Riddle:
A woman proves in court that her husband was murdered by her sister, but the judge decides that the sister cannot be punished. Why?
Answer: The sisters are Siamese twins.
Riddle:
In 1990, a person is 15 years old. In 1995 that same person is 10 years old. How is this possible?
Answer: The years are in B.C.
Riddle:
Three-fourths of a cross, and a circle complete, An upright where two semicircles meet, A rectangle triangle standing on feet, Two semicircles, and a circle complete. What is it?
Answer: The word Tobacco.
Riddle:
In 1209, on a hot summer day, there was a man who was ordered to be executed by the king. The king was a nice king though, and he said that if the man could prove himself wise, he would let him go. The king filled a room with fake flowers and only put one real flower in the room. The king said the man had 20 seconds to find the real flower. The man said, "It's very stuffy in here. Could you open a window?" The king opened a window, and the man immediately knew which was the real flower. How did he know?
Answer: When the King opened the window, a bee flew in and landed on the only real flower to gather pollen.
Riddle:
Imagine Johnny, a party clown, is carrying three pieces of gold each piece weighing one kilogram. While taking a walk he comes to a bridge that has a sign posted saying the bridge could hold only a maximum of 80 kilograms. John weighs 78 kilograms and the gold weighs three kilograms. Johnny reads the sign and still safely crossed the bridge with all the gold. How did he manage this?
Answer: Johnny is a clown so he has mastered juggling. When he came to the bridge he juggled the gold, always keeping one piece in the air.
Riddle:
Why should doctors attend to window-sashes?
Answer: Because they have so many panes (pains).
Riddle:
If you have two coins which total 35 cents and one of the coins is not a dime, what are the two coins?
Answer: A quarter and a dime. One coin is not a dime, but the other one is.
Riddle:
If seven people meet each other and each shakes hands only once with each of the others, how many handshakes will there have been?
Answer: Twenty one. Most people would think there were 42 handshakes. The first person shakes the hand of 6 others, the second person shakes the hand of 5 remaining people, the third person shakes the hand of 4 remaining people, the fourth person shakes the hand of 3 remaining people, the 5th person shakes the hand of 2 remaining people and the sixth person shakes the hand of 1 remaining person. 6+5+4+3+2+1=21
Riddle:
A pipe, a carrot, and a couple sticks are lying together in a field. Why?
Answer: They're what is left of a melted snowman.
Riddle:
If I'm walking, then I must be running. However, if I'm running, I may be walking.
What am I?
Answer: A Treadmill.
