A short logic puzzle. Funny riddles with a trick in the learning and development of children. What can't you pick up from the floor by your tail?

A and B were sitting on the pipe. A went abroad, B sneezed and went to the hospital. What's left on the pipe?
Answer:
The letter is “B”, and “I” went to the hospital.

How to jump from a ten-meter ladder without breaking?
Answer:
Jump off the first step.

The pear is hanging - you can’t eat it. Not a light bulb.
Answer:
This is someone else's pear.

There were 3 birch trees.
Each birch has 7 large branches.
Each large branch has 7 small branches,
There are 3 apples on each small branch.
How many apples are there in total?
Answer:
No one. Apples don't grow on birch trees.

Two people approach the river. There is a boat near the shore that can only support one.
Both people were able to cross to the opposite bank.
How did they do it?
Answer:
They were on different banks. When the first sailed to the second, he took a boat and also crossed to the opposite shore.

The train travels at a speed of 70 km/hour. Which direction will the smoke fly?
Answer:
The train has no smoke.

Two fathers and two sons were walking. We found three oranges. They did not cut, did not saw, but divided equally. How is this possible?
Answer:
They were grandfather, father and son.

Can an ostrich call itself a bird?
Answer:
No, ostriches don't talk.

Robot Valve made a garland of 24 light bulbs and colors them.
Half of the bulbs and two more are red.
Half of the remaining ones and one more are yellow.
Half of the rest is new and two more are blue. The rest are green.
How many green lights are in the garland?
Answer:
There are no green lights in the garland.
Comment to the answer:
Red - 14 (12 + 2), yellow - 6 (5 + 1), blue - 4 (2 + 2). Total 24.
This means there will be no green ones in the garland.

Valve brought candy to the children. He gave Alice half of all the sweets. Matvey - half of the remaining ones. Yura got half of the new balance.
After this, Valve only has 1 candy left.
How many candies did Valve bring to all the boys?
Answer:
A comment:
To find the answer to the question, let's start the argument from the end.
Valve had one candy left after he split the rest in half.
This means that Yura also got 1 candy, and Valve had 2 in total. This is what he had left after treating Matvey.
It turns out that Matvey also has 2 candies, since he was treated to half of the remaining candies. That's half of what Valve gave Alice.
This means that Alice got 4 candies. This is half of all the candies that Valve originally had.
This means that the Valve had a total of 1+1+2+4=8.
But it’s a mystery for those who are attentive.
Teach your child to clearly grasp the question posed the first time. We are interested in the number of sweets that the boys (Yura and Matvey) received.
Correct answer: 3.

It's someone here and there
Is it dim at night?
Like a handful of stars from heaven
fell into the forest at night.
Answer:
Firefly.

It can be small or big.
Iron is very friendly with it.
The blind person is certainly with him
finds a needle in a haystack.
Answer:
Magnet.

A crow is sitting on a branch. What should be done to saw off a branch without disturbing the crow?
Answer:
Wait until she flies away.

Sometimes it rains strangely:
it shoots upward with a hundred jets.
Answer:
Fountain.

What a miracle! What a miracle!
How he fell off the cliff,
it's been like this for a year now
it won't fall down.
Answer:
Waterfall.

How to turn a drop into a heron?
Answer:
Replace the letter "k" with "c".

The more you take from it, the bigger it becomes.
Answer:
Pit.

There were 3 rabbits in the cage. Three girls asked to give them one rabbit each. Each girl was given a rabbit. And yet there was only one rabbit left in the cage. How did this happen?
Answer:
One girl was given a rabbit along with a cage.

Mary's father has 5 daughters: Chacha, Chichi, Cheche, Chocho. What is the name of the 5th daughter?
Answer:
Mary.

Who can lift and move both a knight and a bishop?
Answer:
Chess player.

They love, with all sincerity, to let guests into the house,
But, I’ll tell you right away, I’ve never been a guest myself.
Answer:
Doors

Alice wrote the number 86 on a piece of paper and asked her friend Irishka:
“Can you increase this number by 12 and show me the answer without crossing out or adding anything?” Irishka did it. Can you?
Answer:
Turn the paper half a turn and you will see 98.

It can be light or heavy, but it weighs nothing.
It can be fast and slow, but does not walk, does not run, does not fly.
What is this?
Answer:
Music.

You quickly mark time,
He flies with you.
Answer:
Bike.

Which hand should you use to stir tea?
Answer:
Tea should be stirred with a spoon, not with your hand.

Answer:
Sleeping.

You'll sleep in class -
For your answer you will receive...
Answer:
Two, rather, not five.

Two slender columns
They hold a huge castle:
With two windows
Ledges, steps.
The columns don't stand still
They always walk with the castle together.
Answer:
Legs.

At the very crossroads
The three-eyed sorcerer hangs,
But he never looks
Three eyes at once.
Answer:
Traffic light.

