Normal Riddles

1

There was a man who was born before his father, killed his mother, and married his sister. Yet, there was nothing wrong with what he had done. Why?

20

What's a box with seven holes?

5

When is four half of five?

14

A girl once got straight A+ grades and was given a gift by her teacher. "This is a special gift. If you're thirsty, it can quench your thirst. If you're hungry, it can still be beneficial. If you're cold, burn it and feel the warmth." What was the gift?

19

I clear the name of guilty men and mixed with common items I am deadly. What am I?

8

I can go from royalty to peasantry, Built in numbers, Luck, love, death, and riches are my specialty. Mix me and I’ll be either your best friend or your worst enemy. What am I?

3

Light as porcelain, Harder than rock. Within a crazy dictator's stock. Round or long, small but strong, We number a hundred and three, times two. Want to find it? You're part of it, Darling, don't fear, for it's in you.

17

If you take me apart when I am aligned and put me together scrambled, you are wasting your time. If you take me apart when I am scrambled and put me together aligned, you are cheating. What am I?

2

I smell rotten and yet people put me in desserts and say I taste sweet. What am I?

2

A man is found dead on some train tracks. In his hand is a rock. In his other, a sign with text, although it is unreadable as there is dust on it. What is the rock? What was written on the sign? What was he doing? What is the exact series of events leading up to his death?

17

20 4 16 37 58 89 42. This sequence doesn't make sense. However, if you add a number among them, it becomes a cyclical sequence. Which number do you need to add, and between which numbers?

8

Hard to the touch, I am fragile and all can see me. But when I feel soft, I'm stronger and it's as if I was never there.

15

Without water I am weak. I grow no stronger when I drink. I stand my ground when I thirst again, So get clear of me before then. What am I?

18

A bartender has a three pint glass and a five pint glass. A customer walks in and orders four pints of beer. Without a measuring cup but with an unlimited supply of beer how does he get four pints in either glass?

9

A man has a heart attack in Tokyo and dies in the ambulance on the way to the hospital. Minutes later, a woman in Virginia receives a phone call and learns that she has just been promoted. She is very upset, but has no choice but to accept the job. Why?