What word has five letters but only one remains when two letters are removed?
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12 Marbles
A box contains 12 marbles of three different colours: green, yellow and blue — 4 each. If you were to close your eyes and pick them at random, how many marbles must you take out to be sure that there are at least two of one colour among the marbles picked out?
Riddle AnswerMother’s Mother-in-law
A woman pointed at a picture of a man and said: “That man’s mother was my mother’s mother-in-law.”
What relationship is the woman to the man in the picture?
Riddle AnswerBrothers and Sisters
Julie says to her brother Pete: “I have as many sisters as brothers.”
“Yeah, well,” replies Pete: “I’ve got twice as many sisters as I have brothers.”
How many sisters and brothers are there?
Riddle AnswerTallest Skyscraper
The world’s tallest skyscraper took seven years to build. Each year the workmen were able to double its height. How many years did it take for the skyscraper to reach half of its maximum height?
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