Riddles and Brain Teasers

Aunts and Large Families

Dina comes from a large family and has over 20 cousins. How is it possible that all of her cousins have an aunt who is not her aunt?

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The aunt of all of her cousins is Dina’s own mother.

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Peggy wanted to buy a talking parrot and went down to the pet shop. She bought a parrot after being assured it would repeat any word or phrase it heard. Peggy bought the parrot and took it home, but it still hadn’t said a word after a few weeks. She returned to the shop to complain, but discovered the original assurances were still accurate. Why didn’t the parrot talk?

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It was deaf so it couldn’t hear a phrase to repeat it.

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SO ND JF

SO, ND, JF, MA, __, __

What are the next two pairs of letters?

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MJ, JA. September, October, November, December…

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Never Goes Airborne

It never goes airborne,
yet, still, it may land.

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A punch.

By Sef Daystrom

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Six One Seven and Nine to Make Twenty Four

How can the numbers 6, 1, 7 and 9 be arranged to make 24?

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91 – 67 = 24
(9 – 6) × (1 + 7) = 3 × 8 = 24

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Shuns the Light of Day

What must be in the oven yet can not be baked?
Grows in the heat yet shuns the light of day?
What sinks in water but rises with air?
Looks like skin but is fine as hair?

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Yeast.

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Up and Down and Round About

I’m up and down and round about,
yet all the world can’t find me out.
Though thousands have employed their leisure,
they never yet could find my measure.
I’m found in almost every garden,
In a compass or a farden.
There’s neither chariot coach nor mill
may move one inch except I will.

What am I?

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A circle.

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Sentca

Four words can be made from the letters below. What are the words?

S E N T C A

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1. ENACTS
2. ASCENT
3. STANCE
4. SECANT

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Slayer of Regrets

Slayer of regrets
old and new,
sought by many,
found by few.

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Redemption. It can get rid of regrets, many people seek it but few find it.

By Sef Daystrom

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Four Chains in One Loop

You have four chains. Each chain has three links in it. Although it is difficult to cut the links, you wish to make a single loop with all 12 links. What is the fewest number of cuts you must make to accomplish this task?

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Three cuts. Cut each link in one chain. Separate them, and use the links to join the ends of the three intact chains.

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