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Classic RiddlesRiddles have been around for a long time. Some originate from biblical times or earlier. Many are based on ancient riddles. Some of these riddles originated in Egyptian, Greek, and Roman empires, China, Peru, and England. Some are from mythology, some are just recent riddles that are widely known. See how many you've heard before. Amoebas reproduce by splitting in two. An amoeba which does so every minute is placed in a jar at exactly ten o'clock in the morning. At 12:00 noon the jar is full. At what time is the jar half full? How many nines are there counting from 1 to 100? A man goes hunting and walks 1 mile south of his cabin, where he sees a large bear. He shoots, but misses. He walks one mile east and sees the bear again. He shoots, but misses again. He walks one more mile east, but he doesn't see anything, so he walks one mile back to his cabin. What color is the bear? What gets wetter the more it dries? A big Texan and a little Texan are walking down the street. The little Texan is the son of the big Texan but the big Texan is not the father of the little Texan. How is this possible? Looking at a picture a man says "Brothers and sisters I have none but that man's father is my father's son." Whose picture is it? If you can buy 1 for $1.00, 12 for $2.00 and 150 for $3.00, what are you buying? The two sons of an arab sheik were each overwhelmingly proud of their own horse. When the sheik died he left instructions that they have a race and the one whose horse loses the race would inherit his fortune. They started to race at full speed but gradually slowed down and stopped, not knowing what to do. A passing traveller heard their story and advised them whereupon they jumped on the horses and raced as fast as they could to the finish line. What was the advice? Mr. and Mrs. Smith have six daughters and each daughter has a brother. How many people in the family? How many fingers do you have? Hint: Not ten Romeo and Juliet lie dead in a pool of water in a room. The only clue to their death is a cat hair and broken glass on the floor. How did they die? What can run but never walks, has a mouth but never talks, has a head but never weeps, has a bed but never sleeps? It’s as light as a feather, there’s really is nothing in it; yet strongest man alive can't hold it much more than a minute? The more you take the more you leave behind. What are they? |