Winning A Tennis Game Riddle
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The Burning Island
You are in the center of on an island that is a kilometer long and half a kilometer wide. The vegetation is very dry from a long drought. Suddenly it catches fire at one end of the island, and a strong wind is blowing it towards you, burning the whole width of the island. There's no beach, only steep cliffs, and the sea is full of sharks. What can you do?
Hint:
Set fire to the other half of the island then walk behind the fire on to the burnt ground Did you answer this riddle correctly?
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Coin In A Bottle Riddle
If you put a small coin into a an empty wine bottle and replace the cork, how would you get the coin out of the bottle without taking out the cork or breaking the bottle?
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The Table Tennis Ball
A table tennis ball fell into a tight deep pipe. The pipe was only a bit wider then the ball, so you can not use your hand. How would you take it out, with no damage?
Hint:
Pour some water into the pipe so that the ball swims up on the surface. Did you answer this riddle correctly?
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Three Switches Riddle
Three switches outside a windowless room are connected to three light bulbs inside the room. How can you determine which switch is connected to which bulb if you are only allowed to enter the room once?
Hint:
Switch on the first switch, leave it for a minute, and then switch it off again. Then switch on the second switch and enter the room. The second switch will be connected to the light that is on, the first switch will be connected to the light with the warm bulb, and the third switch will be connected to the light with the cold bulb. Did you answer this riddle correctly?
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The Barrel With No Lid
There is a barrel with no lid and some beer in it. "This barrel is more than half full," said Chuck. "No it's not," say Joe. "It's less than half full." Without any measuring implements and without removing any beer from the barrel, how can they easily determine who is correct?
Hint:
They must tilt the barrel until the beer reaches the rim of the barrel. If they can see the bottom of the barrel then it is less than half full. Did you answer this riddle correctly?
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Out For Pizza Riddle
A group of ten people are going out for pizza but only two of them have an umbrella to keep them dry. But they manage to walk all the way to the pizza place without getting wet.
How is this possible?
How is this possible?
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Locked In A Room
Rooney was locked in a room by kidnappers.
All that is in the room is a piano, calendar, and a bed. The room is locked from the outside.
What does he eat, drink, and how does he escape and get out?
All that is in the room is a piano, calendar, and a bed. The room is locked from the outside.
What does he eat, drink, and how does he escape and get out?
Hint:
Rooney eats the 'dates' on the calendar, gets water from the waterbed, and uses the piano key to escape. Did you answer this riddle correctly?
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The House Of Seeing
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There is a house. One enters it blind and leaves it seeing. What is it? Did you answer this riddle correctly?
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The Riddle Of Legs
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The answer to all three is a baby. True, it crawls on all fours, but cut off its legs and it can only wiggle on two limbs. Give it a crutch, it can hobble around on three. Did you answer this riddle correctly?
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Coffee Diner Riddle
A man walks into a diner and sits down. There's a new waitress working that he's never seen before. When she comes to his table to take his order, he says "Just a cup of coffee please." A few minutes later the waitress brings the man his coffee and heads back to the kitchen. A short while later, the man notices that there is a fly in his coffee and calls the waitress back. He asks her nicely to bring him another cup. The waitress brings the man's cup of coffee back to the kitchen and returns a few moments later. "Here you are, I poured you a new cup of coffee, no fly this time" she says and hands him the cup. The waitress turns around and starts to head back to the kitchen. She only takes a few steps before she hears the man shout out "Hey, this is the same cup of coffee, all you did was remove the fly!"
Assuming the coffee was still hot, how did the man know it was the same cup of coffee?
Assuming the coffee was still hot, how did the man know it was the same cup of coffee?
Hint: A man walks into a diner and sits down. There's a new waitress working that he's never seen before. When she comes to his table to take his order, he says "Just a cup of coffee please." A few minutes later the waitress brings the man his coffee and heads
Because the coffee was sweet. The man had added sugar to his coffee before noticing the fly. When the waitress brought him the "new" cup of coffee, he took a sip (to check whether it was in fact a newly poured cup of coffee) and noticed that the coffee was "already" sweet. Did you answer this riddle correctly?
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Tea Cups On The Table
Hint: Try reading the question out loud.
The answer is 3 tea cups because the question was not forty cups it was four tea cups. Did you answer this riddle correctly?
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Weight From A Barrel Riddle
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The 100 Seat Airplane
People are waiting in line to board a 100-seat airplane. Steve is the first person in the line. He gets on the plane but suddenly can't remember what his seat number is, so he picks a seat at random. After that, each person who gets on the plane sits in their assigned seat if it's available, otherwise they will choose an open seat at random to sit in.
