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Well done to all! Maybe the obvious answer is not the correct one?
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I hadn't heard of most of these (not even Sixret's, although it is obvious when you look at it)... maybe we were starved of trick question riddles when I was at school? I know a few, but can't remember them actually being shared in the playground.
My own favourite (which my mum taught me when I was really little) is probably one of the oldest of all...
My own favourite (which my mum taught me when I was really little) is probably one of the oldest of all...
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It was a nuisance. An adventure was one thing - but an adventure without anything to eat was quite another thing. That wouldn't do at all. (The Valley of Adventure)
It was a nuisance. An adventure was one thing - but an adventure without anything to eat was quite another thing. That wouldn't do at all. (The Valley of Adventure)
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Took me a minute to get the chalk board one but I did get it!
I remember my whole class once being sent home with a slip of paper with "Constantinople is a very long word, can you spell it?" written on it as some sort of joke to play on our parents.
I remember my whole class once being sent home with a slip of paper with "Constantinople is a very long word, can you spell it?" written on it as some sort of joke to play on our parents.
"It's the ash! It's falling!" yelled Julian, almost startling Dick out of his wits...
"Listen to its terrible groans and creaks!" yelled Julian, almost beside himself with impatience.
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"Listen to its terrible groans and creaks!" yelled Julian, almost beside himself with impatience.
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Right, I'll admit I was in a hurry this morning when I saw it and couldn't stop and think about it but didn't want it bothering me all day, so I thought "ah, what the heck" and Googled it. Which is blatant cheating of the worst possible kind. Usually I'm better than that at trick questions and I regret I spoiled this one for myself, but sometimes impatience trumps cleverness with me.Fiona1986 wrote:Took me a minute to get the chalk board one but I did get it!
I did just remember another one from my childhood — "How many letters are there in the alphabet?"
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It was a nuisance. An adventure was one thing - but an adventure without anything to eat was quite another thing. That wouldn't do at all. (The Valley of Adventure)
It was a nuisance. An adventure was one thing - but an adventure without anything to eat was quite another thing. That wouldn't do at all. (The Valley of Adventure)
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"Pete and Re-pete went down to the river. Pete fell in. Who was left?"
The victim can't understand why you keep saying the original question again . . .
The victim can't understand why you keep saying the original question again . . .
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Sounds a bit like the old gag we used to do with the piece of paper labelled "How to Keep an Idiot Amused for Hours! Please turn over..." — with exactly the same thing written on the other side.
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It was a nuisance. An adventure was one thing - but an adventure without anything to eat was quite another thing. That wouldn't do at all. (The Valley of Adventure)
It was a nuisance. An adventure was one thing - but an adventure without anything to eat was quite another thing. That wouldn't do at all. (The Valley of Adventure)
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It's fun hearing of/being reminded of all these.
That puts me in mind of "How many months have twenty-eight days?"Courtenay wrote:I did just remember another one from my childhood — "How many letters are there in the alphabet?"
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Well I can answer the alphabet one (and not with 26) but I can't see the joke/riddle in yours Anita.
"It's the ash! It's falling!" yelled Julian, almost startling Dick out of his wits...
"Listen to its terrible groans and creaks!" yelled Julian, almost beside himself with impatience.
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It could be 25 (because the Angel said 'No L'.)
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On that note, how many weeks belong to a year? 46, because the other 6 are Lent.
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It was a nuisance. An adventure was one thing - but an adventure without anything to eat was quite another thing. That wouldn't do at all. (The Valley of Adventure)
It was a nuisance. An adventure was one thing - but an adventure without anything to eat was quite another thing. That wouldn't do at all. (The Valley of Adventure)
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"How many months have 28 days?"
- all of them.
- all of them.
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hearts mad delight,
Sing on, sing on, and when the sun is gone
I'll warm me with your echoes
through the night.'
(E. Blyton, Sunday Times, 1951)
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sixret wrote:Well done to all! Maybe the obvious answer is not the correct one?
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I plan to kill you all with this.
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Nice one!
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(все, что я понимаю, я понимаю только потому, что люблю)
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Ooh, I've done similar puzzles before, but this one looks a lot harder. I will give it a go, but maybe when I've got a bit more time to sit down to it — will let you know if I get it or if it defeats me. No spoilers on here, please!
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It was a nuisance. An adventure was one thing - but an adventure without anything to eat was quite another thing. That wouldn't do at all. (The Valley of Adventure)
It was a nuisance. An adventure was one thing - but an adventure without anything to eat was quite another thing. That wouldn't do at all. (The Valley of Adventure)