Riddles and Brain Teasers

Sharpshooter

A sharpshooter hangs up his hat, turns around and walks 5000 meters in one direction, then turns around and shoots his gun, putting a hole right through his hat. How did he do it?

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He hung the hat up on his gun.

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Dumbstruck Beekeeper

Which word does not belong?

beekeeper, dumbbell, dumbstruck, untruthful

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Dumbbell. All of the other words have only one of the vowels (a, e, i, o, u).

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You’ll Have Me At Night

You’ll have me at night and if you remove the first letter I denote the top, such as on a train

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Supper. You eat supper at night, and removing the first letter leaves upper. Thanks to Dude for figuring it out.

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Humans and Animals

I am important to both human beings and animals. Both search for me but it is hard to find me. I travel to benefit them. What am I?

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A scent or smell. A scent is important to both humans and animals and both search for scents (for different reasons). A scent travels through the air to benefit humans and animals, again, for different reasons.Special thanks to Vavessa for the answer to this one.

Special thanks to Vavessa for the answer to this one.

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Many Feathers To Help Me Fly

I have many feathers to help me fly. I have a body and head but I’m not alive. Your strength determines how far I go. You can hold me in your hand, but I’m never thrown.

What am I?

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An arrow.

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