The flight is full and you are last in line. What is the probability that you get to sit in your assigned seat?
The flight is full and you are last in line. What is the probability that you get to sit in your assigned seat?
Hint: You don't need to use complex math to solve this riddle. Consider these two questions:
What happens if somebody sits in your seat?
What happens if somebody sits in Steve's assigned seat?
The correct answer is 1/2.
The chase that the first person in line takes your seat is equal to the chance that he takes his own seat. If he takes his own seat initially then you have a 100% chance of sitting in your seat, if he takes your seat you have a 0 percent chance. Now after the first person has picked a seat, the second person will enter the plan and, if the first person has sat in his seat, he will pick randomly, and again, the chance that he picks your seat is equal to the chance he picks someone your seat. The motion will continue until someone sits in the first persons seat, at this point the remaining people standing in line which each be able to sit in their own seats. Well how does that probability look in equation form? (2/100) * 50% + (98/100) * ( (2/98) * 50% + (96/98) * ( (2/96) * (50%) +... (2/2) * (50%) ) ) This expansion reduces to 1/2.
An easy way to see this is trying the problem with a 3 or 4 person scenario (pretend its a car). Both scenarios have probabilities of 1/2. Did you answer this riddle correctly?
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The chase that the first person in line takes your seat is equal to the chance that he takes his own seat. If he takes his own seat initially then you have a 100% chance of sitting in your seat, if he takes your seat you have a 0 percent chance. Now after the first person has picked a seat, the second person will enter the plan and, if the first person has sat in his seat, he will pick randomly, and again, the chance that he picks your seat is equal to the chance he picks someone your seat. The motion will continue until someone sits in the first persons seat, at this point the remaining people standing in line which each be able to sit in their own seats. Well how does that probability look in equation form? (2/100) * 50% + (98/100) * ( (2/98) * 50% + (96/98) * ( (2/96) * (50%) +... (2/2) * (50%) ) ) This expansion reduces to 1/2.
An easy way to see this is trying the problem with a 3 or 4 person scenario (pretend its a car). Both scenarios have probabilities of 1/2. Did you answer this riddle correctly?
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Two Trains Riddle
Two incredibly high speed trains are charging at a speed of 250 mph, on the same track, starting from opposite directions. They leave at the same exact time and continue at the same exact speed. They never slow down. The two trains never touch...how is that possible?
Hint:
The two trains begin back-to-back and charge the track away from each other. Did you answer this riddle correctly?
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1. I tried to catch some fog earlier, but I mist.
2. Why can't bicycles stand up by themselves? Because they're two-tired.
3. Did you hear about the kidnapping at the playground? They woke up.
4. Why couldn't the bicycle stand up by itself? Because it was two-tired.
5. I told my wife she was drawing her eyebrows too high. She looked surprised.
6. Why did the tomato turn red? Because it saw the salad dressing.
7. Why did the turkey cross the road twice? To prove he wasn't chicken.
8. Why don't scientists trust atoms? Because they make up everything.
9. I'm reading a book on the history of glue. I just can't seem to put it down.
10. A man walked into a bar with a parrot on his shoulder. The bartender asked, "What's the bird for?" The parrot replied, "I'm just here for the beer."
11. Why don't seagulls fly by the bay? Because then they would be bagels.
12. I saw a sign on a store that said "Open 24/7". I went there at 3am and it was closed.
13. Why did the pineapple stop in the middle of the road? Because it ran out of juice.
14. Why did the tomato turn red and start running? Because it saw the ketchup.
15. Why can't you hear a pterodactyl use the bathroom? Because the pee is silent.
16. What do you call a pony with a cough? A little horse.
17. Why did the banana go to the doctor? Because it wasn't peeling well.
18. Why don't scientists trust atoms? Because they make up everything.
19. Why was the math book sad? Because it had too many problems.
20. Why did the coffee file a police report? It got mugged.
21. Why did the tomato turn red? It saw the salad dressing.
22. Why did the cookie go to the doctor? It was feeling crumbly.
23. Why did the scarecrow win an award? Because he was outstanding in his field.
24. Why don't skeletons fight each other? They don't have the guts.
25. Why did the grape stop in the middle of the road? It ran out of juice.
26. Why were the math book's eyes red? Because it had too many problems.
27. What do you get when you cross a snowman and a shark? Frostbite.
28. Why was the computer cold? It left its Windows open.
29. What do you call a funny mountain? Hill-arious.
30. Why did the horse leave the bar? He felt a little stirrup.
31. Why did the chicken cross the playground? To get to the other slide.
32. Why did the banana go to the doctor? Because it wasn't peeling well.
33. Why did the robbers take a shower before they robbed the bank? They wanted to make a clean getaway.
34. Why don't spiders go on the internet? They already have the web.
35. Why don't skeletons go trick-or-treating? They don't have the guts.
36. What do you call it when a snowman has a temper tantrum? A meltdown.
37. What do you call a snobbish criminal that often commits multiple robberies in the same place? A thief who is stuck up.
