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 : 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 : 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
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.
Description : Sherlock Holmes and Doctor Watson were going on a hike through the woods. After a long day of hiking, they stopped for the night. They ate a cold meal, pitched a tent, and went to sleep. Both ... know!' Doctor Watson retorted, annoyed. 'What does it tell you?' What did the detective notice? -Riddles
Last Answer : Elementary, my dear Watson. Someone has stolen our tent.
Description : I have hands but I can't clap. I have a face but I can't see. I have numbers but I can't count. What am I? -Riddles
Last Answer : A clock.
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!
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 am a living thing, I breath, I walk, I eat, I do all things that one with life can do. But on the other hand, I am a non-living thing, I walk without legs, I do many jobs without hands, I can't breath: Both computer and most houses have me in common. What am I? -Riddles
Last Answer : I am a mouse.
Description : It is 'five minutes to midnight' for global disaster, according to the Doomsday Clock. What time is it, according to you?
Last Answer : Maker’s Mark time? : )
Description : It’s raining at midnight, but the forecast for tomorrow and the next day is clear. Will there be sunny weather in 48 hours? -Riddles
Last Answer : no sun in the sky hope it helps you
Description : Was anyone besides me wearing their fluther tee shirt when the clock struck midnight?
Last Answer : I wasn’t wearing mine, but that is only coz it is in the wash, and I didn’t want to wear it when it was all greevely!
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
Description : what has a round face and two thin hands one hand short and one hand long?
Last Answer : Clock
Description : The number of times a unit of money exchanges hands during a unit period of time is known as: a) velocity of circulation of money b) speed of circulation of money c) momentum of circulation of money d) count of circulation of money
Last Answer : a) velocity of circulation of money
Description : On a 12 hour clock, how many times in a day are the hour and minute hand on top of each other?
Last Answer : answer:Feels like a trick question, but I think 24 times: Midnight, 1:05am, 2:10am, 3:15am, 4:20am, 5:25am, 6:30am, 7:35am, 8:40am, 9:45am, 10:50am, 11:55am, Noon, 1:05pm, 2:10pm, 3:15pm, 4:20pm, 5:25pm, 6:30pm, 7:35pm, 8:40pm, 9:45pm, 10:50pm, 11:55pm.
Description : A path encircles this hill which is made of iron or steel. You walk from the head to the bottom of its tip with your hands instead of your feet. You might need to hold something to strengthen your grip In order to hold two objects together no matter what the weather. What is this hill? -Riddles
Last Answer : Screw/Bolt.
Description : How can you clasp someone's hands together in such a manner that they cannot leave the room without unclasping them? -Riddles
Last Answer : Put their hands around a stationary object in the room, which will keep them from leaving the room unless they open their hands.
Description : I herald the darkness which descends on all creatures; You will know my approach by moans and wracked features. I visit the hippo, hyena, and horse, But never go near snails and spiders, of course. I ... one to the other, Should all the world's people ever clasp hands together.What am I? -Riddles
Last Answer : I am a Yawn.
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.
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.
Description : A young girl, Violet by name, was visiting with a group of her schoolmates at a friend's house. The air was filled with the noise of loud conversations, when an older woman called out for ... and shouting increased around her. Finally, Violet's hand bumped into something which, when the da -Riddles
Last Answer : Violet was at a birthday party, and was selected to be first in the Pin the Tail on the Donkey game they were playing. She was successful in pinning the tail just where it belonged. The body part of the animal was, of course, the donkey’s tail.
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 : Two friends, from a very cold town in Minnesota, each had unusual life skills which helped them in their adventures together. The first of the friends was a tall, lanky individual who, at times, ... a man without fear. Can you name the two friends from this very cold Minnesota town? -Riddles
Last Answer : Rocket J. Squirrel and Bullwinkle J. Moose, otherwise known as Rocky and Bullwinkle. The two Russian-like spies (Boris and Natasha) were lead by the infamous Fearless Leader.
Description : I make you weak at the worst of all times. I keep you safe, I keep you fine. I make your hands sweat, and your heart grow cold, I visit the weak, but seldom the bold. What am I? -Riddles
Last Answer : Your fears.
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.
