bedlington bears Posted January 16, 2008 Report Share Posted January 16, 2008 Here's a good one that was in a newspaper quiz over the holiday. It 's not really a riddle but a kids maths question. It went something like this:Tom has three apples in his pocket. Mary has four apples but has eaten half of one. Tom has eaten three quarters of one of his. An apple lorry has just spilled it's contents and each child can pick up two apples per five seconds with each hand. Tom has got one hand in his pocket and Mary didn't start picking any other apples until she had eaten that half of one. It takes four minutes and thirty five seconds to eat an apple.Who has got the most apples after ten minutes? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sleepy Posted January 16, 2008 Report Share Posted January 16, 2008 Complete the last two in this sequence: 1=3, 2=3, 3=5, 4=4, 5=4, 6=3, 7=5, 8=5, 9=4, 10=3, 11=?, 12=?11=612=6 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sleepy Posted January 16, 2008 Report Share Posted January 16, 2008 Here's a good one that was in a newspaper quiz over the holiday. It 's not really a riddle but a kids maths question. It went something like this:Tom has three apples in his pocket. Mary has four apples but has eaten half of one. Tom has eaten three quarters of one of his. An apple lorry has just spilled it's contents and each child can pick up two apples per five seconds with each hand. Tom has got one hand in his pocket and Mary didn't start picking any other apples until she had eaten that half of one. It takes four minutes and thirty five seconds to eat an apple.Who has got the most apples after ten minutes?mary Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Andy Millne Posted January 16, 2008 Report Share Posted January 16, 2008 This is an unusual paragraph. I'm curious how quickly you can find out what is so unusual about it? It looks so plain you would think nothing was wrong with it! In fact, nothing is wrong with it! It is unusual though. Study it, and think about it, but you still may not find anything odd. But if you work at it a bit, you might find out! Try to do so without any coaching! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hamburger Pimp Posted January 16, 2008 Report Share Posted January 16, 2008 I still don`t get it 1=3 letters in the word "One".11=6 letters in the word "Eleven". And so forth. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cympil Posted January 16, 2008 Author Report Share Posted January 16, 2008 1=3 letters in the word "One".11=6 letters in the word "Eleven". And so forth.I get it now..i would never have worked it out though Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hamburger Pimp Posted January 17, 2008 Report Share Posted January 17, 2008 This is an unusual paragraph. I'm curious how quickly you can find out what is so unusual about it? It looks so plain you would think nothing was wrong with it! In fact, nothing is wrong with it! It is unusual though. Study it, and think about it, but you still may not find anything odd. But if you work at it a bit, you might find out! Try to do so without any coaching!Can I have an E, please? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Blank Posted January 17, 2008 Report Share Posted January 17, 2008 I get it now..i would never have worked it out though You can get answers to all of them if you paste them into Google. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mr Darn Posted January 17, 2008 Report Share Posted January 17, 2008 How you spelling TWELVE, brainiac?erm.... still got the method right tho...i was drunk at the time of posting! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cympil Posted January 17, 2008 Author Report Share Posted January 17, 2008 Can I have an E, please?You`ve hit the nail on the head there CK..aren`t you clever Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bedlington bears Posted January 17, 2008 Report Share Posted January 17, 2008 maryThe answer is Tom. The apple truck wasn't carrying any apples that day, it had been subcontracted out and had a consignment of deck chairs on board. Also, Tom had another five apples in his satchel that I forgot to mention earlier. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest missvic Posted January 17, 2008 Report Share Posted January 17, 2008 The answer is Tom. The apple truck wasn't carrying any apples that day, it had been subcontracted out and had a consignment of deck chairs on board. Also, Tom had another five apples in his satchel that I forgot to mention earlier.Charlie Brooker's Christmas Quiz! Our favourite misanthrope! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sleepy Posted January 17, 2008 Report Share Posted January 17, 2008 The answer is Tom. The apple truck wasn't carrying any apples that day, it had been subcontracted out and had a consignment of deck chairs on board. Also, Tom had another five apples in his satchel that I forgot to mention earlier.rip off ........... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cympil Posted January 17, 2008 Author Report Share Posted January 17, 2008 rip off ........... :lol: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Denzel Posted February 1, 2008 Report Share Posted February 1, 2008 Charlie Brooker's Christmas Quiz! Our favourite misanthrope!Now just had ya pony, keep these big, fancy words away from here. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pete Posted February 4, 2008 Report Share Posted February 4, 2008 Now just had ya pony, keep these big, fancy words away from here.Divent ya mean had ya galowa Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Merlin Posted February 5, 2008 Report Share Posted February 5, 2008 rip off ........... Not hard in your case Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hamburger Pimp Posted February 5, 2008 Report Share Posted February 5, 2008 A little sporting riddle for you, if I may.Sunderland did it in 1979.Villa did it in 1981.Who, I say who, did it in 1980?Answer that one and stay fashionable. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cympil Posted February 5, 2008 Author Report Share Posted February 5, 2008 A little sporting riddle for you, if I may.Sunderland did it in 1979.Villa did it in 1981.Who, I say who, did it in 1980?Answer that one and stay fashionable.So it can`t be anything to do with winning something then? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Merlin Posted February 5, 2008 Report Share Posted February 5, 2008 :lol: :lol: :lol: This by a long suffering Toon supporter Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hamburger Pimp Posted February 6, 2008 Report Share Posted February 6, 2008 A little sporting riddle for you, if I may.Sunderland did it in 1979.Villa did it in 1981.Who, I say who, did it in 1980?Answer that one and stay fashionable.Are Bedlington's brightest and best so easily stumped? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cympil Posted February 6, 2008 Author Report Share Posted February 6, 2008 Are Bedlington's brightest and best so easily stumped?Aye Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mr Darn Posted February 6, 2008 Report Share Posted February 6, 2008 Aye sunderland and villa were actually second names of fa cup goalscorers in the other two years...(that makes my answer Trevor Brooking....) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hamburger Pimp Posted February 7, 2008 Report Share Posted February 7, 2008 We have a winner!Hats off to Mr Darn, you may pick any prize from the top two shelves. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Denzel Posted February 8, 2008 Report Share Posted February 8, 2008 OK that's enough of !*!@# riddles. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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