Riddles and Brain Teasers

What is the secret to this?

A1
C1
E3
H3

What comes next?

I2.Each entry is a letter, in alphabetical order starting with A, followed by the number of occurrences of that letter in the phrase “What is the secret to this”.There’s one ‘a’, thus we get A1. There are no ‘b’s so it doesn’t appear, then there’s one ‘c’, and so on.

I2.

Each entry is a letter, in alphabetical order starting with A, followed by the number of occurrences of that letter in the phrase “What is the secret to this”.

There’s one ‘a’, thus we get A1. There are no ‘b’s so it doesn’t appear, then there’s one ‘c’, and so on.

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Ten Plus Ten Equals Ten

When can ten plus ten equal ten, yet ten minus ten equal twenty?

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When putting gloves on then removing them.

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Seeds on the Outside

What fruit has seeds on the outside?

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A strawberry.

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A Great Woman

The first two letters of this English word refer to a male, the first three refer to a female, the first four to a great man and the whole word is a great woman.

What is the word?

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Heroine (he, her, hero)

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A C F H K ?

What is the next letter in this sequence and why? A C F H K _

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M. Skip 1 letter then 2 letters, alternating.

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Kevin’s School Supplies

Kevin brings his school supplies to the counter. The cashier rings up his purchase for a total of $1.70. Kevin is puzzled, and says, “I bought 2 pencils at 2 cents each, 5 pencils at 4 cents each and 8 notebooks and 12 sheets of colored paper. I don’t remember the prices of the latter two, but the total can’t be $1.70.”

How did Kevin know?

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Because 4 cents, 20 cents, 8 notebooks and 12 sheets of colored paper are all divisible by 4, but 170 cents isn’t.

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