Smiling Guards

Two guards were on duty outside a barracks. One faced up the road to watch for anyone approaching from the North. The other looked down the road to see if anyone approached from the South. Suddenly one of them said to the other, "Why are you smiling?"

How did he know his companion was smiling?

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Special Interesting Number

A number with an interesting property:

When I divide it by 2, the remainder is 1.
When I divide it by 3, the remainder is 2.
When I divide it by 4, the remainder is 3.
When I divide it by 5, the remainder is 4.
When I divide it by 6, the remainder is 5.
When I divide it by 7, the remainder is 6.
When I divide it by 8, the remainder is 7.
When I divide it by 9, the remainder is 8.
When I divide it by 10, the remainder is 9.

It's not a small number, but it's not really big, either.
When I looked for a smaller number with this property I couldn't find one.

Can you find it?

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Asked by Neha on 21 Nov 2024

Missing Train Passengers Riddle

A train full of passengers goes through a tunnel. When the train comes out from the other end, there is no single person on the train.

How did it happen?

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Asked by Neha on 26 Dec 2025

Who owns the Fish?

The Brit lives in the red house.
2. The Swede keeps dogs as pets.
3. The Dane drinks tea.
4. The greenhouse is on the immediate left of the white house.
5. The greenhouseâ€™s owner drinks coffee.
6. The owner who smokes Pall Mall rears birds.
7. The owner of the yellow house smokes Dunhill.
8. The owner living in the centre house drinks milk.
9. The Norwegian lives in the first house.
10. The owner who smokes Blends lives next to the one who keeps cats.
11. The owner who keeps the horse lives next to the one who smokes Dunhill.
12. The owner who smokes blue masters drinks beer.
13. The German smokes Prince.
14. The Norwegian lives next to the blue house.
15. The owner who smokes Blends lives next to the one who drinks water.
Now, the question isâ€¦Who owns the fish?

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Asked by Neha on 12 Sep 2025

Locked up in Jail

A father is locked up in jail. His wife has gone bankrupt. Their male child has to sell his hotel in order to gain some money. Yet their girl child does not care and is quite happy.

How can someone be so rude?

funny RIDDLE

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Asked by Neha on 30 Nov 2023

I am Double Myself

I am a prime number.
The double of myself is equal to the square of me.

which number am I?

math RIDDLE

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Asked by Neha on 18 Jan 2025

You have a Big One

Consider this: Arnold Schwarzenegger has a big one. Michael J. Fox has a small one. Prince doesnâ€™t have one. The Pope has one but never uses it. Bill Clinton has one and uses it all the time. What is it?

funny RIDDLE

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Asked by Neha on 29 Jun 2025

Guess the Question

A man embarked on a questionnaire game. He kept asking the same question to whomever he found. The answer each time was different.

Can you guess what the question was?

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Asked by Neha on 22 Apr 2023