What time is it when the clock strikes 13? -Riddles

Description : If a clock strikes once at 1’o clock, twice at 2’o clock and twelve times at 12’o clock and again once at 1’o clock and so on, how many times will the clock strike in the course of 2 days? a) 156 b) 312 c) 78 d) 288

Last Answer : b) 312

When is the time of a clock like the whistle of a train? -Riddles

Description : When is the time of a clock like the whistle of a train? -Riddles

Last Answer : When it's two to two.

How many times does the long hand of the clock pass the short hand between midnight one day and midnight the following day? As both hands are together at the starting time of midnight this does not count as a pass. -Riddles

Description : How many times does the long hand of the clock pass the short hand between midnight one day and midnight the following day? As both hands are together at the starting time of midnight this does not count as a pass. -Riddles

Last Answer : 21

The title of the problem tells you how to approach these four questions.(A). A bus leaves Moscow for Tula at noon. An hour later a cyclist leaves Tula for mosco, moving slower than the bus. When the bus and cyclist meet, which one of the two will be farther from Moscow?(B). Which is worth more: a pound of $10 gold peices or half a pound of $20 gold pieces?(C). At six o'clock the wall clock struck 6 times. Checking with my watch, I noticed the time between the first and last strokes was 30 seconds. How long will the clock take to strike 12 at midnight?(D). Three swallows fly outward from a point. When will they all be on the same plane in space?Now check the answers. Did you fall into any of the traps which lurk in these simple problems? -Riddles

Description : The title of the problem tells you how to approach these four questions.(A). A bus leaves Moscow for Tula at noon. An hour later a cyclist leaves Tula for mosco, moving slower than the bus. ... Now check the answers. Did you fall into any of the traps which lurk in these simple problems? -Riddles

Last Answer : (A). Neither (B). A pound of metal is always more than half a pound of the same metal. (C). Six strokes took 30 seconds, therefore 12 strokes will take 60 seconds. But when the clock struck ... , therefore 12 strokes will take 66 seconds. (D). There is always a plane that contains any 3 points

A boy leaves home in the morning to go to school. At the moment he leaves the house he looks at the clock in the mirror. The clock has no number indication and for this reason the boy makes a mistake in interpreting the time (mirror-image). Just assuming the clock must be out of order, the boy cycles to school, where he arrives after twenty minutes. At that moment the clock at school shows a time that is two and a half hours later than the time that the boy saw on the clock at home. -Riddles

Description : A boy leaves home in the morning to go to school. At the moment he leaves the house he looks at the clock in the mirror. The clock has no number indication and for this reason the boy makes a mistake in ... is two and a half hours later than the time that the boy saw on the clock at home. -Riddles

Last Answer : The difference between the real time and the time of the mirror image is two hours and ten minutes (two and a half hours, minus the twenty minutes of cycling). Therefore, the original time on ... at five minutes past seven plus twenty minutes of cycling, which is twenty-five minutes past seven!...

Mr. Grumper grumbles about bad time-keeping trains like everybody else. On one particular morning he was justified, though. The train left on time for the one hour journey and it arrived 5 minutes late. However, Mr. Grumper's watch showed it to be 3 minutes early, so he adjusted his watch by putting it forward 3 minutes. His watch kept time during the day, and on the return journey in the evening the train started on time, according to his watch, and arrived on time, according to the station clock. If the train traveled 25 percent faster on the return journey than it did on the morning journey, was the station clock fast or slow, and by how much? -Riddles

Description : Mr. Grumper grumbles about bad time-keeping trains like everybody else. On one particular morning he was justified, though. The train left on time for the one hour journey and it arrived 5 minutes late. ... did on the morning journey, was the station clock fast or slow, and by how much? -Riddles

Last Answer : The station clock is 3 minutes fast. The morning journey took 65 minutes, and the evening journey therefore took 52 minutes, and the train arrived 57 minutes after it should have left, that is, 3 minutes early.

