Riddles
What comes down but never goes up?
Rain
Mrs. Brown has 5 daughters. Each of these daughters has a brother. How many children does Mrs. Brown have?
They have 6 children. Each daughter has the same brother. There are 5 daughters and 1 son.
The two meanings of 'tear'
Tear (rip) or tear (crying)
An Austrian producer of glass founded in 1895.
Swarovski
HLINEGS
ENGLISH
What has thirteen hearts, but no other organs?
A deck of cards
There are 3 apples in a basket and you take away 2. How many apples do you have now?
You have 2 apples. You took away 2 apples and left 1 in the basket.
Two meanings of 'wind'
Wind (blows) or wind (to turn)
The largest sportswear manufacturer in Europe, headquartered in Bavaria.
Adidas
ETRONIVNMNE
ENVIRONMENT
What begins with an "e" and only contains one letter?
An envelope
A new clothing store has a unique method of pricing items. A vest costs $20, a tie costs $15, a blouse costs $30, and underwear costs $45. How much would pants cost?
$25. The pricing method charges $5 for each letter needed to spell the item.
Two meanings of 'miss'
Miss (overlook something) or miss (long for something)
Switzerland's biggest brand
Nestlé
SURREPSE
PRESSURE
What word is pronounced the same if you take away four of its five letters?
Queue
When does 9+5=2?
This equation is correct when we think in terms of time: 9 a.m. + 5 hours = 2 p.m.
Two meanings of 'blue'
Blue (color) or blue (depressed feeling)
Best selling beer brand in the world
Snow beer is the best-selling beer brand in the world, despite largely being sold only in China. However, Snow includes a large range of beers; when Budweiser, Bud Light and the other members of the Budweiser family are counted as a single brand, they easily top the sales charts with over 100 million hectoliters a year.
MTOIGRNIA
MIGRATION
I have lakes with no water, mountains with no stone and cities with no buildings. What am I?
A map
Liam was 11 the day before yesterday, and next year he’ll turn 14. How is this possible?
Today is January 1st, and Liam’s birthday is December 31st. Liam was 11 the day before yesterday (December 30th), then turned 12 the next day. This year on December 31st he’ll turn 13, so next year he’ll turn 14.
Two meanings of 'minute'
Minute (small) or minute (measurement of time)
Name one of the top 3 largest airlines by brand value
Delta Airlines ($10.771bn USD)
American Airlines (10.242bn USD)
United Airlines ($8.676bn USD)
RPTNODOICU
PRODUCTION