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Riddles published on December of 2019

All the riddles published on December of 2019
Rows of Soldiers
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Soldiers line up, spaced with pride, two long rows lined side by side. One sole unit can decide, if the rows will unite or divide. What is it?
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Knight on Knight
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If you see a knight jumping over another knight - what are you watching?
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The Poisoned Dinner
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Two girls ate dinner together. They both ordered iced tea. One girl drank them very fast and finished 5 of them while the second girl finished just one. The girl who drank one died while the other survived. All the drinks were poisoned. How did the girl who drank the most survive?
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Shave Every Day
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I can shave every day, but my beard will stay the same. What am I?
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Cook and Throw Away
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I turn around once, what is out will not get in. I turn around again, what is in will not get out. What Am I?
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Twice in Eternity
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I occur twice in eternity, and I'm always within sight. What Am I?
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Beam, Shine and Sparkle
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I beam, shine and sparkle white, I brighten the day with a single light. I charm and enchant one and all, I can counter the darkest pall. What Am I?
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The Easiest City to Find
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This city is the easiest city in the world to get to.
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Wife Shoots Husband
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A woman shoots her husband, then holds him under water for five minutes. A little while later, they both go out for dinner and enjoy it very much. How can this be?
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Falls Out the Window
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How could a baby fall out of a twenty-store building onto the ground and live?
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The Pawn Shop
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Jack had only $2, but he needed $3 for his cab fare home. He went to a pawn shop and pawned his $2 for $1.50. Jack then bumped into Don and told him that he would sell him his $2 pawn ticket for $1.50. Dan agreed. Since Jack started out with $2, and he ended up with $3, who is out the extra dollar and why?
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Paul's Shoes
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Paul's height is six feet, he's an assistant at a butcher's shop, and wears size 9 shoes. What does he weigh?
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The Colored Houses
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There was a green house. Inside the green house there was a white house. Inside the white house there was a red house. Inside the red house there were lots of babies. What is it?
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The Sealed Room
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What kind of room has no doors or windows?
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Who is This Man?
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Brothers and sisters I have none, but this man's father is my father's son. Who is the man?
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A 2 Number Riddle
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Take two numbers, such that the square of the first, plus the square of the second, shall equal 8; while the first, plus the product of the first and second, shall equal 6. What are the two numbers?
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The Handshakers
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If seven people meet each other and each shakes hands only once with each of the others, how many handshakes will there have been?
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Hating the Eiffel Tower
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He hated the Eiffel tower, so every day in Paris he ate on the first floor of the tower. Why did he do that?
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The Unknown traveler
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I can travel around the world while staying in a corner. What Am I?
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Today Before Tomorrow
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I'm a rare case where today comes before yesterday. What am I?
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The Barber of Seville
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The barber of Seville shaves all men living in Seville. No man living in Seville is allowed to shave himself. The barber lives in Seville. Who then shaves the barber of Seville?
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The Bubble Boy
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If a boy blows 18 bubbles, then pops 6 eats 7 and then he pops 5 and blows 1. How many are left?
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The Cop and the Truck Driver
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A truck driver is going the opposite direction to the other traffic on a one-way street. A police officer sees him but doesn't stop him. Why doesn't the police officer stop him?
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What is...
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I'm greater than God, more evil than the devil, the poor have me, the rich need me, and if you eat me, you'll die. What Am I?
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Breaks on Water
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What breaks on water but never on land?
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Bake and Break
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The sun bakes them. The hand breaks them. The foot treads them. The mouth tastes them. What are they?
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Keep What's Given
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You can't keep me until you have given me. What Am I?
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The Doors of Nine
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A new medical building containing 100 offices had just been completed. Mark was hired to paint the numbers 1 to 100 on the doors. How many times will Mark have to paint the number nine?
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Above the President
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Even the president takes his hat off for me. Who am I?
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The Mobile Tree
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What kind of tree can you carry in your hand?
