Eat (8) flush (plus) to (2) my nose (minus) tree (3) times (times) for (4) they buy dead by (divided by) too (2).
There are two answers depending on whether you calculate as you read or calculate the entire solution at the end. 8 + 2 = 10, – 3 = 7, x 4 = 28, / 2 = 14 or 8 + 2 – 3 x 4 / 2 = 10 – 6 = 4
I debated adding this riddle because it is less of a riddle and more of an illustration of how kids are (or are not) being taught to think for themselves. But after reading how kids feel the need to make up an answer without understanding why, I thought this could be a good reminder for all of us to exercise our critical thinking skills.
Everly and I were playing on the merry-go-round at the local park. It was very large and we stood on opposite sides. As we spun the merry-go-round counter-clockwise, I threw a ball to Everly. Did the ball go to Everly, to the right or left of them?
My first is twice in apple but not once in tart. My second is in liver but not in heart. My third is in giant and also in ghost. Whole I’m best, when I am roast. What am I?
In 2012 a class was divided into 2 groups. Their assignment was to find the names of at least 3 children who were born on the same day from 5 different months of 2011. These were the results:
Group 1 August 20: Oliver, William, and Adam. January 3: John, Alice, and Ken. September 7: Bruce, Shane, and Peter. June 11: April, Patrick, and Bobby. July 19: Trent, Julie, and Charles.
Group 2 March 1: Karl, Willie, and Patty. February 29: Blake, Kobe, and Wayne. December 24: Kyle, Chad, and Zoe. May 12: Matthew, Manny, and Adrian. November 20: Greg, Fiona, and Elizabeth.
The members of group 2 got an F on the assignment. Why?
Fish. The gh is pronounced as in tough, the o as in women and the ti as in nation. Ghoti is a constructed word to illustrate irregularities in English spelling.