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« on: November 16, 2010, 05:41:44 AM »
Find, make up your own, and post some riddles here!
I've got some below, figure it out :D
Please be honest on whether you cheated or used google search to find the answers.
1. Two children called Mr.Adam as their father, but one of them is not his son. Why?
2. I'm perfect at everything, yet I suck at all else. Why?
3. I can sizzle like bacon
I can sizzle like bacon,
I am made with an egg,
I have plenty of backbone, but lack a good leg,
I peel layers like onions, but still remain whole,
I can be long, like a flagpole, yet fit in a hole,
What am I?
4. After teaching his class all about roman numerals (X = 10, IX=9 and so on) the teacher asked his class to draw a single continuous line and turn IX into 6.
The only stipulation the teacher made was that the pen could not be lifted from the paper until the line was complete.
5. A magician was boasting one day at how long he could hold his breath under water. His record was 6 minutes. A kid that was listening said, "that's nothing, I can stay under water for 10 minutes using no types of equipment or air pockets!"
The magician told the kid if he could do that, he'd give him $10,000. The kid did it and won the money. Can you figure out how?
6. Two convicts are locked in a cell. There is an unbarred window high up in the cell. No matter if they stand on the bed or one on top of the other they can't reach the window to escape.
They then decide to tunnel out. However, they give up with the tunneling because it will take too long. Finally one of the convicts figures out how to escape from the cell. What is his plan?