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Invisible Measurement
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I can be measured, but never seen. What am I?
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The Bus Stop
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You are driving down the road in your car on a wild, stormy night, when you pass by a bus stop and you see three people waiting for the bus: 1. An old lady who looks as if she is about to die. 2. An old friend who once saved your life. 3. The perfect partner you have been dreaming about. Knowing that there can only be one passenger in the car, who would you choose?
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Morning, Afternoon and Evening
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Which creature walks on four legs in the morning, two legs in the afternoon, and three legs in the evening?
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Light as a Feather
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I'm light as a feather, yet the strongest man can't hold me for more than a few minutes. What Am I?
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Who Makes Moves..
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Who makes moves while being seated?
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The Dark Room
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You enter a dark room. In the room there is a gas stove, a kerosene lamp and a candle. You have a matchbox in your pocket, what will you light first?
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The Middle of Toronto
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What would you be sure to find in the middle of Toronto?
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The Railroad Sign
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RAILROAD CROSSING. WATCH OUT FOR THE CARS! Can you spell that without any 'R's?
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The Cheap Buick
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A man buys a used car. He finds a beautiful Buick for $9,500, but he buys it without paying a dime. How does he buy it?
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A Bunch of Babies
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If you have two twins, three triplets and four quadruplets, how many people do you have?
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I Have Five Fingers but I'm Not Alive...
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I'm not alive but I have five fingers. What Am I?
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Only Increases...
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It only increases and never decreases. What is it?
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The Two Kids
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Mr. Thompson has 2 children. One of them is a boy. What are the odds the second kid is also a boy?
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Losing a Head
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What loses a head in the morning and gains it again at night?
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The Shorter the Bigger
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The shorter I am, the bigger I am. What am I?
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The Marrying Kind
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A woman from New York married ten different men from that city, yet she did not break any laws. None of these men died, and she never divorced. How was this possible?
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The Magician and the Egg
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A magician is standing on a concrete floor holding a raw egg with his hand outstretched. Without the aid of any other objects, he is able to drop the egg 2 feet without breaking its shell. How did he do it?
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The Most Letters
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What two words, when combined, contain the most letters?
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The Coolest Letter
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What is the coolest letter in the alphabet?
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The Push
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A man is pushed out of an airplane, without a parachute. How was he able to survive?
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The Rooster's Equivalent
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If... Dog = 4 Cat = 4 Donkey = 6 and Fish = 0 THEN... What is ROOSTER equal to?
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An Old Bill vs. a New Bill
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Is an old one-hundred dollar bill worth more than a new one?
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Without a Body or Mouth...
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It lives without a body, hears without ears, speaks without a mouth, to which the air alone gives birth. What is it?
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Greeting Twins
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Two people are walking towards each other on a beach. They are both completely identical. Who will be the first to greet the other?
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Four Children
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Stacy's mother had 4 children: The first was April, the second was May, and the third was June. What was the name of the 4th child?
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Catch But Not Throw
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What can you catch, but not throw?
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I Won't Cry
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If you cut me, I won't cry - but YOU will. What am I?
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Cities But No House
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What has cities but no house. Forests, but not trees. Water, but no fish?
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Makes But Doesn't Use
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Someone makes it, but has no need of it. Someone buys it, but has no use for it. Someone uses it, but can neither see nor feel it. What is it?
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The Tenth Floor
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A man who lives on the tenth floor takes the elevator down to the first floor every morning and goes to work. In the evening, when he comes back, on a rainy day, or if there are other people in the elevator, he goes to his floor directly. Otherwise, he goes to the seventh floor and walks up three flights of stairs to his apartment. Why?
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What His Daughters Look Like
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A man is asked what his daughters look like. He says: "They are all blondes except for two. They are all brunettes except for two. They are all redheads except for two. How many daughters did he have?
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The Silent Tire
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Which tire doesn't move when a car makes a right turn?
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What Flies When it's Born...
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What flies when it's born, lies when it's alive and runs when it's dead?
