The New Year Riddle
Hint:
This year. New Years always comes before Christmas of the same year. Did you answer this riddle correctly?
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The Day Before Yesterday I Was 21 Riddle
Hint:
Today is 1st January
Yesterday is 31st December, your birthday, which you will be 22
The day before yesterday is 30th December, you're still 21
Let's say it's year 2020, so today is 1st January 2020, you are 22
December 31, 2020 you are 23
And then the next year, December 31, 2021 you will be 24 Did you answer this riddle correctly?
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Yesterday is 31st December, your birthday, which you will be 22
The day before yesterday is 30th December, you're still 21
Let's say it's year 2020, so today is 1st January 2020, you are 22
December 31, 2020 you are 23
And then the next year, December 31, 2021 you will be 24 Did you answer this riddle correctly?
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What Once Was Red Riddle
Hint:
Losing A New York Bet
You are hanging around in NYC when a person approaches you.
"Leaving the bald people aside, I can bet a hundred bucks that there are two people living in NYC who have same number of hairs on their heads," he says to you.
You say that you will take the bet. After talking to the man for a couple of minutes, you realize that you have lost the bet.
What did the person say to you that proved his statement ?
"Leaving the bald people aside, I can bet a hundred bucks that there are two people living in NYC who have same number of hairs on their heads," he says to you.
You say that you will take the bet. After talking to the man for a couple of minutes, you realize that you have lost the bet.
What did the person say to you that proved his statement ?
Hint:
This problem can be best solved using the pigeonhole principle.
The argument will go like this:
Assume that all the non-bald people in NYC have different number of hairs on their head. The population is about 9 million and let us assume that there are 8 million among them who are not bald.
Now, those 8 million people need to have different number of hairs. On an average, people have just 100, 000 hairs on their head. If we keep on assuming that there is someone with just one hair, someone with two, someone with three and so on, there will be 7, 900, 00 other people left who will have more than 100, 000 hairs on their head and need different number of hairs.
Now, as per this assumption, if we keep increasing one hair for each person, to make everybody hair different in numbers, we will come across someone with 8, 000, 000 hairs. But that is practically impossible (even 1, 000, 000 is impossible). Thus there must be two people who are having same number of hairs. Did you answer this riddle correctly?
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The argument will go like this:
Assume that all the non-bald people in NYC have different number of hairs on their head. The population is about 9 million and let us assume that there are 8 million among them who are not bald.
Now, those 8 million people need to have different number of hairs. On an average, people have just 100, 000 hairs on their head. If we keep on assuming that there is someone with just one hair, someone with two, someone with three and so on, there will be 7, 900, 00 other people left who will have more than 100, 000 hairs on their head and need different number of hairs.
Now, as per this assumption, if we keep increasing one hair for each person, to make everybody hair different in numbers, we will come across someone with 8, 000, 000 hairs. But that is practically impossible (even 1, 000, 000 is impossible). Thus there must be two people who are having same number of hairs. Did you answer this riddle correctly?
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The Red, White And Blue Riddle
Hint:
Black Socks Riddle
You wake up one morning and theres been a power outage. You know you have 12 black socks and 8 blue ones. How many socks do you need to pull out before youve got a match?
Hint:
The Flavor Of Yogurt
Im red but Im not a stop light
Im sweet but Im not an M&M
Im sometimes in a jam but Im not a car during rush hour
Im a fruit but Im not an apple
Im often a flavor of yogurt but Im not a raspberry
What am i?
Im sweet but Im not an M&M
Im sometimes in a jam but Im not a car during rush hour
Im a fruit but Im not an apple
Im often a flavor of yogurt but Im not a raspberry
What am i?
