? Riddles ?
You are in a pen with a variety of different animals. There are 600 legs in the pen. You take out 3 cows, 2 sheep and 5 chickens out. How many legs are left?
568
What bird symbolizes America?
Bald Eagle
I add six to eleven, and get five. Why is this correct?
When it is 11 a.m., adding six hours makes it 5 p.m.
What’s the most populous city in the United States?
NYC
If you over take the person in second place, what place are you coming?
2nd Place
Which bird is often associated with delivering babies?
Stork
What single digit appears most frequently between and including the numbers 1 and 1,000? Hint: look for a pattern!
1
What is cynophobia?
Fear of dogs
You see a boat filled with people. It has not sunk, but when you look again you don’t see a single person on the boat. Why?
All the people were married
Which animal has the largest eyes?
Giant Squid
One brother says of his younger brother: “Two years ago, I was three times as old as my brother was. In three years’ time, I will be twice as old as my brother.” How old are they each now?
Older brother is 17, and the younger brother is 7. Two years ago, they were 15 and 5. In three years’ time, they will be 20 and 10.
What is the most common letter in English?
E
What disappears as soon as you say its name?
Silence
What reptile lives the longest?
Giant Tortoise
In reply to an inquiry about the animals on his farm, the farmer says: “I only ever keep sheep, goats, and horses. In fact, at the moment they are all sheep bar three, all goats bar four, and all horses bar five.” How many does he have of each animal?
The farmer has 3 sheep, 2 goats, and 1 horse.
What color is Celadon?
Green
What English word has three consecutive double letters?
Bookkeeper
What is the plural of sheep?
Sheep
Using only addition, add eight 8s to get the number 1,000.
888 + 88 + 8 + 8 + 8
How many more muscles does the average adult have compared to their bones, rounded to the nearest 100.
400