An employee of a store went up to his manager and said, 'can I go to Paris for a week'? 'Yes,' said the manager 'but remember to show me a picture of you at Paris' 'yes sir,' said the employee. The next day the employee showed him a picture of him in Paris, he saw a clock a big tv and him on the couch. Right away he knew that he had lied. How did he know? -Riddles

Description : An employee of a store went up to his manager and said, 'can I go to Paris for a week'? 'Yes,' said the manager 'but remember to show me a picture of you at Paris' 'yes sir,' said the employee. ... clock a big tv and him on the couch. Right away he knew that he had lied. How did he know? -Riddles

Last Answer : The clock was showing the same time as the clock that was sitting on the manager's wall.

You looked at the clock at 3:15. How many degrees are in the angle between the hour and the minute hands? (Hint: It's not 0) -Riddles

Description : You looked at the clock at 3:15. How many degrees are in the angle between the hour and the minute hands? (Hint: It's not 0) -Riddles

Last Answer : 7.5 degrees. Ask anyone this. No one will get it. You'll stump them!

What do you get when you cross a dog and a clock? -Riddles

Description : What do you get when you cross a dog and a clock? -Riddles

Last Answer : Lots and lots of tics!

It takes the town hall clock 6 seconds to strike 4 o'clock in the afternoon. How long does it take to strike midnight? -Riddles

Description : It takes the town hall clock 6 seconds to strike 4 o'clock in the afternoon. How long does it take to strike midnight? -Riddles

Last Answer : 22 Seconds.

Why was the clock arrested? -Riddles

Description : Why was the clock arrested? -Riddles

Last Answer : For killing time.

An alarm clock runs 4 minutes slow every hour. It was set right 3 1/2 hours ago. Now another clock which is correct shows noon. In how many minutes, to the nearest minutes, to the nearest minute, will the alarm clock show noon? -Riddles

Description : An alarm clock runs 4 minutes slow every hour. It was set right 3 1/2 hours ago. Now another clock which is correct shows noon. In how many minutes, to the nearest minutes, to the nearest minute, will the alarm clock show noon? -Riddles

Last Answer : In 3 1/2 hours the alarm clock has become 14 minutes slow. At noon the alarm clock will fall behind approximently an additional minute. Its hands will show noon in 15 minutes.

My only timepiece is a wall clock. One day I forgot to wind it and it stopped. I went to visit a friend whos watch is always correct, stayed awhile, and then went home. There I made a simple calculation and set the clock right.How did I do this even though I had no watch on me to tell how long it took me to return from my friend's house? -Riddles

Description : My only timepiece is a wall clock. One day I forgot to wind it and it stopped. I went to visit a friend whos watch is always correct, stayed awhile, and then went home. There I made a simple calculation ... I had no watch on me to tell how long it took me to return from my friend's house? -Riddles

Last Answer : Before I left, I wound the wall clock. When I returned, the change in time equaled how long it took to go to my friends house and return, plus the time I spent there. But I knew the latter because I ... I added this time to what my friend watch showed when I left, and set the sum on my wall clock.

Why did the man shoot the clock? -Riddles

Description : Why did the man shoot the clock? -Riddles

Last Answer : He was killing time.

Why can't you keep a clock in jail? -Riddles

Description : Why can't you keep a clock in jail? -Riddles

Last Answer : Because time is always running out

When is a clock dangerous? -Riddles

Description : When is a clock dangerous? -Riddles

Last Answer : When it runs down and strikes.

Why did the pilot sit on her alarm clock? -Riddles

Description : Why did the pilot sit on her alarm clock? -Riddles

Last Answer : She wanted to be on time.

How do you know when your alarm clock is hungry? -Riddles

Description : How do you know when your alarm clock is hungry? -Riddles

Last Answer : When it goes back for seconds.

When is a bright idea like a clock? -Riddles

Description : When is a bright idea like a clock? -Riddles

Last Answer : When it strikes one.

Why did the clock get sick? -Riddles

Description : Why did the clock get sick? -Riddles

Last Answer : It was run down.

How do you know if a clock is hungry? -Riddles

Description : How do you know if a clock is hungry? -Riddles

Last Answer : It goes four seconds.

