Riddles and Brain Teasers

Placed On the Table But Never Eaten

What is placed on the table, cut and passed but never eaten?

A deck of cards. You play card games on a table, cut the deck, then deal (or pass out) the cards, but you only eat the snacks.

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4 5 6 6

What is the next digit that should appear in this list of numbers?

4 5 6 6 5 4 4 2 ?

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7. The digits represent the number of letters in each word of the puzzle. “What” has four letters, “digit” has five letters, “should” has six letters, etc. The last word is “numbers” which has seven letters.

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Strip Ground Fan

What one word goes with each of these to make a new phrase?

Strip
Ground
Fan

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Out. Strip out is to remove parts from a machine. Ground out is when you hit a ground ball in baseball and are thrown out at first. Fan out is when something, such as cards, are spread out like a fan.Thanks to Jeremy for solving this.

Thanks to Jeremy for solving this.

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What Letter Comes Next MAMJJASO

What letter comes next in this sequence?

M, A, M, J, J, A, S, O, ____

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N. The letter represent the first letters of the months of the year, starting with March. N is for November, and of course D would be the next one.

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Cats and Kittens But No Mittens

Six men are carrying boxes holding six cats and each cat has 6 kittens. How many legs are there in total?

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1020. There are 6 men with 2 legs each, for a total of 12 legs.
There are 36 cats with 4 legs each for a total of 144 legs.
There are 216 kittens with 4 legs each for a total of 864 legs
12 + 144 + 864 = 1020.

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Money For Answers

A dad offered to pay his son $5 for every correct answer on his math test. His son said he would pay his Dad $8 for every incorrect answer. There were 26 questions on the test and no money was exchanged.

How did this happen?

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The son got 16 questions correct and missed 10. This means he owed his Dad 10 * $8 = $80, but his Dad owed him 16 * $5 = $80, so it was a wash.
Two math equations to solve it are x + y = 26 and 5x = 8y.

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The Mysterious 6th Floor Window

A man was looking through a window on the 6th floor, opened it, thought for a minute then jumped, passing through the open window, but he was not injured. How was this possible?

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He was a window washer and he was entering the building.

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Complete This GPPAP Series

What are the next four letters in this series?

GPPAP KTGAMTC WTBCOTP ????

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GPRA – Georgie Porgie ran away.Here’s the whole nursery rhyme:Georgie Porgie, pudding, and pie,
Kissed the girls, and made them cry.
When the boys came out to play,
Georgie Porgie ran away.

GPRA – Georgie Porgie ran away.

Here’s the whole nursery rhyme:

Georgie Porgie, pudding, and pie,
Kissed the girls, and made them cry.
When the boys came out to play,
Georgie Porgie ran away.

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ROFORKAD

What does this rebus represent?

ROFORKAD

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A fork in the road.

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A Sinking Ship

Imagine you’re alone in a boat with a large hole in the bottom. Sharks are swimming around you on all sides and the boat is sinking fast. How do you survive?

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Stop imagining ;)

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