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Hate to Face It
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Everyone asks for me, but everyone hates to face me. For some I am agony. For others, I am relief. What Am I?
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Tastes Better
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What tastes better than it smells?
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London to Berlin
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You are the pilot on a plane flying from London to Berlin, with 2 transfers in Prague. What is the pilot's surname?
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The Business of Horses
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A businessman buys a horse for $10 and sells it for $20. He then buys the same horse for $30 and sells it for $40. How much has the businessman earned in these 2 deals?
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The US Presidents
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How could the 22nd and 24th presidents of the United States have the same parents, but weren't brothers?
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A Foot But No Leg
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What has a foot, but no leg?
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You May Enter...
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You may enter, but you may not come in. I have space, but no room. I have keys, but open no lock. What am I?
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Needed But Given Away
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People need me, but they always give me away. What am I?
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Falls But Never Breaks
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What falls, but never breaks. What breaks, but never falls?
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Word With One Letter
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What word begins and ends with an E, but has only one letter?
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Lots of Memories
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I have lot of memories to show people. But I own none. What am I?
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Skin of Stone and Tongue of Wood
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Halo of water, tongue of wood, skin of stone, long I've stood. What am I?
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Stays When it Goes Off
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What stays where it is when it goes off?
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The Popular Sport
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What sport starts with a T, has four letters, and is played around the world?
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Flies When Born, Runs When Dead
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What flies when it's born, lies when it's alive, and runs when it's dead?
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Between Sea and Sky
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I am always there, some distance away, somewhere between land or sea and sky I fly, you may move towards me, yet distant I shall stay.
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Falls But Doesn't Get Hurt
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What falls often but never gets hurt?
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4 Legs But Can't Walk
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I have 4 legs but I can't walk. What am I?
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Whiter and Dirtier
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What gets whiter the dirtier it gets?
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Throw Out When Use
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What do you throw out when you want to use it, but take in when you don't?
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Everyone Needs It
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Everyone needs it. Everyone gives it. But few ever take it. What is it?
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Through Cities and Towns
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I go through cities, towns and villages, but I never come inside. What am I?
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Brings You Down
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What brings you down but never up?
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Hurt Without Moving
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We hurt without moving. We poison without touching. We bear the truth and the lies. We are not to be judged by our size.
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A Mother and Father
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I am a mother and a father, but have never given birth. I'm rarely still, but I never wander. What am I?
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Keys But No Locks...
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I have keys but no locks. I have space but no room. You can enter but can't go outside. What am I?
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Head But No Body
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I have a head but no body, a heart but no blood. Just leaves and no branches, I grow without wood. What am I?
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More or Less
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When you have more of me, you see a lot less. What am I?
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You Answer Me But...
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You answer me but I ask you nothing. What am I?
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Past, present and future
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You'll always find me in the past. I can be created in the present, but the future can never taint me. What am I?
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A Special Dress
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What type of dress can never be worn?
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My Brother and I
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I always follow my brother, though very different we are. You can see him but not me, you can hear me, but not him.
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Once in a Minute BUT Never in a Thousand Years
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What comes once in a minute, twice in a moment, but never in a thousand years?
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I See You, You See Me
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I see you, you see me; I raise my right hand, you raise your left. What Am I?
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Dead and Alive
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When they're alive we sing, when they're dead we clap! What are they?
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From Head to Toes
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You use me from your head to your toes. The more I work, the thinner I grow. What am I?
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Food to Live, Water to Die
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Give me food, and I will live. Give me water, and I will die. What am I?
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Fly Without Wings
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I hover without wings. I cry without eyes.
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Break Before Use
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What do you break before you use it?
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Backwards Cheese
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What kind of cheese is made backwards?
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Die in the Light
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I can only live where there is light, but I die if the light shines on me. What am I?
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Goes Up But Never Down
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What goes up but never comes down?
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Heavy One Way But Not Another
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What is heavy one way but not the other?
