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Riddle:
A bird has a head 9cm long. The tail is equal to the size of the head plus a half of the size of the body. The body is the size of the head plus the tail.
How long is the bird?
Answer: 72cm. Th head is 9cm. The tail is 18 + 9= 27cm. The body is 9 + 18 + 9= 36cm. 9 + 27 + 36= 72cm.
Riddle:
This number added to it's square, and the digits of that summation added together, bring it back to itself. What is it?
Answer: 3. 3 squared is 9. 3+9=12. Take the two digits of the summation and add them; 1+2=3. In short; 3-9-12-3. This can also work with the number 0 and 9.
Riddle:
What is another name for the season of fall?
Answer: Autumn.
Riddle:
As defendants, we deny all involvement in the unscrupulous dealings which have come to light in the recent government investigation. What country name is hidden in the previous sentence?
Answer: Sweden. "defendant-S, we den-y".
Riddle:
If 6 doubloons are worth 1 1/2 ducats, how many ducats are 27 doubloons worth?
Answer: 6 3/4 ducats (27/6=4 1/2. 4 1/2 x 1 1/2= 6 3/4)
Riddle:
How can you insert the numbers 1-9 inclusive each only, into the calculation to arrive at the answer 100?
( - ) + + - - - = 100
Answer: ( 7 - 5 )² + 96 + 8 - 4 - 3 - 1 = 100
Riddle:
What came first the chicken or the egg?
Answer: The chicken. There had to be a chicken in order for the egg to be layed.
Riddle:
What year of this century is the same when its number is upside down? What year of the previous century is the same when inverted?
Answer: 1961 and 1881.
Riddle:
Two wine merchants arrive at the gates of Paris. One has 64 and the other 20 barrels of wine. Since they have not enough money to pay the custom duties, the first pays 40 francs and 5 barrels of wine. The second pays 2 barrels of wine but receives 40 francs in change.
What is the value of each barrel of wine and what is the duty payable?
Answer: The value of a barrel is 120 francs and the duty is 10 francs a barrel.
Riddle:
It takes the town hall clock 6 seconds to strike 4 o'clock in the afternoon. How long does it take to strike midnight?
Answer: 22 Seconds.
