Riddle: I have some matchsticks set up like this: I + XI = X. If you do not know Roman numerals, here is a quick starter: I=1 II=2 III=3 IV=4 V=5 VI=6 VII=7 VIII=8 IX=9 X=10 XI=11 XII=12 XIII=13 XIV=14 XV=15...... Of course, I + XI = X is wrong. You are told to move the minimum number of matchsticks to make the question correct. So, how many do you have to move?
Answer: Most people would get to one move at the least, but the real answer is zero moves. If you rotate the whole question around 180 degrees, it will display this: X = IX + I
Riddle: Finish the sequence: J F M A M J J A S O N _. What letter goes in the space?
Answer: The letter D. Because the letters are the first letters of months: January February March April May June July August September November So the D would be December.
Riddle: I am passed from person to person but no hands are needed. I often change in this exchange. Always changing never remaining the same. What am l?
Riddle: Seven kids are in line for a carnival ride. Third, in line is Joe, and two spots ahead of him are Kylie. Seventh in line is Kate, in front of Kate is Rylie, behind Joe is Chris, Elizabeth is ahead of John in line. What is the order of the line?
Answer: 1. Kylie 2. Elizabeth 3. Joe 4. Chris 5. John 6. Rylie 7. Kate.