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The Bankruptcy
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A man pushes his car, stops in front of a hotel, and immediately goes bankrupt. What is he doing?
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Hands But Can't Clap
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What has hands but can't clap?
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Black, Red and White
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What's black when you get it, red when you use it and white when you're done with it?
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Tall When Young
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I'm tall when I'm young and short when I'm old. What am I?
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The Benjamin Button Question
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Michael was 13 years old in 1980 and 8 years old in 1985. How is it possible?
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Pizza for Golf
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Mickey and Donald decided to take a break from shooting cartoons and played several golf matches against each other in a week. They played for a pizza at each match, but no pizzas were purchased until the end of the week. If at any time Mickey and Donald had the same number of wins, those pizzas were canceled. Mickey won four matches (but no pizzas), and Donald won three pizzas. How many rounds of golf were played?
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Four Eyes But Cannot See
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What has 4 eyes but cannot see?
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Connects Two but Touches One
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What connects two people but touches only one?
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10 Letter Word
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What 10 letter word starts with gas?
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Two For the Company and Three for the Crowd
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If two is a company and three is a crowd, what is 4 and 5?
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Attractive and Shaped Like a Shoe
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I'm attractive, shaped like a shoe, bi-polar and may just repel you. What am I?
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A Man Leaves Home
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A man leaves home and turns three times, only to return home facing two people wearing masks. Who are they?
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Product Equals Sum
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Our product and our sum always give the same answer. Who are we?
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Part of Your Body
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I am a part of your body. You can hold me in your left hand but not in your right hand. What am I?
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At the Sound of Me
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At the sound of me, men may dream or stamp their feet. At the sound of me, women may laugh or sometimes weep. What am I?
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Sides of a Circle
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How many sides does a circle have?
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Math Book Talk
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What did one math book say to the other math book?
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The Magic Number Pattern
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One is to three as three is to five and five is to four and four is the magic number. What is the pattern here?
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The Shortest Sentence
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I am the shortest complete sentence in the English language.
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Counting Cows
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Why is it easier to count cows than sheep?
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The Full Boat
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You see a boat filled with people, yet there isn’t a single person on board. How is that possible?
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If I have it, I don't share it
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If I have it, I don't share it. If I share it, I don't have it. What is it?
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Tom's Father
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Complete the sentence: If Tom's father is Tony, then Tony is the _____ of Tom's father.
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Always in front of you but can’t be seen
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What is always in front of you but can’t be seen?
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You've Heard Me Before...
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You've heard me before, yet you hear me again, then I die until you call me again. What am I?
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Drifting Down the Long Canals
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I drift forever with the current down these long canals they've made. Tame, yet wild, I run elusive, multitasking to your aid. Before I came the world was a darker place. Colder, sometimes, rougher true. But though I might make living easy, I'm good at killing too. What am I?
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The Wet Coat
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What kind of coat can only be used when wet?
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Never Gets Wet
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A man who was outside in the rain without an umbrella or hat didn’t get a single hair on his head wet. Why?
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One Eye But Can't See
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What has one eye, but can’t see?
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Needles But Can't Sew
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What has many needles, but doesn’t sew?
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Cut But Never Eaten
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What is cut on a table, but is never eaten?
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A Hundred Stones
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A hundred stones are placed, in a straight line, a yard distant from each other. How many yards must a person walk, who undertakes to pick them up, and place them in a basket stationed one yard from the first stone?
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365 Apples
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A man has 365 apples. You take away 31, how many apples do you have?
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Run But Can't Walk
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What can run but can't walk?
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If You Drop Me...
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If you drop me I'm sure to crack, but give me a smile and I'll always smile back. What am I?
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I Serve By Being Devoured
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My life can be measured in hours. I serve by being devoured. Thin, I am quick. Fat, I am slow. Wind is my foe. What am I?
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Subtracting from 25
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How many times can you subtract the number 5 from 25?
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Adding Eights
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Can you write down eight eights so that they add up to one thousand?
