1. Cathy has six pairs of black gloves and six pairs of brown gloves in her drawer. In complete darkness, how many gloves must she take from the drawer in order to be sure to get a pair that match? Think carefully!!

2. Mom, Dad, and 2 kids have come to a river, and they find a boat. It is small and can only carry one adult or 2 kids at a time. Both kids are good rowers, but how can the whole family reach the other side of the river?

3. Why can't you take a picture of a Indian woman with hair curlers?

4. What is the largest possible number you can write using only 2 digits - just 2 digits, nothing else?

5. Before Mt. Everest was discovered, what was the tallest mountain in the world?

6. Because cigars cannot be entirely smoked, a hobo who collects cigar butts can make a cigar to smoke out of every 5 butts that he finds. Today, he has collected 25 cigar butts. How many cigars will he be able to smoke?

7. Jenn is facetious. She is also abstemious. She gets pneumonia. Given those clues, what is the only American tree she will like?

8. How many birth days does the average man have?

9. Someone at a party introduces you to your mother's only sister's husband's sister in law. He has no brothers. What do you call this lady?

10. Which weighs more, a pound of feathers or a pound of gold?

11. Two planes take off at the same exact moment. They are flying across the Atlantic. One leaves New York and is flying to Paris at 500 miles per hour. The other leaves Paris and is flying to New York at only 450 miles per hour ( because of a strong head wind ). Which one will be closer to Paris when they meet?

12. A carpenter was in a terrible hurry. He had to work as quickly as possible to cut a very heavy 10 foot plank into 10 equal sections. If it takes 1 minute per cut, how long will it take him to get the 10 equal pieces?

13. Why are 1898 silver dollars worth more than 1897 silver dollars?

14. What English word can have 4 of its 5 letters removed and still retain it's original pronunciation?

15. Johnny's mother had three children. The first child was named April. The second child was named May. What was the third child's name?

16. In your sock drawer, you have a ratio of 5 pairs of blue socks, 4 pairs of brown socks, and 6 pairs of black socks. In complete darkness, how many socks would you need to pull out to get a matching pair of the same color?

17. How can a woman living in New Jersey, legally marry 3 men, without ever getting a divorce, be widowed, or becoming legally separated?

18. A woman goes into a hardware store to buy something for her house. When asked the price, the clerk replies, "the price of one is twelve cents, the price of forty-four is twenty-four cents, and the price a hundred and forty-four is thirty-six cents. What does the woman want to buy?

19. If there are 5 apples on the counter and you take away 2, how many do you have?

20. If, having only one match, on a freezing winter day, you entered a room which contained a lamp, a kerosene heater, and a wood burning stove, which should you light first.

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I will add a couple:

1. What evidence do we have that Owls are smarter then Chickens?

2. A policeman saw a truckdriver going down a one-way street the wrong way. Why didn't he give him a ticket?

3. A man in a truck was driving down the street. There were no street lights on and his car lights were out. There was no moon. While driving a woman in a black dress steps out in the street and the man manages to see her. How is this possible?

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Ans

1) she juz takes out three gloves... since there is only two types of colour, she will either take out black,brown,black or brown,black,brown..

2) the two kids row 1st to the other side, then 1 kid row back to their parents,
one parent row across, the other kid on the other side row back to their starting
point, the two kids row across again, one kid bring it back to the remaining parent,
Parent row it across, kid bring it back to the originalsite to fetch his sibling, then they
both row across the river and the whole family is across...

6) Less than one because cigar cannot be entirely smoked..

8) one

10) they both weigh the same..

11) both will be the same distance from paris..

12) 9 minutes...

15) The third child's name is Johnny.

16) 4 socks

19) I have two apples..

20) I light the match 1st..

14) queue.... take away ueue, and it still sounds as q...

Here are answers:

1. 13. She could possibly take out 6 black left hand gloves and then 6 brown left hand gloves, the next one would have to be either the right hand or left hand match.

