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RiDDLES!!! Please Answer these!!!?

Hi! If you like riddles, These are for you. PLEASE DON'T LOOK FOR THE ANSWERS AT THE INTERNET!!! because you'll find it more challenging and fun to answer these on your own. Have fun!!!

1. I have in my hand two U.S. coins which total 55 cents in value. One coin is not a nickel. Please bear this in mind. What are the coins?

2. A farmer had 17 sheep. All but 9 died. How many did he have left?

3. Two men play checkers. They play five games and each man wins five games. There are no ties. How can this be?

4. Take two apples from three apples and what do you have?

5. An archeologist claimed he found some gold coins dated 46 BC. Do you think he really found the coins?

6. A woman gives a beggar 50 cents. The woman is the beggar's sister, but the beggar is not the woman's brother. How come?

7. How many animals of each species did Moses take aboard the ark?

8. Is it legal in Tennessee for a man to marry his widow's sister?

9. What word is mispelled in this test?

10. There were 2 mothers and two daughters. as they were fishing, they caught 1 lean fish, 1 fat fish and 1 large fish, and yet they did not fight between the fish nor they did not share to each other. how is this possible?

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  • 1 decade ago
    Favorite Answer

    1. Half-Dollar and a Nickel

    2.9 Sheep left

    3. They played against other people

    4. 2 apples

    5. No

    6. The beggar is female

    7. None

    8. A man is already dead thats why his wife is a widow

    9. Misspelled

    10. They each caught the same amount

    9.

  • 1 decade ago

    1. I have in my hand two U.S. coins which total 55 cents in value. One coin is not a nickel. Please bear this in mind. What are the coins?

    ANSWER: A 50 cent piece and a nickel

    2. A farmer had 17 sheep. All but 9 died. How many did he have left?

    ANSWER: 9

    3. Two men play checkers. They play five games and each man wins five games. There were no ties. How can this be?

    ANSWER: They played other people

    4. Take two apples from three apples and what do you have?

    ANSWER: 2 Apples

    5. An archeologist claimed he found some gold coins dated 46 BC. Do you think he really found the coins?

    ANSWER: No, because Christ wasn't born when the coins were made

    6. A woman gives a beggar 50 cents. The woman is the beggar's sister, but the beggar is not the woman's brother. How come?

    ANSWER: The beggar is a woman

    7. How many animals of each species did Moses take aboard the ark?

    ANSWER: None; Noah took them on the ark

    8. Is it legal in Tennessee for a man to marry his widow's sister? ANSWER: No, you can't marry a dead person

    9. What word is mispelled in this test?

    ANSWER: Misspelled

  • 1 decade ago

    1. I have in my hand two U.S. coins which total 55 cents in value. One coin is not a nickel. Please bear this in mind. What are the coins?

    ANSWER: A 50 cent piece and a nickel

    2. A farmer had 17 sheep. All but 9 died. How many did he have left?

    ANSWER: 9

    3. Two men play checkers. They play five games and each man wins five games. There were no ties. How can this be?

    ANSWER: They played other people

    4. Take two apples from three apples and what do you have?

    ANSWER: 2 Apples

    5. An archeologist claimed he found some gold coins dated 46 BC. Do you think he really found the coins?

    ANSWER: No, because Christ wasn't born when the coins were made

    6. A woman gives a beggar 50 cents. The woman is the beggar's sister, but the beggar is not the woman's brother. How come?

    ANSWER: The beggar is a woman

    7. How many animals of each species did Moses take aboard the ark?

    ANSWER: None; Noah took them on the ark

    8. Is it legal in Tennessee for a man to marry his widow's sister?

    ANSWER: No, you can't marry a dead person

    9. What word is mispelled in this test?

    ANSWER: Misspelled

    10.There were 2 mothers and two daughters. as they were fishing, they caught 1 lean fish, 1 fat fish and 1 large fish, and yet they did not fight between the fish nor they did not share to each other. how is this possible?

    ANSWER: Grandmother, Mother, Daughter.

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  • Anonymous
    7 years ago

    1)50 cent and 5 cent 2)9 sheep 3)They didn't play against each other 4)2 apples 5)no 6)The beggar isn't a male 7)He never went to the ark 8)no because the man is dead and his wife is the widow 9)misspelled 10)The daughters are the mom and the daughter and the moms are the grandma and the mom so there are only 3 people and they each got 1.

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  • 1 decade ago

    1. The one that isn't a nickel is a half dollar.

    2. He had 9 left

    3. They were not playing each other.

    4. You have the two apples that you took.

    5. No...B.C. means Before Christ, and there is no way anybody at the time could have predicted that Christ would be born 46 years later.

    6. The beggar is a woman, the woman's sister.

    7. None...Noah took animals aboard the ark, not Moses.

    8. No...dead people cannot marry.

    9. Misspelled.

    10. There was a grandmother, a mother, and a daughter.

  • 1 decade ago

    1) 50 cent and nickel.

    2) 9

    3) They played other people.

    4) 2

    5) no, Christ wasn't born yet.

    6) The beggar is a girl.

    7) 0. He wasn't on the ark, Noah was.

    8) Yes.

    9) Misspelled.

    10) One daughter/mother didn't catch a fish.

  • 1 decade ago

    1. A fifty cent piece and a nickel. In that order.

    2. 9.

    3. They weren't playing each other.

    4. Two.

    5. No. You never said we had to justify why we think so. I think no. Simple. But if you want the answer, the coins couldn't have the date on them. Time wasn't recorded.

    6. The beggar is a woman.

    7. Moses didn't go on the Ark.

    8. You can't marry a dead person.

    9. Misspelled.

    10. There was a grandmother, a mother, and a daughter.

  • 1. a 50 cent coin and a nickle!

    2. 9 are left!

    3. They are each playing different people

    4. two apples

    5. No

    6. The beggar is a woman

    7. None! Noah did!!

    8. haha. i got sooo confused: NO! because a widow's husband is dead

    9. mispelled should be "misspelled" lol

    10. there are only three women: a grandmother, her daughter (a mother) and her daughter (the granddaughter!)

    Source(s): (xo) thanks!!
  • 1 decade ago

    1. half dollar and nickel

    2. 9 sheep

    3. Both of them are playing by themselves, or with different partners

    4. I have two apples in my hands, but only one apple is left on the table

    5. No, they didn't have gold coins back then and there are no gold coins with 46 BC on it.

    6. She's a nun

    7. 2 each

    8. Probably not

    9. No idea

    10. 3 fish is enough to feed 4 people, trust me I just went fishing the other day.

  • 1 decade ago

    1. one is a 50 cent piece, the other is a nickel

    2. 9

    3. they weren't playing each other

    4. I have two

    5. no, bc shouldn't be on coins

    6. the beggar is a woman

    7. Moses didn't Noah did

    8. his widow would be his wife after he died.

    9. mispelled is misspelled

    10. grandmother, mother, daughter. Mother is both

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