I'm not even going to try to figure out the first two. I'm better at the word play ones. What does that mean I wonder?
I didn't wait up for the riddles last night. Sorry about your situation, Search. I'm sure something will turn up. Are you saying a real,live person talked to you there at Comcast? I can't get past the menu options when I call!
38) Is alot like the chicken and fox one... Â one kid and mom go accross, drop off mom, kid comes back, takes dad, kid comes back, gets other kid ...both go accross...
39) Curlers....don't have film.
40)Mt. Everest 41)6--after he smokes the 5 ..he has enough butts to make 1 more....
oh...i'm wrong.. 2 kids go accross, one comes back, mom goes accross,kid comes back, both kids row across again, one comes back. dad rows across and the kid comes back. both kids row across again.
Mauna Kea in Hawaii is the world's tallest mountain from base to peak! but if you go by sea level Mauna Kea is thrown out..... then you have to consider..... is it from the base of the mtn. or is it from sea level?..... hehehe
"Mountains are generally measured from sea level, in which case Mount Everest (29,028 feet; 8,848 meters) is king."
"Hawaii's Mauna Kea, though, rises an astonishing 33,476 feet (10,203 meters) from the depths of the Pacific Ocean floor. Measuring from base to peak, Mauna Kea is the tallest mountain on earth."
"A third way to determine the world's highest mountain is to measure the distance from the center of the earth to the peak. Using this method, Chimborazo in the Andes triumphs. Although it stands but 20,561 feet (6,267 meters) above sea level, its peak is the farthest from the earth's center. "
I'm going to assume that the riddle writer based his riddle on the mountain that has traditionally been referred to as "The highest mountain in the world".
37- 13 pairs. She could technically pull out 6 black left-handed gloves first, then 6 brown left-handed gloves. The 13th glove would give her a matching pair
38- Both kids row across. One kid rows back. Mom rows across. One kid rows back. Both kids row across. One kid rows back. Dad rows across. One kid rows back. Both kids row across.
39- you can't take pictures with hair curlers
40- Mount Everest has always been the tallest mountain, whether it were discovered or not. It didn't just magically appear.
41- 6 cigars. Make 5 cigars, smoke them. Then take the 5 cigar butts to make one last cigar to smoke.
Seems I should wake up before answering these. Hehehehe
But I did go to see how close I was about the highest mountain thing from the way I first read it. Interesting stuff here... http://www.ecuadorial.com/mclimbing.htm
And part of the article are these two paragraphs about Chimborazo.
Chimborazo, the country’s highest peak and at 6,310 m (20,697 ft) — trivia buffs get your pens out — the farthest point from the Earth’s center (due to the bulge at the equator). Until Mount Everest was discovered and measured, it was thought Chimborazo was the highest mountain in the world. In the nineteenth century, Humboldt climbed it, writing afterwards that the ascent ranked among one the most spiritual moments of his life. Even BolÃÂvar had a go, but his ascent, like his dream of a Gran Colombia, failed. The first summit was made by the intrepid British climber, Edward Whymper, in 1880.
Approaching Riobamba, Chimborazo appears gargantuan: the extinct volcano is up to 20 km (12.5 miles) wide at its base alone. As with Cotopaxi, you can drive up to its breath-inhibiting refuge at 4,800 m (15,744 ft), within a fauna reserve peopled by shy vicuña.
I had a teacher in 5th grade who was a geography nut. I hated it at the time. Now I'm glad that I at least know a few things...like where continents are located in relation to other land masses, what general direction one would go to reach a certain state or country, stuff like that.
37. 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!!
Answer: 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.
38. 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?
Answer: 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
39. Why can't you take a picture of a Indian woman with hair curlers?
Answer: You can't take a picture with hair curlers you need a camera!
40. Before Mt. Everest was discovered, what was the tallest mountain in the world?
Answer: Mount Everest has always been the tallest mountain, even before being discovered!
I know you guys were noodling this one to death so heres some info. An interesting rebuttal on this answer: Everyone knows that Mount Everest is the tallest mountain in the world, right? Well, if you want to get technical about it, the answer is NO. Mount Everest stands 29,028 feet tall. From top to bottom, it's taller than any other mountain-whose bottom is the surface of the earth. Here's the catch: If you add what's underneath, then Mount Everest isn't the tallest mountain. The winner then is Mauna Kea, a huge, very tall volcano on the Big Island of Hawaii (called Hawaii). Mauna Kea stretches 13,796 above water and 19,680 underwater, for a total of 33,476! So if you say that it's the whole mountain that counts, then Mauna Kea is the tallest. For one, Mount Everest is only the tallest mountain above sea level. While we mention that Mauna Kea is the tallest mountain from the bottom of the sea, making it the tallest mountain from the base to the peak. But we have to mention Mount Chimborazo in the Andes of Ecuador. Mount Chimborazo is the tallest mountain from the center of the earth. Since Mount Chimborazo is on the equator, it is boosted much higher from the core. In terms of from sea level, Mount Everest is 8,848 meters and Mount Chimborazo is only 6,267 meters. But in terms of from the core of the earth, Mount Chimborazo is 6,384,404 meters and Mount Everest is only 6,381,670. This makes the peak of Mount Chimborazo 2,734 meters higher than the peak of Mount Everest.
41. 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?
Answer: 6, he makes 5 originals from the 25 butts he found, and after he smokes them he has 5 butts left for another cigar.
43. 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?
44. Which weighs more, a pound of feathers or a pound of gold?
45. 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?
46. Why are 1898 silver dollars worth more than 1897 silver dollars?
47. What English word can have 4 of its 5 letters removed and still retain it's original pronunciation?
48. 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?
49. 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?
50. How can a woman living in New Jersey, legally marry 3 men, without ever getting a divorce, be widowed, or becoming legally separated?
42. One 43. Your mother? 44. They both weigh a pound 45. 9 minutes 46. There weren't any silver dollars in 1897? 47. I've heard it before, but no idea... 48. Johnny 49. 2? 50. Because it's her job to.
I think you hit all of them except 46 & 49 KC. I want to say 46 is because 1,898 is more than 1,897 of them and thinking 49 is 4. You can grab any 4 socks and it's bound to make a pair.
I'd love to do a speed round on these things since that's how my mind works anyway. Common AW, lets see some clues like this again. ;-)
CM(box)Unfortunately, it's not much different in my sex life either. ;-(
actually, folks, a pound of feathers does not weigh the same as a pound of gold. gold is weighed using troy ounces and pounds, feathers are weighed using avoirdupois ounces and pounds. 1 troy pound is 5760 grains, 1 avoirdupois pound is 7000 grains. so the pound of feathers weighs 21.5% more than the pound of gold.
we got new software test at work today that allows us to get possible work # of our debtors...so i'm going nuts trying to get as many possible #'s as i can for free why the test is going on....
its scary that somebody has your entire work history all do to SSN's.
#42-one your only born once #43- Mom? #44-They both weigh a pound #45-9 #46-there are no 1897 silver dollars #47-?? #48-Johnny #49-19 #50-having two anullments
42-1 43-mother 44-feathers or the same, depending upon how deep into the question he is looking 45-5 min, 4 vertical and 1 horizontal 46-I have no clue, less may've been made or something like that 47-queue 48-Johnny 49-2, It doesn't say "how many socks do you have to pick to ASSURE a pair" 50- Annulments, I am not sure tho
#20 - I turn on the lamp first so I could see to light the kerosene heater with the match and then use the flame of the kerosene heater to light something else to get the wood burning stove lit.
#39 You can't take pictures with hair curlers.
#40 Mount Everest. It just hadn't been discovered yet.
#41 Six. Five from the 25 butts and then he has five butts left from those so he makes another one?
you are getting good at this!
I'm not even going to try to figure out the first two. I'm better at the word play ones. What does that mean I wonder?
I didn't wait up for the riddles last night. Sorry about your situation, Search. I'm sure something will turn up. Are you saying a real,live person talked to you there at Comcast? I can't get past the menu options when I call!
37) --I think 13...
38) Is alot like the chicken and fox one...
 one kid and mom go accross, drop off mom, kid comes back, takes dad, kid comes back, gets other kid ...both go accross...
39) Curlers....don't have film.
40)Mt. Everest
41)6--after he smokes the 5 ..he has enough butts to make 1 more....
Need to get technical on mt. issues ...
is that from sea level?
or from center of the earth?
or from base of the earth?(under the water)
I know its a riddle so its easy ...don't noodle myself to death I have the right answer and I know it....
38 don't work ...and can only carry one adult or 2 kids at a time
I'll change my answer to 13 for #37
oh...i'm wrong..
2 kids go accross, one comes back, mom goes accross,kid comes back, both kids row across again, one comes back. dad rows across and the kid comes back. both kids row across again.
knew i could figure it out....
#37 - 8 gloves (7 of one hand and one of the other)
I got the others except the curlers one. Good one.
And Everest is always the tallest no matter how you look at it.
sure about that?
Oh crap! Now you got me thinking
Tallest Mountains
B-Day Joe!
