Knights Of The Round Table Riddle
King Arthur, Merlin, Sir Lancelot, Sir Gawain, and Guinevere decide to go to their favorite restaurant to share some mead and grilled meats. They sit down at a round table for five, and as soon as they do, Lancelot notes, "We sat down around the table in age order! What are the odds of that?"
Merlin smiles broadly. "This is easily solved without any magic." He then shared the answer. What did he say the odds were?
Merlin smiles broadly. "This is easily solved without any magic." He then shared the answer. What did he say the odds were?
Hint: Does it matter if they are sitting clockwise or counterclockwise? Or where the oldest sits?
The odds are 11:1. (The probability is 1/12.)
Imagine they sat down in age order, with each person randomly picking a seat. The first person is guaranteed to pick a seat that "works". The second oldest can sit to his right or left, since these five can sit either clockwise or counterclockwise. The probability of picking a seat that works is thus 2/4, or 1/2. The third oldest now has three chairs to choose from, one of which continues the progression in the order determined by the second person, for a probability of 1/3. This leaves two seats for the fourth oldest, or a 1/2 chance. The youngest would thus be guaranteed to sit in the right seat, since there is only one seat left. This gives 1 * 1/2 * 1/3 * 1/2 * 1 = 1/12, or 11:1 odds against. Did you answer this riddle correctly?
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Imagine they sat down in age order, with each person randomly picking a seat. The first person is guaranteed to pick a seat that "works". The second oldest can sit to his right or left, since these five can sit either clockwise or counterclockwise. The probability of picking a seat that works is thus 2/4, or 1/2. The third oldest now has three chairs to choose from, one of which continues the progression in the order determined by the second person, for a probability of 1/3. This leaves two seats for the fourth oldest, or a 1/2 chance. The youngest would thus be guaranteed to sit in the right seat, since there is only one seat left. This gives 1 * 1/2 * 1/3 * 1/2 * 1 = 1/12, or 11:1 odds against. Did you answer this riddle correctly?
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Im a type of public transport
Which follows a certain route
The wheels on me go round and round
Of that there should be no doubt
What am I?
Which follows a certain route
The wheels on me go round and round
Of that there should be no doubt
What am I?
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This is a method of transport
It is what is used by Greyhound
According to a well-known song
The wheels on this go round and round
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According to a well-known song
The wheels on this go round and round
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I'm the part of a bird that stays on the ground, not in the sky, I can swim along the ocean floor and remain dry? What am I?
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If you feel one of these
Finding a safe place is a must
As the ground moving is caused
By vibrations in the Earths crust
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As the ground moving is caused
By vibrations in the Earths crust
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If a the police were investigating a suicide and all there was was a man hanging from the roof a collapsed wood box and a puddle on the ground and a match found inside the box how did this man die.
Hint:
He was standing on a box with ice in it he threw a match in the hole in the box it eventually melted the ice and made the wooden box collapse Did you answer this riddle correctly?
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I go up and I go down,
towards the sky and the ground.
I'm present and past tense too,
Let's go for a ride, me and you.
What am I?
towards the sky and the ground.
I'm present and past tense too,
Let's go for a ride, me and you.
What am I?
Hint:
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I am thick but hollow, both on and above the ground
I am not only square but am also round
I keep people in and I keep people out
I could not be moved but once fell at a shout
I am in the Bible - what am I?
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I keep people in and I keep people out
I could not be moved but once fell at a shout
I am in the Bible - what am I?
Hint: Joshua 6
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I go very far, so there's no need to push.
Bigger than a car, yet can hide in a bush.
They say I go round and round, like a top.
I move on the ground until I reach a stop.
What am I?
Bigger than a car, yet can hide in a bush.
They say I go round and round, like a top.
I move on the ground until I reach a stop.
What am I?
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