The worlds first riddle!

Now you know you are making these too hard for my simple little mind. Where are my fun riddles?

I'm honored of that, Try.

Francis, you are more than welcome, your visits are always good to see.

dforeumx :wink:

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[size=8]ALPHABET LOGIC
i) e
ii) none - none of the conditions state whether H is a subset of M, M is a subset of H, or M and H overlap.
iii) c
iv) d[/size]

Mark:

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ALPHABET LOGIC
i) e
ii) none - none of the conditions state whether H is a subset of M, M is a subset of H, or M and H overlap.
iii) c
iv) d


(I have all the answers as ?'a', you may not agree)




In country ?'X', democratic, conservative and justice parties have fought three civil wars in nine years to restore stability, an agreement is reached to rotate the top offices of President, Prime Minister and Army Chief among the parties so that each party controls one and only one office at all times. The three top office holders must each have two deputies, one from each of the other parties. Each deputy must choose a staff composed of equally members of his or her chiefs party and member of the third party.


When Justice party holds one of the top offices, which of the following cannot be true

(a) Some of the staff members within that office are justice party members
(b) Some of the staff members within that office are democratic party members
(c) Two of the deputies within the other offices are justice party members
(d) Two of the deputies within the other offices are conservative party members
(e) Some of the staff members within the other offices are justice party members.



When the democratic party holds presidency, the staff of the prime minister's deputies are composed

I. One-fourth of democratic party members
II. One-half of justice party members and one-fourth of conservative party members
III. One-half of conservative party members and one-fourth of justice party members.

(a) I only (b) I and II only (c) II or III but not both
(d) I and II or I and III (e) None of these


Which of the following is allowable under the rules as stated:

(a) More than half of the staff within a given office belonging to a single party
(b) Half of the staff within a given office belonging to a single party
(c) Any person having a member of the same party as his or her immediate superior
(d) Half the total number of staff members in all three offices belonging to a single party
(e) Half the staff members in a given office belonging to parties different from the party of the top office holder in that office.




The office of the Army Chief passes from Conservative to Justice party. Which of the following must be fired.

(a) The democratic deputy and all staff members belonging to Justice party
(b) Justice party deputy and all his or hers staff members
(c) Justice party deputy and half of his Conservative staff members in the chief of staff office
(d) The Conservative deputy and all of his or her staff members belonging to Conservative party
(e) No deputies and all staff members belonging to conservative parties.


BRIENLGLS

[size=8]POLITICS
(d)
(d)
(b,e)
None of the given choices. The Justice deputy and the Conservative half of his staff must be fired.

ring in the bells[/size]

"(I have all the answers as ?'a', you may not agree)"

You should try doing the problem instead of relying on the (wrong) answers that were posted at the site you found this. Note that they seem to have (a) for all problems.

Mark:

POLITICS
(d)
(d)
(b,e) ?'I had ?'b', but I now see it ?'e' also fits.
None of the given choices. The Justice deputy and the Conservative half of his staff must be fired.

ring in the bells


Mark wrote, "You should try doing the problem instead of relying on the (wrong) answers…"

You are right of cause, although I never said your answers were incorrect. The answers were corrupted with 12 ?'A's. However, if you had to wait for me to answer the questions before I post, I would never get anything done. However, I refuse to blame Butterfly for the mixup, but there will be a high price to pay. :wink:



There are nine delegates at a conference in Chicago, each speaking at most three languages. Given any three delegates, at least two speak a common language. Is it possible to show that there are three delegates with a common language



IARRAMYQ

TLOABSNTERK

RMAAGREKD

[size=8]army in iraq
lobster in tank
mark enraged[/size]

Mark:

army in iraq
lobster in tank
mark enraged


A man is wearing black. Black shoes, socks, trousers, jumper, and gloves. He is walking down a black street with all the street lamps off. A black car is driving towards him with its lights off, there is no moon in the sky, there is no GPS or Sat Nav. However, somehow the driver manages to stop in time.

