Riddles and Brain Teasers

Beam, Shine and Sparkle White

I beam, shine and sparkle white,
I brighten the day with a single light.
I charm and enchant one and all,
I can counter the darkest pall.

What am I?

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A smile.

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A Charming Dimple

There are two meanings to me. With one I may need to be broken, with the other I hold on. My favorite characteristic is my charming dimple. What am I?

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A tie.

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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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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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Animals On the Ark

How many of each animal did Moses take on the ark?

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None. Moses didn’t have an ark, Noah did (and yes, he took 2 of each animal).

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Messy Math

What is the answer to this problem?

48 / 2(9 + 3) = ?

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It depends. Usually, math has one right answer, but in this case, the order of operations can get a little quirky.There are two ways to solve this. First, like so:
48 / 2 × (9 + 3) = ?
48 / 2 × (12) = ?
24 × 12 = 288But another, arguably valid way is:
48 / 2 × (9 + 3) = ?
48 / 2 × (12) = ?
48 / 24 = 2Thanks to KnowYourMeme for providing a great overview on this one. Math StackExchange has more discussion.

It depends. Usually, math has one right answer, but in this case, the order of operations can get a little quirky.

There are two ways to solve this. First, like so:
48 / 2 × (9 + 3) = ?
48 / 2 × (12) = ?
24 × 12 = 288

But another, arguably valid way is:
48 / 2 × (9 + 3) = ?
48 / 2 × (12) = ?
48 / 24 = 2

Thanks to KnowYourMeme for providing a great overview on this one. Math StackExchange has more discussion.

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The Longest Pregnancy

A baby was born four years after its parents died in a car crash. How was this possible?

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Amazingly, this actually happened. The parents died in a crash crash and their parents fought for the rights to the four frozen embryos left by their late children. After a surrogate pregnancy, the baby was born with DNA matching their deceased parents.