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Friday Fun: Riddle me this

Bridget_822i4b

Happy Friday, Funmakers! We had a Community Team offsite in Austin this week, and my mind feels primed for thinkin' from all the brainstorming we did!

So, this week's Friday Fun thread will be devoted towards giving your brains a workout, too. In the comment section below, paste your favorite riddle/mind bender! See how long you can noodle on these before you turn to the Google gods for answers.

Here's mine:

I have keys, but no locks and space, but no rooms. You can enter, but you can't go outside. What am I?

Have a nice weekend!!

Bridget

Comments

Nic Brough -Adaptavist-

Am I right in thinking that I am using one to answer?

Bridget_822i4b

Yes you are!

Ignacio Pulgar

Oh! Nice one! 😅

Nic Brough -Adaptavist-

My favourite riddle was more of a logic puzzle. I first saw it in Doctor Who (Pyramids of Mars - mid-70s), but I suspect most people know it better from Labyrinth in the 80's.

There are two guards on your path. One will let you pass, the other will not (The choice is between Heaven and Hell in Labyrinth). You can ask one of them a single question. You know that one always lies, and the other always tells the truth. What do you ask?

Nic Brough -Adaptavist-

Kewl, hope I have not ruined it for others!

BiancaE

My favorite as a kid was: What's black and white and [red] all over?

Bridget_822i4b

A sunburnt zebra!!

Scott Theus

Here is my favorite riddle/logic puzzle:

There are 8 people who have to cross the river on a raft.

1. Policeman
2. Thief
3. Father
4. Boy 1
5. Boy 2
6. Mother
7. Girl 1
8. Girl 2

The rules are:

Only two people can cross at a time.
Only the adults can operate the raft.
The father can’t be with the girls unless the mother is there.
The mother can’t be with the boys unless the father is there.
The thief can’t remain with anyone unless the policeman is present.

How do you get them all across?

Thing you can do it? Try it here

Omar Herrera

A polar bear eating a penguin

Omar Herrera

Here's mine:

It's shorter than the rest, but when you're happy, you raise it up like it's the best. What is it?

unknown

Good one @Bridget! @Nic Brough -Adaptavist- first response might have helped a lot ;-)

Scott Theus

A panda bear with a sunburn

Monique vdB

I think you ask "would the other guard say s/he's in front of the right door?" and then somehow that tells you which door is which?

I may need to rewatch Labyrinth.

Monique vdB

I tried many times and failed but I feel like I NEED TO JUST TRY HARDER.

Fabienne Gerhard

Pretty hard - always ending up with chaos in my head

Marcos Sanchez

Wow, that was a good one @Bridget!

Here's one of the first riddles that someone told to me:

Mom and Dad have four daughters, and each daughter has one brother. How many people are in the family?

Marcos Sanchez

That's the extreme version of the "Wolf-Sheep-Cabbage" riddle!! 😂😂

Fabienne Gerhard

@Marcos Sanchezincluding Mom and Dad?

Marcos Sanchez

Yes @Fabienne Gerhard, including Mom and Dad

Fabienne Gerhard

I would say seven....

Nic Brough -Adaptavist-

Yep, that's pretty much it.

Let's say you've got a blue door and a yellow door, and the blue door is the one you want to take. So you ask either guard "what would your friend say is the good door?"

If you've spoken to the liar, they will lie about what the other one would say, which is "blue", so you will get the answer "Yellow"

If you've spoken to the truthful one, they will honestly report that the other one would say "Yellow".

So it doesn't matter which one you ask - just take the opposite door to what they say is the good one!

Nic Brough -Adaptavist-

Oooh, I am thinking of something "digital" - could that be right?

Bridget_822i4b

Love it @Omar Herrera! :thumbsup:

Emily Errico

(This one is best told aloud, and quickly.)

You're driving a bus. At the first stop, 3 people get on. At the second, 5 people get on and 2 get off. At the third, 4 people get on and 3 people get off. At the fourth, 9 people get on and 5 people get off. At the fifth, 7 people get on and 3 people get off. At the sixth, 3 people get on and 3 get off.

What color is the bus driver's eyes?

Mesut Yilmazyildirim

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I was calculating while reading till the last sentences

Emily Errico

@Mesut Yilmazyildirim Glad you like it! Here's a similar one:

There once was a one level house that was famous for being pink. The floors were pink, the walls were pink, all the furniture was pink, even the people who lived in it was pink! I kid you not; their hair was pink, their eyes were pink, their toes: pink!

What color were their stairs?

unknown

Read it twice, even though I've heard it before :-)

Emerson Charles Smith

Sadaf Fawad

Love this idea, Bridget! After a week of brainstorming, riddles are the perfect way to keep the creative energy flowing. Your riddle is a classic — a keyboard, right? It’s always fun how the simplest things can become mind benders when you look at them differently. If anyone’s looking for more riddles to keep the weekend vibes going, Riddles for Kids has a bunch of good ones to puzzle over too. Hope everyone has a great weekend!

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