Hickory-Dickory-Dock! The mouse ran up the clock. The clock struck one and down did come. Hickory-Dickory-Dock!What am I? -Riddles

Description : Hickory-Dickory-Dock! The mouse ran up the clock. The clock struck one and down did come. Hickory-Dickory-Dock!What am I? -Riddles

Last Answer : A guillotine.

John was very tired after a long day of work. He went to bed at 10 p.m., wound his alarm clock and set it for noon the next day. Since John fell asleep almost immediately, how many hours of sleep did he get before the alarm woke him? -Riddles

Description : John was very tired after a long day of work. He went to bed at 10 p.m., wound his alarm clock and set it for noon the next day. Since John fell asleep almost immediately, how many hours of sleep did he get before the alarm woke him? -Riddles

Last Answer : Two hours. Wind-up clocks can't be set more than 12 hours in advance.

A clock chimes 5 times in 4 seconds. How many times will it chime in 10 seconds? -Riddles

Description : A clock chimes 5 times in 4 seconds. How many times will it chime in 10 seconds? -Riddles

Last Answer : 11 times. It chimes at zero and then once every second for 10 seconds.

Which clock works best, the one that loses a minute a day, or the one that doesn't work at all? -Riddles

Description : Which clock works best, the one that loses a minute a day, or the one that doesn't work at all? -Riddles

Last Answer : The one that doesn't work is best as it will always be correct twice a day, but the one that loses a minute a day will not be correct again for 720 days (losing 720 minutes or 12 hours).

A clock is started at noon. By 10 minutes past 5, the hour hand has turned through: -Riddles

Description : A clock is started at noon. By 10 minutes past 5, the hour hand has turned through: -Riddles

Last Answer : Angle traced by hour hand in 12 hrs = 360º. Angle traced by hour hand in 5 hrs 10 min. i.e., 31/6 hrs = (36012*316)∘36012*316°= 155º

How many times in a day, are the hands of a clock in straight line but opposite in direction? -Riddles

Description : How many times in a day, are the hands of a clock in straight line but opposite in direction? -Riddles

Last Answer : 22 is the right answer

A watchmaker was telephoned urgently to make a house call to replace the broken hands on a clock. He was sik so he sent his apprentice.The apprentice was thorough. When he finished inspecting the clock it was dark. Assuming his work was done, he attached the new hands and set the clock by his pocket watch. It was sic o'clock, so he set the big hand at the 12 and the little hand at the 6.The apprectice returned, but soon the telephone rang. He picked up to his angry client:'You didn't do the job right. The clock shows the wrong time.'Surprised he hurried back. He found the clock showing not much past eight. He handed is watch to the client and showed her that her clock was not even one second late. The client had to agree.Early the nect morning, the client telephoned to say the clock has ap

Description : A watchmaker was telephoned urgently to make a house call to replace the broken hands on a clock. He was sik so he sent his apprentice.The apprentice was thorough. When he finished inspecting the clock ... had to agree.Early the nect morning, the client telephoned to say the clock has ap -Riddles

Last Answer : As the problem says the apprentice mixed up the hands so that the minute hand was short and the hour hand was long. The first time the apprentice returned to the client was about 2 hours and 10 ... hand made 13 full circles and 5 minutes, reaching 7, So the clock showed the correct time again.

Julie is going on an extended trip for three weeks. She lives in a remote area where there are frequent electrical power outages which can last up to three or four days. Julie has quite a bit of food in her freezer which would go bad if it thawed and then re-froze. She does have digital clock and a VCR which would flash 12:00 if the power went out. Unfortunately the clock and VCR flash even if the power only goes out for a few seconds. What can Julie do so that when she returns home she will be able to determine whether the power was out long enough to thaw her food? Asking a neighbor whether the power was out, isn't a reliable option because the nearest house is half a mile away, and one house may have power, while another house may have no power. She won?t be able to have a neighbor chec

Description : Julie is going on an extended trip for three weeks. She lives in a remote area where there are frequent electrical power outages which can last up to three or four days. Julie has quite a bit of food ... power, while another house may have no power. She won?t be able to have a neighbor chec -Riddles

Last Answer : One thing Julie could do is freeze a tray of ice-cubes, and turn the tray of ice upside down in her freezer. When she comes home, she should check the tray. If the ice cubes are still in the ... clean out the freezer. She will have to make a judgment call if the ice-cubes are only slightly thawed.

