Brain Teasers and Riddles

[Fishfinger]

Carpet?

[mightytiges]

Carpet?

Well done FF 



Q. I'm the part of the bird that's not in the sky. I can swim in the ocean and yet remain dry. What am I?

[Fishfinger]

Carpet?

Well done FF 

My next guess was clown shoes.

[cub]

Carpet?

Well done FF 



Q. I'm the part of the bird that's not in the sky. I can swim in the ocean and yet remain dry. What am I?

Its shadow

[mightytiges]

Its shadow

Correct CUB 



Q. A man travels from Darwin to Adelaide on horseback, the journey takes five days but he leaves on Wednesday and he arrives on the same Wednesday. How?

[Jacosh]

Wednesday is the name of his horse.

[mightytiges]

Wednesday is the name of his horse.

Too good Jacosh 


Q. What is it that when
you take away the whole,
you still have some left over?

[Hes My Hero]

Wednesday is the name of his horse.

Too good Jacosh 


Q. What is it that when
you take away the whole,
you still have some left over?

Doughnut ?

( Whole or Hole ? )

[mightytiges]

Wednesday is the name of his horse.

Too good Jacosh 


Q. What is it that when
you take away the whole,
you still have some left over?

Doughnut ?

( Whole or Hole ? )

Nup.

[Chuck17]

Wednesday is the name of his horse.

Q. What is it that when
you take away the whole,
you still have some left over?

Good wordplay that one; wholesome

[mightytiges]

Wednesday is the name of his horse.

Q. What is it that when
you take away the whole,
you still have some left over?

Good wordplay that one; wholesome

Well done Chuck 



Q. A boy was at a carnival and went to a booth where a man said to the boy, "If I write your exact weight on this piece of paper then you have to give me $50, but if I cannot, I will pay you $50." The boy looked around and saw no scale so he agrees, thinking no matter what the carny writes he'll just say he weighs more or less. In the end the boy ended up paying the man $50. How did the man win the bet?

[Jacosh]

Wednesday is the name of his horse.

Q. What is it that when
you take away the whole,
you still have some left over?

Good wordplay that one; wholesome

Well done Chuck 



Q. A boy was at a carnival and went to a booth where a man said to the boy, "If I write your exact weight on this piece of paper then you have to give me $50, but if I cannot, I will pay you $50." The boy looked around and saw no scale so he agrees, thinking no matter what the carny writes he'll just say he weighs more or less. In the end the boy ended up paying the man $50. How did the man win the bet?

He wrote "Your exact weight" on the paper

[mightytiges]

He wrote "Your exact weight" on the paper

Correct Jacosh  .


Q. A large truck is crossing a bridge 1 mile long. The bridge can only hold 14000 lbs, which is the exact weight of the truck. The truck makes it half way across the bridge and stops. A bird lands on the truck. Does the bridge collapse? Give a reason.

[Bene Boy]

 not if the weight of the bird is less than the weight of the fuel used to travel the 1/2 mile over the bridge

[mightytiges]

not if the weight of the bird is less than the weight of the fuel used to travel the 1/2 mile over the bridge

Great stuff bene 




Q. It is an insect, and the first part of its name is the name of another insect. What is it?