Riddles:                                                                                                                                                     Answers

  1. Six and six IS eleven or six and six ARE eleven?
  2. Why did the golfer wear two pairs of pants?
  3. Everything Mr Red owns is red, he lives in a red bungalow and his chairs are red, his tables are red. His ceiling, walls and floor are all red. All of this clothes are red, his shoes are red, even his carpet, television and phone are red. What colour are his stairs?      
  4. Is it better to write a letter to Santa on an empty stomach or a full stomach?
  5. In which year did Christmas Day and New Year's Day fall in the same year?
  6. Whoever makes it, tells it not. Whoever takes it, knows it not. And whoever knows it, wants it not. What is it?
  7. You have a barrel, filled to the top with water, which weighs 150 pounds. What can you add to the barrel in order to make it lighter?         
  8. Can you find something which has keys that open no locks, with space but no room, and allows you to enter but not to go in?         
  9. Can you stand behind your best friend, whilst at the same time, they stand behind you? Or is it impossible?            
  10. What are you given at a very early age and always belongs to you, but is used more by others than by yourself?         
  11. Why do scuba divers always fall backwards out of the boat?
  12. Why are 1998 dollar bills worth more than 1997 dollar bills?
  13. Harry, the happy hippo, happily hopped from the hippo hospital. How many h's are in this sentence?
  14. What is white, lives at the north pole and runs around naked?            
  15. Why do birds fly south for the winter?
  16. What always comes at the end of Christmas Day?
  17. What could you find at the North Pole that has teeth but can not chew?
  18. What does Santa give a 600 lb. gorilla for Christmas?
  19. Can you spell "hard water" only using three letters?
  20. In which month does Santa Claus eat the least?
  21. What should you do if a reindeer eats your pencil?
  22. At the North Pole you cannot take a picture of an elf with a red shirt. Why not?
  23. What do you call a blind reindeer?
  24. What kind of water never freezes? 
  25. What do you call a reindeer with three eyes?
  26. If a red house is made from red bricks and a yellow house is made from yellow bricks, what is a greenhouse made from?
  27. One day this year (2000), one of a pair of identical twins celebrated their birthday. Two days later, the other twin celebrated their birthday. The twins were born within 5 minutes of each other - so how can this be explained? 
  28. Adam had none. Eve had two. Everyone nowadays has three. What is being discussed?
  29. On which side of a cup is it best to have the handle?
  30. My brother, the local bus driver, was telling me that recently he was driving a bus full of people and no-one got off on the way. However, at the end of the journey, there was not a single person left on the bus. How?            
  31. Rearrange these letters to make a single word:   DRAGON LEWIS    
  32. Where did Noah strike the last nail in the ark?          
  33. Do they have a Fourth of July in England?     
  34. What is it that when you need it, you can't buy it and when you can buy it, you don't need it?        
  35. You can imagine an arrow in flight, toward a target. For the arrow to reach the target, the arrow must first travel half of the overall distance from the starting point to the target. Next, the arrow must travel half of the remaining distance. For example, if the starting distance was 10m, the arrow first travels 5m, then 2.5m. If you extend this concept further, you can imagine the resulting distances getting smaller and smaller.  Will the arrow ever reach the target?  
  36. How do we know Atah Mohammed Khan, husband of Hussaini, a maid in the service of Queen Mriganayanee, the widow of the king of Gwalior better?
  37. Who was the only person to carry a gun while addressing the UN General Assembly?
  38. A certain Phrygian king whose capital city was Sardias on the banks of the river Pactolus got something in return for restoring Bacchus' ward Silenus? Who?
  39. Which mountain ranges run along the Indo-Bangladesh-Burma border?
  40. Who wrote, "I chose my wife as she did her wedding gown not for a fine glossy surface but for such qualities as would wear well."?
  41. According to the American Constitution, in order to became President of the United States there are only five pre-requisites. The candidate must: 

1.  be at least 35 years old.
2. be a citizen of the United States.
3. have resided in the United States for at least 14 years.
4. have been born in the United States.

                 What is the fifth requirement?

  1. Can you circle exactly four of these numbers such that the total is twelve?

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Answers:

 

  1. Neither its 12.
  2. Just in case he got a hole in one!
  3. He doesn't have any stairs because he lives in a bungalow!
  4. It is better to write it on paper!
  5. Every year at the beginning and the end.
  6. Counterfeit Money.
  7. Holes.
  8. A keyboard.
  9. Yes; stand back-to-back.
  10. Your name.
  11. Because if they fell forwards they would bang their heads on inside of the boat!
  12. Because there are more of them!
  13. One; there is only one 'h' in 'this sentence'.
  14. A Polar Bare.
  15. It is too far to walk.
  16. The letter "Y".
  17. A comb.
  18. Whatever it asks for!
  19. Ice.
  20. February; because it's the shortest month.
  21. Use a pen.
  22. Because you can't take a picture with a red shirt. You can only take a picture with a camera.
  23. No Idea.
  24. Hot Water.
  25. Reindeer.
  26. Glass.
  27. One was born on Feb 28, 1999 just before midnight. The other was born 5 minutes later on Mar 1, 1999. However, the year 2000 is a leap year and Feb 29 had to occur before the second twin could celebrate their birthday.
  28. The letter E.
  29. Outside.
  30. Everyone was married.
  31. A SINGLE WORD.
  32. On its head!.
  33. Yes but they do not celebrate.
  34. Coffin.
  35. Yes the total of the infinite series is always a fine number.
  36. Kabir.
  37. Sadaam Hussain.
  38. Midas.
  39. Patkai ranges.
  40. Oliver Goldsmith.
  41. He must be elected.
  42.  Reverse the picture

 

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