I have some matchsticks set up like this: I + XI = X. If you do not know Roman numerals, here is a quick starter: I=1 II=2 III=3 IV=4 V=5 VI=6 VII=7 VIII=8 IX=9 X=10 XI=11 XII=12 XIII=13 XIV=14 XV=15...... Of course, I + XI = X is wrong. You are told to move the minimum number of matchsticks to make the question correct. So, how many do you have to move? -Riddles

Description : I have some matchsticks set up like this: I + XI = X. If you do not know Roman numerals, here is a quick starter: I=1 II=2 III=3 IV=4 V=5 VI=6 VII=7 VIII=8 IX=9 X=10 XI=11 ... are told to move the minimum number of matchsticks to make the question correct. So, how many do you have to move? -Riddles

Last Answer : Most people would get to one move at the least, but the real answer is zero moves. If you rotate the whole question around 180 degrees, it will display this: X = IX + I

1,3,5,2,61,832,236,94,0129,74,13 What comes Next? -Riddles

Description : 1,3,5,2,61,832,236,94,0129,74,13 What comes Next? -Riddles

Last Answer : A Coma.

1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30, 31, 32, 33, 34, 35, 36, 37, 38, 39, 40, 41, 42, 43, 44, 45, 46, 47, 48, 49, 50'. What number is missing? -Riddles

Description : 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30, 31, 32, 33, 34, 35, 36, 37, 38, 39, 40, 41, 42, 43, 44, 45, 46, 47, 48, 49, 50'. What number is missing? -Riddles

Last Answer : 22

A mother has three sick children. She has a 24-ounce bottle of medicine and needs to give each child eight ounces of the medicine. She is unable to get to the store and has only three clean containers, which measure 5, 11 and 13 ounces. The electricity is out and she has no way of heating water to wash the containers and doesn't want to spread germs. How can she divide the medicine to give each child an equal portion without having any two children drink from the same container? -Riddles

Description : A mother has three sick children. She has a 24-ounce bottle of medicine and needs to give each child eight ounces of the medicine. She is unable to get to the store and has only three ... to give each child an equal portion without having any two children drink from the same container? -Riddles

Last Answer : Fill the 5 oz. and 11 oz. Containers from the 24 oz. container. This leaves 8 oz. in the 24 oz. bottle. Next empty the 11 oz. bottle by pouring the contents into the 13 oz. bottle. Fill the ... . bottle. Finally pour the 5 oz. bottle contents into the 11 oz. bottle giving 8 oz. in this container.

Look at the numbers on my face. You won't find 13 any place. What am I? -Riddles

Description : Look at the numbers on my face. You won't find 13 any place. What am I? -Riddles

Last Answer : A Clock.

Charlotte is 13 years old. Her father Montague is 40 years old. How many years ago was Charlotte's father four times as old as Charlotte? -Riddles

Description : Charlotte is 13 years old. Her father Montague is 40 years old. How many years ago was Charlotte's father four times as old as Charlotte? -Riddles

Last Answer : Four years ago. When Charlotte was 9 her father was 36, 4 times her age.

A man was found dead next to a 13 story building. The police say it was a suicide, but you say it was a homicide (someone killed him). To prove this, you go to each floor on the building, open the window, and toss a penny out. You do this to each floor until you reach the 13th floor, open the window, and toss a penny out. How does this prove it wasn't a suicide? -Riddles

Description : A man was found dead next to a 13 story building. The police say it was a suicide, but you say it was a homicide (someone killed him). To prove this, you go to each floor on the building, open ... 13th floor, open the window, and toss a penny out. How does this prove it wasn't a suicide? -Riddles

Last Answer : If the man committed suicide, he would've left the window open and you wouldn't have had to open it.

