Re: My riddles
 

1. Do they have a 4th of July in England?
Yes. Every July has a 4th.

2. How many birthdays does the average man have?
One every year

3. Some months have 31 days; how many have 28?
All 12 of them

4. A woman gives a beggar 50 cents; the woman is the beggars' sister, but the beggar is not the woman's brother. How come?
The beggar is her sister.

5. Why can't a man living in the USA be buried in Canada?
Because he is living in the USA

6. How many outs are there in an inning?
6?

7. Is it legal for a man in California to marry his widow's sister? Why or why not?
I would say yes, but I don't know California law...

8. Two men play five games of checkers. Each man wins the same number of games. They are not ties. Explain this.
They are playing against other people. Therefore, they each win five games against the people that they are playing.

9. Divide 30 by 1/2 and add 10. What is the answer?
70

10. A man builds a house rectangular in shape. All sides have southern exposure. A big bear walks by, what color is the bear? Why?
:confused:

11. If there are 3 apples and you take away 2, how many apples would you have?
2

12. How far can a dog run in the woods.
I don't know.

13. If you have only one match and you walked into a room where there was an oil burner, a kersoene lamp, and a wood burning stove, which one would you light first?
The kerosene lamp?

14. A doctor give you three pills telling you to take one every half hour. How long would the pills last?
90 minutes

15. A farmer has 17 sheep, all but 9 die. How many are left?
9

16. How many animals of each sex did Moses take on the Ark?
1

17. It's 1963 and you set your clock for 7 a.m. and it's currently 10 p.m. How many hours will you sleep?
9 hours

18. A clerk in the butcher shop is 5' 10" tall. What does he weigh?
meats

19. How many two-cent stamps are there in a dozen?
12

20. What was the President's name in 1950?
I don't know off hand.... Sorry!

BONUS QUESTION
(This is for HUMOR only; not for the easily offended).

A new prison inmate hangs some nuts on the wall and calls them walnuts. He then places some nuts on his chest and calls them chestnuts. Soon he has some nuts under his chin. What does he have?
A **** in his mouth. (That's the answers in my neck of the woods!)

Re: Re: My riddles
 

It doesn't matter, cuz he's dead , hence the widow.

here are my answers to some I disagreed with
 

Thanks for the backup, FeeFee and Eclipse! Sometimes my brain desn't work that fast! :D Sometimes I am guilty of what I accuse my students of when they try brainteasers. I always teel them, "You're thinking too hard!" The answers usually seem obvious and then you feel crazy when you get it wrong. It's cool. I like to learn!! I just bought a book of brainteasers and stuff for my students. They really work the brain.

Caution: this riddle requires math
 

For all you math majors and algebra buffs, I got a stumper of a riddle for you:

A mother is 21 years older than her son. In six years she will be 5 times older than her son.

Using x = age of the mother and y = age of the son:

WHERE IS THE FATHER?

in jail?

Level.....That was a good one!

Nope!

(hint: try solving the math equation first).

Note: You must show your work in order to get credit :D

x= age of mom
y= age of son

x = 21 + y
(mom is 21 years older than the son)

(x + 6) = 5 (y + 6)
(in 6 years, mom will be five times older than the son)

substitute the known value of x (that's 21+y)
21 + y + 6 = 5(y + 6)

add like terms and multiply to get
27 + y = 5y + 30

subtract 30 from each side
-3 + y = 5y

subtract y from each side
-3 = 4y

divide by 4
-3/4 = y

since we're talking about years
-3/4 x 12 months= -9 months

the father is "inside" the mother :)

okay lol!!! let me dust my brain off! for some reason i feel like i am about to feel really stupid working this out but since i have no school today...
x=age of mother
y=age of son
So you're saying that the mother is 21 years older than the son? that means that x is 21+y... in 6 years she will be 5 times older then him.. so that means that she is dead or something? but anyway, in 6 years: x+6 will equal y+6 times 5.....(x+6)=(y+6)5 so if you use x=21+y in this equation then you get 21+y+6=5y+30.. and when you let it simmer you get 27+y=5y+30 and then -3=4y so y=-3/4. and since that doesnt answer anything iam going to stop here and say the mother is dead lol

that was a good one.. i guess i quit too soon lol!

i support that!

An example of a pornographic math riddle - LOL.

Another math riddle:
A monk has a very specific ritual for climbing up the steps to the temple. First he climbs up to the middle step and meditates for 1 minute. Then he climbs up 8 steps and faces east until he hears a bird singing. Then he walks down 12 steps and picks up a pebble. He takes one step up and tosses the pebble over his left shoulder. Now, he walks up the remaining steps three at a time which only takes him 9 paces. How many steps are there?

it took me a while to figure this out

30? Unless there's something I'm missing...