Here's a short riddle:
Who has a heel behind their nose?
Answer:
Shoes/shoes/boots…

Is there such a field somewhere?
Where does a horse jump over a horse?
Answer:
Chess field.

The frost is crackling in the yard,
put your hat on...
Answer:
head (not nose).

To my little sisters
bought for summer...
Answer:
sandals (not felt boots).

For vaccinations and injections
mothers take their children to...
Answer:
clinic (not school).

I was able to choose for myself
a pair of mittens for...
Answer:
arms (not legs).

Hockey players can be heard crying
the goalkeeper missed them...
Answer:
puck (not ball).

The bunny went out for a walk
The hare's paws are exactly...
Answer:
four (not five).

At Irinka and Oksanka's
there are three wheelers...
Answer:
bicycles (not sleds).

What belongs to you, but others use it more often than you do?
Answer:
Your name.

It’s not a gun, but it shoots; it’s not a snake, but it hisses. Not vodka, but...
Answer:
Champagne.

There is one in the sky, none in the earth, but the woman has two of them.
Answer:
Letter "B".

Who walks while sitting?
Answer:
Chess player.

There are 70 sheets of paper on the table.
For every 10 seconds you can count 10 sheets.
How many seconds will it take to count 50 sheets?
Answer:
20 seconds (70 - 10 - 10 - 50 left).

What to do if you get into the car and are about to drive, but your feet can’t reach the pedals?
Answer:
Move to the driver's seat.

You can “tie”
But it won’t be possible to untie it.
Answer:
Talk.

What is not a question but requires an answer?
Answer:
Doorbell or telephone ringing.

From half a box of parts for the Valve robot, you get 3 robot figures.
How many figures can he make from 2 of these boxes?
Answer:
12.

When you see everything, you don’t see her,
And when you don’t see anything, you see her.
Answer:
Darkness.

The bunny loves to joke. He asked his mother this riddle:
“If I were heavier than a bear but lighter than a ladybug, who would be the lightest?”
Answer:
Bear.

That yesterday was “tomorrow”, and tomorrow will be “yesterday”?
Answer:
"Today".

The professor decided to treat his friends to his signature vegetable salad.
For this he needed: 3 peppers and the same number of tomatoes; There are fewer cucumbers than tomatoes, but more than radishes.
How many different vegetables did the Professor use in the salad?
Answer:
9.

Grandfather Vrunish (always lies) and grandfather Pravdish (tells only the truth) decided to take home one stray cat.
Pravdish: We won’t take the red cat.
Vrunish: Let's take the white one.
What kind of cat will they take into the house?
Answer:
Black.

What's heavier: a backpack or a suitcase?
Clue:
First, compare the mass of the Valve with the mass of the suitcase and backpack.

Who doesn't get their hair wet in the pouring rain?
Answer:
Bald.

Gray, small, looks like an elephant.
Answer:
Baby elephant.

What is the fear of Santa Claus coming called?
Answer:
Claustrophobia.

5 bulls produce 10 liters of milk. How much will 10 bulls yield?
Answer:
Bulls don't give milk.

What does a watchman do when a sparrow sits on his head?
Answer:
Sleeping.

How to catch a tiger in a cage?
Answer:
There are no checkered tigers, all tigers have stripes.

Birthday is around the corner - we baked...
Answer:
Cake, not sausage.

What do you call a cow that doesn't give milk?
Answer:
Greedy.

He always wears rompers and sleeps in the garden with a pacifier...
Answer:
Brother, not grandfather.

She’s capricious and stubborn, she doesn’t want to go to kindergarten...
Answer:
Daughter, not mother.

How to write the word "mousetrap" in five letters?
Answer:
Cat.

A sparrow can eat a handful of grain, but a horse cannot. Why?
Answer:
The sparrow is too small to eat a horse.

The person wants him to turn on. But when it turns on, the person gets angry and tries to turn it off immediately
Alarm

The boy has two coins. In total they amount to 3 rubles. One of them is not 1 ruble. What are these coins?
1 and 2 rubles

What is easy to pick up from the ground,
but is it difficult to throw far?
Pooh

The mother-in-law really did not like her son-in-law and wanted to poison him. But the son-in-law was careful and always ate only what his mother-in-law ate. One day at dinner, the mother-in-law cut a piece of meat in half, ate one half herself, and gave the other half to her son-in-law. He died after that. How did this bitch manage to do this?
One side of the knife was smeared with poison.

In what case will 3 grandfathers, 2 grandmothers, 4 granddaughters, 3 bugs, a cat and 7 mice with a turnip, climb under one umbrella, not get wet?
In case it doesn't rain.

The housewife needs to bake 6 pies. How can she do it in 15 minutes, if only 4 pies fit in the frying pan, and the pies should be baked for 5 minutes on each side?
Put 4 pies - five minutes;
Turn over 2 pies, remove 2, put in 2 new ones, not yet fried, - five minutes;
Remove 2 pies, turn 2 over, add 2 undercooked ones from the first batch - five minutes.