A mother has three sick children. She has a 24-ounce bottle of medicine and needs to give each child eight ounces of the medicine. She is unable to get to the store and has only three clean containers, which measure 5, 11 and 13 ounces. The electricity is out and she has no way of heating water to wash the containers and doesn't want to spread germs. How can she divide the medicine to give each child an equal portion without having any two children drink from the same container? -Riddles

Description : A mother has three sick children. She has a 24-ounce bottle of medicine and needs to give each child eight ounces of the medicine. She is unable to get to the store and has only three ... to give each child an equal portion without having any two children drink from the same container? -Riddles

Last Answer : Fill the 5 oz. and 11 oz. Containers from the 24 oz. container. This leaves 8 oz. in the 24 oz. bottle. Next empty the 11 oz. bottle by pouring the contents into the 13 oz. bottle. Fill the ... . bottle. Finally pour the 5 oz. bottle contents into the 11 oz. bottle giving 8 oz. in this container.

There is a clerk at the butcher shop, he is five feet ten inches tall, and he wears size 13 sneakers. He has a wife and 2 kids. What does he weigh? -Riddles

Description : There is a clerk at the butcher shop, he is five feet ten inches tall, and he wears size 13 sneakers. He has a wife and 2 kids. What does he weigh? -Riddles

Last Answer : Meat.

What has 13 hearts, but no other organs? -Riddles

Description : What has 13 hearts, but no other organs? -Riddles

Last Answer : A deck of cards has 13 hearts, but no other organs.

Can you tell me movies in which the world risks an apocalypse because the president of the USA launches nuclear strikes from the nuclear football?

Description : Can you tell me movies in which the world risks an apocalypse because the president of the USA launches nuclear strikes from the nuclear football?

Last Answer : Doctor Strangelove.

Does your local university have a two strikes you are out policy?

Description : Does your local university have a two strikes you are out policy?

Last Answer : No. A 3.9 is just .01 from an A. It’s a perfectly acceptable GPA. I graduated Magna Cum Laude with a 3.75.

The Saudis air strikes on Yemen are so brutal as to be considered by some as war crimes, will the US say anything or intervene as in Yugoslavia or just keep shipping the Saudi missiles and bombs to allow them to keep doing possible war crimes?

Description : The Saudis air strikes on Yemen are so brutal as to be considered by some as war crimes, will the US say anything or intervene as in Yugoslavia or just keep shipping the Saudi missiles and bombs to allow them to keep doing possible war crimes?

Last Answer : answer: war crime is a term that is hardly defined by anyone. It's one of those words that is thrown out for publicity and headlines. Right or wrong is sort of irrelevant in international relations. ... the aid of. All there is-two tribes. No other country really cares about what happens to Yemen.

Do you support the fast food strikes?

Description : Do you support the fast food strikes?

Last Answer : answer:I’m not after I heard that they are demanding $15/hour for working a register. 15!!! I’m really sick of the idea that minimum wage jobs are something to strive for and you should be able to pay rent and support 2–3 kids working 40 hours a week at McDonald’s. It’s ridiculous.

How do you react when tragedy strikes a friend?

Description : How do you react when tragedy strikes a friend?

Last Answer : answer:I am so sorry to hear about your friend's loss @Hawaii_Jake. I would send the card and include a personal letter. Perhaps, if this is something you can do for him, in a few month invite ... of emotions we are experiencing. I felt perhaps writing things down would help her. She said it did.

Should balls and strikes be called electronically?

Description : Should balls and strikes be called electronically?

Last Answer : No. It sort of takes the human element out of the game.

What should be done when a chronic migraine strikes?

Description : What should be done when a chronic migraine strikes?

Last Answer : I know exactly how you feel, I get migraines periodically too. The only thing that really helps me is taking an Excedrin Migraine as soon as I see the aura. Those usually help, no other painkiller ... though. I try to lay down and get some sleep, in total darkness whenever they strike, though.

What time is it when the clock strikes 13? -Riddles

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