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A Lobster's Math Test
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What did the little lobster get on its math test?
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Plenty of Backbone
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I can sizzle like bacon, I am made with an egg, I have plenty of backbone, but lack a good leg. I peel layers like onions, but still remain whole, I can be long like a flagpole, yet fit in a hole. What am I?
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Dark and On the Run
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They are dark and on the run, and without sun there will be none. What are they?
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See Without Seeing
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I see without seeing, and noise is an ally. What am I?
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Higher Without a Head
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What looks bigger without a head than with one?
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A 7 Letter Word
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I am a 7 letter word. I become longer when my third letter is removed. What am I?
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All About the T
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I start with T, end with T, and have T in me. What am I?
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Break Without Touching
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What can you break without ever touching it?
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The Impossible Question
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What question can you never answer yes to?
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Make the Equation True
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81 x 9 = 801. What must you do to make the this equation true?
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Three Daughters and Three Clues
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A man has three daughters. A second, intelligent man, asked him the ages of his daughters. The first man told him that the product of their ages (them all multiplied together,) was 36. After thinking the second man was unable to find the answer and asked for another clue. The first man replies the sum of their ages is equal to his house door number. Still the second man was unable to answer and asked for another clue. The first man told him that his youngest daughter had blue eyes, and suddenly second man gave the correct answer. What were the ages of the first man's 3 children?
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28 Days
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What month of the year has 28 days?
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Soldiers Hate This Month
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What month do all soldiers hate?
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One Disappears
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How do you make the word 'one' disappear?
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Three Matches to Four
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Three matches are sitting on a table. Without adding another make for three matches four. You are not allowed to break any of the matches.
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The Wedding Shower Present
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Janie's friends were chipping in to buy her a wedding shower present. At first, 10 friends chipped in, but 2 of them dropped out. Each of the 8 had to chip in another dollar to bring the amount back up. How much money did they plan to collect?
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The Sum is Always Me
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When I get multiplied by any number, the sum of the figures in the product is always me. What am I?
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Shorter Word
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What five-letter word becomes shorter when you add two letters to it?
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Four Wheels and Flies
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What has four wheels and flies?
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A Fast Grower
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There is a creature which could double its size every day. So, if the creature is put in a tank then it will fill the tank in 10 days. How many days would it take for the creature to fill a half and how many days to fill a quarter of the tank?
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13 Hearts
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What has 13 hearts, but no other organs?
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Four Daughters
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Mary has four daughters, and each of her daughters has a brother. How many children does Mary have?
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Two Fathers and Two Sons
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Two fathers and two sons are in a car, yet there are only three people in the car. How?
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21 Going on 24
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The day before yesterday I was 21, and next year I will be 24. When is my birthday?
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Part Chicken, Part Goat, Part Cat
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What is 3/7 chicken, 2/3 cat and 2/4 goat?
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One Left
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What word of five letters has one left when two are removed?
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With pointed fang
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With pointed fangs I sit and wait; with piercing force I crunch out fate; grabbing victims, proclaiming might; physically joining with a single bite. What am I?
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A New Meaning
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I am a word that begins with the letter “i.” If you add the letter “a” to me, I become a new word with a different meaning, but that sounds exactly the same. What word am I?
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So Fragile
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What is so fragile that saying its name breaks it?
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Greasy Insect
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What kind of insect cooks greasy foods?
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Four Words in One
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What word in the English language does the following: The first two letters signify a male, the first three letters signify a female, the first four letters signify a great man, while the entire word signifies a great woman. What is the word?
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A Dog Across the River
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A man calls his dog from the opposite side of the river. The dog crosses the river without getting wet, and without using a bridge or boat. How?
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Make, Save, Change and Raise
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People make me, save me, change me, raise me. What am I?
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Whatever I Touch is Red
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I am always hungry and will die if not fed, but whatever I touch will soon turn red. What am I?
