Four members of a band are walking to a night concert. They decide to take a shortcut, but must cross a bridge. Luckily they have one flashlight. Because of the varying size of their instruments, it takes each member a different amount of time to cross the bridge - it takes the first person one minute, the second person two minutes, the third person five minutes and the fourth person ten minutes. They must cross the bridge in pairs, travelling at the slower speed so if the one minute person went with the ten minute person, it would take a total of ten minutes. Since there is only one flashlight, one person must come back across the bridge, then another pair can cross. They only have 17 minutes to cross the bridge and still get to the concert on time. What order should they cross to get everyone across and get to the concert?
Riddle #27
Four members of a band are walking to a night concert. They decide to take a shortcut, but must cross a bridge. Luckily they have one flashlight. Because of the varying size of their instruments, it takes each member a different amount of time to cross the bridge - it takes the first person one minute, the second person two minutes, the third person five minutes and the fourth person ten minutes. They must cross the bridge in pairs, travelling at the slower speed so if the one minute person went with the ten minute person, it would take a total of ten minutes. Since there is only one flashlight, one person must come back across the bridge, then another pair can cross. They only have 17 minutes to cross the bridge and still get to the concert on time. What order should they cross to get everyone across and get to the concert?
Four members of a band are walking to a night concert. They decide to take a shortcut, but must cross a bridge. Luckily they have one flashlight. Because of the varying size of their instruments, it takes each member a different amount of time to cross the bridge - it takes the first person one minute, the second person two minutes, the third person five minutes and the fourth person ten minutes. They must cross the bridge in pairs, travelling at the slower speed so if the one minute person went with the ten minute person, it would take a total of ten minutes. Since there is only one flashlight, one person must come back across the bridge, then another pair can cross. They only have 17 minutes to cross the bridge and still get to the concert on time. What order should they cross to get everyone across and get to the concert?
Riddle #25
Here on earth it is true, yesterday is always before today; but there is a place where yesterday always follows today. Where?
Here on earth it is true, yesterday is always before today; but there is a place where yesterday always follows today. Where?
Riddle #25 Answer |
Riddle #24
You have the misfortune to own an unreliable clock. This one loses exactly 24 minutes every hour. It is now showing 3:00am and you know that is was correct at midnight, when you set it. The clock stopped 1 hour ago, what is the correct time now?
Riddle #24 Answer Click Here
You have the misfortune to own an unreliable clock. This one loses exactly 24 minutes every hour. It is now showing 3:00am and you know that is was correct at midnight, when you set it. The clock stopped 1 hour ago, what is the correct time now?
Riddle #24 Answer Click Here
There is no right or wrong answer to this one, just thought it was incredibly interesting
Riddle #22
In each of these puzzles, a list of words is given. To solve the puzzle, think of a single word that goes with each to form a compound word (or word pair that functions as a compound word). For example, if the given words are volley, field, and bearing, then the answer would be ball, because the word ball can be added to each of the other words to form volleyball, ballfield, and ball bearing.
back
short
watch
blue
cake
cottage
stool
powder
ball
big
soil
table
Riddle #22 Answer Click Here
In each of these puzzles, a list of words is given. To solve the puzzle, think of a single word that goes with each to form a compound word (or word pair that functions as a compound word). For example, if the given words are volley, field, and bearing, then the answer would be ball, because the word ball can be added to each of the other words to form volleyball, ballfield, and ball bearing.
back
short
watch
blue
cake
cottage
stool
powder
ball
big
soil
table
Riddle #22 Answer Click Here
Riddle #21
The four sentences in Group A share a special feature. If you correctly identify that common feature, you will find that one of the sentences in Group B also has that same feature. What is the feature? What sentence in Group B can be added to Group A?
Group A:
Martians travel in space wearing green capes.
The Dutch girl made a sandwich of edam cheese.
The government keeps a file of every thing that you do in your life.
The hunter slept on a bed of rabbit pelts.
Group B:
A quart of condensed milk has a volume of one pint.
It takes a bun to make a hamburger.
The bear climbed a ladder to get in the tree.
The desert was a rainbow of colors.
The parrot bit the pirate on the nose.
The queen hornet sat on a throne of honey.
Group A:
Martians travel in space wearing green capes.
The Dutch girl made a sandwich of edam cheese.
The government keeps a file of every thing that you do in your life.
The hunter slept on a bed of rabbit pelts.
Group B:
A quart of condensed milk has a volume of one pint.
It takes a bun to make a hamburger.
The bear climbed a ladder to get in the tree.
The desert was a rainbow of colors.
The parrot bit the pirate on the nose.
The queen hornet sat on a throne of honey.
Riddle #20
I live above a star, and yet I never burn,I have eleven neighbors, and yet none of them turn,
I am visited in sequence, first, last or in between,
PRS (& sometimes Q)are my initials, now tell me what I mean.
