Riddles and Brain Teasers

A man hiked through the woods with his dog and saw three coyotes, six wolf cubs, seven bunnies, nine squirrels and thirteen chipmunks. How many total feet were there?

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Two. The man has two feet. The rest of the animals have paws.

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Special Strengths

What’s special about the word “strengths”?

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It has a record nine letters but only one vowel, and it’s one of the longest one-syllable words in English.

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No Thicker Than Your Finger

No thicker than your finger when it folds.
As thick as what it’s holding when it holds.

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A sack.

By Sef Daystrom

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The Average of Three

There are three numbers. The first two are 2/3 and 3/4.

What does the third number have to be to make the average of all three be 2?

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4 7/12

In order for the average of three numbers to be 2, they must all add up to 6. That gives you this equation:
2/3 + 3/4 + n = 6

Solve for n = 55/12, or 4 7/12.

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An Alphabetical Rebus

What does this represent?

abcdefghijkmnopqrstuvwxyz

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Noel (more literally no “l”).

I hope you have a great holiday season!

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Answer This Honestly

What question can you never honestly answer yes to?

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Are you asleep? (or dead, or conscious, or being silent).

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