The hotel has 7 floors. The first one accommodated four people, each subsequent one accommodated 2 more than the previous one. On which floor of the hotel is the elevator most often called?
On the first.

One woman lived in a twelve-room apartment. She had a clock in every room. One Saturday evening in late October, she set all the clocks to daylight saving time and went to bed. When she woke up the next morning, she discovered that only two dials showed the correct time. Explain.
Ten of the twelve hours were electronic. There was a power surge at night and the clock went wrong. And only two clocks were mechanical, which is why they showed the correct time the next morning.

You are ahead of the skier who was in second position. What place do you occupy now?
Second.

One fisherman bought himself a new fishing rod 5 meters long. He has to get home by bus, on which it is prohibited to transport objects longer than 3 meters. The fishing rod does not disassemble and does not bend. How can you pack a fishing rod to take it on a bus?
You need to put the fishing rod diagonally in a box 4 meters long and 3 meters wide.

How are the buttons on a phone fundamentally different from the buttons on a calculator?
Location: Top to bottom and bottom to top

Soviet janitors had their brooms shortened and shortened. For what.
Soviet janitors loved to stand leaning on a broom.

A word of 4 letters is given, but it can also be written with 3 letters. Usually you can write it in 6 letters and then in 5 letters. Originally it contained 8 letters, and occasionally consists of 7 letters.
Given, it is usually, then, once born, occasionally.
Answer:

What candy's name makes you feel cold?
Lollipop

He met her in the desert of Central Asia. A couple of years later she took his last name and did not live with him. Who are these two?
Przewalski and Przewalski's horse.

A flower floats on the surface of the pond, constantly dividing and multiplying. Every day the area occupied by flowers doubles. After a month, the entire pond is covered with flowers. How long will it take for the pond to become overgrown with flowers if there are initially two flowers?
For a month minus one day.

The satellite makes one revolution around the Earth in an hour and 40 minutes, and another in 100 minutes. How can it be?
An hour and 40 minutes = 100 minutes

It is known that among the nine coins there is one counterfeit, which weighs less than the rest. How can you identify a counterfeit coin in two weighings using a cup scale?
1st weighing: 3 and 3 coins. The counterfeit coin is in the pile that weighs less. If they are equal, then the fake is in the third pile. 2nd weighing: From the pile with the least weight, 1 and 1 coin are compared. If they are equal, then the remaining coin is fake.

A girl is sitting, and you cannot sit in her place, even if she gets up and leaves. Where is she sitting?
She sits on your lap.

Is she red?
- No, black.
- Why is she white?
- Because it's green.
Black currant

Abdullah had fifteen sheep. All but fourteen died. How many sheep does Abdullah have left?
Fourteen

What is Boris in front and Gleb behind? (letter "b")

The grandmother was carrying a hundred eggs to the market, one (and the bottom) fell. How many eggs are left in the basket? (none because the bottom fell out)

When is a person in a room without a head? (when he sticks it out the window)

How do day and night end? (soft sign)

Which clock shows the exact time only twice a day? (who stopped)

What is lighter: a kilogram of cotton wool or a kilogram of iron? (same)

Why do you go to bed when you want to sleep? (by gender)

What needs to be done to keep four guys in one boot? (take off a boot from each person)

The crow is sitting and the dog is sitting on its tail. Could it be? (the dog sits on its own tail)

When is the easiest time for a black cat to get into the house? (when the door is open)

In which month does chatty Mashenka talk the least? (in February, it is the shortest)

What happens to a blue scarf if you put it in water for five minutes? (gets wet)

When a horse is bought, what kind of horse is it? (wet)

A person has one, a crow has two, a bear has none. What is this? (letter "o")

A flock of birds flew into the grove. They sat down two at a time on a tree - one remained; They sat down one at a time - they didn’t get one. How many trees are there in the grove, and how many birds are there in the flock? (three trees, four birds)

A woman was walking to Moscow, three old men met her, each old man had a bag, and in each bag there was a cat. How much did it go to Moscow? (one woman)

Forty wolves ran, how many necks and tails did they have? (Tails do not grow near the neck)

What fabric cannot be used to make shirts? (From the railway station)

What three numbers, when added or multiplied, give the same result? (1, 2 and 3)

When are hands pronouns? (You-we-you)

What female name consists of two letters that are repeated twice? (Anna, Alla)

Which forests have no game? (In construction)

Which car wheel does not rotate while driving? (Spare)

What can't mathematicians, drummers, and even hunters do without? (No fraction)

When does a car move at the same speed as a train all the time? (When he is on the platform of a moving train)

One egg takes 4 minutes to cook, how many minutes should you cook 6 eggs? (4 minutes)

Which flower is masculine and feminine? (Ivan da Marya)

Name five days without giving numbers or names of days. (The day before yesterday, yesterday, today, tomorrow, the day after tomorrow)

Which bird, having lost one letter, becomes the largest river in Europe? (Oriole)

Which city is named after a big bird? (Eagle)

What is the name of the first woman in the world to master an aircraft? (Baba Yaga)

From the name of which city can you make a filling for sweet pies? (Raisin)

In which year do people eat more than usual? (In leap year)

In what geometric body can water boil? (Cubed).

