Riddles and Brain Teasers

Strip Ground Fan

What one word goes with each of these to make a new phrase?

Strip
Ground
Fan

Out. Strip out is to remove parts from a machine. Ground out is when you hit a ground ball in baseball and are thrown out at first. Fan out is when something, such as cards, are spread out like a fan.Thanks to Jeremy for solving this.

Thanks to Jeremy for solving this.

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As I went over London Bridge

As I went over London Bridge
I met my sister Jenny
I broke her neck and drank her blood
And left her standing empty

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A bottle of gin.

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White, Round Not Always Around

I’m white, I’m round, but not always around. Sometimes you see me, sometimes you don’t. What am I?

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The moon.

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A Most Unusual Paragraph

This is an unusual paragraph. I’m curious as to just how quickly you can find out what is so unusual about it. It looks so ordinary and plain that you would think nothing was wrong with it. In fact, nothing is wrong with it! It is highly unusual though. Study it and think about it. You still may not find anything odd. But if you work at it a bit, you might find out. Try to do so without any coaching.

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The letter “e” is the most common letter in the English language, yet it never appears in the entire paragraph.

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lainws

What does this mean?

lainws

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In-laws. The word in is found inside the word laws.

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Tagged with rebus

No Thicker Than Your Finger

No thicker than your finger when it folds.
As thick as what it’s holding when it holds.

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A sack.

By Sef Daystrom

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A Square and a Cube

What two-digit number is the square of one number and the cube of another?

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8² = 64
4³ = 64

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I Drive Men Mad

I drive men mad
For love of me,
Easily beaten,
Never free.

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Gold.

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Add An A But Sounds The Same

What word starts with the letter “I”, becomes another word by adding the letter “A” yet has the same pronunciation?

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Isle, Aisle

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5 25 325 4325

Given

1 = 5
2 = 25
3 = 325
4 = 4325

What does 5 equal?

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54325. Rather than being a mathematical solution, the answer is derived by prepending (putting in front of) the value on the left side of the equation with the previous answer. So for 3 you take 25, the previous answer, and put 3 in front, giving you 325. Then you put 4 in front to get 4325 and lastly, put 5 in front to get 54325.

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