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2013-03-11

Good riddles #3


Here is the 3rd collection of good riddles. Good riddance!


Q. If the day before the day after tomorrow will be Saturday, and the day after the day before yesterday was Thursday, what is today?
A. Friday

Q. Imagine you are in a sinking boat and surrounded by sharks.  How do you survive?
A. Stop imagining.

Q. Someone throws you into a den filled with lions that have not eaten anything for years.  Why would you not be afraid?
A: The lions would be dead if they did not eat anything for that long!

Q. You are riding a horse, to your right is a fast moving elephant, to your left is a low-flying airplane   You look back and see a rocket heading your way.  You are very afraid.  What should you do to get out of this situation?
A. Ask the operator to stop the merry-go-round.

Q. The amount of water flowing into a tank doubles every minute. The tank is full in an hour. When was the tank half full?
A. 59 minutes

Q. What crime is punishable if attempted, but not punishable when committed?
A. Suicide

Q. This common English verb becomes its own past tense by rearranging its letters?
A. Eat - Ate

Q. Two planes take off at the exact same moment.  One leaves New York and is flying to Paris at 500 miles per hour.  The other leaves Paris and is flying to New York at 300 miles per hour.  Which plain will be the closest to Paris when the meet?
A.  Hmmm... They will both be the same distance to Paris when they meet.

Q: There are 10 apples in a basket. You take away 2.  How many would you have?
A: Two

Q: A Hockey Stick and Ball costs 50 Euros.  If the hockey stick costs 49Euros more than the ball, what is the cost of each?
A: Hockey Stick: 49.50Euro and Ball 0.50Euro

Q: You run a race and overtake the person who is currently 5th.  What position would you be in?
A: 5th.

Q: You run a race and overtake the person who is currently in last position.  What position would you be in?
A: It is not possible to overtake the last person.

Q: Can you tell me a word that reads the same forwards, backwards and even upside-down?
A: NOON

Q: Can you tell me an English word with 4 vowels next to each other?
A: Queue

Q: What is the longest word you can type using the QWERTY-row on the keyboard?
A: Typewriter

1 comment:

  1. Thank you for that!
    The merry-go-round had me laughing and rolling on the floor.

    Please write some more of these riddles.

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