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:
'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:
Why do black sheep eat less than white sheep?
Answer: Because there are less black sheep in the world than white.
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:
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:
Which of the seven dwarfs never speaks?
Answer: Dopey.
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:
What is the value of 1/2 of 2/3 of 3/4 of 4/5 of 5/6 of 6/7 of 7/8 of 8/9 of 9/10 of 1,000?
Answer: One hundred - work backwards and you will understand.
Riddle:
What is the difference between a lady and a postage stamp?
Answer: One is female, the other is mail-fee.
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.
Riddle:
How many times does the long hand of the clock pass the short hand between midnight one day and midnight the following day? As both hands are together at the starting time of midnight this does not count as a pass.
Answer: 21.
Riddle:
In the back yard, there is a hollow stump, that contains six ears of corn. If a healthy squirrel carries out only three ears each day, how many days will it take to empty the stump?
Answer: Six. Each day the squirrel will carry out the two ears on his head plus one ear of corn.
Riddle:
Which is the largest room in the world?
Answer: The room for improvement.
Riddle:
A train just leaves a station and enters a tunnel. Where is the best place for a claustrophobic person to sit?
Answer: In the back. See, the train is still accelerating as it is leaving the station so the train will be moving faster when the back of the train enters the tunnel.
Riddle:
Why is your eye like a boy being whipped?
Answer: It is under the lash.
Riddle:
Name three things that?
1. Are red
2. Can swim
3. Give off heat
Answer: Answers may vary.
1. Apples, Roses, Stop Signs
2. Fish, Dogs, Snakes
3. Sun, Fire, Your body
Riddle:
A person gets up 180 times every night and sleeps for at least 7 hours at a time. Where does the person live?
Answer: At the North or South Pole.