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Brothers and Sisters
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A girl has as many brothers as sisters, but each brother has only half as many brothers as sisters. How many brothers and sisters are there in the family?
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Twelve Remain
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A word I know, six letters it contains, remove one letter and 12 remains. What is it?
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Back to Front
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What 4-letter word can be written forward, backward or upside down, and can still be read from left to right?
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Four of Five
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What word is pronounced the same if you take away four of its five letters?
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Ears That Can't Hear
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It stalks the countryside with ears that can’t hear. What is it?
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The Odd Number
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I am an odd number. Take away a letter and I become even. What number am I?
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The More You Take the More You Leave
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The more you take, the more you leave behind. What are they?
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Turn and Turn
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I turn once, what is out will not get in. I turn again, what is in will not get out. What am I?
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Nonstop Trains
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A nonstop train leaves Moscow for Leningrad at 60 mph. Another nonstop train leaves Leningrad for Moscow at 40 mph. How far apart are the trains 1 hour before they pass each other?
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What's the Next Number?
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2, 3, 5, 9, 17, _ What is the next number in the sequence?
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Christmas Before Thanksgiving
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When does Christmas come before Thanksgiving?
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Something in My Eye
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I always have to work with something in my eye. What am I?
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Without Wanting
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I cause your vehicle to move without wanting to. What am I?
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Twice as Old as Me
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When my father was 31 I was 8. Now he is twice as old as me. How old am I?
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What is This Fruit?
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I am a fruit. If you had two of me, I would sound just the same. If you rearrange my letters, it could be a crime. Add me to a montage and I can become a different fruit. Remove my head and you can still listen; take away the end and I can still be eaten. Without a piece of the center, I am still a word; take away all of the middle and I am just an acronym. What am I?
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Black, White and Read
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What’s black and white and read all over?
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Truth or Lie?
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A prisoner is told: "If you tell a lie, we will hang you and if you tell the truth, we will shoot you." What did the prisoner say to save himself?
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Running Into the Woods
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How far can a dog run into the woods?
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Concealing What's True
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I am good at concealing what's real and hide what's true. Sometimes, I bring out the courage in you! What am I?
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The Egg Roll
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There is a rooster sitting on top of a barn. If it laid an egg, which way would it roll?
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Bottom on Top
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What has a bottom at the top?
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What gets bigger when more is taken away
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The more you take away from me, the bigger I get. What am I?
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Everything and Nothing
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Turn me on my side and I am everything. Cut me in half and I am nothing. What am I?
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A Tale of Two Coins
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If you have two coins which total 35 cents and one of the coins is not a dime, what are the two coins?
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Feed Others Before I Die
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I have no life, but I can feed others before I die.
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Square Plus Square
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Take two numbers, such that the square of the first, plus the square of the second, shall equal 8; while the first, plus the product of the first and second, shall equal 6. What are the two numbers?
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Sphere, Circle and Point
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A sphere has three, a circle has two, and a point has zero. What is it?
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Pass Before the Sun
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I pass before the sun and move things about, yet make no shadow. What am I?
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From 98 to 720
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How do you go from 98 to 720 using just one letter?
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A Rabbit With Fleas
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What do you call a rabbit with fleas?
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Hold Without Touching
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What is something you can hold without ever touching?
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The Word Master
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I do not speak, but there is no word I cannot make. What am I?
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The Short Cut and the Train
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Walking home one day, you take a short cut along the train tracks. The tracks cross a narrow bridge over a deep gorge. At the point you are 3/8 of the way across the bridge, you hear the train whistle somewhere behind you. You charge across the bridge, and jump off the track as the train is about to run you down. As it happens, if you had gone the other way, you would have reached safety just before being run over as well. If you can run ten miles per hour, how fast is the train moving?
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Six Faces
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What has six faces, But does not wear makeup. It also has twenty-one eyes, But cannot see?
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Hold Me Tight
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Lifeless eyes on my smiling face and watch your child's sleeping place. In their dreams they hold me tight. What am I?
