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20 May 2011 19:25 #1
Rules:

Basically, I post a riddle. Other people post what they think the answer is. If no-one (deliberately didn't use nobody, you know why...) get's it within 24hr-48hrs, I will post a hint.

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Hard - 3
Medium - 2
Easy - 1

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Let's start off with an easy one...

Easy

How many months have 28 days?
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20 May 2011 20:27 #2
All of them.
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20 May 2011 20:49 #3
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20 May 2011 21:08 #4
Correct. Nice and simple.

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Riddle 2

A bit harder, but still easy.

Easy - The Train Journey.

An unknown amount of passengers are riding in a train. At the first station, 1/6th of the passengers get off. At the second, 1/5th of passengers get off. This pattern continues so that the next station 1/4th get off, 1/3, 1/2, and at the last station, all of the passengers get off.
Assuming no-one got on during this journey, what is the minimum amount of people on the train when the train set off?
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20 May 2011 23:03 #5
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20 May 2011 23:29 #6
6

Even if you cut one person into six equal sized pieces they wouldn't be able to get off of the train, so bulinger is WRONG

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21 May 2011 23:23 #7
Correct Don.Gato!

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Riddle 3 - Troomoos and Nowheys.

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2 Unique cow breeds have been discovered. Troomoos always tell the truth, but, Nowheys, always lie. Using a new, high-tech cow translator, here's what they had to say.
A: D is a Nowhey. Definitely.
B: No, C is not a Troomoo cow.
C: A is not a Nowhey cow.
D: E's is a Nowhey, if I've ever seen one.
E: B is not a Troomoo.
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21 May 2011 23:30 #8
A: Troomoo
B: Nowhey
C: Troomoo
D: Nowhey
E: Troomoo

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22 May 2011 10:45 #9
Correct! (You could of also said that A, C and E are Nowheys and B and D are Troomoos.)

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Riddle 4 - The Odd Rabbit

Medium

The odd Rabbit has a unique jumping pattern. For every 70 centimetres he jumps forward, he jumps 30 centimetres back. How many jumps would it take him to reach 10 metres?
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22 May 2011 13:22 #10
13?

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22 May 2011 13:46 #11
49?

EDIT: 20, you bastard (no googling or anything, I just realised that the question was very non-specific)

EDIT 2: Hooray for metric!!!

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22 May 2011 14:09 #12
Correct, Oaky! Who said he couldn't turn around inbetween jumps? Hooray for non-specific questions!

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Riddle 5 - The Broken Window

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4 people have been suspected to have broken a window and here's what they has to say:

A: I didn't do it. I never would do such a thing.
B: A is telling the truth. Honestly.
C: D did it. Definitely.
D: It was not me. Never.

The culprit has a fishy sounding story, but which one?
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22 May 2011 14:47 #13
C because he passed the blame off of him...
I love you, but your attitude is like that of a shrew. Your options? Take a pill or be my kill. Might I suggest that you wear a vest. Perish in class or be banished to the land of bluegrass, where dreams don't exist as you'll be eternally pissed.

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22 May 2011 16:51 #14
Shot in the dark here...

B. The only way he could know that A didn't do it is because he himself did (or because he knows A and was with him when the window was broken, but that's besides the point...)

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22 May 2011 18:48 #15
Tech Warrior is correct! C blamed D before D even spoke! Something is up with B...

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Riddle 6 - 1000 Times

Easy

What on earth is this message getting at?

__ is a thousand times __ __

Use 1 letter to make the statement correct.
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23 May 2011 02:23 #16
M - 1 metre is 1000 millimetres

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23 May 2011 09:02 #17
Loving these metric measurements for once, I feel so at home in this thread

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23 May 2011 17:21 #18
Glad you are Oaky! Kurt is also correct.

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Riddle 7 - The Boat's Rope Ladder
Medium

A rope ladder hangs off a boat floating in the water. The sea comes up to the 9th rung (wooden pole). If the sea rises 40cms an hour, and the rungs are distanced 30cms apart, which rung will the sea come up to in 3 hours?
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23 May 2011 18:15 #19
The 9th rung, boats float ON the water

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23 May 2011 21:06 #20
Well done Don.Gato! Questions like this are a reminder to you to think about a question before making any calculations.

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Riddle 8 - Solving the Equation

Hard

Finish this equation by using 4 numbers, 3, 4, 7 and 8.

(?-?/?)x?=10

(? = a missing number.)
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23 May 2011 22:55 #21
what is with the x, is it supposed to be (?-?/?)*x*?, or is it supposed to be (?-?/?)*?

Assuming the second we have...

(3-4/8)*4 = 10

Or in your notation

(3-4/8)x4 = 10

EDIT: Just realized, I think I have to use all 4 numbers, so.....


(3-7/4)*8 = 10

your notation: (3-7/4)x8 = 10

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24 May 2011 08:53 #22
Correct! Thinking in fractions is key for solving the puzzle. (Was a bit of fail notation from me.)

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Riddle 9 - The Pricey Dress

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I bought a luxury, one-of-a-kind dress! At a knockdown price too! It cost 10% off the original price of £3,000!

When I showed it too my friend, she had to have it, and promised to pay 10% more!

Overall, what did I gain or lose?
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24 May 2011 09:04 #23
Lose $30

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24 May 2011 21:50 #24
Lost £30.

Pwned Oaky.

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24 May 2011 23:29 #25
Gain $270

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*cough*epicfailbutwelcome*cough*

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25 May 2011 14:16 #27
The riddle world is a land in which all denominations of money are equal; exchange rates are non-existant

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25 May 2011 17:56 #28
Lol. I was going to post a hint but iCometBlue got it! (ignoring currency obviously, I wouldn't be that mean.)

3000 - 10% = 2700
2700 + 10% = 2970
2970 - 2700 = 270!

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Riddle 9 - False Memory

3 People were playing a memory game. There were ten pairs of cards.
A said that I got all ten pairs in a row.
B said that I got nine pairs in a row.
C said that I only got eight pairs in a row.
But,
Who is the liar?
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25 May 2011 20:26 #29
i think A is lying.,
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25 May 2011 21:54 #30
It's B. If he had gotten 9 pairs off the table, then there would only be 1 pair left, and the cards would be identical, so he would've gotten the tenth.

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