Riddles and Brain Teasers

Once a Minute, Twice in a Moment

What comes once in a minute, twice in a moment but not once in a thousand years?

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The letter “m”.

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A Head, One Arm and Round Bottom

What has a head, one arm, one leg and a round bottom?

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A handicapped parking sign.

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He And She Both Have One Each

He and she both have one each, but every person has two. A citizen has three and a human being has four. A personality has five and an inhabitant of earth has six. What are they?

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Syllables.

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A Green Ranch

There’s a green ranch house on a green street with green walls, tables and chairs. What color is the staircase?

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There is no staircase, it’s a ranch.

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Cats and Kittens But No Mittens

Six men are carrying boxes holding six cats and each cat has 6 kittens. How many legs are there in total?

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1020. There are 6 men with 2 legs each, for a total of 12 legs.
There are 36 cats with 4 legs each for a total of 144 legs.
There are 216 kittens with 4 legs each for a total of 864 legs
12 + 144 + 864 = 1020.

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A Hidden Message

44 33 555 555 666 9 666 777 555 3

What is the message in this code?

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Pressing these digits in sequence will produce HELLO WORLD on a cell phone (for an SMS text message).

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Ghoti Pronunciation

How do you pronounce Ghoti?

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Fish. The gh is pronounced as in tough, the o as in women and the ti as in nation. Ghoti is a constructed word to illustrate irregularities in English spelling.