Riddle of the Day

[Gizmokid2005]

A man is pushing his car. He stops in front of a hotel and immediately knows he is bankrupt. How did he know?

ANSWER (I'll give you this one Mathster): He is playing monopoly and he stops on a property he doesn't own with a hotel. At this point he knows that to pay the "rent" he will be bankrupt.

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NEXT RIDDLE:

There are 50 books on a bookshelf. Each book is two inches thick. How far
is it from page one of Volume 1 to the last page of Volume 50?

[acoustikarl]

ANSWER (I'll give you this one Mathster): He is playing monopoly and he stops on a property he doesn't own with a hotel. At this point he knows that to pay the "rent" he will be bankrupt.

Shoulda known that. But then I always use the Top hat piece.

NEXT RIDDLE:

There are 50 books on a bookshelf. Each book is two inches thick. How far
is it from page one of Volume 1 to the last page of Volume 50?

46" plus the thickness of the covers.
Edit: Make that 96".

[Gizmokid2005]

There are 50 books on a bookshelf. Each book is two inches thick. How far
is it from page one of Volume 1 to the last page of Volume 50?

ANSWER (Congrats acoustikarl): 96"



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NEXT RIDDLE:

What number comes next in this sequence:
7 8 5 5 3 4 4 ?

[TurcoLoco]

ANSWER (Congrats acoustikarl): 96"

This pic made no sense, why is the Book 1 on the left, shouldn't it be on the far right instead?

NEXT RIDDLE:

What number comes next in this sequence:
7 8 5 5 3 4 4 ?

next number is: 6

[Gizmokid2005]

This pic made no sense, why is the Book 1 on the left, shouldn't it be on the far right instead?

I think you should walk down to your local library....

[Gizmokid2005]

What number comes next in this sequence:
7 8 5 5 3 4 4 ?

ANSWER (Congrats TL): 6 (The number of letters in 'August').

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What occurs twice in a lifetime, but once in every year; twice in a week but never in a day?

[acoustikarl]

NEXT RIDDLE:

What occurs twice in a lifetime, but once in every year; twice in a week but never in a day?

The letter E.

[Mathster]

The letter E.

didn't we do an "E" quiz a page or so back?

[acoustikarl]

didn't we do an "E" quiz a page or so back?

I was thinking the same thing. Maybe that's why I found it so easy.

[Gizmokid2005]

What occurs twice in a lifetime, but once in every year; twice in a week but never in a day?

ANSWER (Congrats Acoustikarl): The letter "e"

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NEXT RIDDLE:

Which is greater, the number of grooves on one side of a vinyl record (if you can remember them!) or the number of days in the year?