I crawl on the earth and rise on a pillar.
What am I?
A shadow.
Arrange the numbers from 1 to 8 in the following sequence.
a
b c d
e f g
h
Each number must not be diagonally or directly adjacent to any number directly before or after it.
For example, 2 can only be placed in one spot.
2
x x x
x 1 x
x
Here are two solutions (there might be more).
7
3 1 4
5 8 6
2
2
5 8 6
3 1 4
7
Here are two solutions (there might be more).
7
3 1 4
5 8 6
2
2
5 8 6
3 1 4
7
How can five people divide a bag of five diamonds equally without cutting them while still leaving one diamond remaining in the sack?
Give four of the lucky folks a diamond each, then give the fifth person the bag with the remaining diamond still inside.
Give four of the lucky folks a diamond each, then give the fifth person the bag with the remaining diamond still inside.
What’s special about the word “strengths”?
It has a record nine letters but only one vowel, and it’s one of the longest one-syllable words in English.
It has a record nine letters but only one vowel, and it’s one of the longest one-syllable words in English.
Merle was checking out at the grocery store. Ethel, a friendly cashier, said the total was $63.59. He gave her a $100 bill and she began laughing as she counted out his change. Then she gave him a high five and Merle left the store chuckling.
What was so funny?
The amount of change was $36.41, which meant Ethel handed Merle one of everything in her drawer:
$20 bill
Good ol’ Ethel.
The amount of change was $36.41, which meant Ethel handed Merle one of everything in her drawer:
$20 bill
Good ol’ Ethel.
Why doesn’t a mountain covered with snow catch cold?
Because it has a snowcap. ;) I know, it was more joke than riddle, but I found it amusing.
Because it has a snowcap. ;) I know, it was more joke than riddle, but I found it amusing.
What question can you never honestly answer yes to?
Are you asleep? (or dead, or conscious, or being silent).
Are you asleep? (or dead, or conscious, or being silent).
What goes with a car, comes with a car, is of no use to a car, but the car can’t move without it?
Noise. The engine is usually the main culprit, but even electric cars make some noise from the tires on the road.
Noise. The engine is usually the main culprit, but even electric cars make some noise from the tires on the road.
I am a seven letter word, you read me daily. Letters 567 increase every year. The third and fourth letters are the same and my 325 letters cover about 70% of the world. What am I?
message. Letters 567 are your age, which goes up every year. Letters 3 and 4 (both s) are in fact the same, and letters 325 spell sea, and estimates say that the earth is covered by about 70% water.
message. Letters 567 are your age, which goes up every year. Letters 3 and 4 (both s) are in fact the same, and letters 325 spell sea, and estimates say that the earth is covered by about 70% water.
Reaching stiffly for the sky,
A deciduous tree.