Something I Seek
There is something I seek.
While it is bound, it chooses kings and peasants.
When it is freed, it foretells war or woe.
While it bound, it propels men's lusts and furies.
When it is freed, it tumbles, falls, and fades.
While it is bound, life will often thrive.
When it is freed, death will often follow.
What do I seek?
While it is bound, it chooses kings and peasants.
When it is freed, it foretells war or woe.
While it bound, it propels men's lusts and furies.
When it is freed, it tumbles, falls, and fades.
While it is bound, life will often thrive.
When it is freed, death will often follow.
What do I seek?
Hint:
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?
YES NO
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?
YES NO
Red Fruit Riddle
I am a fruit thats red
Thats often used in a smoothie
Im bought in a punnet
And made into jam and jelly
I am?
Thats often used in a smoothie
Im bought in a punnet
And made into jam and jelly
I am?
Hint:
Winged Creatures Riddle
These winged creatures often scare people
If you touch one you are brave
Theyre often found just hanging out
Upside down inside a cave
What are these creatures?
If you touch one you are brave
Theyre often found just hanging out
Upside down inside a cave
What are these creatures?
Hint:
Found Beneath A Chimney
I can keep you warm but Im not a scarf
Im often made of brick or stone but Im not a wall
I sometimes have a poker but I dont have a deck of cards
I contain logs but Im not a forest
Im found beneath a chimney but Im not Santa
What could I be?
Im often made of brick or stone but Im not a wall
I sometimes have a poker but I dont have a deck of cards
I contain logs but Im not a forest
Im found beneath a chimney but Im not Santa
What could I be?
Hint:
Ready To Roll
I get laid in an alley.
I often end up in the middle of your split.
When you slip your finger inside me, I'm ready to roll.
What am I ?
I often end up in the middle of your split.
When you slip your finger inside me, I'm ready to roll.
What am I ?
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 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:
Keeping Your Food Cool
This has something to control its temperature
But it's not an air conditioner unit
It is in your kitchen and it has a door
And it often has meat, cheese and milk in it
But it's not an air conditioner unit
It is in your kitchen and it has a door
And it often has meat, cheese and milk in it
Hint:
Push It Round Riddle
This often has two wheels
But it's not a bike you ride
Plug it in and push it round
And it cleans your floors inside
But it's not a bike you ride
Plug it in and push it round
And it cleans your floors inside
Hint:
In Every House
This is something in every house
Of that I am quite certain
It has a toilet, a tub and
Often a shower curtain
Of that I am quite certain
It has a toilet, a tub and
Often a shower curtain
Hint:
In The Bathroom It Is Seen
This is something that is white
In a bathroom it is seen
One outside that doesn't flush
Often gets called a latrine
In a bathroom it is seen
One outside that doesn't flush
Often gets called a latrine
Hint:
Tub Sink And Towels
Whose name contains three vowels
It often has a tub, sink and some towels
Hint:
Adorning Doors Riddle
I am the shape of a circle and generally green. On Christmas doors and walls I am often seen. Body parts remaining: 6
Hint:
Atop The Christmas Tree
Hint:
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