Riddles and Brain Teasers

$500 For Basketball

500 people attended a high school basketball game and raised $500 for the school.

The prices were as follows:
Mothers $3.00
Fathers: $2.00
Children $0.48

More mothers than fathers turned up. How many children were there?

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375 children (70 mothers and 55 fathers)

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I Can Be Broken Yet I Hold On

I am a word with two meanings. With one I can be broken, with the second I hold on. What am I?

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Tie. A tie score can be broken, but when you tie a knot (as in a necktie) it holds together.

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I Move Quickly

Physicists have built devices to make me move quickly. My last eight letters can be commonly found in newspapers, magazines, and journals.

What am I?

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Particles. Physicists use particle accelerators and newspapers, magazines and journals have articles.

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She Was Never There

Emily’s celebration was a success.
Except nobody invited her.

She was at the celebration but was never really there.

How could this be?

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Emily passed away and it was a celebration of her life. Of course you don’t invite the deceased. Her body was in the casket, but Emily the person wasn’t there.

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PPOD Rebus

What phrase does this represent?

PPOD

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Two peas in a pod.

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Married Many Women

He has married many women but has never married. Who is he?

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A priest.

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Dwarves and Snow White

The dwarves and Snow White sit down for a bite.
How fast can you guess what she serves her guests next?

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Seven Seconds

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I Generate Fear But Am Quiet As A Mouse

I can generate fear and some say I come out of your ears. I’m quiet as a mouse but not welcomed in the house.

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Smoke.

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Snake Crossing

A man saw a snake crossing the road and swerved to crush it with his tires. All the street lights were off as well as the car’s headlights. There were no other lights on along the road.

How did the man see the snake?

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It was during the daytime.

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