Elevator Accident Riddle
Im in an elevator with two other people. When it reaches the first floor, one person gets out and six get in. When it reaches the second floor, three people get out and twelve get in. At the third floor, five leave and nine enter. It rises to the fourth floor, one person gets on and the doors close. Suddenly, the elevator cable snaps and the car smashes to the ground. No one survives the fall, yet Im alive and know exactly how many people go on and off the elevator at every floor. How is this possible?
Hint:
I got off at the first floor. Im a security guard and knew how many people got on and off the elevator by watching the surveillance footage. Did you answer this riddle correctly?
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Two Camels Riddle
Two camels were facing in opposite directions. One was facing due East and one was facing due West. They were in the desert so there was no reflection. How can they manage to see each other without walking around or turning around or moving their heads?
Hint:
The two camels were facing each other the entire time. Hence facing in opposite directions. Did you answer this riddle correctly?
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Dying Of Thirst
You are dying of thirst walking through me. You starve to death over night. You find nothing in my path. Ambiguous and furious in my sight. Kill and threatened by my people. I am?
Hint:
Sand
Desert is the answer to this riddle. Kill and threatened by my people are talking about animals that live in the desert. Did you answer this riddle correctly?
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Desert is the answer to this riddle. Kill and threatened by my people are talking about animals that live in the desert. Did you answer this riddle correctly?
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Bouncing Radio Waves Riddle
Hint:
Swallowed Up By A Whale
Instead of going to Nineveh
This person decided to bail
Thrown overboard while out to sea
He was swallowed up by a whale
He is...
This person decided to bail
Thrown overboard while out to sea
He was swallowed up by a whale
He is...
Hint:
Two Tablets Of Stone
He led Israelites out of Egypt
And went up Mount Sinai alone
He came back down with ten commandments
Written on two tablets of stone
Who is this man?
And went up Mount Sinai alone
He came back down with ten commandments
Written on two tablets of stone
Who is this man?
Hint:
Parents, Shepherds And Kings
This may seem like a strange mix
But its there for all to see
With parents, shepherds and kings
Some animals and a baby
What could this be?
But its there for all to see
With parents, shepherds and kings
Some animals and a baby
What could this be?
Hint:
Three People Holding Gifts Riddle
This has three people holding gifts
And a few animals maybe
Plus shepherds, parents and angels
And in the center, a baby
What is this?
And a few animals maybe
Plus shepherds, parents and angels
And in the center, a baby
What is this?
Hint:
Displayed In December
I have a baby boy but Im not a parent
I have animals but Im not a zoo
I have a star but Im not a solar system
I have angels but Im not heaven
I have shepherds but no fields
Im displayed in December but Im not a Christmas tree
What am I?
I have animals but Im not a zoo
I have a star but Im not a solar system
I have angels but Im not heaven
I have shepherds but no fields
Im displayed in December but Im not a Christmas tree
What am I?
Hint:
Pearl Problems Riddle
"I'm a very rich man, so I've decided to give you some of my fortune. Do you see this bag? I have 5001 pearls inside it. 2501 of them are white, and 2500 of them are black. No, I am not racist. I'll let you take out any number of pearls from the bag without looking. If you take out the same number of black and white pearls, I will reward you with a number of gold bars equivalent to the number of pearls you took."
How many pearls should you take out to give yourself a good number of gold bars while still retaining a good chance of actually getting them?
How many pearls should you take out to give yourself a good number of gold bars while still retaining a good chance of actually getting them?
Hint: If you took out 2 pearls, you would have about a 50% chance of getting 2 gold bars. However, you can take even more pearls and still retain the 50% chance.
Take out 5000 pearls. If the remaining pearl is white, then you've won 5000 gold bars! Did you answer this riddle correctly?
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The Secret Santa Exchange
A group of ten friends decide to exchange gifts as secret Santas. Each person writes his or her name on a piece of paper and puts it in a hat. Then each person randomly draws a name from the hat to determine who has him as his or her secret Santa. The secret Santa then makes a gift for the person whose name he drew.
When it's time to exchange presents, each person walks over to the person he made the gift for and holds his or her left hand in his right hand.
What is the probability that the 10 friends holding hands form a single continuous circle?
When it's time to exchange presents, each person walks over to the person he made the gift for and holds his or her left hand in his right hand.
What is the probability that the 10 friends holding hands form a single continuous circle?
Hint: It's not as difficult as it seems.
It's the number of ways the friends can form a circle divided by the number of ways the names can be drawn out of the hat.
1/10
For a group of n friends, there are n! (n factorial) ways to draw the names out of the hat. Since a circle does not have a beginning and end, choose one person as the beginning and end of the circle. There are now (n-1)! ways to distribute the remaining people around the circle. Thus the probability of forming a single circle is
(n-1)! / n!
Since n! = (n-1)! * n (for n > 1), this can be rewritten as
(n-1)! / (n*(n-1)!)
Factoring out the (n-1)! from the numerator and denominator leaves
1/n
as the probability. Did you answer this riddle correctly?
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For a group of n friends, there are n! (n factorial) ways to draw the names out of the hat. Since a circle does not have a beginning and end, choose one person as the beginning and end of the circle. There are now (n-1)! ways to distribute the remaining people around the circle. Thus the probability of forming a single circle is
(n-1)! / n!
Since n! = (n-1)! * n (for n > 1), this can be rewritten as
(n-1)! / (n*(n-1)!)
Factoring out the (n-1)! from the numerator and denominator leaves
1/n
as the probability. Did you answer this riddle correctly?
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Part Of Your Body
I can hold things but Im not a bag
Im used to write things down but Im not a pen
I have digits but Im not a cellphone
I have nails but Im not a hook
Im part of your body but Im not a foot
I am a?
Im used to write things down but Im not a pen
I have digits but Im not a cellphone
I have nails but Im not a hook
Im part of your body but Im not a foot
I am a?
Hint:
Prints In The Sand
Im something with five digits
But I am not a hand
When you walk along the beach
I leave prints in the sand
What could I be?
But I am not a hand
When you walk along the beach
I leave prints in the sand
What could I be?
Hint:
Soccer Kick Riddle
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Dressed In All Black
A man dressed in all black is walking down a country lane. Suddenly, a large black car without any lights on comes round the corner and screeches to a halt. How did the car know he was there?
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