Which river is the scariest? (Tigris River).

Which month is the shortest? (May - three letters).

Where is the end of the world? (Where the shadow begins).

Can an ostrich call itself a bird? (No, because he can't speak).

What is under a person's feet when he walks across a bridge? (Shoe sole).

What comb can you use to comb your head? (Petushin).

How can you carry water in a sieve? (Frozen)

When is the forest a snack? (When he's cheese)

How to pick a branch without scaring a bird? (Wait for the bird to fly away)

What rocks are not in the sea? (Dry)

Why is it freezing in the room in winter, but not outside? (Window glass)

Which opera consists of three conjunctions? (Ah, and, yes - Aida)

Whoever doesn’t have it, doesn’t want to have it, and whoever has it, can’t give it away. (bald)

What disease has no one on earth ever had? (Nautical)

My father's son, not my brother. Who is this? (Myself)

What question cannot be answered positively? (Are you sleeping?)

What is between the window and the door? (Letter "i").

What can you cook but can't eat? (Lessons).

How can you put two liters of milk in a liter jar? (You need to make condensed milk from milk).

If five cats catch five mice in five minutes, how long does it take one cat to catch one mouse? (Five minutes).

How many months in a year have 28 days? (All months).

What do you drop when you need it and pick it up when you don't? (Anchor).

The dog was tied to a ten-meter rope and walked three hundred meters. How did she do it? (The rope was not tied to anything.)

What can travel around the world while remaining in the same corner? (Postage Stamp).

Is it possible to light a match underwater? (You can if you pour water into a glass and hold the match below the glass).

How can a thrown egg fly three meters without breaking? (You need to throw the egg four meters, then it will fly the first three meters intact).

What will happen to the green cliff if it falls into the Red Sea? (It will become wet).

Two people were playing checkers. Each played five games and won five times. Is this possible? (Both people were playing with other people).

What could be bigger than an elephant and at the same time weightless? (Shadow of an elephant).

What has two arms, two wings, two tails, three heads, three torsos and eight legs? (Rider holding a chicken in his hands).

What are all the people on earth doing at the same time? (Getting older).

Which gets bigger when you put it upside down. (Number 6).

How to jump from a ten-meter ladder without hurting yourself? (Jump from the bottom step).

What has no length, depth, width, height, but can be measured? (Time, temperature).

Why does a duck swim? (From the shore)

Why is the dog running? (On the ground)

Why is there a tongue in the mouth? (Behind the teeth)

Why does the cow lie down? (Because he doesn't know how to sit down)

What will happen to the green ball if it falls into the Yellow Sea? (He'll get wet)

What happens if you put a black handkerchief into the red sea? (gets wet)

What tree does a crow sit on when it rains? (On wet)

What kind of dishes can you not eat anything from? (Out of empty)

What can you see with your eyes closed? (Dream)

What are we eating for? (At the table)

Why do you go to bed when you want to sleep? (By gender)

How to write "dry grass" in four letters? (hay)

There were 90 apples growing on a birch tree. A strong wind blew and 10 apples fell. (Apples do not grow on birch trees).

Exercising in the morning is very beneficial for the body, but exercise for the brain is doubly beneficial. The most ancient way to make your head think and work is riddles. With a trick, with answers, funny, for children and adults - there are so many of them! Children especially love this genre. They are ready to search for the right answers for days without receiving any clues. This is very useful for kids: they develop logical thinking and ingenuity. Immerse yourself in this amazing world! Gather the whole family around the table and give them a real brainstorming session!

A gift from the ancestors

Who came up with the first riddle remains a mystery. After all, their roots go back to ancient times. Our ancestors did not perceive them as a simple mental exercise. It was something more; they believed that if you solved the riddle, then all your cherished desires would come true. The most popular motif of the folk epic is solving tricky riddles in order to avoid trouble and misfortune. In Russian fairy tales, there are very often situations when the main character, instead of fighting, unleashes such mental puzzles!

Ancient people composed mythical riddles; with a trick, with answers, funny - this is the creation of modern authors. How interesting it can sometimes be to find out the answer to a very difficult question! But many old riddles have deep meaning. They remind only sound in a question form.

