Riddles and Brain Teasers

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Go back. You must strive to find a way to stay alive. What is 4+uo.5?

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South. If you read the letters from back to front they make 5.ou+4, or south.

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The Yolk of the Egg

Which is correct to say, “The yolk of the egg are white?” or “The yolk of the egg is white?”

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Neither. Yolks are yellow.

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Marla needs snacks for the students on her field trip. She bought 9 boxes of granola bars containing a total of 88 bars. She wanted variety, so she bought 3 different flavors, which happened to come from 3 different companies.

The Coconut Almond bars were packaged 8 to a box.
The Chewy Chocolate Chip bars came 10 to a box.
The Oats ‘n Honey package contained 12 per box.

She bought the most boxes of Coconut Almond but had the most Oats ‘n Honey bars.

How many of each did she buy?

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Coconut Almond: 4 boxes × 8 in a box = 32 bars
Chewy Chocolate Chip: 2 boxes × 10 in a box = 20 bars
Oats ‘n Honey: 3 boxes × 12 in a box = 36 bars

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A Blarmy Bridge

A boat full of people goes under a bridge and when it comes out the other side not a single person is on it. How can this be?

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All the passengers are married.

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A Green Ranch

There’s a green ranch house on a green street with green walls, tables and chairs. What color is the staircase?

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There is no staircase, it’s a ranch.

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Bought By the Yard

I am bought by the yard but worn by the foot. What am I?

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Carpet. Worn is used in the sense of a well-worn item.(found on r/riddles)

Carpet. Worn is used in the sense of a well-worn item.

(found on r/riddles)

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Three Foot Ruler

Where can you find a three foot ruler?

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At a yard sale. How did another joke riddle get in here?

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I Can Always Go Up, Never Down

I can always go up, never down,
I can always turn left, never right,
I am always hot when I’m cold

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A ski lift.

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Lives in the Corner

What lives in the corner but travels the world?

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A postage stamp.

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Spit Like Bacon, Made With an Egg

I spit like bacon, am made with an egg,
I have plenty of backbone but lack good legs,
I peel like an onion but still remain whole,
I’m long like a flagpole, yet fit in a hole

What am I?

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A snake.

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