Missionary Among Slaves
I lived from 1797 to 1883.
I was a missionary among slaves in New York.
I used my talent of speaker for the slavery movement.
My name was changed by a Quaker family to Van Wagener.
I was a missionary among slaves in New York.
I used my talent of speaker for the slavery movement.
My name was changed by a Quaker family to Van Wagener.
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Fought For Education Riddle
I saw education as the key to improving the lives of African-Americans in the 1900s, and fought to educate my people. Who am I?
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The Sisters Riddle
Two sisters are we, one is dark and one is fair. In twin towers dwelling we're quite the pair. One from land and one from sea. Tell us truly, who are we?
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Dancing Feet Riddle
Oh how I love my dancing feet! They stay together - oh so neat. And when I want to walk a line, They all stay together and do double time. I count them up, ten times or more, And race on-off, across the floor. What am I?
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Fruit On A Summer Day
This large green fruit has red pulp inside and watery juice Best enjoyed cold on a hot summer day. What is it?
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The Weight Of A Melon Riddle
Watermelon is 99% water. I have 100 pounds of watermelon. After a week, drying in the sun, the shriveled watermelon had only dried down to being 98% water. What is the total weight of the watermelon now?
Hint: We are to determine X the total mass of melon after the drying.
The Dry weight, DW is 1lb both before and after the drying.
The New Water weight, WNW is clearly X - DW or X - 1
Monster Cookies Riddle
If a monster has 13 giant chocolate chip Halloween cookies in one hand and 10 super large orange covered Halloween cookies in the other, what do you have?
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Getting Rid Of Dirt
This is a household appliance
But it doesn't clean your shirt
You push it all over the floor
And it sucks up all the dirt
But it doesn't clean your shirt
You push it all over the floor
And it sucks up all the dirt
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This Tool Is A Must
If you want to have a clean home
This tool is a must
Because it can clean all your floors
As it whisks away both dirt and dust
This tool is a must
Because it can clean all your floors
As it whisks away both dirt and dust
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Push It Round Riddle
This often has two wheels
But it's not a bike you ride
Plug it in and push it round
And it cleans your floors inside
But it's not a bike you ride
Plug it in and push it round
And it cleans your floors inside
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See A Doctor Or A Nurse
If you have been feeling sick
And then you feel even worse
You might go to this building
To see a doctor or a nurse
Where is this building?
And then you feel even worse
You might go to this building
To see a doctor or a nurse
Where is this building?
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The Car Crash
A man and his son are driving to the supermarket. they then get in a car crash. The dad dies but the son lives. He goes to the hospital but the doctor say "I can't operate on you, your my son." It is not his mom. How is this possible?
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When Youre Feeling Sick
Im a type of building but Im not a shed
I have many rooms but Im not a house
I have several departments but Im not a grocery store
I have many beds but Im not a hotel
Im where you might go when youre feeling sick but Im not a drugstore
What am I?
I have many rooms but Im not a house
I have several departments but Im not a grocery store
I have many beds but Im not a hotel
Im where you might go when youre feeling sick but Im not a drugstore
What am I?
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Who Killed Them?
There was a very rich family, they lived in a big circular house. They had a maid, a butler, and a gardener. The parents were going to a party, so they tucked the younger kids into bed and kissed them goodnight and said goodbye and kissed the older kids goodnight. While the parents were gone the butler was feeding the older kids, the maid was dusting was dusting the corners, and the gardener was watering the plants. When the parents came home all of the kids were dead. Who killed the kids?
Hint:
The maid did because she said she was dusting the corners, but it's a circular house , so she had to be doing something else, which was killing the kids. Did you answer this riddle correctly?
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The Emperor's Proposition Riddle
You are a prisoner sentenced to death. The Emperor offers you a chance to live by playing a simple game. He gives you 50 black marbles, 50 white marbles and 2 empty bowls. He then says, "Divide these 100 marbles into these 2 bowls. You can divide them any way you like as long as you use all the marbles. Then I will blindfold you and mix the bowls around. You then can choose one bowl and remove ONE marble. If the marble is WHITE you will live, but if the marble is BLACK... you will die."
How do you divide the marbles up so that you have the greatest probability of choosing a WHITE marble?
How do you divide the marbles up so that you have the greatest probability of choosing a WHITE marble?
Hint: The answer does not guarantee 100% you will chose a white marble, but you have a much better chance.
Place 1 white marble in one bowl, and place the rest of the marbles in the other bowl (49 whites, and 50 blacks).
This way you begin with a 50/50 chance of choosing the bowl with just one white marble, therefore life! BUT even if you choose the other bowl, you still have ALMOST a 50/50 chance at picking one of the 49 white marbles. Did you answer this riddle correctly?
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This way you begin with a 50/50 chance of choosing the bowl with just one white marble, therefore life! BUT even if you choose the other bowl, you still have ALMOST a 50/50 chance at picking one of the 49 white marbles. Did you answer this riddle correctly?
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