Be smart

At any holiday, you can arrange brain gymnastics as entertainment. Guests will be happy to take part in such an action, because boring feasts have long been boring. You need to prepare in advance. Write down riddles on paper: with a trick, with answers, funny, difficult. And prepare small prizes for correct answers. This could be stationery, souvenirs, sweets. You can start charging:

• A language spoken silently? (Sign language.)
• He runs down the mountain, then up the mountain, but stays in place. (Road.)
• Why do they rarely drive, but do they walk constantly? (On the stairs.)
• A word with five e's and no more vowels? (Displaced person.)
• What animal do cars drive on and people walk on? (Along the zebra crossing.)
• A small shack is on fire, and next to it is a huge house? Which of these houses will the police put out first? (No, the firefighters will put out the fire.)
• How many years are there in a year? (One summer.)
• What kind of cork can't stop any bottle? (Road.)
• Are there metal ones or liquid ones? (Nails.)

This kind of entertainment will go off with a bang if adults gather around the table. Trick riddles with funny and serious answers will appeal to all brainstorming participants! Even older children can answer some simple questions. You just need to think a little and use your wits!

Only humor

Everyone loves jokes and fun, so it’s a good idea to prepare a few unusual questions. It’s very easy to show off your humor and become the life of the party. It is not necessary to litter with vulgar jokes; you can prepare riddles with a trick, with answers, funny and unusual.

• How will he get up and reach the blue sky? (Rainbow.)
• In the pouring rain, who doesn't get their hair wet? (Bald man.)
• Earrings for simpletons? (Noodles.)
• This word always sounds wrong. (The word "wrong".)
• What does half an orange look like? (For the second half.)
• When is the easiest time for a black cat to get into the house? (When the door is open.)
• If a green ball is thrown into the Red Sea, what will it become? (Wet.)
• Is it better to stir sugar in coffee with your right or left hand? (It's better to do this with a spoon.)

Such riddles with tricky answers, funny and funny, will help defuse the situation in any society.

The best for children

Entertaining children is a difficult task. Little fidgets quickly get tired of one activity and demand something new. Competitions, games, dances are already over, the children need to rest a little and gain new strength. But they still won’t sit idle. Prepare them children's riddles with tricky answers, funny and creative. Kids love to learn something new. First, give them hints, ask leading questions, let them get carried away with this activity. Then start asking more difficult questions and let them use their brains.

• What can you cook, but cannot eat? (Lessons.)
• How many chocolates can you eat on an empty stomach? (One.)
• How many chips can fit on a plate? (They don't know how to walk.)
• Pet, first letter "t"? (Cockroach.)
• How many times does a chicken crow when she lays an egg? (The rooster crows.)
• Birthday is around the corner, we baked... (Cake.)
• Ninety bananas grew on a birch tree, the wind blew and ten of them fell. How many bananas are left on the tree? (Bananas don’t grow on birch trees.)
• Small, gray, looks like an elephant. (Baby elephant.)
• Old women go to the market to buy themselves... (Groceries.)
• Hockey players can be heard crying, let the goalie let them through... (Ball.)
• The bunny went out for a walk, the hare's paws are exactly... (Four.)

Develop and smile

Riddles are useful for both children and adults. They train memory, ingenuity, expand horizons and perception of the world around us! They are appropriate in any company; the evening will become more fun with a cup of tea and cool riddles. Develop yourself and give people smiles!

Riddles for children are a way to show your ingenuity, develop logical thinking and have a lot of fun. Here you can find riddles with a trick, but with given answers. Sometimes you come across very difficult riddles that you will need to think about a little.

Riddles about school

Riddles for children 12-13 should be both interesting and funny, they should awaken imagination, make the child think and develop logic. So, the riddles themselves are for schoolchildren aged 12-13 years.

• At the dawn of his life he walks on 4 legs, at noon of his life he rises on two legs, and by the end of his life he has three legs.

We are talking about a person’s life: as a baby he crawls on all fours, as an adult he walks confidently on his feet, and in old age he takes a cane and walks with it.

• If it was pouring rain outside the window at midnight, is there a chance that the sun will shine brightly in 72 hours?

This is not possible, since after the specified time it will be night again.

• On the edge of the table lies a glass jar with a tightly screwed lid. 2/3 of the can hangs over the edge. At first the can lay motionless, but then it picked it up and fell. What was in the jar?

There was ice there and it gradually melted.

• The plum tree produced only 6 pears, but the cherry tree produced 8. How many pears were there in total?

These trees are not intended for growing pears.

• Little Dima poured five piles of sand together, then added two more piles and poured another large one. How many piles did he have in the sandbox?

The boy poured out one large pile of sand.

• How many orange seeds can be placed in an empty tea cup?

Not at all, since the cup is empty.

• How can you carry water in a sieve?

If you freeze water into ice, you can quickly move it from one place to another before the ice begins to melt.

All of the tricky problems listed above can be easily solved by children aged 12. They will help you take your mind off boring studying, laugh a little and have fun, but at the same time, the time spent guessing will be spent usefully.

Riddles for children 6-7 years old. Learning to solve riddles

Be smart

Riddles for children 12 years old will use ingenuity to force the child to think and correlate all the factors that are described in the problem with reality and quickly find the answer. Usually these are very cool tasks that children never refuse. By the way, such funny exercises with a trick can be included in the scenario of a children's party, for example, a birthday.

