What Color Is The Bear?
A man builds a house rectangular in shape. All the sides have southern exposure. A big bear walks by. What color is the bear? Why?
Hint:
The bear is white since the house is built on the North Pole. Did you answer this riddle correctly?
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Bus Driver Eyes
You are the bus driver. At your first stop, you pick up 29 people. On your second stop, 18 of those 29 people get off, and at the same time 10 new passengers arrive. At your next stop, 3 of those 10 passengers get off, and 13 new passengers come on. On your fourth stop 4 of the remaining 10 passengers get off, 6 of those new 13 passengers get off as well, then 17 new passengers get on. What is the color of the bus drivers eyes?
Hint:
The eye color of the reader of this problem. The first sentence is the key: "You are the bus driver". Did you answer this riddle correctly?
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The Crazy Bartender
A man walks into a bar and asks the barman for a glass of water. The barman pulls out a gun and points it at the man. The man says 'Thank you' and walks out. What happened?
Hint:
The man had hiccups. The barman recognised this from his speech and drew the gun in order to give him a shock. It worked and cured the hiccups - so the man no longer needed the water. Did you answer this riddle correctly?
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In A Basket All Alone Riddle
Once a little babe was drifting
In a basket all alone,
When the king's fair daughter found him-
Wished to have him for her own.
So she found the baby's mother
For his nurse that very day
But when he had grown to manhood,
He his people led away.
Who was he?
In a basket all alone,
When the king's fair daughter found him-
Wished to have him for her own.
So she found the baby's mother
For his nurse that very day
But when he had grown to manhood,
He his people led away.
Who was he?
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A Goat, A Wolf, And A Head Of Cabbage
A man has a goat, a wolf, and a head of cabbage. He comes to a river that has no bridge, but a small boat to cross the river. The boat can hold only one of the three things he has. If he takes over the wolf first, the goat will eat the cabbage. If he take over the cabbage first, the wolf will eat the goat.
How does he solve the problem?
How does he solve the problem?
Hint:
First, he takes over the goat. Then, he takes over the cabbage, but takes the goat back. Then, he takes over the wolf. Finally, he takes over the goat again. Did you answer this riddle correctly?
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Soldiers Across A River
A detachment of soldiers must cross a river. The bridge is broken, the river is deep. What to do?
Suddenly the officer in charge spots two boys playing in a row boat by the shore.
The boat is so tiny however, that is could only hold two boys or one soldier.
Still all the soldiers make it across the river in the boat. How?
Suddenly the officer in charge spots two boys playing in a row boat by the shore.
The boat is so tiny however, that is could only hold two boys or one soldier.
Still all the soldiers make it across the river in the boat. How?
Hint:
First the boys cross the river and 1 boy comes back and gets a soldier and keeps going back until all the soldiers have made it across safely. Did you answer this riddle correctly?
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Today's Bar Special Riddle
A man walks into a bar and says: Give me today's special. The bartender says: In a shot or a bottle? The man says: In a shot. The bartender gives it to him. He drinks it and then he dies. Why did he die?
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A Book In A Bar Riddle
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A Bed That Never Sleeps
What can run but never walks, has a mouth but never talks, has a head but never weeps, has a bed but never sleeps?
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Breakfast And Tea Riddle
People speak through me, yet I do not make a sound.
People can sell me, yet I have many clones.
I can bring you laughter between breakfast and tea,
Yet I can also break your heart easily.
I cover the earth like trees of old,
Whose leaves can blind and yet enfold.
People can sell me, yet I have many clones.
I can bring you laughter between breakfast and tea,
Yet I can also break your heart easily.
I cover the earth like trees of old,
Whose leaves can blind and yet enfold.
Hint:
A book. Authors can speak to you through a book, yet the book makes no sound. Books are sold and have many duplicate copies. A book can bring the reader to tears and laughter, they span the globe and the leaves of a book (a single sheet in a book is called a leaf) can get you wrapped up in the story that youre unaware of whats going on around you. Did you answer this riddle correctly?
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Late For The Bus Riddle
A married couple is traveling by bus on dangerous mountain roads. Midway through their journey the bus stops for snacks and a restroom break. The couple is enjoying the postcards in the store when the bus driver curtly tells them its past time to leave. Fifteen minutes after, the bus is hit by a mud slide and two people are killed. The couple blames themselves for the deaths. Why?
Hint:
They blame themselves because they caused the bus to be late. If they had been on time, the bus would have already passed the location of the mud slide. Did you answer this riddle correctly?
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The Bus Stop Riddle
An empty bus pulls up at a stop and 5 people get on. At the next stop 5 people get off and twice as many people get on as at the first stop. At the third stop 10 people get off.
How many people are on the bus at this point?
How many people are on the bus at this point?
Hint:
Ne, the bus driver.
On the 1st stop, 5 people get on. On the 2nd stop, 5 people get off and 10 (twice as many as at 1st stop) people get on. On the 3rd stop, 10 people get off. So there are (5 5 + 10 10) 0 passengers left, which leaves the bus driver as the only person on board the bus. Did you answer this riddle correctly?
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On the 1st stop, 5 people get on. On the 2nd stop, 5 people get off and 10 (twice as many as at 1st stop) people get on. On the 3rd stop, 10 people get off. So there are (5 5 + 10 10) 0 passengers left, which leaves the bus driver as the only person on board the bus. Did you answer this riddle correctly?
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A Place Where People Stand
Go to a place where people stand
The roads are wide and the vehicles grand
A booth showing tickets for sale on top
This the place where the coaches stop
Where is this place?
The roads are wide and the vehicles grand
A booth showing tickets for sale on top
This the place where the coaches stop
Where is this place?
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From Block To Block Riddle
I carry lots of people.
I pick them up and drop them off.
I might travel from city to city.
I might only go from block to block.
I am a...
I pick them up and drop them off.
I might travel from city to city.
I might only go from block to block.
I am a...
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One Big Family Riddle
Four people are sitting around a campfire after a long day of recreation, when one man comments: "Do you realize that around this campfire, the four of us include a mother, father, brother, sister, son, daughter, niece, nephew, aunt, uncle and a couple cousins"?. If everyone is related by blood (with no unusual marriages) how is this possible?
Hint:
The campfire circle includes a woman and her brother. The woman's daughter and the man's son are also present. Did you answer this riddle correctly?
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