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Riddle:
A wealthy wise old woman feared that her daughter was lazy and as a result rather stupid. When the old woman died, her will stipulated that her assets were to be liquidated and a check was to be written for the full amount. The check was to be placed in one of three envelopes. The other two envelopes would contain a blank piece of paper. If the daughter could determine from the writing on the envelope which envelope contained the check, she would inherit her mother's fortune. Otherwise, the fortune would go to the old woman's favorite charity for animals. The daughter was not allowed to touch the envelopes. Her decision had to be made based on the writing on the envelopes. The daughter was told that only one envelope had a true statement and that the other two statements were false. The envelopes had the following writing: 1. This envelope does not have the check 2. This envelope has the check 3. The second envelope does not have the check Which envelope should the daughter pick?
Answer: The daughter should pick envelope 1. Unfortunately she picked envelope 3. Statements 1 and 2 were false, and the only true statement was statement 3. If the check was in envelope 1, that would make statement 1 false, statement 2 false and statement 3 is the only true statement. If the check was in envelope 2, statements 1 and 2 would both be true. If the check was in envelope 3, statements 1 and 3 would both be true.
Riddle:
Holding two long poles, five fellows chase a herd of white buffalo into a cave. What is really going on here?
Answer: They're eating rice with a pair of chopsticks.
Riddle:
Sally, Lisa, and Bernadette are triplets. But Sally and Lisa share something that Berandette does not. What is it?
Answer: The letter L in their names.
Riddle:
As a whole, I am both safe and secure. Behead me, and I become a place of meeting. Behead me again, and I am the partner of ready. Restore me, and I become the domain of beasts.
What am I?
Answer: Stable.
Riddle:
What is the difference between a dollar and a half and thirty five-cents?
Answer: Nothing. A dollar and a half is the same as thirty five-cents (nickels). But not the same as thirty-five cents.
Riddle:
I can come in a can,
I can come as a punch,
I can come as a win,
You can eat me for lunch.
What am I?
Answer: Beet/Beat
Riddle:
How can you hold a piece of string, one end in each hand, and tie a knot in the string with out letting go of either end?
Answer: Cross your arms before you seize the ends of the string. Uncross your arms and it will tie a knot!
Riddle:
Not far off shore a ship stands with a rope ladder hanging over her side. The rope has 10 rungs. The distance between each rung is 12 inches. The lowest rung touches the water. The ocean is calm. Because of the incoming tide, the surface of the water rises 4 inches per hour. How soon will the water cover the third rung from the top rung of the rope ladder?
Answer: When a problem deals with a physical phenonmenon, the phenonmenon should be considered as well as the numbers given. As the water rises, so does the rope ladder. The water will never cover the rung.
Riddle:
Who is next to a king on his throne?
Answer: His Queen.
Riddle:
Of no use to one Yet absolute bliss to two. The small boy gets it for nothing. The young man has to lie for it. The old man has to buy it. The baby's right, The lover's privilege, The hypocrite's mask. To the young girl, faith; To the married woman, hope; To the old maid, charity. What am I?
Answer: A Kiss.
