Riddles and Brain Teasers

Julian and Penelope’s Marriage Ages

When Julian and Penelope met, one was half the others age plus seven years. Ten years later when they married, Penelope was thirty, but this time one was nine tenths the age of the other. How old was Julian? (No fractions or partial years, whole numbers only).

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Julian was 27 when Penelope was 30.

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How Many Legs?

You walk into a room and see a bed. On the bed there are two dogs, four cats, a giraffe, five cows and a duck. There are also three chickens flying above the bed. How many legs are on the floor?

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Since all of the animals are on the bed and no other furniture is mentioned in the room, there are six legs on the floor. Four legs from the bed and your own two legs as you stand in the room, amazed that someone managed to get so many animals onto a bed. And the ceiling must be vaulted to fit a giraffe. Also, who’s on cleanup duty?

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Favorite Pet is a Fish

I died and came back to life. My blood is not easily able to go through my body. My favorite pet is a fish. Who am I?

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A shark. Sharks experience tonic immobility, also known as apparent death, where they appear to have died. Blood does not easily flow through their bodies, forcing sharks to swim continuously to circulate their blood. Lastly, sharks have pet fish called Remora (sometimes called suckerfish). They feed on parasites on the sharks and leftovers, and they use the shark as transport and protection.A big thanks to Saravana for answering this.

A big thanks to Saravana for answering this.

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Green House And Lots of Babies

There was a green house. Inside the green house there was a white house. Inside the white house there was a red house. Inside the red house there were lots of babies. What is it?

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A watermelon.

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Peppino’s Hat

Peppino bought a new hat and Tito asked what day he bought it. Peppino replied, “If yesterday was tomorrow, today would be Tuesday.” On what day did Peppino buy his hat?

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Thursday. Yesterday (from Thursday) is Wednesday, which is tomorrow with respect to Tuesday.

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A Woman Without All Her Fingers On One Hand

What do you call a woman who doesn’t have all her fingers on one hand?

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Normal. Women (and men for that matter) have half of their fingers on one hand and half of them on the other.

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If You Lose Me

If you lose me, others around you may lose me too. What am I?

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Your temper.

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A Silent Z

What word in the English dictionary has a silent z?

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The word rendezvous. Even though it’s a French word, it’s in the English dictionary and is pronounced [rahn-duh-voo].Turns out rendezvous isn’t the only one. Another word is oyez.

The word rendezvous. Even though it’s a French word, it’s in the English dictionary and is pronounced [rahn-duh-voo].

Turns out rendezvous isn’t the only one. Another word is oyez.

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