Riddle of the Day

[acoustikarl]

NEXT RIDDLE (a good one to ponder all weekend):


My first 2 letters refer to him;
Take my first 3 and it is she;
My first 4 letters talk of a great one;
Yet all my letters signify a great woman. What is this word?

So if the final word is 7 letters I believe I know the answer. I'll post Sunday night to give others a chance to figure it out.

[acoustikarl]

I'm going with HE > HER > HERO > HEROINE

[Gizmokid2005]

My first 2 letters refer to him;
Take my first 3 and it is she;
My first 4 letters talk of a great one;
Yet all my letters signify a great woman. What is this word?

ANSWER (Congrats acoustikarl): Heroine.

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NEXT RIDDLE:

When is 1 the correct answer to this problem: 2 + 11?

[acoustikarl]

NEXT RIDDLE:

When is 1 the correct answer to this problem: 2 + 11?

Never?

[Gizmokid2005]

Never?

Wrong. But good guess

[acoustikarl]

I'm thinking it might have something to do with binary or some other base system, but I'm not that strong of a mathematician.

BTW, did you know there are 10 kinds of people in the world? Those who understand binary and those who don't.

[Gizmokid2005]

Nope. It really doesn't have anything to do with bases

And yes, I knew that.

[acoustikarl]

OK, then how about when it is followed by a 3?

[Gizmokid2005]

Nope.

[TurcoLoco]

When you add negative 12 (-12) to it?