Problem of the Week

A riddle problem is a question or statement intentionally phrased so as to require ingenuity in ascertaining its answer or meaning, typically presented as a game. Below is a list of the past problem of the week riddles in descending chronological order.

When Can You Add Two To Eleven And Get One

POW: 11-18-2024

When can you add two to eleven and get one as the correct answer?

Answer: When you add two hours to eleven o'clock, you get one o'clock.

If You Have Two Coins Which Total 35 Cents And One Of The Coins Is Not A Dim

POW: 11-04-2024

If you have two coins which total 35 cents and one of the coins is not a dime, what are the two coins?

Answer: A quarter and a dime. One coin is not a dime, but the other one is.

A 300 Ft. Train Is Traveling 300 Ft. Per Minute Must Travel Through A 300 Ft. Long Tunnel

POW: 10-28-2024

A 300 ft. train is traveling 300 ft. per minute must travel through a 300 ft. long tunnel. How long will it take the train to travel through the tunnel?

Answer: Two minutes. It takes the front of the train one minute and the rest of the train will take two minutes to clear the tunnel.

Three Playing Cards In A Row

POW: 10-21-2024

Three playing cards in a row. Can you name them with these clues? There is a two to the right of a king. A diamond will be found to the left of a spade. An ace is to the left of a heart. A heart is to the left of a spade. Now, identify all three cards.

Answer: Ace of Diamonds, King of Hearts, Two of Spades.

Can You Combine Plus Signs And Five 2's To Get 28

POW: 10-14-2024

Can you combine plus signs and five 2's to get 28? Can you combine plus signs and eight 8's to get 1,000?

Answer: 22+2+2+2=28; 888+88+8+8+8=1,000

A Horse Is Tied To A Post By A Rope

POW: 10-07-2024

A horse is tied to a five-meter rope in front of an old saloon. Six meters behind the horse is a bale of hay. Without breaking his rope, the horse is able to eat the hay whenever he chooses. How is this possible?

Answer: The rope is not tied to anything else.

Three Squares Out Of Eight Sticks Riddle

POW: 09-30-2024

Take eight small sticks, four of which are half the length of the other four. How can you make three equal squares out of the sticks?

Answer: Use the longer four sticks to be sharing sides between the squares and at the end their should be three intertwined squares.

I Am A Three Digit Number

POW: 09-23-2024

I am a three digit number. My tens digit is five more than my ones digit. My hundreds digit is eight less than my tens digit. What number am I?

Answer: Number 194.

Handy Math Teachers

POW: 09-16-2024

What is the most useful instrument in a mathematics teacher's tool kit?

Answer: Multi-pilers!

There Are 2 Ducks In Front Of 2 Other Ducks

POW: 09-09-2024

There are 2 ducks in front of 2 other ducks. There are 2 ducks behind 2 other ducks. There are 2 ducks beside 2 other ducks. How many ducks are there?

Answer: Just four, in a square formation.

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