Description : Two women sit staring and glaring at each other across a small table. Although the two women don't appear to be friendly toward each other, they do eventually hold each other's hands. A man approaches, puts ... is the word the man shouts to the women, and what in the world is going on here? -Riddles
Last Answer : The word the man shouts to the women is, 'Go!' This is the way most women's arm wrestling competitions start, and hopefully the wrist straps, to keep their hands from slipping apart, won't have to be used.
Description : I take months to build, seconds to destroy, and years to rebuild. What am I? -Riddles
Last Answer : Trust.
Description : I begin the earth and end the eclipse, I occur in seconds and minutes, but never in a hand although I am in a lifetime. What am I? -Riddles
Last Answer : Letter E.
Description : There is 60 seconds in a minute, 60 minutes in a hour, how many seconds are in a race? -Riddles
Last Answer : This answer was deleted by moderators
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.
Description : Twelve flags stand equidistant along the track at the stadium. The runners start at the first flag. A runner reaches the eighth flag 8 seconds after he starts. If he runs at an even speed, how many seconds does he need altogether to reach the twelfth flag? -Riddles
Last Answer : Not 12 seconds. There are 7 segments from the first flag tot the eighth, and 11 from the first to the twelfth. He runs each segment in 8/7 seconds; therefore, 11 segments take 88/7= 12 4/7 seconds.
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
Description : Fred is listening to the raido when it suddenly stops playing. Nobody is with Fred and nobody touches the radio. A few seconds later, the radio resumes playing.How can this be? -Riddles
Last Answer : Fred was driving his car through a tunnel.
Description : What is in seasons, seconds, centuries and minutes but not in decades, years or days? -Riddles
Last Answer : The letter ‘n’
Description : My first may be fashioned of iron or wood, And at window or door for safety is placed; In village or town it does more harm than good, Leading people their health, time, and money to waste. My ... -'tis a one-shilling glove- It is something which makes people open their eyes.What am I? -Riddles
Last Answer : Bar-gain.
Description : Gaze at this sentence for just about sixty seconds and then explain what makes it quite different from the average sentence. Quick!What is it? -Riddles
Last Answer : It contains all of the letters in the alphabet.
Description : In 1209, on a hot summer day there was a man who was ordered to be executed by king. The king was a nice king though, and he said that if the man could prove himself wise, he would let him ... The king opened a window, and the man immediately knew which was the real flower. How did he know? -Riddles
Last Answer : When the King opened the window, a bee flew in and landed on the only real flower to gather pollen.
Description : My first is in chocolate but not in ham, my second's in cake and also in jam, my third at tea-time is easily found, my whole is a friend who's often around. What am I? -Riddles
Last Answer : A Cat!
Description : My first is in ocean but never in sea, my second's in wasp but never in bee. My third is in glider and also in flight, my whole is a creature that comes out at night.What am I? -Riddles
Last Answer : An Owl.
Description : Once upon a time there was a beautiful princess named Anna. Anna's father, the King, wanted to be sure his daughter married an intelligent man. To test his daughter's suitors the King hid Anna's ... each suitor 'Only one of the three messages is correct.' Which box contained Anna's picture? -Riddles
Last Answer : The silver box contained Anna's picture. If her picture had been in the gold box, two statements would have been true. (The messages on both the gold box and the silver box.) If her picture had ... bronze box, two statements would have been true. (The messages on the bronze box and the silver box.)
Description : My first is a very uncomfortable state,In cold weather it mostly abounds.My second's an instrument formed of hard steel,That will cause the stout foe to stagger and reel,And when used, is a symptom of ... author of greatest renown,Whose fame to the last day of time will go down.Who am I? -Riddles
Last Answer : Shakespeare.
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.
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.