Riddle #20 Answer Click Here
Riddle #18
Based on the clue in parentheses, find a four-letter word that can be inserted backwards into the blank to complete a longer word.
Example: di____ve (a defeat)
Answer: dissolve ("A defeat" gives you LOSS, which is placed backwards in the blank: di_SSOL_ve.)
1. mu____ds (rodents)
2. fro____g (young lice)
3. con____s (flightless bird)
4. ta____le (flying mammals)
Example: di____ve (a defeat)
Answer: dissolve ("A defeat" gives you LOSS, which is placed backwards in the blank: di_SSOL_ve.)
1. mu____ds (rodents)
2. fro____g (young lice)
3. con____s (flightless bird)
4. ta____le (flying mammals)
Riddle #14
Using the following hints, how can you get from the first word to the fourth word to the seventh word?
Word 2 is a synonym of Word 1. One letter of the second word has been changed to make Word 3. Word 3 was changed to present tense to make Word 4. Word 5 is a synonym of Word 4. One letter was removed from Word 5 to make Word 6. Word 7 is a synonym of Word 6.
Giant _____ _____ Bite _____ _____ Chop
Word 2 is a synonym of Word 1. One letter of the second word has been changed to make Word 3. Word 3 was changed to present tense to make Word 4. Word 5 is a synonym of Word 4. One letter was removed from Word 5 to make Word 6. Word 7 is a synonym of Word 6.
Giant _____ _____ Bite _____ _____ Chop
Riddle #11
The annual Star Trek convention was in town and as a result, aliens and Trekkies overran the town. Five friends came dressed up as aliens from different planets which Star Fleet had made contact with over the years. Each planet orbited a different star, and had a different size population. From the clues given, determine the name of each planet, the year Star Fleet made contact, the star the planet orbits, and the size of the population.
1) The population of Kappa is larger than that of the planet orbiting Polaris, which made contact earlier than Kappa.
2) Wezen is the star whose planet has a population of 9.5 million, which is not named Rho.
3) Zeta is the planet around Albati, which was not the last one to make contact.
4) The Mu contact took place in 2161.
5) Contact was made with Betelgeuse system in 2217, whose population was smaller than the planet contacted in 2202.
6) The largest population is on Pi, contacted next after the smallest population.
7) 12 million was the population of the planet contacted after the planet in the Electra system.
The annual Star Trek convention was in town and as a result, aliens and Trekkies overran the town. Five friends came dressed up as aliens from different planets which Star Fleet had made contact with over the years. Each planet orbited a different star, and had a different size population. From the clues given, determine the name of each planet, the year Star Fleet made contact, the star the planet orbits, and the size of the population.
1) The population of Kappa is larger than that of the planet orbiting Polaris, which made contact earlier than Kappa.
2) Wezen is the star whose planet has a population of 9.5 million, which is not named Rho.
3) Zeta is the planet around Albati, which was not the last one to make contact.
4) The Mu contact took place in 2161.
5) Contact was made with Betelgeuse system in 2217, whose population was smaller than the planet contacted in 2202.
6) The largest population is on Pi, contacted next after the smallest population.
7) 12 million was the population of the planet contacted after the planet in the Electra system.
Riddle #3
Last week, the local Primary school was visited by the Government School Inspector who was there to check that teachers were performing well in their respective classes.
He was very impressed with one particular teacher. The Inspector noticed that each time the class teacher asked a question, every child in the class put up their hands enthusiastically to answer it.
More surprisingly, whilst the teacher chose a different child to answer the questions each time, the answers were always correct.
Why would this be?
He was very impressed with one particular teacher. The Inspector noticed that each time the class teacher asked a question, every child in the class put up their hands enthusiastically to answer it.
More surprisingly, whilst the teacher chose a different child to answer the questions each time, the answers were always correct.
Why would this be?
Riddle #2:
How can that be possible?
Sea Tales
The captain of a ship was telling this interesting story: "We traveled the sea far and wide. At one time, two of my sailors were standing on opposite sides of the ship. One was looking west and the other one east. And at the same time, they could see each other clearly."How can that be possible?
Welcome to your Daily Riddle
I have started this blog because I feel like my brain gets lazy sometimes. I enjoy riddles and mind games that force the muscle in my skull I call the brain to become active and creative again. I am going to place one riddle a day on the site and I will post the answer the next day as a link at the end of the new days riddle.
I hope you enjoy this site and please feel free to leave a comment.
I will post the answer tomorrow, Enjoy
I hope you enjoy this site and please feel free to leave a comment.
So, here we go, the very first riddle:
Riddle #1: The capital and a former capital of a certain country are anagrams of one another. What is the country?
I will post the answer tomorrow, Enjoy
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