Shishu Sansaar
Riddles 9

 


Riddle 63 -
17 Camels To Be Distributed Among Three Brothers

Once a man from Arabia had an accident and was about to die. He had 3 sons. He told that they should divide his belongings like this - the oldest son should take his 1/2 part of his possessions; his second son should take 1/3rd part of his possessions; and the youngest should take 1/9th part of his possessions. And he died. The three sons discovered that their father owned 17 camels. The sons could not decide how to divide them among themselves. Can you tell?
[See the answer on Riddles Answers 63]


Riddle 64 - Who Are These...?

Perry Mason?
James Bond?
Mickey Mouse?
Sherlock Homes?
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Riddles Answers 64]


Riddle 65 - Apples and Oranges?

Suppose you have three boxes of fruit. One contains just apples, one contains just oranges, and one contains a mixture of both. Each box is labeled -- one says "Apples," one says "Oranges," and one says "Apples and Oranges." However, none of the boxes is labeled correctly. You have to label the boxes correctly. You are allowed to take and look at just only one piece of fruit from just only one of the boxes. How would you do that?
[See the answer on Riddles Answers 65]


Riddle 66 - How many Cattle?

A rancher has 33 heads of cattle standing in a field, when suddenly a bolt of lighting kills all but 9 of them. how many head of cattle are left standing?
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Riddles Answers 66]


Riddle 67 - How Many Degrees?

If the hour hand on a clock moves 1/60 of a degree every minute, how any degrees will the hand move in one hour?
[See the answer on Riddles Answers 67]


Riddle 68 - How Many Fingernails?

Due to birth defect, a boy is born with 14 toes, 11 fingers and 3 thumbs. How many fingernails does the boy have?
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Riddle 69 - Months With 28 days?

Some months have 31 days and some months have 30 days, but how many months have 28 days?
[See the answer on Riddles Answers 69]


Riddle 70 - How Much Dirt?

John digs a hole that is 2 yards wide, 3 yards long and 1 yard deep. How many cubic feet of dirt are in it?
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