Riddles
What has 13 hearts, but no other organs?
A deck of cards
Wednesday, Bill and Jim went to a restaurant. They ordered and ate their food. Then they paid the bill, but neither Bill nor Jim paid. Who did?
Wednesday
As I was going to St. Ives,
I met a man with seven wives.
Each wife had seven sacks,
Each sack had seven cats,
Each cat had seven kits.
How many were going to St. Ives?
One - Only I was going to St Ives, I just happened to meet a man on the way.
What is 20% of 50?
10
Is a zillion a real number? Yes or No?
No
When you need me, You throw me away. But when you are done with me, You bring me back. What am I?
Anchor
How can you make seven even?
Remove the letter s
Mr and Mrs Haines have three daughters and each daughter has two brothers. How many children do Mr and Mrs Haines have?
Five
What is 0.78 as a simplified fraction?
39/50
What is the smallest number that is both a cube number and a square number?
64
The place where yesterday comes after tomorrow.
Dictionary
A bus driver was heading down a street. He went right past a stop sign without stopping, he turned right where there was a "no right turn" sign. He did not break any traffic laws.
Why not?
He was walking, not driving.
George says, “The cow is not black.”
Mike says, “The cow is either brown or white”
Lily says, “The cow is brown”
At least one of them is telling the truth and at least one of them is lying.
If the colour of the cow is either black or brown or white, then what is the colour of the cow?
White
Assume they all lie. Then the cow is black (not possible).
Assume they all tell the truth. Then the cow is brown (not possible).
So the cow must be white.
What is the complement of 48 degrees?
42 degrees.
How many zeros does 1 googol have?
100
The more of these you take, the more you leave behind.
Footsteps
A sphere has three, a circle has two, and a point has zero. What is it?
Dimensions
The letter that comes next...
OTTFFSS
E
What is the mean of 3, 4, 6 and 11?
6
Which of the following is NOT one of the five Platonic solids?
A Tetrahedron
B Pentahedron
C Octahedron
D Dodecahedron
B - Pentahedron
A woman shoots her husband, then holds him underwater for five minutes. Finally, she hangs him. But five minutes later they enjoy a wonderful dinner together. How can this be?
She took a photo of her husband and then developed it in a dark room, then hung the photo up.
If 4+2=26, 8+1=79 and 6+5=111. Then, what is 7+3?
410
In the following list of 4 people, if exactly one person is telling the truth and exactly one person did it, then who did it?
Al: I didn't do it.
Betty: Carl did it.
Carl: Debby did it.
Debby: I did it.
Betty
Fresh fruit contains 68% water and dry fruit contains 20% water. How much dry fruit can be obtained from 100 kg of fresh fruit?
40 kg
Which ancient Greek mathematician is often referred to as "The Father of Geometry"?
Euclid