2. The kids row across. One comes back. An adult goes over, and the kid comes back. Both kids row across again, and one comes back. The other adult rows across and the kid comes back. Both kids row across again.

3. You can't take a picture with hair curlers you need a camera!

4. 99, this is 9x9x9x9x9x9x9x9x9 or 387,420,489.

5. Mount Everest has always been the tallest mountain, even before being discovered!

6. 6, he makes 5 originals from the 25 butts he found, and after he smokes them he has 5 butts left for another cigar.

7. The Sequoia. She only likes words with all 5 vowels in them. The Sequoia is the only American tree that contains all 5 vowels.

8. One, he may have many Birthdays, but only one birth day!

9. Mother, or Mom, or whatever you call your maternal relative.

10. The answer is actually feathers.

11. They will both be the same distance from Paris when they meet!!

12. 9 minutes. It only takes 9 cuts to get 10 equal sections.

13. $1,898.00 is one more silver dollar than $1,897.00

14. Queue and thanks to some of our visitors here is another answer: aitch - take away the aitc and you are left with "h".

15. It has to be Johnny. He's the third child!

16. 4. If you don't agree, try it yourself!

17. It's her job, she's a Justice of the Peace or a Minister.

18. House numbers.

19. You have 2 apples. There are 3 left on the counter, but you have 2.

20. The match of course!

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The answers to his riddles, that hard to understand?

Sorry, I don't get, what you were posting, but thanks, for telling me. :D

1. Cathy has six pairs of black gloves and six pairs of brown gloves in her drawer. In complete darkness, how many gloves must she take from the drawer in order to be sure to get a pair that match? Think carefully!!ans:all the gloves

2. Mom, Dad, and 2 kids have come to a river, and they find a boat. It is small and can only carry one adult or 2 kids at a time. Both kids are good rowers, but how can the whole family reach the other side of the river?ans"???

3. Why can't you take a picture of a Indian woman with hair curlers?Ans:the hir is too long

4. What is the largest possible number you can write using only 2 digits - just 2 digits, nothing else?Ans:9 to the power of 9

5. Before Mt. Everest was discovered, what was the tallest mountain in the world?Ans:???

6. Because cigars cannot be entirely smoked, a hobo who collects cigar butts can make a cigar to smoke out of every 5 butts that he finds. Today, he has collected 25 cigar butts. How many cigars will he be able to smoke?Ans:6

7. Jenn is facetious. She is also abstemious. She gets pneumonia. Given those clues, what is the only American tree she will like?Ans:???

8. How many birth days does the average man have?Ans:1(met this before)

9. Someone at a party introduces you to your mother's only sister's husband's sister in law. He has no brothers. What do you call this lady?Ans:mother

10. Which weighs more, a pound of feathers or a pound of gold?Ans: pond of feathers since gold is wiehed at a different scale

11. Two planes take off at the same exact moment. They are flying across the Atlantic. One leaves New York and is flying to Paris at 500 miles per hour. The other leaves Paris and is flying to New York at only 450 miles per hour ( because of a strong head wind ). Which one will be closer to Paris when they meet?Ans:the one flyig to New York

12. A carpenter was in a terrible hurry. He had to work as quickly as possible to cut a very heavy 10 foot plank into 10 equal sections. If it takes 1 minute per cut, how long will it take him to get the 10 equal pieces?Ans:9 mins

13. Why are 1898 silver dollars worth more than 1897 silver dollars?Ans:the Great depresion lowered the value of the 1897 silver dollars

14. What English word can have 4 of its 5 letters removed and still retain it's original pronunciation?Ans:???

15. Johnny's mother had three children. The first child was named April. The second child was named May. What was the third child's name?Ans:Johnny
16. In your sock drawer, you have a ratio of 5 pairs of blue socks, 4 pairs of brown socks, and 6 pairs of black socks. In complete darkness, how many socks would you need to pull out to get a matching pair of the same color?Ans:11

17. How can a woman living in New Jersey, legally marry 3 men, without ever getting a divorce, be widowed, or becoming legally separated?Ans:???