• When not working, it hangs, but when working, it stands there, and after work it is completely wet and dries.

• Two barrels, four ears, this is a soft...

• During the day they always have legs, but at night their legs disappear somewhere.

• The owner lit five candles on the table, but suddenly a draft blew in and put out one. How many candles will be left in the end?

There will only be one candle left, as the other four will burn out.

• Is it possible to be silent and speak at the same time?

You can if you speak sign language.

• It winds through forests and mountains, runs towards the horizon, but no matter how you look, it is always in place.

• Which repair tool is solid or liquid?

Nails come in liquid and metric types.

• There is a cork, but you can’t plug the bottle with it?

There's a traffic jam.

• How many years are there in one year?

One summer.

Funny riddles

Funny riddles can be made for birthdays, during breaks between lessons, or simply when 12-year-old children simply have nothing to do. Such riddles with a trick will greatly help maintain a good mood and bring the kids together if the company has not yet become acquainted.

Riddles about school

• How many seeds can fit into one empty glass?

It won’t go in at all, since the seeds don’t have legs and they don’t walk.

• A man is walking in the pouring rain, without an umbrella or a raincoat, you are wet through, but his hair is not wet.

The man was just bald.

• Ear decoration that suckers usually get?

• You have half an orange in your hands, tell me what it looks like?

For the other half of the orange.

• There is a black cat sitting near the house, she is waiting for when she can get into the house. When will this time come?

When the door is opened for her.

• There is a glass of cappuccino in front of you, you just need to stir the sugar. Which hand will you do this with - your right or your left?

It is better to mix the sugar with a spoon.

• There is a certain object, but when it is needed, it is thrown, and if it is completely unnecessary, it is picked up.

• Who travels the world and still sits still?

Man surfing the Internet.

• There are only 6 billion people on earth, what are they doing at the same time?

About animals

To diversify the tasks a little, you can make puzzles about animals. They are very funny, but at the same time with a kind of catch, which is why children 12 years old will like them so much. If your 13-year-old child suddenly has a bad day, offer him a little fun and fool around with him by asking these fun puzzles.

Children's riddles about animals

• An elephant was flying along it, and a hunter was running along the ground, hoping to shoot the elephant and get a big booty. Having taken aim, the hunter took and fired; the elephant fell straight on the hunter and crushed him. Who remained alive in this story?

Only the rhinoceros survived; it flew out later than the elephant.

• A horse and a needle, what are their differences?

To sit on a horse, you first need to jump, and when sitting on a needle, you first sit down and then jump.

• A dog runs with a tin can tied to its tail, bad children mock the dog. How fast must the unfortunate dog run so as not to hear the crash of the can?

The dog must stand still.

• One eye and one horn are visible from around the corner, what kind of animal is this?

This is a cow peeking around the corner.

• There was an animal sitting on the window of a small house. He has a mustache like a cat's, and paws like a cat's, and a tail like a cat's and a cat's face. But he himself is not a cat. Who it?

Riddles for children from grandmother Shosho

The most difficult riddles

There are also very difficult riddles with a trick, they are intended for children about 12 years old. Of course, our puzzles are accompanied by answers, but if you think a little, you can solve everything without them.

• Two small coins were placed on the surface of the table, their total amount being three dollars. But one of the coins is not $1. What coins are on the table?

One coin is not 1 dollar, since it is two dollars. But the second one is 1 dollar.

• A man is driving a car. He doesn't turn on the headlights on his car. But there is no moon in the sky either. A little girl ran out onto the road to get a ball, and the driver stopped and scolded the girl. How was the driver of the car able to see the baby?

It was day outside

• We have two islands. And there is a man standing alone and he has two oranges in his hands. On another island there is a hospital with his sick daughter. Dad must bring both oranges to the girl, but here's a problem: there is a bridge between the islands that will immediately collapse as soon as a man walks across it. The bridge can support the weight of a man and only one orange. How did dad bring two oranges to his daughter?

It's simple, he juggled them while walking across the bridge.

• Olechka really wants a chocolate bar, but she doesn’t have enough ten rubles to buy it. She invited Seryozhka from the neighboring yard to get together, but the children still didn’t have enough for a chocolate bar by one ruble. How much does a chocolate bar cost?

Olya had no money at all, and a chocolate bar costs 10 rubles. Seryozhka, accordingly, had 9 rubles.

• What in our lives is always increasing and never decreasing?

• The prison is on an island in the river. Three prisoners plan their escape, each separately and unaware of each other's plans. The first prisoner sawed through the bars and jumped into the river, swam, but was eaten by a great white shark. The second prisoner escaped through the back door, jumped into the river, swam, but the guards noticed him and pulled him out of the river by his hair and arrested him. Well, the third prisoner’s escape was successful, he ran away and disappeared. Attention, question, where did I deceive you in my story? If you guess right, will you get a chocolate bar?

