For our ambrosia we were blessed,
Who are we?
Bees.
Which word does not belong?
beekeeper, dumbbell, dumbstruck, untruthful
Dumbbell. All of the other words have only one of the vowels (a, e, i, o, u).
Dumbbell. All of the other words have only one of the vowels (a, e, i, o, u).
I used to be the light of your life,
What am I?
A candle. They used to be a primary source of light, and to a lesser extent heat. The “crying” is the wax rolling down the candle.
A candle. They used to be a primary source of light, and to a lesser extent heat. The “crying” is the wax rolling down the candle.
A prisoner is told, “If you tell a lie we will hang you; if you tell the truth we will shoot you.”
What can he say to save himself?
You will hang me. If they hang him, then the statement was true and they could only hang him for telling a lie. If they shoot him, then it makes the statement a lie and they were only to shoot him for telling the truth. An alternate solution is to say, “You will not shoot me,” leading to the same quandary for the killers.
You will hang me. If they hang him, then the statement was true and they could only hang him for telling a lie. If they shoot him, then it makes the statement a lie and they were only to shoot him for telling the truth. An alternate solution is to say, “You will not shoot me,” leading to the same quandary for the killers.
You answer me, although I never ask you questions. What am I?
A phone.
Everleigh likes knights but not batteries, writing but not typing and to listen but not to sing. Does she like an unknown or a famous author?
Unknown. Everleigh likes words with silent letters.
Unknown. Everleigh likes words with silent letters.
I am a protector.
What am I?
Sunglasses
This Roman numeral equation is wrong, but you can fix it without changing any of the elements of the equation. How is this possible?
I + XI = X
Look at it upside down. Instead of changing the equation, you can change your perspective.
This is from Dan Brown’s novel, Origin.
Look at it upside down. Instead of changing the equation, you can change your perspective.
This is from Dan Brown’s novel, Origin.
I have a metal roof and a glass wall,
What am I?
A lantern.
How do you get from cold to warm in four steps, changing only one letter at a time to form a new word at each step?
cold
An alternative is:
Yet another option, thanks to Beth:
cold
An alternative is:
Yet another option, thanks to Beth: