Riddles and Puzzles

[classic33]

Is 2 too obvious? I'm probably missing something.

Yes, Yes & No.

 

[Fnaar]

Shunting Solution Sought
How must the locomotive shunt the wagons, to arrive in a situation where the wagons have changed places and the locomotive is back in its starting position?
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I will run this past Miss Goodbody later, see if we can come up with a shunting solution.

 

[classic33]

I will run this past Miss Goodbody later, see if we can come up with a shunting solution.

Shunt be too hard!

 

[benb]

Three Question Quickie
Q: Twelve. A: Six.
Q: Six. A: Three.
Q: Four. A: ?

A: Four

 

[classic33]

How Do You Do
A barrel of water weighs 20 pounds.

What must you add to it to make it weigh 12 pounds?

 

[classic33]

Sleep
What can run but never walks, has a mouth but never talks, has a head but never weeps, has a bed but never sleeps?

 

[classic33]

True or False
The following sentence is false. The preceding sentence is true.
Are these sentences true or false?

 

[classic33]

Eggs!
Even if they are starving, natives living in the Arctic will never eat a penguin's egg.
Why not?

 

[shouldbeinbed]

Eggs!
Even if they are starving, natives living in the Arctic will never eat a penguin's egg.
Why not?

I guess if one was flown up from the bottom of the world they might eat it but Penguins are native to Antarctica.

 

[benb]

How Do You Do
A barrel of water weighs 20 pounds.

What must you add to it to make it weigh 12 pounds?

Heat?

 

[benb]

Sleep
What can run but never walks, has a mouth but never talks, has a head but never weeps, has a bed but never sleeps?

A river

 

[classic33]

Heat?

No

 

[benb]

No

It may not be the answer on the card, but it is correct!

OK then, how about helium balloons?

 

[classic33]

It may not be the answer on the card, but it is correct!

OK then, how about helium balloons?

No

 

[benb]

No

What about some potassium? That would react with the water and basically remove it from the barrel.