Four words can be made from the letters below. What are the words?
S E N T C A
1. ENACTS 2. ASCENT 3. STANCE 4. SECANT
1. ENACTS 2. ASCENT 3. STANCE 4. SECANT
Fill in the blanks to make three common, English words (no plurals). The answers are a person, a place and a thing, in that order.
1. _ _ L F B A _ _ 2. _ _ _ C K Y A _ _ 3. _ _ O D P E _ _ _ _
1. HALFBACK 2. BRICKYARD or STOCKYARD 3. WOODPECKER
1. HALFBACK 2. BRICKYARD or STOCKYARD 3. WOODPECKER
What are the next three numbers in this series?
4 6 12 18 30 42 60 72 102 108 ? ? ?
Each number is surrounded by a prime number.
4 – 3 and 5 are prime 6 – 5 and 7 are prime etc.
The next three numbers after 108 that have primes before and after them are:
138, 150 and 180.
Each number is surrounded by a prime number.
4 – 3 and 5 are prime 6 – 5 and 7 are prime etc.
The next three numbers after 108 that have primes before and after them are:
138, 150 and 180.
What is half of 8?
Hint: It’s not 4
3 (if you slice vertically) or 0 (if you slice horizontally)
3 (if you slice vertically) or 0 (if you slice horizontally)
What animal comes next in the series?
Giraffe Elephant Tiger Snake Gnu Oryx Anoa ___________
A. Chipmunk B. Gorilla C. Yak D. Tomcat
D. Tomcat
The number of letters of each animal corresponds to the number of the letters in each month. And the first letters spell “Gets Goat”.
January / Giraffe = 7 letters February / Elephant = 8 letters March / Tiger = 5 letters April / Snake = 5 letters May / Gnu = 3 letters June / Oryx = 4 letters July / Anoa = 4 letters August / Tomcat = 6 letters
D. Tomcat
The number of letters of each animal corresponds to the number of the letters in each month. And the first letters spell “Gets Goat”.
January / Giraffe = 7 letters February / Elephant = 8 letters March / Tiger = 5 letters April / Snake = 5 letters May / Gnu = 3 letters June / Oryx = 4 letters July / Anoa = 4 letters August / Tomcat = 6 letters
What has teeth but can’t bite?
A comb. Other inanimate objects with teeth like a saw, zipper or a gear can “bite” you. Many people can affirm from painful experience in regards to zippers and saws, and the unfortunate factory worker who is missing a finger can attest to gears. It’s a rare event that anyone would be injured by a comb.
Another grim option is a dead animal or person.
A comb. Other inanimate objects with teeth like a saw, zipper or a gear can “bite” you. Many people can affirm from painful experience in regards to zippers and saws, and the unfortunate factory worker who is missing a finger can attest to gears. It’s a rare event that anyone would be injured by a comb.
Another grim option is a dead animal or person.
The number of eggs in a basket doubles every minute. If it’s full of eggs in an hour, when was the basket half full?
At 59 minutes. The eggs double every minute, so half full would be a minute before it was full.
At 59 minutes. The eggs double every minute, so half full would be a minute before it was full.
I am bought by the yard but worn by the foot. What am I?
Carpet. Worn is used in the sense of a well-worn item.
(found on r/riddles )
Carpet. Worn is used in the sense of a well-worn item.
(found on r/riddles )
What hangs others yet can unintentionally hang itself?
A jury.
What word can be added before or after these words to make a new word or phrase?
Area, Death, Kick
Penalty. Penalty area, Death penalty, Penalty kick.
Penalty. Penalty area, Death penalty, Penalty kick.