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You have 14 pink socks, 14 red socks and 14 white socks in your sock drawer. How many socks would you have to remove at random without looking, to definitely have a matching pair?
Four
What five-letter word gets shorter when you add two letters to it?
Short
There's a one storey house where everything in it is yellow. The walls, the carpets, the beds and all the other furniture is completely yellow. The house has yellow cutlery, a yellow fridge, and yellow pictures on the walls. What colour are the stairs in the house?
There are no stairs!
I am never exactly what I appear to be. I may seem straight forward, but I'm afraid that is only skin deep. Mystery most often lies beneath my simple words. Sharpen your wits, and open your eyes. Read me backwards, forwards, upside down. Look beyond my exteriors and answer this simple question. What am I?
A riddle
If there are three apples & you took away two, how many do you have?
Two
What’s the longest word in the English language?
Smiles. Because there’s a mile between the beginning and the end
My name is Toby, I live on a farm with four other dogs who are my brothers and sisters. Their names are Spot, Snowy, Brownie and Rex. What do you think the fifth dog's name is?
Toby
I'm the beginning of ideas, since nearly the start of time. I'm a simple object but what you use me for can often be quite frustrating. You can make me beautiful or a complete mess. I can help you solve problems and tell people you love them. I have some of the most valuable things in the world on me, but most people own me. You can use me to make anything. What am I?
Paper
Ten copycats were sitting in a boat. One jumped out. How many were left?
None. They were copycats so they all jumped out!
What begins with T ends with T and has T in it?
a Teapot
You’re driving a city bus. At the first stop, five women get on. At the second stop, one woman gets off and two men get on. At the third stop, three children get on. The bus is white and it’s raining outside in March. What color is the bus driver’s hair?
Whatever color your hair is. You’re the bus driver.
I don't ever speak but I often impart the secret wishes of my heart. I sometimes deceive, yet I help people forgive. I can disarm the harshest of anger, that is the strength of my charming power. I might create enemies and also friends.
A smile
A teacher says that there are less than 30 students but more than 20 in a classroom. The kids can be divided into groups of two, three, four, six, and eight with no leftovers. How many students are there?
24 Students
What starts with a P, ends with an E and has thousands of letters?
A wealthy family lived in a big circular house. They had a maid, a butler, and a gardener. The parents were going to a party, so they tucked the younger kids into bed and kissed them goodnight and said goodbye, and kissed the older kids goodnight. When the parents came home, all the kids were gone—they had been kidnapped. The authorities ask the butler, maid, and gardener what they were doing at the time of the kidnapping. The butler says he was organizing the library, the maid says she was dusting the corners, and the gardener says he was watering the plants. Who’s lying and actually kidnapped the kids?
The maid—she said she was dusting the corners, but the family lives in a circular house, so there are no corners.
I'm part of a bird that's not in the sky, I'll drown in an ocean but still be dry. The last part of man, I refuse to die, in mourning, I'm tossed at your feet to lie. I begin my job early, at your ankles and thighs. I work my way up to your waist, and in the middle of the day, away I'm chased. I'll return quite quickly for the arms of my taste. As the evening falls, I move to your lungs, down past your mouth and tongue. When darkness falls, away I go. A relief for some, until morning comes. What am I?
A Shadow
A woman is a bit confused about where her meeting is. Starting on the fourth floor, she climbs up five stories, down seven stories, up six stories, down three stories, and up four stories again. What floor is she on?
The ninth floor
What is the capital in France?
The letter F is the only capital letter in France.
A farmer went to a market and bought a wolf, a goat, and a cabbage. On his way home, the farmer came to the bank of a river and rented a boat. But crossing the river by boat, the farmer could carry only himself and a single one of his purchases: the wolf, the goat, or the cabbage. If left unattended together, the wolf would eat the goat, or the goat would eat the cabbage. The farmer’s challenge was to carry himself and his purchases to the far bank of the river, leaving each purchase intact. How did he do it?
The farmer takes seven trips over—here are his steps:
We are tiny little things, all of us have differing features. One of us in glass is set, and another one you'll find in set. Another you might see in tin, and the fourth is boxed within. If the fifth, you choose to pursue, it will never fly away from you. What are we?
Vowels