Riddles and Brain Teasers

A Third As Old

Barry is 67 years old. His daughter is 43. When was she 1/3 as old as him?

31 years ago.Here’s one way to solve it.Let x = how many years agoWe get this equation: 67 – x = 3 × (43 – x)Solving for x gives us 31.

31 years ago.

Here’s one way to solve it.

Let x = how many years ago

We get this equation: 67 – x = 3 × (43 – x)

Solving for x gives us 31.

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A Metal Roof and a Glass Wall

I have a metal roof and a glass wall,
I burn and burn but never fall.

What am I?

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A lantern.

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Yesterday and the Day After Tomorrow

When the day before yesterday was referred to as the day after tomorrow, the day that was then called yesterday was as far away from the day we now call tomorrow as yesterday is from the day which we shall now be able to speak of last Monday as a week ago yesterday. What day is it?

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Thursday.

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A NA A SA A

A NA A SA A A

What comes next in the series?

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E. Each item is the first letter(s) of one of the seven continents:1. Asia
2. North America
3. Africa
4. South America
5. Australia
6. Antarctica
7. Europe

E. Each item is the first letter(s) of one of the seven continents:

1. Asia
2. North America
3. Africa
4. South America
5. Australia
6. Antarctica
7. Europe

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Only Found In The Past

You will only ever find me in the past. I am created in the present but the future can never taint me. What am I?

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History

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So Simple I Only Point

I’m so simple I only point,
Yet I guide people all over the world.

What am I?

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A compass.

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Word Jumble

Frederick takes half of CONNIE, part of NESTA, part of NELLIE and part of AUNTIE to create something new. What does he call his new creation?

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Constantine

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My Daughter’s Father

I am a faithful wife who married but once. John’s son is my daughter’s father. What is my relationship to John?

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Daughter-in-law. Her daughter’s father is her husband (she’s only been married once and is devoted, meaning she didn’t have an affair). This means John’s son is her husband, so John is her father-in-law, making her the daughter-in-law.

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