Our weekly riddles and brain teasers are back to ignite your head cells! Put on your thinking caps and get set for quirky, out-of-the-box and exciting answers which will test your swift thought process, right here…
Here are the questions ( and don’t jump to the answers below) –
Q1: I’m tall when I’m young and I’m short when I’m old. What am I?
Q2: You walk into a room with a match, a kerosene lamp, a candle, and a fireplace. Which do you light first?
Q3: Two mothers and two daughters went out to eat, everyone ate one burger, yet only three burgers were eaten in all. How is this possible?
Q4: If there are 3 apples and you take away 2, how many do you have?
Q5: What’s full of holes but still holds water?
Q6: If an electric train is going east at 60 miles an hour and there is a strong westerly wind, which way does the smoke from the train drift?
Q7: What do the numbers 11, 69, and 88 all have in common?
Q8: I am an odd number. Take away one letter and I become even. What number am I?
Q9: What word looks the same backwards and upside down?
Q10: What never asks questions but is often answered?
Q11: What belongs to you but other people use it more than you?
Q12: What 5-letter word becomes shorter when you add two letters to it?
Q13: What invention lets you look right through a wall?
And now that you have tickled your brains a wee bit more than usual, scroll down to see how much you scored! Trust us, the answers will make you giggle and wonder!
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A1: A candle.
A2: The match.
A3: They were a grandmother, mother and daughter.
A4: If you take 2 apples, than you have 2.
A5: A sponge.
A6: There is no smoke coming from electric trains.
A7: They read the same right side up and upside down.
A8: Seven (take away the ‘s’ and it becomes ‘even’).
A9: SWIMS.
A10: A doorbell.
A11: Your name.
A12: Short.
A13: A window.