I was cleaning house and I came across these riddles.
I was going to toss them because I don't remember the answers.
Before I do, I thought I should share on Y/A and let you have a go at the answers.
#1
Four men sat down to play.
They played until the break of day.
They played for gold and not for fun,
With separate scores for everyone.
Can you this paradox explain,
If none had lost, how could all gain?
#2
A man with no eyes,
Saw plums on a tree.
He took no plums,
And left no plums.
How can this be?
#3
A man goes hunting and walks exactly a half mile from his cabin, where he sees a bear. He shoots but misses. He walks another half mile and sees the same bear again. He shoots but misses again. Then he walks exactly one mile east and sees nothing, so he walks exactly one mile back to his cabin. What color is the bear and why?
#4
You are stuck in a room with no doors, windows, or obvious ways out. There is a mirror and a table.
How do you get out?
#5
A woman called called a construction company, saying she will pay a million dollars to any company that will build a house with all walls facing north.
How do the construction workers build this house?
#6
A man left his house, locking all the doors and turning off all the lights.
When he came back, 60 people had died because of his leaving.
How did they die?
#7
An entrepreneur is pulling up to a hotel in his car when he immediately knows he will go bankrupt.
He is not allowed to continue his business, but his friend, who is just out of jail, is.
Why?
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