I don’t actually have any, I just thought I’d build the topic and they would come. Cel, yours are great, do you have anymore? Anyone else?
Thanks in advance from all the riddle junkies,
JudiLet me start of with a very simple Riddle, but it will get harder day by day:
Riddle 1: => SOLVED
How many letters are in the alphabet?Riddle 2: => SOLVED
What row of numbers comes next?
This is a tough one!
1
11
21
1211
111221
312211
13112221Riddle 3: => SOLVED
A man walks up to you and says – “everything I say to you is a lie.”
Is he telling you the truth or is he lying?Riddle 786: => SOLVED
This guy living on the 20th floor in an apartment building got up early each morning to go to work in a downtown store. He always went into the elevator on the 20th floor and rode down to the entrance (1st floor). When he came home he always rode the elevator from the entrance and up to the 8th floor. He walked out of the elevator and walked the stairs up to his apartment on the 20th floor.Why don’t he take the elevator all the way up to his apartment?
Please answers as:
Riddle 1: ?
Riddle 2: ?
Riddle 3: ?
Riddle 786: ?Good luck.
Kind regards
Chan Dollars
[Retire Young, Retire Rich] [strum]1 26 letters?
3 Lying
2 Is hard – give me some time
786 – He was too short to reach higher than the 8th floor button?Simon Macks
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1 – 8 letters
2 – Don’t know yet
3 – Telling the truth, cause he is actually lying
786 – Agree with MortgageHunter“Looking forward to the day when I can tell the boss where to go”
Riddle 1 – It depends on the alphabet of the country
Riddle 2 – 11133212
Riddle 3 – He is lying that he lies (he said it himself!)
Riddle 786 – some person always entered the elevator on the 8th floor whom he did not wish to ride with so he exited. Or he was given a prescription from the doctor to walk 12 flights of stairs every day and he decided to do on his way home so wouldn’t sweat during the day….hehe…[biggrin][biggrin][biggrin]…I just made this whole thing up….[biggrin]“If You never never ask, you’ll never never know”
Riddle 1: All wrong!
Riddle 2: All wrong!
Riddle 3: Simon & Geo are correct! Well done!
THE ANSWER:
He’s lying. Even though he’s lying when he says “everything” he says is a lie,
some of the things he says can be a lie, and this is one of them.
Riddle 786: Simon correct!
THE ANSWER:
This guy is a midget and can only reach to the 8th floor button.Kind regards
Chan Dollars
[Retire Young, Retire Rich] [strum]I have worked out the hard one – took me ages I think.
11211211……and so on
Am I on the right track? Dont want to spoil it for others.
Simon Macks
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Simon,
That’s also not correct! u ru off track just little bit.Keep trying
Kind regards
Chan Dollars
[Retire Young, Retire Rich] [strum]1113213211
Simon Macks
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http://www.mortgagehunter.com.au
0425 228 985Comments may not be relevant to individual circumstances. If you intend making any investment, financial or taxation decision you should consult a professional adviser.
Riddle 2: Simon is correct, well done!
THE ANSWER:
The next row is
1113213211
Starting with the second line, every line describes the line before it. In writing,
it is:
One One
Two Ones
One Two One One
etc.
etc.Only Riddle 1 left.
Kind regards
Chan Dollars
[Retire Young, Retire Rich] [strum]1. Eleven?
Simon Macks
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Riddle 1: Simon correct, well done!
THE ANSWER:
There are 11 letters in “THE ALPHABET”
Did you say 26?
Simon, You’re too good! No match with you so far!
Kind regards
Chan Dollars
[Retire Young, Retire Rich] [strum]More Riddles.
Riddle 4: => SOLVED
Too easy don’t want to post.Riddle 5: => SOLVED
A woman has 7 children, half of them are boys.
How can this be possible?Riddle 6: (I think I post this one age ago, but here it is again for those who have not seen yet) => SOLVED
A farmer and his hired help were carrying grain to the barn. The farmer carried one sack of grain and the hired help carried two sacks. Who carried the heavier load and why?Riddle 7: (easy one) => SOLVED
In the NBA, how many men are on the basketball court for each team.Good luck, I will try to find harder one next time.
Kind regards
Chan Dollars
[Retire Young, Retire Rich] [strum]5 – 7th one hasn’t been born yet?
6 – the hired help only carried empty sacks?
7 – 10, players not “playing” are still sitting on the court?“Looking forward to the day when I can tell the boss where to go”
Riddle 5: Myydral is incorrect
Riddle 6: Myydral is correct, well done!
THE ANSWER:
The farmer’s load was heavier. His hired help only carried two sacks, while the
farmer carries one sack, but his sack is a sack of grain. The hired help only
carried 2 sacks – both empty.
Riddle 7: Myydral is incorrectKind regards
Chan Dollars
[Retire Young, Retire Rich] [strum]5 – they are all boys? Therefore half are boys and so are the other half.
Simon Macks
Mortgage Broker
http://www.mortgagehunter.com.au
0425 228 985Comments may not be relevant to individual circumstances. If you intend making any investment, financial or taxation decision you should consult a professional adviser.
Riddle 5: Simon is correct, well done!
THE ANSWER:
ALL the children are boys, so 1/2 half are boys and so is the other half.only Riddle 7 to go!
Kind regards
Chan Dollars
[Retire Young, Retire Rich] [strum]I’d say that the NBA is the women’s league.
There are 5 players from each team on the court at once.
Riddle 7: Judi is correct, well done!
THE ANSWER:
Five. If you said ten, don’t feel bad as most people do. “Each team” is the key here.All riddles has been solved, well done everyone. I will try to look for more next time.
I hope you guys/gals enjoy it as much as I do.
Kind regards
Chan Dollars
[Retire Young, Retire Rich] [strum]
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