A girl was eight years old on her first birthday. How could that be?
Riddle AnswerLogic Riddles
Jean Is My Niece
“Jean is my niece,” said Jack to his sister Jill. “She is not by niece,” said Jill. How is it possible?
Riddle AnswerThe Striking Clock
I woke up one night and heard my clock strike “one.” I was too tired to turn on the light to see what time it was. As I lay there pondering, it occurred to me to speculate how long I would have to lie awake in order to be sure what was the exact time.
My clock strikes the hours and strikes “one” each half hour. I fell asleep before I solved the problem, but can you work out what is the longest time I would have to lie awake after hearing the strike “one,” to be sure of the time?
Riddle AnswerEight Loaves of Bread
A hunter met two shepherds, one of whom had three loaves of bread and the other, five loaves. All the loaves were the same size. The three men agreed to share the eight loaves equally between them.
After they had eaten, the hunter gave the shepherds eight bronze coins as payment for his meal. How should the two shepherds fairly divide this money?
Riddle AnswerPop Quiz Detention
A teacher decides to give a pop quiz one day but all of her students refuse to take the quiz thinking that the teacher will call off the quiz. She can give only one of these students a detention for skipping the quiz. All of the students know each other’s names and if a student knows he/she is getting a detention they take the quiz.
How can she threaten her students with the single detention so they all take the quiz?
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