Riddles and Brain Teasers

Three Eyes But One Leg

I have three eyes but only one leg.
I still close one even if you beg.

What am I?

A traffic light. It has three “eyes” (the red, orange and green lights) and the leg is the pole holding it up. Many people beg the light to stay green as they’re approaching.

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Pushing Car Past Hotel Lands You in Jail

A man pushes his car by a hotel and gets sent to jail. Why?

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The man is playing monopoly, and landed on the Go To Jail space. An alternative version of this is, “A man stops his car in front of a hotel and immediately knows he is bankrupt.” The answer is the same, that he’s playing Monopoly, but this time he landed on a space with a hotel and didn’t have enough money to pay the bill.

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2 + 2 = 5

What is the similarity between “2 + 2 = 5” and your left hand?

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Neither is right. Two plus two equals five isn’t right, or correct and your left hand is not your right hand.

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Enjoyed By Some, Despised By Others

I am enjoyed by some, despised by others. Some take me for granted, some treasure me like a gift. I last forever, unless you break me first.

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Marriage.

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Eternally Joining In A Single Bite

With pointed fangs it sits in wait,
With piercing force it doles out fate,
Over bloodless victims proclaiming its might,
Eternally joining in a single bite

What is it?

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A stapler.

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Liquid In Nature

I am liquid in nature,
But don’t bend me to far,
For then I may break
And give you a scar.

What am I?

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Glass. Technically, glass is an amorphous solid, but that doesn’t have the same ring to it.

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Who Is Silent In Parliament?

Who is silent in Parliament?

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The letter i, which is the only silent letter in the word Parliament.

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From Diner to Menus

How can you go from DINER to MENUS, changing one letter at a time and forming another English word in each step?

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DINER
MINER
MINES
MINUS
MENUS

Another option is:
DINER
DINES
MINES
MINUS
MENUS

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Sum of Consecutives

What is the sum of the numbers in the following list which are consecutive?

15  5 10 28
24  7 18 26
11 21 17 13
22  9  1 20

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The consecutive numbers are: 9, 10, 11; 17, 18; and 20, 21, 22.

The sum of those numbers is 128.

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Apples for Leather

Apples for leather,
leather for silk,
silk for tobacco,
all to get milk.

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Bartering.

By Sef Daystrom

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