLAYING EACH OTHER!

36. What goes up when the rain comes down?

An Umbrella

37. What do people make that you can't see?

Noise

38. If someone says to you, "I'll bet you $1 that if you give me $2, I will give you $3 in return", would this be a good bet for you to accept?

No. This is a situation where you lose even if you win. Assuming the other person is being wise, they would take your $2 and say, "I lose", and give you $1 in return. You win the bet, but you're out $1.

39. What object has keys that open no locks, space but no room, and you can enter but not go in?

A computer keyboard.

40. Trains travel from one town to another town all day, always on the same track, always going nonstop and at the same speed. The noon train took 80 minutes to complete the trip, but the 4 PM train took an hour and 20 minutes. Why?

80    minutes is the same as an hour and 20 minutes.

41. Where did the other Dollar Go?
    Three men check into a hotel, the manager charges them $30 for one room with three beds which they share. The men go to their room and settle in, after a few moments the manager realizes his mistake, he over charged the three men, the room rate was only $25. He sends for the bellhop to return the $5 to the three men. On his way to the room the bellhop realizes that he can't split $5 between 3 men so he decides to give each man $1 and pocket the remaining $2 as a tip. The bellman returns the $1 to each man. In the three mens minds they each paid $9 for the room, or a total of $27, include the $2 tip the bellhop kept and that equals $29, what happened to the other dollar?

It's a trick on words that leads you to believe the answer is 30 and has you add the number 2 when you should be subtracting as follows: 3 x $9 = 27, then minus the $2 = $25 which is what they paid for the room. And if you take wh at they ultimately paid for the room ($25) and add the $3 ($1 each they received), and they add the $2 the bellhop took, you would reach the original $30 that was paid.

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Riddles ... 3

25. A murderer is condemned to death. He has to choose between three rooms. The first is full of raging fires, the second is full of assassins with loaded guns, and the third is full of lions that haven't eaten in 3 years. Which room is safest for him?

The room with the lions - if they have not eaten in 3 years, they would be dead and thus not be a danger to anyone!

26. The Mississippi River is the dividing line between Tennessee and Arkansas. If an airplane crashed exactly in the middle of the Mississippi River there, where would the survivors is buried?

You do not bury survivors!

27. Each morning I appear to lie at your feet, all day I will follow No matter how fast you run, yet I nearly perish in the midday sun. What am I?

Your Shadow

28. What walks on four legs in the morning, two legs in the day and three legs in the evening?

Man (A baby crawls, a grown-up walks, an old person uses a cane.)

29. Why is an engaged girl like a telephone?

Because they both have rings.

30. What does Brazil produce that no other country produces?

Brazilians.

31. A large truck is crossing a bridge 1 mile long. The bridge can only hold 14000 lbs, which is the exact weight of the truck. The truck makes it half way across the bridge and stops. A bird lands on the truck. Does the bridge collapse?

No, it does not collapse. Because it has driven a half mile - you would subtract the gas used from the total weight of the truck.

32. What English word has three consecutive double letters?

Bookkeeper

33. I am strongest when you see me as round, but I am often viewed in other forms. I lift and drop the sea with my tremendous strength, and a man with a name like 'powerful bicep' was the first to tread on me. What am I?

Moon

34. What came first, the chicken or the egg?

Dinosaurs laid eggs long before there were chickens!

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Riddles 2

12. A champion weight lifter has a brother that's a doctor, but the same doctor doesn't have a brother. How are they related then?
The champion weight lifter was a woman.

13. A plane crashed and every single person on board this flight were killed, yet, there were survivors. Explain how?
The married people lived; the singles died.

14. Imagine you are in a sinking rowboat surrounded by sharks. How would you survive?
Quit Imagining

15. In a stable there are men and horses. In all, there are 22 heads and 72 feet. How many men and how many horses are in the stable?
14 horses and 8 men. 14x4 plus 8x2 = 72 feet.

16. What can be swallowed, but can also swallow you?
Pride.

17. A man is walking down a road with a basket of eggs. As he is walking he meets someone who buys one-half of his eggs plus one-half of an egg. He walks a little further and meets another person who buys one-half of his eggs plus one-half of an egg. After proceeding further he meets another person who buys one-half of his eggs plus one half an egg. At this point he has sold all of his eggs, and he never broke an egg. How many eggs did the man have to start with?
7 eggs. The first person bought one half of his eggs plus one half an egg (3 1/2 + 1/2 = 4 eggs) This left him 3 eggs. The second person bought one-half of his eggs plus one half an egg, (1 1/2 + 1/2 = 2 eggs) leaving the man 1 egg. The last person bought one-half of his eggs plus one-half an egg, (1/2 + 1/2 = 1 egg) leaving no eggs.

18. Someone at a party introduces you to your mother's only sister's husband's sister in law. He has no brothers. What do you call this lady?
Mom

19. What piece of wood is like a king?
The Ruler

20. A man while looking at a photograph said, "Brothers and sisters have I none. That man's father is my father's son." Who was the person in the photograph?
The Man’s Son

21. What is it that when you take away the whole, you still have some left over?
Wholesome

22. What can bring back the dead; make us cry, make us laugh, make us young; born in an instant yet lasts a life time?
Memories

23. I start with the letter e,\n I end with the letter e.\n I contain only one letter,\n Yet I am not the letter e!\n What am I?
An envelope with one letter in it ready to mail

24. If there are 5 apples on the counter and you take away 2, how many do you have?
You have 2 apples. There are 3 left on the counter, but you have 2.

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