Description : A son went to his father's house and knocked on the door. When his father answered the door, the son said, 'O.K., today is the day I promised to burn your house to the ground.' 'But I ... 'Well, I guess you're right,' said his father. The son then promptly escorted his father outside, wh -Riddles
Last Answer : The father, although he owned a fully functioning home, had never been able to break himself from the habit of going to the bathroom in the Outhouse he had built for his family back in 1941. The son, ... the son had been trying for some time to get his father to agree to let him burn it down.
Description : I Walked one day on the street. I found something that had worth. You make sure you don't loose it. It has a color, size and shape but every one is different. You touch it, enjoy it, like it, and always count it over.What am I? -Riddles
Last Answer : Money.
Description : What is the best web technique for building a "count up" clock on my web site?
Last Answer : javascript
Description : A small group of people are all standing around a two-foot tall, empty, wooden container. Two women approach the group carrying a silver container, which they place inside the wooden container. No ... circular motions. After this, the top of the silver container is removed, and an objec -Riddles
Last Answer : This group was making home made ice cream using an old fashioned hand-cranked ice cream freezer.
Description : The minute hand of a clock overtakes the hour hand at intervals of 64 minutes of correct time. How much a day does the clock gain or lose?
Last Answer : Answer: 32 8/11 minutes.
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.
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).
Description : What is the measure of the angle formed by the hands of a clock at 130?
Last Answer : Every minute on a clock is 6 degrees, making every five minuteswhere the numbers are 30 degrees. In theory, hands on the 1 and 6would would show an angle of 150 degrees. In actuality, the hourhand moves halfway between the 1 and 2 by 1:30 making the angle 135degrees.
Description : An example of a digital device can be A) Digital clock B) Automobile speed meter C) Clock with a dial and two hands D) All of the above
Last Answer : Answer : A
Description : Digital devices are A) Digital Clock B) Automobile speed meter C) Clock with a dial and two hands D) All of them
Description : Digital devices are a. Digital Clock b. Automobile speed meter c. Clock with a dial and two hands d. All of them
Last Answer : Digital Clock
Description : The reflex angle between the hands of a clock at 10.25 is a) 197.5 b) 167.5 c) 157.5 d) 187.5
Last Answer : Answer : b
Last Answer : a. Digital Clock
Description : A time when they are green, a time when they're brown, but both of these times, cause me to frown. But just in between, for a very short while, They're perfect and yellow and cause me to smile!What am I talking about here? -Riddles
Last Answer : Bananas.
Description : What is the frequency of these waves As you sit on a dock you notice a wave crest pass. You count another four wave crests in the next 12 seconds?
Last Answer : 20 waves per minute. (or 1 every 3 seconds)
Description : People who have migrated from the planes to an area adjoining Rohtang Pass about six months back (a) have more RBCs and their haemoglobin has a lower binding affinity to O2 (b) are not physically fit ... etc. (d) have the usual RBC count but their haemoglobin has very high binding affinity to O2
Last Answer : (a) have more RBCs and their haemoglobin has a lower binding affinity to O2
Description : 76. People who have migrated from the planes to an area adjoining Rohtang Pass about six months back (1) Have the usual RBC count but their haemoglobin has very high binding affinuty of O2 (2 ... to play games like football (4) Suffer from altitude sickness with symptoms like nausea, fatigue, etc
Last Answer : Have more RBCs and their haemoglobin has a lower binding affinity of O2
Description : At what time of day is the relative humidity normally at a minimum -------- ? A. When the air temperature is highest (Answer) B. Just before sunrise C. About midnight D. When the air temperature is lowest
Last Answer : A. When the air temperature is highest (Answer)
Description : When is the time of a clock like the whistle of a train? -Riddles
Last Answer : When it's two to two.
Description : When the clock strikes 13, what time is it? -Riddles
Last Answer : Time to get it fixed.
Description : What time is it when the clock strikes 13? -Riddles
Last Answer : Time to get the clock fixed
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!...
Description : Try deciphering this code - S T O E E I T A E S S S I N O Y (Hint - count and you will have the answer!) -Riddles
Last Answer : Did you count the number of letters? There are 16 of them. Divide them in groups of 4. Then, put each group below the other, and read column wise. Here's how you do it... S T O E E I T A E S S S I N O Y The answer to the code is See it is not so easy.
Description : How do cows count? -Riddles
Last Answer : They use a 'cow'nter.