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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:
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:
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:
If you have three oranges and you take away two, how many will you have?
Answer: the answer is 2 two you take 2.... (you have 2)
Riddle:
How can you give someone $63 using six bills, without using any one dollar bills?
Answer: 1 - $50 bill, 1 - $5 bill , 4 - $2 bills
Riddle:
Suppose you want to send in the mail a valuable object to a friend. You have a box which is big enough to hold the object. The box has a locking ring which is large enough to have a lock attached and you have several locks with keys. However, your friend does not have the key to any lock that you have. You cannot send the key in an unlocked box since it may be stolen or copied. How do you send the valuable object, locked, to your friend - so it may be opened by your friend?
Answer: Send the box with a lock attached and locked. Your friend attaches his or her own lock and sends the box back to you. You remove your lock and send it back to your friend. Your friend may then remove the lock she or he put on and open the box.
Riddle:
Dreaming of apples on a wall. And dreaming often, dear. I dreamed that, if I counted all, How many would appear?
How many?
Answer: And dreaming of ten, dear.
Riddle:
If seven cats kill seven rats in 7 minutes, how many would be needed to kill one hundred rats in 50 minutes?
Answer: 14.
Riddle:
A clock chimes 5 times in 4 seconds. How many times will it chime in 10 seconds?
Answer: 11 times. It chimes at zero and then once every second for 10 seconds.