There are no white sharks in the river. You can't drag a prisoner out by his hair; they all shave their heads.

You won't see any chocolate.

• Today is not Sunday, and tomorrow is not Wednesday. Yesterday was not Friday, and the day before yesterday was not Monday. Tomorrow is not Sunday, and yesterday was not Sunday. The day after tomorrow is neither Saturday nor Sunday. Yesterday was neither Monday nor Wednesday. The day before yesterday was not Wednesday, and tomorrow is not Tuesday. Yes, and today is not Wednesday. What day of the week is it today, given that one statement on the list is false?

Sunday.

These are some interesting puzzles with answers that 12-year-old children really like. By asking riddles every day, you can give your brain a little workout and entertain 13-year-old children.

Riddles for children! check yourself

Funny riddles with a trick , solving crosswords, charades is the favorite pastime of millions of people throughout Russia. This is a very good workout for the mind. This activity became popular back in the years of our grandfathers. The advent of the Internet increased interest in them because it became easier to find an interesting riddle.

Charades for children are very interesting. Developing a child’s mind and resourcefulness is more important than for an adult. Until the age of 7, this activity is a mandatory element of raising a child. At early school age, the main thing is to complete homework, so it is important not to overload schoolchildren. This activity is also necessary for an adult in order not to lose resourcefulness and be able to make quick, correct decisions in difficult situations.

Children's funny riddles with a trick are not given to all adults (with answers)

To arouse children's interest, it is better to ask them funny riddles. This will allow them not only to strain their minds, but also to unwind. For a preschooler, this is an essential element of development. Psychologically, it is difficult for him to tune in to something serious.

Funny riddles with a trick are unusual riddles. They are a question that should be quickly answered in rhyme. He's always wrong. This allows children to develop a sense of humor, teach them not to take everything that adults say for granted. This greatly develops the child’s thinking. After all, if the answer is not correct, you need to guess the correct one yourself, and even recognize the fact of the error. This helps a lot in life.

Simple examples of children's riddles with a trick

? 50 wolves are running through the forest. How many tails do animals have on their necks? The answer is 0, although logic requires the answer to be 50. The reason is that the tail does not grow on the neck. Not every adult can solve this riddle right away.

It is very important to ask your child to imagine a flock of animals with tails around their necks. To what extent can this be done? This is not a horror movie. This way the child will guess the correct answer and see that his initial feelings deceived him.

? — The store is guarded by a guard. A sparrow sits on his head. What does a watchman do? Answer: sleeping.

? — It is possible or not to shorten the word “mousetrap” so that it consists of only 5 letters. Answer: Yes, you can, and it will be a cat.

? — The more you pick, the bigger it gets? These are holes.

? — Which clock shows the correct numbers only 2 times a day? Standing.

? - Is there a horse in the world that does not eat oats? Yes, a chess piece.

? — Is there a wheel in the car that is not involved in movement? Yes, spare tire.

? —Are there knots that cannot be untied? Yes, railway.

Children will really enjoy these riddles. They will be attracted by the opportunity to have fun without thinking about the answer. After all, it does not lie on the surface. It is the teacher’s task to bring to the psyche all the complexity and importance of these exercises. It's not very difficult to do. It is enough to play a game with your child using several riddles.

Funny riddles with a trick for adults

Funny riddles with a trick popular not only among children, but also among adults. They need to be solved as exercise for the mind. Their value is lower than that of children, but the essence remains the same. This allows a person to relax, learn something new, and look at life with humor.

Riddles are entertainment that allows you to immerse yourself in another world; it takes a person out of the real world into the world of comedy and satire.

Ask these riddles to your children, maybe you will get the correct answer faster than others.

Examples of riddles:

? — There is a pear hanging, but it cannot be picked or eaten. Is this even possible, and if so, where? Yes, in the gym. There's a punching bag hanging there, you can't eat it.

? — Is there anything edible that you can’t eat for breakfast? Yes, what you prepared for lunch, dinner or afternoon snack.

? - No arms, no legs, but he climbs on a woman. Rocker.

? — Is there a person who does not get his hair wet during a rainstorm? Yes, bald.

? —Is there something that is easy to pick up but difficult to throw? Pooh.

? — Suppose there are five birch trees. Long branches grow on them, small ones on those, and apples on the small ones. How many apples does it grow? 0, because apples don’t grow on birch trees.

Riddles for adults are more difficult than for children, they are more scientific, informative and complex. However, there is a catch in all of them.

Interesting example:

? - Who, if he enters the Kremlin, will never come out? Zhirinovsky.

? —Who scares people with blood and an armored car? Zyuganov.

Such riddles are rather political, but there is even more humor and trickery in them than is necessary. Many good riddles play on timeless themes. This could be a dispute between son-in-law and mother-in-law or daughter-in-law with mother-in-law. Curious riddles on the theme of man-woman, or husband-lover, wife-lover. There can be a lot of humor there. We are talking about normal riddles, devoid of malicious hatred and rudeness.

