Riddles and Puzzles

[benb]

Gentle Touch
What is so fragile that when you say its name you break it?

Silence

 

[ArDee]

Derby Disaster
10 fine horses completed the gruelling 3 mile course. Predictably, as per every year, the results mysteriously went missing. However, various marshals remembered the following snippets of information:
Simple Simon lost to Zebra Wings. Zebra Wings beat Simple Simon, Frogman's Flippers and Apple Pie. Fizzy Pop lost to Minty Mouth, Simple Simon and CD Player. Frogman's Flippers beat Windy Hill, CD Player and Simple Simon. Top Hat lost to CD Player, Kippers and Apple Pie. CD Player beat Top Hat and Fizzy Pop. Apple Pie lost to Zebra Wings and Simple Simon. Kippers lost to Apple Pie and Frogman's Flippers. Frogman's Flippers beat Fizzy Pop, Minty Mouth and CD Player. CD Player lost to Frogman's Flippers, Kippers and Apple Pie. Top Hat beat Fizzy Pop and Windy Hill. Minty Mouth lost to Windy Hill and Simple Simon. Windy Hill lost to Apple Pie and CD Player.
Which horse finished where?

1 - Zebra Wing, 2 - Frogman's Flippers, 3 - Simple Simon, 4 - Apple Pie, 5 - Kippers, 6 - CD Player, 7 - Top Hat, 8 - Windy Hill, 9 - Minty Mouth, 10 - Fizzy Pop

 

[classic33]

Eggactly How
If a hen and a half can lay an egg and a half in a day and a half, how many hens would it take to lay 18 eggs in 3 days?

 

[classic33]

Typing Error
Two typists can type two pages in two minutes, how many typists does it take to type 18 pages in 18 minutes?

 

[Boo]

Typing Error
Two typists can type two pages in two minutes, how many typists does it take to type 18 pages in 18 minutes?

Two.

 

[classic33]

Dicey
Two cube dice are glued on 1 of their faces to make a 1 x 1 x 2 die w/ new configurations.
Any 2 of its sides now can add to: 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 20,11,12,13,14,15,16
What are the glued faces.?

 

[Boo]

Eggactly How
If a hen and a half can lay an egg and a half in a day and a half, how many hens would it take to lay 18 eggs in 3 days?

9 hens.

 

[classic33]

Multiple Choice Part II
1. The answer to Question 2 is:
A. B
B. A
C. D
D. C

2. The answer to Question 3 is:
A. C
B. D
C. B
D. A

3. The answer to Question 4 is:
A. D
B. A
C. C
D. B

4. The answer to Question 1 is:
A. D
B. C
C. A
D. B

 

[Archie_tect]

Typing Error
Two typists can type two pages in two minutes, how many typists does it take to type 18 pages in 18 minutes?

Is that 2 typists can type 2 pages in total in two minutes.... or 2 typists can each type 2 pages in 2 minutes

 

[classic33]

Say Cheese!
What kind of cheese is made backwards?

 

[Pro Tour Punditry]

edam

 

[classic33]

A Question Of Toast
What do you put in a toaster?

 

[classic33]

Is that 2 typists can type 2 pages in total in two minutes.... or 2 typists can each type 2 pages in 2 minutes

As given.

 

[classic33]

Multiple Choice Part III
Q1. Which is the first question where c) is the correct answer
a) Q3
b) Q4
c) Q1
d) Q2

Q2. Which is the first question where a) is the correct answer
a) Q4
b) Q2
c) Q3
d) Q1

Q3. Which is the first question where d) is the correct answer
a) Q1
b) Q2
c) Q4
d) Q3

Q4. Which is the first question where b) is the correct answer
a) Q2
b) Q4
c) Q3
d) Q1

 

[Archie_tect]

A Question Of Toast
What do you put in a toaster?

Sliced bread.