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.

If Eleven Plus Two Equals One, What Does Nine Plus Five Equal

POW: 04-08-2024

If eleven plus two equals one, what does nine plus five equal?

Answer: 11 o'clock plus 2 hours = 1 o'clock 9 o'clock plus 5 hours = 2 o'clock

How Many Times Can You Subtract The Number 5 From 25

POW: 04-01-2024

How many times can you subtract the number 5 from 25?

Answer: Once, because after you subtract 5 from 25 it becomes 20.

How Many Sides Does A Circle Have

POW: 03-25-2024

How many sides does a circle have?

Answer: Two. The inside and the outside.

The Frog And The Well

POW: 03-18-2024

A frog fell into a 12-foot-deep well. He could jump 3 feet, but every time he jumped 3 feet, he fell back 2 feet. How many times did he have to jump to get out of the well?

Answer: 10. On the tenth jump he cleared the edge of the well and thus did not fall back two feet.

A Sphere Has Three A Circle Has Two And A Point Has Zero

POW: 03-11-2024

A sphere has three, a circle has two, and a point has zero. What is it?

Answer: Dimensions.

Rungs Of A Ladder

POW: 03-04-2024

The rungs of a 10-foot ladder attached to a ship are 1 foot apart. If the water is rising at the rate of one foot an hour, how long will it take until the water covers the ladder?

Answer: It will never cover the ladder because as the water rises, so will the floating ship.

One Is To Three As Three Is To Five Riddle

POW: 02-26-2024

One is to three as three is to five and five is to four and four is the magic number. What is the pattern?

Answer: One has three letters in the word three has five letters in it five has four letters and four has four letters in it (if you try more numbers they will always come back to the number four: so four is the magic number)

Even Seven

POW: 02-19-2024

How do you make the number 7 even without addition, subtraction, multiplication, or division?

Answer: Drop the "S" and "seven" becomes "even".

How Do Eight Eights Add Up To One Thousand

POW: 02-12-2024

How can you write down eight eights so that they add up to one thousand?

Answer: 888 + 88 + 8 + 8 + 8 = 1000.

How Do You Measure Nine Minutes With Two Hourglasses?

POW: 02-05-2024

How can you measure nine minutes with have two hourglasses, one four minute and one seven minute?

Answer: Turn over both hourglasses at once. When the four-minute hourglass runs out, turn it over. When the seven-minute hourglass runs out, turn it over. When the four-minute timer runs out this time (eight minutes have elapsed), the seven-minute hourglass has been running for one minute. Now turn over the seven minute timer back over. When the timer runs out, nine minutes have elapsed.