Going To St. Ives
As I was going to St. Ives,
I met a man with seven wives,
Each wife had seven sacks,
Each sack had seven cats,
Each cat had seven kits:
Kits, cats, sacks, and wives,
How many were there going to St. Ives?
I met a man with seven wives,
Each wife had seven sacks,
Each sack had seven cats,
Each cat had seven kits:
Kits, cats, sacks, and wives,
How many were there going to St. Ives?
Hint:
One. As John McClane learns, this is a classic trick question. If the narrator meets the group on the way to St. Ives, then they must be going in the opposite direction and the math calculations are simply a bit of trickery meant to misdirect. Did you answer this riddle correctly?
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The Sad Computer
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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:
Transforming Nature Riddle
This part of nature gets transformed
But it's not summer becoming fall
It starts as a caterpillar
But emerges with wings colorful
But it's not summer becoming fall
It starts as a caterpillar
But emerges with wings colorful
Hint:
Running For Its Life
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The Queen And The Duke
In England, the Queen was with the duke on her way to her throne. When trying to sit down on her throne, she fell backwards. She was so embarassed so she told the duke this: "Until you see me again, you shall not tell anyone what happen to me." Back at his house, a lot of reporters her a rumor about the Queen and went to see the duke to know what happen to her. But the duke gave his word to the Queen not to reveal to anyone what happen to her. So all of the reporters gave up except one. He gave the duke a lot of money and the duke told the whole story. The next, the Queen, angry, called the duke and told him that broke his promise and told the whole story. But the duke told her that he kept his word and followed her instructions.
How can he say that he did kept his word?
How can he say that he did kept his word?
Hint:
The Queen said that: "Until you see me again you shall not reveal to anyone what happen to me." The face of the Queen is on the money. Did you answer this riddle correctly?
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A Piece On A Chessboard
This is in a deck of cards
And a piece on a chessboard
Shes the monarch of Britain
Who knights people with a sword
Who is she?
And a piece on a chessboard
Shes the monarch of Britain
Who knights people with a sword
Who is she?
Hint:
The Female Head Riddle
There are four in a deck of cards
And it is a size of bed
In countries with a monarchy
This is the female head
What is this?
And it is a size of bed
In countries with a monarchy
This is the female head
What is this?
Hint:
Hot Air Balloon Over The Sahara
One sunny afternoon, three men go for a ride on a hot air balloon over the Sahara desert. An hour into the trip, the balloon begins to lose altitude. A month later, someone found one of the ballooners laying on the desert sand dead, naked, and holding half a toothpick. What happened to him?
Hint:
As the balloon lost altitude, the men took of their clothes and threw them overboard to decrease the weight of the balloon. The balloon continued to drop so the men drew straws to see who would be forced to jump. The dead man in the desert drew the shortest one (the half toothpick). Did you answer this riddle correctly?
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Running Around The Field
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12 Clowns Riddle
On my way to the fair, I met a group. The group consisted of 12 clowns. Each clown had 30 cats, each cat had 20 hats, each hat had 41 rats, each rat had 4 mice, and each mice had 79 lice. How many of us were going to the fair?
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Five Potatoes Riddle
A mother has six children and five potatoes. How can she feed each an equal amount of potatoes? Do not use fractions.
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I'll See You Rot Riddle
I feel your every thought. I feel your every move. I'm with you from birth and I'll see you rot. What am I?
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What Occurs Once In Every Minute Riddle
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Christmas Vehicular Homicide Riddle
Vehicular homicide was committed on Dad's mom by a precipitous darlin, what Christmas Carol is this?
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