Riddles and Brain Teasers

Three Letter Word Completion

What three letter word can complete the below words?

B___
D___
M___ET
P___ING
SH___

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Ark, which produces: bark, dark, market, parking, shark.

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Hold In Your Left Hand

What can you hold in your left hand and not in your right?

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Your right elbow. You can try it yourself if you’re not convinced, but unless you have a broken arm or an incredibly flexible ulna, you won’t reach it.

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Fourth of July in England

Is there a 4th of July in England?

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Yes, there’s a 4th of July in every country. Of course they don’t treat it as a holiday as citizens of the United States do, but that’s not what was asked.

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Has Teeth But Can’t Bite

What has teeth but can’t bite?

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A comb. Other inanimate objects with teeth like a saw, zipper or a gear can “bite” you. Many people can affirm from painful experience in regards to zippers and saws, and the unfortunate factory worker who is missing a finger can attest to gears. It’s a rare event that anyone would be injured by a comb.Another grim option is a dead animal or person.

Another grim option is a dead animal or person.

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Kneel In The Kayak

Kneel in the kayak grasping the boat, but don’t wrench the bullion or scowl at the chart. Behind the taped and sealed planter is a benevolent collier. The foxglove is in the bath.

Name the 19 creatures in the above sentence.

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1. Eel
2. Yak
3. Asp
4. Boa
5. Wren
6. Bull
7. Lion
8. Cow
9. Owl
10. Hart
11. Hind
12. Ape
13. Seal
14. Ant
15. Vole
16. Collie
17. Fox
18. Ox
19. Bat

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Often Talked Of But Never Seen

Often talked of, never seen,
Ever coming, never been,
Daily looked for, never here,
Still approaching, coming near,
Thousands for it’s visit wait,
But alas for their fate,
Tho’ they expect me to appear,
They will never find me here.

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Tomorrow.

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Odd Word Out

One of these words does not belong, one of these words is not the same. What is it about the words that does not belong? It is more apparent than the first letter not being the same.

Selflessness
Selfishness
Strengthlessness
Defencelessness

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Selfishness. The rest have only one of the vowels.

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Not Many People Understand Me

My first three letters stores things. Not many people understand me. What am I?

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Binary. Bin is a storage container and binary just 1s and 0s.

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What Surrounds The World

What surrounds the world, yet dwells within a thimble?

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Space.

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An Abandoned Aquarium

There is an abandoned aquarium in an empty house. The aquarium has three large fish and three small fish. But after a week, one large fish and two small fish die.

How many remain in the aquarium?

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Six, since no one is there to remove the 3 dead fish.

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