Riddle:
Edward is as old as Benjamin used to be when Edward was as old as Benjamin is now.
Benjamin is 36. How old is Edward?
Answer: Edward is 48.
Riddle:
I have three USA coins. They are not a quarter, dime or penny and they add up to 60 cents.
What are the coins?
Answer: A 50 cent piece and 2 nickels.
Riddle:
Alice is walking through the forest of forgetfulness. She wants to know what day of the week it is. She stops and asks a lion and a unicorn. Now the lion lies all of the time on Monday, Tuesday, and Wednesday. The unicorn always lies on Thursday, Friday, and Saturday. Alice asks the lion what day it is, he says, "Well, yesterday was one of my lying days." Alice can't figure it out just from the lion's answer so she asks the unicorn and the unicorn says, "Yesterday was also one of my lying days." What day is it?
Answer: Thursday.
Riddle:
Four men were in a boat on the lake. The boat turns over, and all four men sink to the bottom of the lake, yet not a single man got wet! Why?
Answer: Because they were all married and not single.
Riddle:
Two cars were involved in an accident in the center of town. The man who was driving a little green car, had overtaken a big black car. The driver had misjudged the distance between him and the on-coming traffic and had to swerve back in, causing the black car to swerve and crash into a shop window. When the occupants of the cars were examined everyone in the green car was okay, but in the black car was one dead man. However, the driver of the green car was not charged with manslaughter, why was this so?
Answer: The black car was a hearse and was on its way to a funeral.
Riddle:
The following sentence is false. The preceding sentence is true. Are these sentences true or false?
Answer: Neither, it's a paradox. If the first is true, then the second must be false, which makes the first false; it doesn't work.
Riddle:
What is the missing half of each word pair?
1. Hot and
2. Lock and
3. Black and
4. Scream and
5. Body and
6. Left and
7. Bacon and
8. Cat and
9. Up and
10. Burgers and
Answer: 1. Cold
2. Key
3. White/Blue
4. Shout
5. Soul
6. Right
7. Eggs
8. Mouse
9. Down
10. Fries
Riddle:
Are the below statements True or False?
1. The Washington Monument is in Washington D.C.?
2. The Pacific Ocean is on the east coast of North America?
3. There are 12 months in every Gregorian year?
4. The color red is a primary color?
5. Lincoln was the the third president of the United States?
Answer: 1. T
2. F
3. T
4. T
5. F
Riddle:
If you toss a die and it comes up with the number one 9 times in a row, what is the probability that it will come up with one on the next throw?
Answer: One in six. A die has no memory of what it last showed.
Riddle:
1. Trigonometry, Geometry, Cirrus, Calculus
2. Comic book, Atlas, Novel, Brain teasers book
3. Otter, Shark, Dolphin, Sea Lion
4. Pen, Pencil, Eraser, Chalk
5. Golden Delicious, Bartlett, Granny Smith, Jonathon
Which one does not belong to each line?
Answer: 1. Cirrus because the others are all mathematics
2. Atlas because the others are all for leisure/pleasure reading
3. Shark because the others are all marine mammals
4. Chalk because the others are all desk tools
5. Bartlett because the others are types of apples
Riddle:
A store has on sale a computer and word processor small enough to fit in your pocket. It can add, multiply, subtract, divide, and write in all languages. A delete device will correct any error. No electricity is required to operate it. The price? Only a few cents! How can the store make a profit by selling it so cheap?
Answer: The computer is a wooden pencil with an eraser!
Riddle:
A queen bee was buzzing, a worker bee was buzzing, a honey bee was buzzing, and a killer bee was buzzing.
How many bees were in buzzing?
Answer: One. There is only one b in the word buzzing
Riddle:
A man sails off on a cruise between Mexico and the USA. He does not stop at any ports and does not even come out of the cabin, yet he makes $300,000 from his trip.
How?
Answer: He's a smuggler.
Riddle:
'When Gwen is twice as old as Dean, Then I shall be just 17. But Gwendoline was 23 When Dean was twice as old as me.' Thats what Bill said.
So tell us then, How old he was when Dean was ten?
Answer: Eight.
Riddle:
Which of the seven dwarfs never speaks?
Answer: Dopey.
Riddle:
What is the difference between a lady and a postage stamp?
Answer: One is female, the other is mail-fee.
Riddle:
Use all letters of this sentence once each only to spell out three animals.
'TALL ELEPHANT OR APEMAN'
What are the three animals?
Answer: PANTHER, ANTELOPE, LLAMA
Riddle:
Why do black sheep eat less than white sheep?
Answer: Because there are less black sheep in the world than white.
Riddle:
I was born in the 18th century, yet still live on today. Appearing on TV when I have something to say. Called everything from "honest" to a dirty rotten "crook", I used to wear a wig, but have had several looks. I've always had a party, but never disturb the neighbors. I've been shot at many times - major stories for the papers. What am I?
Answer: The Office of the President of the United States.
Riddle:
Can you Form a word from the letters? A B C D E F G I. (note; the word is hyphenated)
Answer: Big-Faced.
