Riddles and Brain Teasers

A Perfect Gentleman

He was the perfect gentleman even though his nephew couldn’t see it. Who was he?

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A fine chap with a blind nephew (or an exemplary uncle who died before his nephew was born).

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Tall in Morning, Short at Noon

Tall in the morning, short at noon, gone at night but I’ll be back soon. What am I?

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A shadow.

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If you can hard boil a Kiwi bird egg in 20 minutes, how long would it take to hard boil four Kiwi bird eggs?
Note: Kiwi birds are about the size of a chicken, but they lay eggs that are close to the size of an Ostrich egg. So one would assume they must take a long time to hard boil.

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20 minutes. You can boil them all at once in a large pot.

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Asks No Questions

What asks no questions but receives lots of answers?

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A phone or doorbell.

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XQQQME

What is this phrase? XQQQME

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Excuse me. Literally, x + q’s + me.

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Five Three Two

What is the answer to the last equation?

5 3 2 = 151012
9 2 4 = 183662
8 6 3 = 482466
5 4 5 = 202504
7 2 5 = ?

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10000 × (x × y) + 100 × (x × z) + transpose_digits(x × y + y × z)transpose_digits() just swaps the digits

10000 × (x × y) + 100 × (x × z) + transpose_digits(x × y + y × z)

transpose_digits() just swaps the digits

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Twice in Eternity

I occur twice in eternity,
And I’m always within sight.

What am I?

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The letter ‘t’.

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A Headless Kiss

What do you kiss that has a neck but no head?

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A bottle.

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A Mile From End To End

A mile from end to end, yet as close to as a friend. A precious commodity, freely given. Seen on the dead and on the living. Found on the rich, poor, short and tall, but shared among children most of all. What is it?

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A smile.

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Half of Eight

What is half of 8?

Hint: It’s not 4

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3 (if you slice vertically) or 0 (if you slice horizontally)

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