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Four Brothers Who Run
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We are four brothers who always stand the same distance from each other. We run and we run but never reach each other. What are we?
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Son of Water
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I'm the son of water but when I return to water I die. What am I?
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Never Was, Am Always to Be
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I never was, am always to be, No one ever saw me, nor ever will, And yet I am the confidence of all, To live and breathe on this terrestrial ball. What am I?
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The Four Golfers
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Four golfers named Mr. Black, Mr. White, Mr. Brown and Mr. Blue were competing in a tournament. The caddie didn't know their names, so he asked them. One of them, Mr. Brown, told a lie. The 1st golfer said "The 2nd Golfer is Mr. Black." The 2nd golfer said "I am not Mr. Blue!" The 3rd golfer said "Mr. White? That's the 4th golfer." And the 4th golfer remained silent. Which one of the golfers is Mr. Blue?
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Twist and Turn
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I twist and turn and leave a loop you are happy to use. What am I?
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Never Has to Steer
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What moves across the land but never has to steer? It has delivered our goods year after year. What is it?
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White, Black and Fast
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I am white and I am black. I am not fat because I need to be fast. I confuse many people with my style. What am I?
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Can't Be Seen, Can't Be Felt
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It can't be seen, can't be felt, can't be heard and can't be smelt. It lies behind stars and under hills, and empty holes it fills. It comes first and follows after, ends life and kills laughter. What is it?
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The Redwood House
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You live in a one storey house made entirely of redwood. What color would the stairs be?
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Pale and Chill
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Though I wander the earth, I am no longer here. I am pale and I chill everyone near. What am I?
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Selling Windows
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I make billions of dollars selling Windows. Who am I?
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The Reason You Run
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I am the reason you run, because I allow it. I am the reason you scream. I am the cause of all your pain. I am a cage from which you will never be free.
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My Wall Clock
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I have a clock in my house, on the wall. On a summer's day I forgot to wind it and it stopped. Then I went to visit a friend who had a watch that was always right on time. After I stayed for a bit, I went home, made a simple alteration and set the clock just right. Now how did I do this when I had no watch on me to tell how long it took me to come back from my friend's place?
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A King Who Uses Electricity
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I use electricity and I killed my father. I am a king. I have a lot of girlfriends, but I also have a wife. Who am I?
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Small But Of Force
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I am small, but, when entire, of force to set a town on fire! Let but one letter disappear, I then can hold a herd of deer; Take one more off, and then you'll find, I once contained all human kind.
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Which Word Doesn't Fit?
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Which of the following words don't belong in the group and why? CORSET, COSTER, SECTOR, ESCORT, COURTS
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The Mistake Fixer
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My neighbor makes mistakes. I get rid of them. what am I?
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How Many Pluses
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How many pluses should we put between the digits of 987,654,321 to get a total of 99, and where?
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A Weird Pattern
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123 = 0 4235 = 0 656 = 2 5390 = 2 8890 = 6 1001 = 2 19235 = 1 What is 123456789?
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Green and Ugly
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I am green skinned, ugly and come out at night with an old broom. Who am I?
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Eleven Plus Two
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If eleven plus two equals one, what does nine plus five equal?
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Taking Down 1000
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What is the value of 1/2 of 2/3 of 3/4 of 4/5 of 5/6 of 6/7 of 7/8 of 8/9 of 9/10 of 1000?
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The Lazy Brother-in-law
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David was known as being lazy. He agreed to work on a job for his brother-in-law for thirty hours at eight dollars an hour, on the condition that he would forfeit ten dollars per hour for every hour that he idled. At the end of the thirty hours David wasn't owed any money and didn't owe his brother-in-law any money either. How many hours did Larry work and how many hours did he idle?
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Spinach and Fighting
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I love spinach and fighting, who am I?
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Insane Priest
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Although I'm not an insect, some people found me very difficult to exterminate. They called me something like 'insane priest.' The first half of my name means the same as 'scrape,' and my last three letters are a metal. Who am I?
