After teaching his class all about roman numerals (X=10, IX=9 and so on) the teacher asked his class to draw a single continuous line and turn IX into 6. The only stipulation the teacher made was that the pen could not be lifted from the paper until the line was complete. Can you do it?
Riddle AnswerLateral Thinking Riddles
Tractor on an Island
You are on an island in the middle of a lake. The lake is in a remote part of the country and there has never been a bridge connecting the island to the mainland.
Every day a tractor and wagon gives hay rides around the island. Puzzled as to how the tractor had gotten onto the island, you ask around and find out that the tractor was not transported to the island by boat or by air. Nor was it built on the island. Can you explain how the tractor got there?
Riddle AnswerCampers’ Dilemma
A group of campers have been on vacation so long, that they’ve forgotten the day of the week. The following conversation ensues.
Darryl: What day is it? I don’t think it is Thursday, Friday or Saturday.Tracy: Well that doesn’t narrow it down much. Yesterday was Sunday.
Melissa: Yesterday wasn’t Sunday, tomorrow is Sunday.
Ben: The day after tomorrow is Saturday.
Adrienne: The day before yesterday was Thursday.
Susie: Tomorrow is Saturday.
David: I know that the day after tomorrow is not Friday.
If only one person’s statement is true, what day of the week is it?
Riddle AnswerWithout a Parachute
Arthur in Chicago
Arthur lives with his parents in Chicago. Last week, while his parents were out, Arthur’s next-door neighbor Sophie came round to spend the evening. At one point, she popped out to buy some cigarettes. Just then, two men burst into the apartment and, ignoring Arthur, took the TV set, the stereo and a computer.
Arthur had never seen the men before, and they had no legal right to remove the equipment, yet he did nothing to stop them. In fact, he didn’t even act surprised by their behavior. Why not?
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