RIDDLE #01
Find the word that fits the first definition, then add an "R" in front of it to make a new word that matches the second definition.
Place an "R" in front of a conjunction, and get a monetary unit.
Place an "R" in front of a writing liquid, and get a type of sports arena.
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RIDDLE #02
If 3 salesmen can sell three stoves in seven minutes, how many stoves can six salesmen sell in seventy minutes?
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RIDDLE #03
What statement is represented by the following?
STAND TAKE MINE TAKING
I U 2 MY
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RIDDLE #04
The equation 215 + 748 = 963 uses all the digits from 1 to 9 only once each. There are many combinations of those numbers that will deliver the same result. Can you find 3 more?
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RIDDLE #05
This is an Izaak Walton tale.
As the fish hung by it's tail,
The angler proudly had it weighed.
"Three-fourths of it's total," he then said,
"Plus three-fourths of three-fourths of a pound
Will give the whole, exact, not round."How much did the fish weigh?
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RIDDLE #06
Of the 3 finalists in the bathing-beauty contest, Susan is older than the redhead, but younger than the hairdresser. Bernice is younger than the blonde, while Caroline is older than the brunette. The typist is the receptionist's younger sister. Can you give the haircoloring and profession of each girl in order of age?
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RIDDLE #07
Fill in each of the blanks below with a word that means the same as the words on either side.
(intersect) __________ (annoyed)
(a twisted coil of wire) ___________ (season)
(considerate) ___________ (type)
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RIDDLE #08
You would really like to stay longer at the party, because you are having such a good time. Unfortunately, it's getting very late. You realize that if it were one hour later, it would be twice as long past midnight as it would be if it were only right now. When you start thinking like that, you've been up too long. What time is it now?
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RIDDLE #09
Two railway trains, one 400 feet long and the other 200 feet long, ran on parallel tracks. It was found that when they went in opposite directions, they passed each other if five seconds, but when they ran in the same direction, the faster train would pass the other in fifteen seconds. A curious passenger worked out the speed of each train from these facts. This, of course, assumes that both trains run at constant speeds. Can you work out the trains' speeds?
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RIDDLE #10
In a math contest, Vera was not last. She beat Will and Xena. Ylla was neither first nor last and beat Zoe. Will beat Xena, Xena beat Ylla. Who was last?
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RIDDLE #11
Each of the following words includes the letters MAR. Using the definitions, fill in the words.
An unusual type of boat: _ _ _ _ M A R _ _
An Italian seafood: _ _ _ _ M A R _
A title of nobility: M A R _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
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RIDDLE #12
A traveler in the desert, meeting three nomads about to consume some camel's milk, asks whether they would share it with him for a price. They agree and pool the milk, the first contributing one pint more than the second, and the second contributing one pint more than the third. They share the milk equally. On leaving, the traveler gives them a sum of money. After some calculation, they decide that the first nomad should equitably get twice as much money as the second nomad. How much should the third nomad get?
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RIDDLE #13
What phrase is represented by the figure below?
TIME
YOUR TEN FINGERS
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RIDDLE #14
As far as we can tell, only one word can be anagrammed from SPRINGIEST. What is it?
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RIDDLE #15
There are several letters which are well known to occur doubled in many words. Double L, double T, and double S are all pretty common. But can you find words containing the following doubled letters? You may use very obscure answers, but our answers are all fairly common words that are still used today.
HH II KK UU VV WW
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RIDDLE #16
What is the four-digit number (no zeros) in which the first digit is the "lucky" number.
The second and third digits are the number of blackbirds in a pie, and the last digit completes the sentence, "My ____ and only." ( The sum of all the digits is 14.)
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RIDDLE #17
January starts the really cold weather here in the Northeastern United States.
Can you go from COLD to WARM on paper in only four steps? Change one letter each time, forming a new word each time.C O L D
_ _ _ _
_ _ _ _
_ _ _ _
W A R M
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RIDDLE #18
Here are a dozen names of countries and regions that have the letters scrambled. How many of them can you unscramble?
a. chain b. enemy c. erect d. laity e. plane f. reign
g. rumba h. unsad i. analog j. serial k. sprucy l. regalia
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RIDDLE #19
Sally has twice as many sisters as she has brothers.. Her brother Patrick has five more sisters than he has brothers. What is the least number of girls and boys in the immediate family that fits the above configuration?
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RIDDLE #20
Your friend is color blind and, since he has four different colors of socks in his drawer, he usually just pulls out two and usually ends up wearing a mismatched pair. He has blue, brown, black, and gray socks in the drawer in the ratio of 8 blue to 6 brown, to 6 black, to 8 gray. How many socks would he have to pull out before he could be certain of having a matched pair?
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RIDDLE #21
A man left a legacy of $10,000 to three relatives and their wives. Together, the wives received $3960. June received $100 more than Camille, and Martha received $100 more than June. Jack Smith was given just as much as his wife, Horace Saunders got half as much again as his wife, and Terry Connors received twice as much as his wife. What was the first name of each man's wife?
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RIDDLE #22
Pick the correct letters from the explanation below and you'll have a new word. The answer will tell you if you are correct.
My first is in red, but not in head;
My second in high, but not in thy;
My third in grow, but not in blow;
My fourth in sigh, but not in sly;
My last in top, but not in drop.
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RIDDLE #23
Tony likes indigo, but not blue. He likes onions, but not turnips; he likes forms but not shapes. According to the same logic rule does he like tomatoes or avocados?
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RIDDLE #24
Two grandmothers, with their two granddaughters;
Two husbands, with their two wives;
Two fathers, with their two daughters;
Two mothers, with their two sons;
Two maidens, with their two mothers;
Two sisters, with their two brothers;
Yet only six in all lie buried here;
All born legitimate, from incest clear.This 16th century epitaph can be explained. How is everyone related?
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RIDDLE #25
Delilah likes carrots but not peas, potatoes but not lettuce, and peanuts not pecans. Following the same logic, will she like radishes or cucumbers?
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