Riddles and Brain Teasers

Three Digits in a Row

On a regular 12-hour digital clock how many times would the same three digits in a row be displayed (e.g. 1:11, 11:12, 12:22) in one day?

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34 times. These 17 instances will be visible twice in a 24 hour period.1:11
2:22
3:33
4:44
5:55
10:00
11:10
11:11
11:12
11:13
11:14
11:15
11:16
11:17
11:18
11:19
12:22

34 times. These 17 instances will be visible twice in a 24 hour period.

1:11
2:22
3:33
4:44
5:55
10:00
11:10
11:11
11:12
11:13
11:14
11:15
11:16
11:17
11:18
11:19
12:22

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Dividing Five Diamonds Equally

How can five people divide a bag of five diamonds equally without cutting them while still leaving one diamond remaining in the sack?

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Give four of the lucky folks a diamond each, then give the fifth person the bag with the remaining diamond still inside.

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Combine One-Third and Four-Fifths

How would you combine one-third of 12 and four-fifths of 7 to get 11?

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Add EL (one-third of TWELVE) to EVEN (four-fifths of SEVEN) and get ELEVEN.

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Hundreds of Letters

What seven-letter word has hundreds of letters in it?

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Mailbox

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Have No Face

I turn my head and you may go where you want.
I turn it again, you will stay till you rot.
I have no face, but I live or die,
By my crooked teeth.

What am I?

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A key

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Split Itself

What can split itself
before splitting something else?

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Lightning. It looks like it’s splitting apart in the sky, and trees are split in half when struck by lightning.

By Sef Daystrom

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After You Wake Up

You do this after you wake up,
And you get all wet,
If you didn’t you would cause,
Those nearby to fret.

What am I?

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Getting dressed.

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What is the center of gravity?

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V. The letter ‘v’ is the center of the word gravity.

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The Pope Has It

The Pope has it but he does not use it. Your father has it but your mother uses it. Nuns do not need it. Arnold Schwarzenneger has a big one, Michael J. Fox’s is quite small. What is it?

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A last name, also known as a surname.

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I have palms but not on hands,
I offer foods from distant lands,
When at my peak you’ll see me smoke,
I’m famous for my friendly folk,
My flowers grow and yet they lay,
There’s fire where a man will play,
I’m sure you know we’re family,
You’re welcome to come stay with me.

What am I?

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Hawaii.

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