Riddles and Brain Teasers

Three Cuts to Turn a Round Cake Into Eight Equal Slices

How can you cut a round cake three times to make eight equal slices?

Cut #1 – Down the center of the cake (vertically) leaving two equal halves.
Cut #2 – Across the center of the cake (horizontally) leaving four equal slices.
Cut #3 – Through the middle edge of the cake slicing all four of the pieces in equal halves, leaving eight equal slices (four equal tops and four equal bottoms).

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Look In My Face

Look in my face and I am someone,
Look in my back I am no one.

What am I?

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A mirror. The face of a mirror shows your face, but the back of a mirror shows nothing but dust and cardboard (depending on the type of mirror).

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Many Foods Make Me Strong

Many foods can make me strong but give me water and I won’t last long. What am I?

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Fire.

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Do Not Begrudge This

Do not begrude this,
For it is the fate of every man.
Yet it is feared,
And shunned in many lands.
Causes problems, and sometimes gaps,
Can hobble the strongest, and make memory laps.
What is this danger we all face?
For being a part – of the human race.

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Growing old.

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3661 Seconds Past Midnight

What is special about 3,661 seconds past midnight on January 1, 2001?

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At the 3,661st second, the time and date can be written 01:01:01 01/01/01.

That is one cool date :)

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Soldiers Line Up Spaced With Pride

Soldiers line up, spaced with pride,
Two long rows lined side by side,
One sole unit can decide,
If the rows will unite or divide.

What am I?

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A zipper.

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What Comes Next I S I T

What comes next in this series?

I S I T P N A A D L I I Y N ___

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The letter A.There are three separate series1. Starting with the first letter and taking every third letter you get ITALY.
2. Starting with the second letter and taking every third letter you get SPAIN.
3. Starting with the third letter and taking every third letter you get INDIA.

The letter A.

There are three separate series

1. Starting with the first letter and taking every third letter you get ITALY.
2. Starting with the second letter and taking every third letter you get SPAIN.
3. Starting with the third letter and taking every third letter you get INDIA.

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