Riddles and Brain Teasers

How Much Dirt?

How much dirt is there in a hole that measures two feet by three feet by four feet?

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None. A hole doesn’t have any dirt.

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What Can Be Swallowed

What can be swallowed, But can also swallow you?

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Pride.

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Fix This Roman Numeral Equation

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

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Look at it upside down. Instead of changing the equation, you can change your perspective.

This is from Dan Brown’s novel, Origin.

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Area, Death, Kick

What word can be added before or after these words to make a new word or phrase?

Area, Death, Kick

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Penalty. Penalty area, Death penalty, Penalty kick.

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What Three Digit Number

What 3 digit number has a tens digit that is 5 more than the ones digit and a hundreds digit that is 8 less than the tens digit?

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194

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In Times Of War He Burns Asunder

Man walks over, man walks under,
In times of war he burns asunder.

What is it?

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A bridge.

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Coffee

What does this represent?

COF FEE

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Coffee break. The word coffee is broken into two pieces.

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Tagged with rebus

Gain and Lose the Most

Some are quick to take it.
Others must be coaxed.
Those who choose to take it
gain and lose the most.

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Risk.

By Sef Daystrom

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Mountain Covered With Snow

Why doesn’t a mountain covered with snow catch cold?

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Because it has a snowcap. ;) I know, it was more joke than riddle, but I found it amusing.

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A Special Racecar

What is special about the phrase “Race car”?

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It’s a palindrome (a word or phrase that’s spelled the same backwards and forwards).

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