Mauna Kea in Hawaii is the world's tallest mountain from base to peak!
but if you go by sea level Mauna Kea is thrown out.....
then you have to consider.....
is it from the base of the mtn. or is it from sea level?.....
hehehe
"Mountains are generally measured from sea level, in which case Mount Everest (29,028 feet; 8,848 meters) is king."
"Hawaii's Mauna Kea, though, rises an astonishing 33,476 feet (10,203 meters) from the depths of the Pacific Ocean floor. Measuring from base to peak, Mauna Kea is the tallest mountain on earth."
"A third way to determine the world's highest mountain is to measure the distance from the center of the earth to the peak. Using this method, Chimborazo in the Andes triumphs. Although it stands but 20,561 feet (6,267 meters) above sea level, its peak is the farthest from the earth's center. "
But they remeasured in '99 and everest won
I think I just noodled a damn riddle...i know the answer but was fun to make you guys google it...
Countdown 3.2.1. joe
I'm sticking with my original answer.
I'm going to assume that the riddle writer based his riddle on the mountain that has traditionally been referred to as "The highest mountain in the world".
37- 13 pairs. She could technically pull out 6 black left-handed gloves first, then 6 brown left-handed gloves. The 13th glove would give her a matching pair
38- Both kids row across. One kid rows back. Mom rows across. One kid rows back. Both kids row across. One kid rows back. Dad rows across. One kid rows back. Both kids row across.
39- you can't take pictures with hair curlers
40- Mount Everest has always been the tallest mountain, whether it were discovered or not. It didn't just magically appear.
41- 6 cigars. Make 5 cigars, smoke them. Then take the 5 cigar butts to make one last cigar to smoke.
Seems I should wake up before answering these. Hehehehe
But I did go to see how close I was about the highest mountain thing from the way I first read it. Interesting stuff here... http://www.ecuadorial.com/mclimbing.htm
And part of the article are these two paragraphs about Chimborazo.
Chimborazo, the country’s highest peak and at 6,310 m (20,697 ft) — trivia buffs get your pens out — the farthest point from the Earth’s center (due to the bulge at the equator). Until Mount Everest was discovered and measured, it was thought Chimborazo was the highest mountain in the world. In the nineteenth century, Humboldt climbed it, writing afterwards that the ascent ranked among one the most spiritual moments of his life. Even BolÃÂvar had a go, but his ascent, like his dream of a Gran Colombia, failed. The first summit was made by the intrepid British climber, Edward Whymper, in 1880.
Approaching Riobamba, Chimborazo appears gargantuan: the extinct volcano is up to 20 km (12.5 miles) wide at its base alone. As with Cotopaxi, you can drive up to its breath-inhibiting refuge at 4,800 m (15,744 ft), within a fauna reserve peopled by shy vicuña.
It will be interesting to see the answer to that one, Terry. According to that article, the answer should be Chimborazo.
OT - I now know that correct answer is Mt. Everest. It's how the question is laid out.
I went somewhere else with it. It was wrong, but I thought it fun to find out from how I first read that question if I was anywhere near correct.
Always fun to add to your knowledge base!
The way it is written, it looks more like a geography question than a riddle. If it was indeed a geography question, I like your answer. :)
I had a teacher in 5th grade who was a geography nut. I hated it at the time. Now I'm glad that I at least know a few things...like where continents are located in relation to other land masses, what general direction one would go to reach a certain state or country, stuff like that.
And it can come in good for Trivia.
37. 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!!
Answer: 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.
38. 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?
Answer: 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
39. Why can't you take a picture of a Indian woman with hair curlers?
Answer: You can't take a picture with hair curlers you need a camera!
40. Before Mt. Everest was discovered, what was the tallest mountain in the world?
Answer: Mount Everest has always been the tallest mountain, even before being discovered!
I know you guys were noodling this one to death so heres some info. An interesting rebuttal on this answer: Everyone knows that Mount Everest is the tallest mountain in the world, right? Well, if you want to get technical about it, the answer is NO. Mount Everest stands 29,028 feet tall. From top to bottom, it's taller than any other mountain-whose bottom is the surface of the earth. Here's the catch: If you add what's underneath, then Mount Everest isn't the tallest mountain. The winner then is Mauna Kea, a huge, very tall volcano on the Big Island of Hawaii (called Hawaii). Mauna Kea stretches 13,796 above water and 19,680 underwater, for a total of 33,476! So if you say that it's the whole mountain that counts, then Mauna Kea is the tallest. For one, Mount Everest is only the tallest mountain above sea level. While we mention that Mauna Kea is the tallest mountain from the bottom of the sea, making it the tallest mountain from the base to the peak. But we have to mention Mount Chimborazo in the Andes of Ecuador. Mount Chimborazo is the tallest mountain from the center of the earth. Since Mount Chimborazo is on the equator, it is boosted much higher from the core. In terms of from sea level, Mount Everest is 8,848 meters and Mount Chimborazo is only 6,267 meters. But in terms of from the core of the earth, Mount Chimborazo is 6,384,404 meters and Mount Everest is only 6,381,670. This makes the peak of Mount Chimborazo 2,734 meters higher than the peak of Mount Everest.