Hint:
Sometimes Yellow Riddle
I follow a route but I'm not a mailman
I'm red in London but I'm not a telephone box
I'm sometimes yellow in the US but I'm not a taxi
I'm a mode of transport but I'm not a train
I have wheels that go round and round but I'm not a car
I'm red in London but I'm not a telephone box
I'm sometimes yellow in the US but I'm not a taxi
I'm a mode of transport but I'm not a train
I have wheels that go round and round but I'm not a car
Hint:
A Yellow Precious Metal
This has been known to cause a rush
But its not a Black Friday sale
Its a yellow precious metal
Weighed in troy ounces on a scale
it is...?
But its not a Black Friday sale
Its a yellow precious metal
Weighed in troy ounces on a scale
it is...?
Hint:
If A Red House Is Made From Red Bricks Riddle
Hint:
1 Year Of Chickens
There are five hen and rooster pairs. Each pair has one baby every month.
How many chickens will there be in one year?
How many chickens will there be in one year?
Hint:
It is impossible to know because the chicken's babies could also have babies during this time.
Did you answer this riddle correctly?
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Did you answer this riddle correctly?
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The One Who Buys It, Never Uses It...
The one who makes it, sells it. The one who buys it, never uses it. The one that uses it never knows that hes using it. What is it?
Hint:
Some Things Money Cant Buy
What can't money buy? Once it is gone you can't reclaim it. You have to use it now. We all receive the same amount each day.
Hint:
The Red Hat
Once upon a time there lived a king who wished to find the wisest man in the realm to be his assistant. He summons the 3 known wisest men to his court and he administers the following test.
He sits them in a circle, facing each other and he says Im going to put either a red hat or a white hat on each of your heads. He proceeds to place a red hat on each of their heads. Obviously they can see each other but there are no mirrors in the room so they cant see whats on their heads. He says If you can see a red hat, raise your hand. They all raise their hands. Then he says If you can tell what color hat you have on, stand up.
Time goes on, one guy looks at another guy, he looks at the other guy. The other guy looks at him. Finally one guy stands up. The question is how did he know he was wearing a red hat?
He sits them in a circle, facing each other and he says Im going to put either a red hat or a white hat on each of your heads. He proceeds to place a red hat on each of their heads. Obviously they can see each other but there are no mirrors in the room so they cant see whats on their heads. He says If you can see a red hat, raise your hand. They all raise their hands. Then he says If you can tell what color hat you have on, stand up.
Time goes on, one guy looks at another guy, he looks at the other guy. The other guy looks at him. Finally one guy stands up. The question is how did he know he was wearing a red hat?
Hint: For a moment or two, nobody moved. Nobody knew for certain what color his hat was, and thats what told the wisest guy that all of the hats were red.
Step 1:
Wiseguy #1 knows he can see two red hats.
Step 2:
Wiseguy #1 thinks, "Hey, if I were wearing a white hat, Wiseguy #2 would see one red hat and one white."
Step 3:
Wiseguy #1 then thinks, "If I were wearing a white hat, and Wiseguy #2 saw one red hat and one white (and if he were wearing a white hat himself), then Wiseguy #3 would have seen two white hats. So, Wiseguy #3 wouldnt have raised his hand to the first question.
Wiseguy #1 thinks, "If that were true, Wiseguy #2 would be sure that he had a red hat. But since Wiseguy #2 was actually unsure about his hat color, it can only mean one thing, my hat is red." Did you answer this riddle correctly?
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Wiseguy #1 knows he can see two red hats.
Step 2:
Wiseguy #1 thinks, "Hey, if I were wearing a white hat, Wiseguy #2 would see one red hat and one white."
Step 3:
Wiseguy #1 then thinks, "If I were wearing a white hat, and Wiseguy #2 saw one red hat and one white (and if he were wearing a white hat himself), then Wiseguy #3 would have seen two white hats. So, Wiseguy #3 wouldnt have raised his hand to the first question.
Wiseguy #1 thinks, "If that were true, Wiseguy #2 would be sure that he had a red hat. But since Wiseguy #2 was actually unsure about his hat color, it can only mean one thing, my hat is red." Did you answer this riddle correctly?
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A 100 Year Old Ant
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