Rope Burn Riddle
You have two ropes. Each rope takes one hour to burn. These ropes are not identical, nor are they uniform; i.e. it does not necessarily take half an hour for half the rope to burn (if you have trouble visualizing this, imagine a rope of varying thickness across its length). With only these two ropes and a way to light them, how do you measure out 45 minutes?
Hint: You can light multiple ends and/or multiple ropes at the exact same time.
Light both ends of one rope, and only one end of the other rope. This will cause the first rope to burn out in 30 minutes. When the first rope burns out, there will be 30 minutes left on the second rope. So then, light the other end of the second rope, and the rest of it will burn out in 15 minutes. 30 + 15 = 45 minutes. Did you answer this riddle correctly?
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Five Hundred Riddle
Five hundred begins it, five hundred ends it, Five in the middle is seen; First of all figures, the first of all letters, Take up their stations between. Join all together, and then you will bring Before you the name of an eminent king. Who am I?
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Fox Rabbit Cabbage
A merchant has a fox, a rabbit, and a head of lettuce and sits on the edge of a river. He has a small raft capable of carrying only himself and one item at a time, but without his supervision the fox will eat the rabbit, and the rabbit will eat the lettuce. How can he successfully transport all goods from one side of the river to the next without losing the lettuce or rabbit? The dilemma, of course, is true regardless of which side of the river they are on and there is no other way across.
Hint:
First the farmer takes the rabbit across and returns to the fox & cabbage. Next, the farmer takes the cabbage, but when he arrives to the other side with the rabbit, he leaves the cabbage and takes the rabbit back on the raft with him to return and get the fox. He exchanges the rabbit for the fox and returns to drop the fox off with the cabbage, and finally goes back to get the rabbit. Did you answer this riddle correctly?
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If It's Information You Seek
If it's information you seek, come and see me.
If it's pairs of letters you need, I have consecutively three.
Who am I?
If it's pairs of letters you need, I have consecutively three.
Who am I?
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Pete And Repeat
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Repeat...Pete and repeat went fishing. Pete fell of the boat. Who was left? (keeps continuing because you are saying repeat) Did you answer this riddle correctly?
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10 White Men Riddle
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Someone bowled a strike. The ten white men are the pins, the dirt road is the bowling alley (its not dirt, but its the color of dirt, and if it said a smooth wooden alley it wouldnt be much of a riddle). Three eyes as black as night are the finger holes in the bowling ball. Did you answer this riddle correctly?
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1 Cookie Riddle
A boy is allowed to take one cookie from the jar, but at the end there are no cookies left, but he kept his promise of one cookie. How were all the cookies gone?
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Crossing The Equator
Susy is traveling by ship from south of the equator to the north. She has a nice little cabin with a bathroom, but no window. Sally has no compass nor other instruments. Just the general luggage one brings on board a long cruise. Yet, without leaving her room or talking with anyone, Susy will be able to tell when the ship has crossed the equator. How?
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Susy can fill the sink and watch it drain. When the water reverses direction when going down the drain, she will know they have crossed the equator. Did you answer this riddle correctly?
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Single Ship Riddle
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In The Middle Of The Ocean
You are on a sail boat and your in the middle of the ocean... the boat has four boards on the side that are 2 feet wide each... if the water level rises 4 feet, which board will the water reach?
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The Rising Tide Riddle
A ship is at dock and the tide rises 3 feet. If the water level is at 4 on the "water marks" on the side of the ship, what is the water level read now?
Hint:
The water level never changes...it remains at 4. The ship rises with the tide. The "water marks" on the side of a ship designates load and weight capacity. Did you answer this riddle correctly?
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Written With 3
Pronounced as one letter, But look and you'll see, That really I'm written with three. I'm read from both ends, The same either way.
What am I?
What am I?
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Not A Camera Riddle
I have a lid but Im not a can of paint
I have a lens but Im not a camera
Im in a socket but Im not a plug
I have an iris but Im not a bunch of flowers
I have lashes but I dont have a whip
What am I?
I have a lens but Im not a camera
Im in a socket but Im not a plug
I have an iris but Im not a bunch of flowers
I have lashes but I dont have a whip
What am I?
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Murdered On A Sunday Morning
A man is found murdered on a Sunday morning. His wife calls the police, who question the wife and the staff, and are given the following alibis:
the wife says she was sleeping,
the butler was cleaning the closet,
the gardener was picking vegetables,
the maid was getting the mail, and
the cook was preparing breakfast.
Immediately, the police arrest the murderer.
Who did it and how did the police know?
the wife says she was sleeping,
the butler was cleaning the closet,
the gardener was picking vegetables,
the maid was getting the mail, and
the cook was preparing breakfast.
Immediately, the police arrest the murderer.
Who did it and how did the police know?
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A Policeman Sees Her
A woman with no driver license goes the wrong way on a one-way street and turns left at a corner with a 'no left' turn sign. A policeman sees her but does nothing. Why?
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