41. 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?
Answer: 6, he makes 5 originals from the 25 butts he found, and after he smokes them he has 5 butts left for another cigar.
forgot about my question answers (sometimes they get lost with all the trivia I'm thinkin)
What is the state song of Minnesota?
answer: Hail! Minnesota (Could this have any correlation to the phrase "Hail the Vulc!"?)
Where was the last Indian babble fought in the US?
answer: Sugar Point on Leech Lake in 1898
Next Two
What Minnesota city is home to the "World's Largest Prairie Chicken", a statue weighing 4 1/2 tons?
Where is the only remaining Grand Army of the Republic Hall?
The prairie chicken is in Rothsay!
What Minnesota city is home to the "World's Largest Prairie Chicken", a statue weighing 4 1/2 tons?
I'd like to see ClueMaster try to take that home in his truck.
Eden Prairie Chicken Center?
43. 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?
44. Which weighs more, a pound of feathers or a pound of gold?
45. 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?
46. Why are 1898 silver dollars worth more than 1897 silver dollars?
47. What English word can have 4 of its 5 letters removed and still retain it's original pronunciation?
48. 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?
49. 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?
50. How can a woman living in New Jersey, legally marry 3 men, without ever getting a divorce, be widowed, or becoming legally separated?
42. One
43. Your mother?
44. They both weigh a pound
45. 9 minutes
46. There weren't any silver dollars in 1897?
47. I've heard it before, but no idea...
48. Johnny
49. 2?
50. Because it's her job to.
47- queue
49- 16?
I think I got them all right again except 47.
Queue is great TMK.
I think you hit all of them except 46 & 49 KC. I want to say 46 is because 1,898 is more than 1,897 of them and thinking 49 is 4. You can grab any 4 socks and it's bound to make a pair.
I'd love to do a speed round on these things since that's how my mind works anyway. Common AW, lets see some clues like this again. ;-)
CM(box)Unfortunately, it's not much different in my sex life either. ;-(
# 42- none, men can't give birth?
#43-Mom?
#44-neither, they both weigh a pound.
#45-9 minutes
#46- 1898 is a dollar more
#47 ?
# 48- Johnny!
#49- 4, I think CM is right on this one :)
# 50- she's a pastor
#42. One. The day you are born.
#43. Mom.
#44. They both weigh the same.
#46. They are worth more because you have one more silver dollar.
#48. Johnny
#50. She's a minister or a judge
actually, folks, a pound of feathers does not weigh the same as a pound of gold. gold is weighed using troy ounces and pounds, feathers are weighed using avoirdupois ounces and pounds. 1 troy pound is 5760 grains, 1 avoirdupois pound is 7000 grains. so the pound of feathers weighs 21.5% more than the pound of gold.
Smarty pants! ;)
I'm not doing this set of riddles...but I love it when you guys start noodling............
i'm busy at work today...so can't stick around much...
we got new software test at work today that allows us to get possible work # of our debtors...so i'm going nuts trying to get as many possible #'s as i can for free why the test is going on....
its scary that somebody has your entire work history all do to SSN's.
#42-one your only born once
#43- Mom?
#44-They both weigh a pound
#45-9
#46-there are no 1897 silver dollars
#47-??
#48-Johnny
#49-19
#50-having two anullments
#46-#47-#50??
#50 I could be correct. is it possible to have 2 anullments?? Have to ask brittany spears?
Not sure about #49
is it possible to have 2 anullments??
It sure is,I know someone that did it, let's just say that officially this year, I am my husbands first wife :)
good one Reg!!
42-1
43-mother
44-feathers or the same, depending upon how deep into the question he is looking
45-5 min, 4 vertical and 1 horizontal
46-I have no clue, less may've been made or something like that
47-queue
48-Johnny
49-2, It doesn't say "how many socks do you have to pick to ASSURE a pair"
50- Annulments, I am not sure tho
I like 5 Reg. Good noodle.
Ok guys sorry.... haven't been able to get on... To much crap going on with my schedule :(
#18 - this will take some noodling
#19 - 2
#20 - I turn on the lamp first so I could see to light the kerosene heater with the match and then use the flame of the kerosene heater to light something else to get the wood burning stove lit.