Riddles

Amphrax

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1. What row of numbers comes next in this series?

1
11
21
1211
111221
312211
13112221

2. A man was to be sentenced, and the judge told him, "You may make a statement. If it is true, I'll sentence you to four years in prison. If it is false, I'll sentence you to six years in prison." After the man made his statement, the judge decided to let him go free. What did the man say?

3. You have a barrel of oil, and you need to measure out just one gallon. How do you do this if you only have a three-gallon container and a five-gallon container?

4. If your sock drawer has 6 black socks, 4 brown socks, 8 white socks, and 2 tan socks, how many socks would you have to pull out in the dark to be sure you had a matching pair?

5. What is broken every time it's spoken?

6. How did Mark legally marry three women in Michigan, without divorcing any of them, becoming legally separated, or any of them dying?

7. Mom and Dad have four daughters, and each daughter has one brother. How many people are in the family?

8. What English word retains the same pronunciation, even after you take away four of its five letters?

9. If I say "Everything I tell you is a lie," am I telling you the truth or a lie?

10. What work can a painter never quite finish?

11. Why wasn't Bertha put in jail after killing dozens of people?

12. Why wasn't John able to take a photo of his mother with curlers?

13. If there are three cups of sugar and you take one away, how many do you have?

14. What has a mouth but can't chew?

15. How many letters are in the alphabet?

16. What gets wetter and wetter the more it dries?

17. What can travel around the world while staying in a corner?

18. Food can help me survive, but water will kill me. What am I?

19. Take away the whole and some still remains. What is it?

20. What stinks when living and smells good when dead?

21. When is it bad luck to meet a white cat?

22. If it has a quart capacity, how many pennies can you put into a empty piggy bank?

23. Which of the following statements are true?

1. At least one of these ten statements is false.
2. At least two of these ten statements are false.
3. At least three of these ten statements are false.
4. At least four of these ten statements are false.
5. At least five of these ten statements are false.
6. At least six of these ten statements are false.
7. At least seven of these ten statements are false.
8. At least eight of these ten statements are false.
9. At least nine of these ten statements are false.
10. At least ten of these ten statements are false.
 

Uara

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No.7--->
Is it 7?-2 parents,4 daughters,1 son
No.16--->
A Towel
 

Huntingtons

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2.
everything i say is a lie
5.
silence
9.
neither, you're telling a paradox
12.
you need a camera to take a photo
 

kirennia

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Most answered...not sure about half of the answers though

1)1113213211

2)Nothing?

3)Fill the three, pour into the five.
Fill the three, pour two of those into the five...done

4)5 would guarantee it as there are 4 types :D

5)Silence

6)He was a priest?

7)Mum+Dad+4daughters+1brother = 7

8)ooooh! ;) Nah, not sure which letter of the alphabet can be written as a 5 letter word...

9)Can't be the truth so surely it's a lie?

10)No idea.

11)Bertha was an animal?

12)Because he needed a camera?

13)1

14)A river

15)"the alphabet" = 11...

16)A towel

17)Remember this one as being a stamp although a lot more things can as well...

18)Fire

19)"Wholesome" :D

20)A skunk? No idea...

21)When you're allergic to them? ;)

22)No idea... as it can't be a maths based question, I'd have to guess at 1 or none. I'll go with 1.

23)9 of the statements?
 

Corran

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2:
I got diplomatic immunity, feck of you git in a wig! :p or said nothing

3.
fill 3 gallon
pour into 5 gallon - leaving 2 gallon space
fill 3 gallon
pour 2 gallon into 5 gallon
5 gallon full (can empty), 1 gallon left in 3 gallon jug

Go me!!!! Now where is the elephant and the bomb!

6
mark is a priest/minister or the equivalent

7
7 -..... 4 daughters, 1 brother, 2 parents

9
neither?

11
Bertha isnt a person ??

12
need a camera not curlers?

13
have 1 cup of sugar

14
a river

15
11 letters

16
A towel

18
The wicked witch - im meeeellllllllllllttttttttttinnnnnnnnngggggg

19
w ??

20
A pig... stinks when living but bacon/ham smells good :p

21
in a mirror universe :p


that'll do me
 

CorNokZ

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3. You have a barrel of oil, and you need to measure out just one gallon. How do you do this if you only have a three-gallon container and a five-gallon container?
fill three gallon one, then pour that into the fifth gallon container, fill the three gallon one again, then pour that into the other container, till it's full and you have 1 gallon left in the 3 gallon container

7. Mom and Dad have four daughters, and each daughter has one brother. How many people are in the family?
Mom, dad, 4 daughters and one brother.. They are seven in the family

19. Take away the whole and some still remains. What is it?
An egg? :/
 

Olgaline

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some are easy
2
you will sentence me to 6 years in prison
5
Silence
7
2+4+1

cba to do more right now
 

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