Riddles and Brain Teasers

The Barber of Seville

The Barber of Seville shaves all men living in Seville.
No man living in Seville is allowed to shave himself.
The Barber of Seville lives in Seville.

Who shaves the Barber of Seville?

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Nobody. The Barber of Seville is a woman. Female barbers are rare, but they exist.And for more fun with barbers, check out the Barber paradox.

Nobody. The Barber of Seville is a woman. Female barbers are rare, but they exist.

And for more fun with barbers, check out the Barber paradox.

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Odd Word Out

One of these words does not belong, one of these words is not the same. What is it about the words that does not belong? It is more apparent than the first letter not being the same.

Selflessness
Selfishness
Strengthlessness
Defencelessness

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Selfishness. The rest have only one of the vowels.

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Lillian’s Shower

Lillian gets in the shower, but her long, flowing hair is not wet when she gets out again. How is this possible?

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She didn’t turn the water on, she wore a shower cap or it was a baby shower.

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Animals On the Ark

How many of each animal did Moses take on the ark?

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None. Moses didn’t have an ark, Noah did (and yes, he took 2 of each animal).

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Instrument Can’t Be Touched Nor Seen

What instrument can make any sound and be heard but not touched or seen?

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Your voice.

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A Duck

There are two ducks in front of a duck, two ducks behind a duck and a duck in the middle. How many ducks are there in total?

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Three. They’re all in a row, so ducks 1 and 2 are in front of duck 3, ducks 2 and 3 are behind duck 1 and duck 2 is in the middle.

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Add Two To Eleven To Get One

When can you add two to eleven and get one as the correct answer?

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When you add two hours to eleven o’clock to get one o’clock.

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Nine Matchbox Sticks To Ten

I have nine matchbox sticks and would like to make ten. How do I do it?

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Arrange the nine matchbox sticks like so to make the shape of the number ten:

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Jump When I Walk

I jump when I walk, can’t go backward and sit when I stand. What am I?

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A kangaroo.

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An Abandoned Aquarium

There is an abandoned aquarium in an empty house. The aquarium has three large fish and three small fish. But after a week, one large fish and two small fish die.

How many remain in the aquarium?

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Six, since no one is there to remove the 3 dead fish.

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