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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Eighty-eight Keys
Hint:
Brown And Hairy Riddle
This is a type of fruit
Whose outsides brown and hairy
Its white on the inside
And it comes from a palm tree
What is is?
Whose outsides brown and hairy
Its white on the inside
And it comes from a palm tree
What is is?
Hint:
Brown Shell On The Outside
Ive a brown shell on the outside
And my shape is an oval
However, I am not an egg
From a palm trees where I fall
I am?
And my shape is an oval
However, I am not an egg
From a palm trees where I fall
I am?
Hint:
Fruit That Contains Water
This is a fruit that contains some water
And can provide milk and oil for cooking
If you ever want to see one growing
On a palm trees where you should be looking
This fruit is a?
And can provide milk and oil for cooking
If you ever want to see one growing
On a palm trees where you should be looking
This fruit is a?
Hint:
Bountiful Without Any Doubt
I am rounded but wide, furry and yet shy, you favor my insides to the outide am bountiful without any doubt. What am i?
Hint:
The Wild Wild West
In the Wild West, you challenge two cowboys - Hunter Jack and Sharp Shooter Leo into a death match. They being better shooter than you readily accept your challenge. But they don't want to waste bullets and thus lay down a certain rules that are accepted by you as well. Here are the rules:
1) Everyone shoot in a given order till only one is left.
2) Everyone shoot only once when his turn arrive.
3) If any one of you is injured, the other two will finish him off together.
4) The worst shooter gets to shoot first (which is you) and the best one shoots at the last.
Now, what tactics will you use if you know that you hit every third shot of yours, Jack hits every second shot and Leo hits every shot?
1) Everyone shoot in a given order till only one is left.
2) Everyone shoot only once when his turn arrive.
3) If any one of you is injured, the other two will finish him off together.
4) The worst shooter gets to shoot first (which is you) and the best one shoots at the last.
Now, what tactics will you use if you know that you hit every third shot of yours, Jack hits every second shot and Leo hits every shot?
Hint:
The best thing for you will be to shoot your first shot in air.
If you try to shoot at Jack and hits him by chance, Leo always hits on the target and you are dead.
If you choose to shoot at Leo and hits him by chance, then there is a fifty percent chance that Jack will hit you.
If you shoot in air, the next turn is of Jack and he knows that Leo is a better shooter which means that he will shoot at him. If he misses, he is definitely dead as Leo will shoot on him coz he shot at him. The next turn will be yours and you stand a 1/3rd chance of hitting him. Also if, he is able to hit Leo. The next chance is yours again and you can try the 1/3rd probability of hitting over Jack.
This is the best situation that you can face. At every other possible way, you will face a worse situation for sure. Did you answer this riddle correctly?
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If you try to shoot at Jack and hits him by chance, Leo always hits on the target and you are dead.
If you choose to shoot at Leo and hits him by chance, then there is a fifty percent chance that Jack will hit you.
If you shoot in air, the next turn is of Jack and he knows that Leo is a better shooter which means that he will shoot at him. If he misses, he is definitely dead as Leo will shoot on him coz he shot at him. The next turn will be yours and you stand a 1/3rd chance of hitting him. Also if, he is able to hit Leo. The next chance is yours again and you can try the 1/3rd probability of hitting over Jack.
This is the best situation that you can face. At every other possible way, you will face a worse situation for sure. Did you answer this riddle correctly?
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The Countdown Is On
A house with lots of open windows
Some numbers show you what to keep close
The countdown is on and you will find
Something is hidden back behind
I am an?
Some numbers show you what to keep close
The countdown is on and you will find
Something is hidden back behind
I am an?
Hint:
The 41st President
Hint:
Grover Cleveland held office during 2 nonconsecutive terms. He was our 22nd and 24th president. Did you answer this riddle correctly?
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Glass That Has Been Stained
This might be open when its hot
And be closed if it has rained
If you look on some old churches
This has glass that has been stained
This is a?
And be closed if it has rained
If you look on some old churches
This has glass that has been stained
This is a?
Hint:
Letting Air In Riddle
There are a lot of me on schools
On a car and your home too
Made of glass and can be opened
In order to let air through
I'm????
On a car and your home too
Made of glass and can be opened
In order to let air through
I'm????
Hint:
Found Throughout The House
I have a frame but Im not a bicycle
Im found throughout the house but Im not a photo
Im sometimes tinted but Im not a pair of sunglasses
Im mostly made of glass but Im not a fish tank
I can often be opened or closed but Im not a door
I am...
Im found throughout the house but Im not a photo
Im sometimes tinted but Im not a pair of sunglasses
Im mostly made of glass but Im not a fish tank
I can often be opened or closed but Im not a door
I am...
Hint:
The Picnic Pattern Riddle
There were three friends- Jade, Alicia, and Damien, and they were playing a game called "I'm Going on a Picnic." The object of the game is to figure out the pattern of the objects listed.
(Jade starts, then Alicia and Damien-Assume that they could all go to the picnic.)
Jade: I'm going on a picnic. and I'm going to bring Ants.
Alicia: I'm going to bring Dogs.
Damien: I'm bringing some Juice.
Jade: Lemons.
Alicia: An Almanac.
Damien: Art.
Jade: Iguanas.
Alicia: Money.
Damien: Dirt.
Jade: Cats.
Alicia: Igloos.
Damien: Elephants...
What is the pattern?
(Jade starts, then Alicia and Damien-Assume that they could all go to the picnic.)
Jade: I'm going on a picnic. and I'm going to bring Ants.
Alicia: I'm going to bring Dogs.
Damien: I'm bringing some Juice.
Jade: Lemons.
Alicia: An Almanac.
Damien: Art.
Jade: Iguanas.
Alicia: Money.
Damien: Dirt.
Jade: Cats.
Alicia: Igloos.
Damien: Elephants...
What is the pattern?
Hint: Look at the first letters of what Damien says, then look at the first letter of what Jade and Alicia say. Think about it, but not too hard!
They were spelling out the name of the person who would go after them.
(Damien said Juice, Art, Dirt, and Elephants-JADE) Did you answer this riddle correctly?
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(Damien said Juice, Art, Dirt, and Elephants-JADE) Did you answer this riddle correctly?
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Three Hunters Riddle
Three hunters just finished hunting for the night and went down to a motel. They couldn't afford three separate rooms so they decided to get one room, and split the price. The room costed $30. (It was a run-down motel, but that's not the point.) So, they each paid their $10 and went to their room. The employee running the check-in/ check-out desk realized that she overcharged them, so she sent a bell-boy to return the extra cash. On the way the bell-boy wondered how to equally split the money... he wasnt the smart type so he just slid $2 into his pocket as a tip. That way the hunters would get $1 each. Well... they got their $1 each right? So in the end they all payed $9 each, which makes $27. Plus the $2 in the bell-boy's pocket makes $29...
What happened to the last dollar?
What happened to the last dollar?
Hint:
They didn't really pay $9 each, remember? The bell-boy was too lazy to add up the actual sum that they would pay. They reeeally payed about a $8.66 each. So $8.66 times the three of them equals about $25, plus the $5 in the bell-boys equals $30 Did you answer this riddle correctly?
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YES NO
Longing Flames At Home
If you travel overseas
Then you need to buy a case
If you want log flames at home
Then you need a _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
Then you need to buy a case
If you want log flames at home
Then you need a _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
Hint:
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