Riddles and Brain Teasers

Singular When Adding an S

There are many English words that you can add an “s” to make it plural. But far fewer words become singular when you add an “s”. What are two examples of these much rarer words?

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Cares -> Caress
Princes -> Princess

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Dark As Midnight

What is dark as midnight but is still night?
The word has 7 letters, starts with a B and ends with an E.

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Bedtime

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A City in the Twilight

Half-way up the hill, I see thee at last, lying beneath me with thy sounds and sights — A city in the twilight, dim and vast, with smoking roofs, soft bells, and gleaming lights.

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The Past (Longfellow).

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Represent The Alphabet

What word or expression does this represent?

ABCDEFGHIJKLMNOPQRSTVWXYZ

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Missing you (U).

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Swallow

You can swallow me, but I can swallow you. What am I?

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Water.

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Midway Numbers

Select the number that is midway between the lowest number and the highest number.
Which number is midway between that number and the number that is nearest the highest number?

35  5 52 36 67
69  4 51 37 71
55 68  3 53 39

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53.

37 is midway between 3 (the lowest number) and 71 (the highest number).
53 is midway between 37 and 69 (nearest to the highest number).

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English and Afrikaans

What is a six-word sentence that has the same meaning and spelling in both English and Afrikaans?

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My pen is in my hand. It’s not all that meaningful of a sentence, but it’s the same in English and Afrikaans.

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Not in Any State

Which letter of the alphabet is the only one that does not appear in any of the names of the 50 United States?

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The letter Q.

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AADFJJ

A A D F J J J M M N ?

What comes next in the series?

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O S. The series contains the first letter of each month in alphabetical order (April, August, December, February, January, July, June, March, May, November). O and S represent the remaining 2 months, October and September.

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