How did the driver see the man



Guess this riddle now you must:
Stone is fire, and fire is dust,
Black is red, and red is white,
Come and view the wondrous sight.

What am I



A group of people are sitting around a campfire after a long day of recreation, when one man comments: "Do you realize that around this campfire, there is a mother, father, brother, sister, son, daughter, niece, nephew, aunt, uncle and a couple cousins"?

If everyone is related by blood (with no unusual marriages) what is the minimum number of people possible


SNEUQUMEBNECRE

QUFEIGSUTIROEN

BJAOCKX

Coal riddle, Try, err, I mean cool... :wink:

[size=8]BLACK
The sun is shining.

CAMPFIRE
4: adult brother and sister - one with a son; the other with a daughter

number in sequence
figure in question
jack in the box[/size]

Man in black
[size=7] Your slipping - Its the middle of the day
relations - 6


jack in the box [/size]

that will do for now

Francis:

Coal riddle, Try, err, I mean cool

(Answers and jokes)


Mark:

BLACK
The sun is shining.

CAMPFIRE
4: adult brother and sister - one with a son; the other with a daughter

(Brilliant deduction)

number in sequence
figure in question
jack in the box


Ralph:

Man in black
Your slipping - Its the middle of the day
relations - 6 (Close - see Marks answer above)


jack in the box

(13 lucky for some) :wink:





Shari and Butterfly were playfully splashing in the pool with Ralph and Francis when Shari calls Mark to consider the expansion of the binomial (2a-b)^12.

How many uncollected terms are in this expansion




Try stops laughing and gets off the lawnmower when Butterfly asks; in the collected term Ha^5b^7, what is the numerical value of H


What, what! Is that It? Is H for help or hell.



A fat butcher in the local market is 5'-10" (70 inches) tall. What does he weigh



Rehtiarepmpenyt

Nchieldreend

HBAORBAOTR

[size=8]BINOMIAL EXPANSION
4096
-25344

BUTCHER
meat

happy in retirement
children in need
boat in harbor[/size]

Mark:


BINOMIAL EXPANSION
4096

(Or to put it another way: 2^12)



-25344

(Because: H = C(12,7)*2^5*(-1)^7 = -25,344)



BUTCHER
meat

happy in retirement
children in need
boat in harbour




"Come on Shari, we will be late for the beach party." "I can't go till I have answered; what value r satisfies the equation C(42,19) = C(42,r)?

Can you help her out



Btw how many different arrangements exist for the letters in the word antivivisectionist




half (1 US cup) = US teaspoons.



ATOCCTAURLALTYE


ADREMAPTARKABABILLITEY

[size=8]BEACH PARTY
42 - 19 = 23

ANTIVIVISECTIONIST
18! / (2! * 2! * 2! * 3! * 5!) = 1,111,523,212,800

HALF CUP
24

totally inaccurate
remarkable inadaptability[/size]

Mark:

BEACH PARTY
42 - 19 = 23

ANTIVIVISECTIONIST
18! / (2! * 2! * 2! * 3! * 5!) = 1,111,523,212,800


HALF CUP
24

(How the heck could you know that?)

totally inaccurate
remarkable inadaptability






Follow these instructions: Take one full cup of coffee and drink 1/6 of it.
Replace what you drank with milk. Now, drink 1/3 of the coffee/milk mixture. Again, replace what you drank with more milk. Now, drink 1/2 of what is in the cup. Once again, replace what you drank with milk. Now drink the entire cup of mixed coffee/milk.

The questions are:
Have you had more milk or more coffee
How much of each have you had




My last four letters denote a crazy person. I can be used for decoration, or, in some cases, transportation

Some singers can be described by my last four letters. I am a piece of glass or enamel


Voiceless it cries,
Wingless flutters,
Toothless bites,
Mouthless mutters.


It cannot be seen, cannot be felt,
Cannot be heard, cannot be smelt.
It lies behind stars and under hills,
And empty holes it fills.
Ends life, kills laughter