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A Term Used to Confirm
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I am a term used to confirm. But take away my front, my face, I become known as human avarice.
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Plus vs. Times
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Given two 2s, "plus" can be changed to "times" without changing the results: 2 + 2= 2 x 2. The solution with three numbers is easy too: 1 + 2 + 3= 1 x 2 x 3. Now find the answer for 4 numbers and for 5 numbers.
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Twelve Flags
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Twelve flags stand equidistant along the track at the stadium. The runners start at the first flag. A runner reaches the eighth flag 8 seconds after he starts. If he runs at an even speed, how many seconds does he need altogether to reach the twelfth flag?
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The Coin Toss
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If you toss a coin 10 times and it lands heads up every time, what are the chances it will land heads up if you toss it again?
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Ten Coins
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Joe has ten coins totaling $1.19. From these coins, he cannot make exact change for a dollar, half-dollar, quarter, dime, or nickel. What are the coins?
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Danger of Paint
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If you happen to wear one of these warm garments around, you might get doused in red paint.
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The More I Lie...
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The more I lie, the more people trust me. Who am I?
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Doctor and Bus Driver
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A doctor and a bus driver are in love with the same woman, Sarah. The bus driver had to go on a long trip that would take a week. Before he left, he gave Sarah 7 apples. Why did he do that?
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Half of 5 is... 3?
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If 1/2 of 5 is 3, then what is 1/3 of 10?
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The Cheating Husbands
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In an apartment complex in New York there are one hundred married couples. When one of the husbands cheats on his wife with one of the other wives, his wife has no idea. With the large amount of gossip in the complex, all of the other wives know he is cheating. If a wife finds out that her husband is cheating on her, she kills him the following morning. Someone anonymously sends an email to all of the wives in the building saying that at least 1 man is cheating on his wife in the building. How many husbands will be killed and how long will it take?
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From Apple-York to Strawberry-Ville
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You have been given the task of transporting 3,000 apples 1,000 miles from Apple-York to Strawberry-Ville. Your truck can carry 1,000 apples at a time. Every time you travel a mile towards Strawberry-Ville you must pay a tax of 1 apple but you pay nothing when going in the other direction (towards Apple-York). What is highest number of apples you can get to Strawberry-Ville?
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5 Gallons and 3 Gallons.
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There is a 5 gallon and a 3 gallon bottle. You also have a hose with unlimited water. How are you gonna make the 5 gallon have 4 gallons using your items? (You don't know the exact dimensions of a gallon)
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The Phone Pad
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What number do you get when you multiply all of the numbers on a telephone's number pad?
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Crossing the Bridge
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Four people need to cross a bridge in 17 minutes in the middle of the night. The bridge can only hold two or less people at any time and they only have one flashlight so they must travel together (or alone). The flashlight can only travel with a person so every time it crosses the bridge it must be carried back. Tom can cross in 1 minute, John can cross in 2 minutes, Sally can cross in 5 minutes, and Connor can cross in 10 minutes. If two people cross together they go as fast as the slower person.How can they cross the bridge in 17 minutes or less?
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5 Pirates Find Gold
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5 pirates are parting ways after finding a treasure of 100 pieces of gold. The pirates decide to split it based on a vote. Each pirate, from oldest to youngest, gets to propose a plan on how to split the gold. If at least 50 percent of the other remaining pirates agree on the plan, that is how they will split the gold. If less than 50 percent of the pirates agree, the pirate who came up with the plan will be thrown overboard. Each pirate is smart, greedy, and wants to throw as many others overboard as possible without reducing the amount of gold they get. What plan can the first (oldest) pirate propose to live and get as much gold as possible?
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The Angle of the Clock
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What's the angle between minute hand and hour hand at a quarter past three?
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Random Answer
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If you randomly choose one of the following answers to this question, what is your chance of getting it right? A) 50% B) 25% C) 0% D) 25%
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