18. A woman goes into a hardware store to buy something for her house. When asked the price, the clerk replies, "the price of one is twelve cents, the price of forty-four is twenty-four cents, and the price a hundred and forty-four is thirty-six cents. What does the woman want to buy?Ans:???

19. If there are 5 apples on the counter and you take away 2, how many do you have?Ans:???but not 2

20. If, having only one match, on a freezing winter day, you entered a room which contained a lamp, a kerosene heater, and a wood burning stove, which should you light first. Ans:wood burning stove

1. Cathy has six pairs of black gloves and six pairs of brown gloves in her drawer. In complete darkness, how many gloves must she take from the drawer in order to be sure to get a pair that match? Think carefully!! ans: 3

2. Mom, Dad, and 2 kids have come to a river, and they find a boat. It is small and can only carry one adult or 2 kids at a time. Both kids are good rowers, but how can the whole family reach the other side of the river?
ans: the two kids row 1st to the other side, then 1 kid row back to their parents, one parent row across, the other kid on the other side row back to their starting point, the two kids row across again, one kid bring it back to the remaining parent, Parent row it across, kid bring it back to the original site to fetch his sibling, then they both row across the river and the whole family is across

3. Why can't you take a picture of a Indian woman with hair curlers? ans: you need a camera

4. What is the largest possible number you can write using only 2 digits - just 2 digits, nothing else? ans:9 to the power of 9

5. Before Mt. Everest was discovered, what was the tallest mountain in the world? ans: Mt. Everest

6. Because cigars cannot be entirely smoked, a hobo who collects cigar butts can make a cigar to smoke out of every 5 butts that he finds. Today, he has collected 25 cigar butts. How many cigars will he be able to smoke? ans: 6

7. Jenn is facetious. She is also abstemious. She gets pneumonia. Given those clues, what is the only American tree she will like? ans: The Sequoia

8. How many birth days does the average man have? ans: 1

9. Someone at a party introduces you to your mother's only sister's husband's sister in law. He has no brothers. What do you call this lady? ans: mom

10. Which weighs more, a pound of feathers or a pound of gold? ans: a pound of feathers

11. Two planes take off at the same exact moment. They are flying across the Atlantic. One leaves New York and is flying to Paris at 500 miles per hour. The other leaves Paris and is flying to New York at only 450 miles per hour (because of a strong head wind). Which one will be closer to Paris when they meet? ans: neither

12. A carpenter was in a terrible hurry. He had to work as quickly as possible to cut a very heavy 10 foot plank into 10 equal sections. If it takes 1 minute per cut, how long will it take him to get the 10 equal pieces? ans: 9 minutes

13. Why are 1898 silver dollars worth more than 1897 silver dollars? ans: because there is 1 more

14. What English word can have 4 of its 5 letters removed and still retain it's original pronunciation? ans: Queue

15. Johnny's mother had three children. The first child was named April. The second child was named May. What was the third child's name? ans: Johnny

16. In your sock drawer, you have a ratio of 5 pairs of blue socks, 4 pairs of brown socks, and 6 pairs of black socks. In complete darkness, how many socks would you need to pull out to get a matching pair of the same color? ans: 2

17. How can a woman living in New Jersey, legally marry 3 men, without ever getting a divorce, be widowed, or becoming legally separated? ans: it is her job, she's a Justice of the Peace or a Minister

18. A woman goes into a hardware store to buy something for her house. When asked the price, the clerk replies, "the price of one is twelve cents, the price of forty-four is twenty-four cents, and the price a hundred and forty-four is thirty-six cents. What does the woman want to buy? ans: nails

19. If there are 5 apples on the counter and you take away 2, how many do you have? ans: 2 or 5

20. If, having only one match, on a freezing winter day, you entered a room which contained a lamp, a kerosene heater, and a wood burning stove, which should you light first. ans: the match

I knew all but Number 7 and number 18. I won't bother answering them because it is likely that all the questions have been answered correctly at least once.