38. Why did the chicken cross the playground? To get to the other slide.
39. Why did the computer keep sneezing? It had a virus.
40. Why did the tomato turn into a fruit punch? Because it saw the pitcher.
41. What do you call a robot that likes to tell jokes? Laugh-a-tron.
42. Why do fish live in salt water? Because pepper makes them sneeze.
43. What do you get when you cross a snowman and a vampire? Frostbite.
44. Why was the math book sad? Because it had too many problems.
45. Why did the bicycle fall over? It couldn't keep its balance.
46. Why did the tomato turn into a grape? It got squished.
47. What do you get when you cross a snowman and a freezer? Frostbite.
48. Why did the baker go to therapy? He kneaded help.
49. Why can't you trust atoms? Because they make up everything.
50. Why was the cookie sad? Because it was feeling crumbly.
1. I tried to catch some fog earlier, but I mist.
2. Why can't bicycles stand up by themselves? Because they're two-tired.
3. Did you hear about the kidnapping at the playground? They woke up.
4. Why couldn't the bicycle stand up by itself? Because it was two-tired.
5. I told my wife she was drawing her eyebrows too high. She looked surprised.
6. Why did the tomato turn red? Because it saw the salad dressing.
7. Why did the turkey cross the road twice? To prove he wasn't chicken.
8. Why don't scientists trust atoms? Because they make up everything.
9. I'm reading a book on the history of glue. I just can't seem to put it down.
10. A man walked into a bar with a parrot on his shoulder. The bartender asked, "What's the bird for?" The parrot replied, "I'm just here for the beer."
11. Why don't seagulls fly by the bay? Because then they would be bagels.
12. I saw a sign on a store that said "Open 24/7". I went there at 3am and it was closed.
13. Why did the pineapple stop in the middle of the road? Because it ran out of juice.
14. Why did the tomato turn red and start running? Because it saw the ketchup.
15. Why can't you hear a pterodactyl use the bathroom? Because the pee is silent.
16. What do you call a pony with a cough? A little horse.
17. Why did the banana go to the doctor? Because it wasn't peeling well.
18. Why don't scientists trust atoms? Because they make up everything.
19. Why was the math book sad? Because it had too many problems.
20. Why did the coffee file a police report? It got mugged.
21. Why did the tomato turn red? It saw the salad dressing.
22. Why did the cookie go to the doctor? It was feeling crumbly.
23. Why did the scarecrow win an award? Because he was outstanding in his field.
24. Why don't skeletons fight each other? They don't have the guts.
25. Why did the grape stop in the middle of the road? It ran out of juice.
26. Why were the math book's eyes red? Because it had too many problems.
27. What do you get when you cross a snowman and a shark? Frostbite.
28. Why was the computer cold? It left its Windows open.
29. What do you call a funny mountain? Hill-arious.
30. Why did the horse leave the bar? He felt a little stirrup.
31. Why did the chicken cross the playground? To get to the other slide.
32. Why did the banana go to the doctor? Because it wasn't peeling well.
33. Why did the robbers take a shower before they robbed the bank? They wanted to make a clean getaway.
34. Why don't spiders go on the internet? They already have the web.
35. Why don't skeletons go trick-or-treating? They don't have the guts.
36. What do you call it when a snowman has a temper tantrum? A meltdown.
37. What do you call a snobbish criminal that often commits multiple robberies in the same place? A thief who is stuck up.
38. Why did the chicken cross the playground? To get to the other slide.
39. Why did the computer keep sneezing? It had a virus.
40. Why did the tomato turn into a fruit punch? Because it saw the pitcher.
41. What do you call a robot that likes to tell jokes? Laugh-a-tron.
42. Why do fish live in salt water? Because pepper makes them sneeze.
43. What do you get when you cross a snowman and a vampire? Frostbite.
44. Why was the math book sad? Because it had too many problems.
45. Why did the bicycle fall over? It couldn't keep its balance.
46. Why did the tomato turn into a grape? It got squished.
47. What do you get when you cross a snowman and a freezer? Frostbite.
48. Why did the baker go to therapy? He kneaded help.
49. Why can't you trust atoms? Because they make up everything.
50. Why was the cookie sad? Because it was feeling crumbly.