? - It’s not clothes, but it always lives in a lady’s closet? Lover.

Complex riddles for adults using logic and intelligence

Riddles can be more complex, so you will have to use logic to solve them:

? — Gentlemen, name a pet that begins with the letter “T”? Cockroach.

? — There are three tractor drivers. They have a brother Peter. Does Peter have any brothers who are tractor drivers? Is this possible? Yes, if the tractor drivers are women!

? — There are 50 candles in the room. 20 of them blew out. How many candles will remain in the room after 5 hours? 20, i.e. those that blew out, because the rest will burn.

? - How many feathers go into the gate? Not at all. Because feathers don't move.

? — Let’s say that you were given a ruler, a pencil, an eraser and a compass for your birthday. Your task is to draw a circle. Where do you start? We'll have to start with then somewhere to find paper, because without her this gift will be useless.

? — Two fathers and sons are walking through the garden. They see three oranges growing on a tree. They picked it and decided to share it. It turned out that everyone got an orange. Is this possible? Yes, if a grandfather, father and son walked through the garden.

? - Lying down before work, standing during work, and wet after work? Umbrella .

? — Two nails fell into the water. And then something happened to them... something that is a Georgian surname. What is this? Rusted.

? — Is there a dish from which it is impossible to eat anything? Yes. Empty.

? Tea party

1. Three cups and ten lumps of sugar. Arrange the pieces in cups so that each has an odd number.
2. How to distribute ten pieces of sugar equally into three cups?

Riddles train the mind, help develop skills acquired in childhood, and are a cure for mental stagnation. At the same time, they save people from depression and help keep their psyche in good shape. Solving them is a very useful activity that trains the brain.

I wish you pleasant answers to interesting riddles.

These tasks can be given to children on the way to school, while traveling, or you can organize a competition at a children's party. It’s rare that anyone will be able to answer the question right away, so you should gradually give small hints, this will make solving it more fun and interesting.

We hope that you don’t just put your child in front of the computer so that he can immediately look at all the answers. Do not forget that no car can replace parental love and attention for a son or daughter.

1. Which word is always spelled incorrectly? (The task is a joke.)

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2. How many months of the year have 28 days?

All months

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3. At what speed should a dog move (within the limits possible for it) so as not to hear the clink of a frying pan tied to its tail?

From zero. The dog needs to stay still

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4. The dog was tied to a ten-meter rope and walked in a straight line for two hundred meters. How did she do it?

Her rope wasn't tied to anything

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5. How to jump off a ten-meter ladder without hurting yourself?

You need to jump from the bottom step

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6. What can you see with your eyes closed?

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7. What doesn’t burn in fire and doesn’t sink in water?

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8. What do Australians call a sea wasp?

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9. What should you do when you see a green man?

Cross the street (this is the picture on the green traffic light)

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10. Moscow used to be called white stone. Which city was called black?

Chernigov

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11. Residents of medieval Europe sometimes tied wooden blocks to their soles. For what purpose did they do this?

To protect against dirt, because there was no sewage system and the slop was poured directly into the street

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12. In what process did water replace the sun, after 600 years it was replaced by sand, and after another 1100 years they were all replaced by a mechanism?

In the process of measuring time - a clock

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13. In former times, barns were built on the outskirts, away from homes. For what purpose?

To prevent fire from destroying food supplies

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14. Under Peter I, the coat of arms of the Russian Empire depicted an eagle holding in its paws maps of the four seas. List them.

White, Caspian, Azov, Baltic

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15. The name of which Germanic tribe gave its name to an entire European country?

The Germanic tribe of Franks gave the name to France

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16. Why don't polar bears eat penguins in the wild?

Polar bears live at the North Pole, and penguins live at the South Pole.

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17. Not wanting to admit that the Red Army could defeat them, the Germans argued that the Great Patriotic War was won by General Moroz, General Dirt and General Mouse. Everything is clear about frost and dirt. But what does the mouse have to do with it?

Mice chewed through the electrical wiring of German tanks

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18. Name five days without giving numbers (1, 2, 3,..) and names of days (Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday...)

The day before yesterday, yesterday, today, tomorrow, the day after tomorrow

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19. Thirty-two warriors have one commander.

Teeth and tongue

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20. Twelve brothers

They wander after each other,
They don't bypass each other.

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21. What is the correct way to say: “I don’t see the white yolk” or “I don’t see the white yolk”?

The yolk is usually yellow

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22. Is it possible to light an ordinary match under water so that it burns to the end?

Yes, in a submarine

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23. When is the best time for a black cat to get into the house?

When the door is open

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24. Two fathers and two sons were walking and found three oranges. They began to divide - everyone got one. How could this be?

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25. What kind of dishes can you not eat anything from?

From empty

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26. Small, gray, looks like an elephant. Who is this?

Baby elephant

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27. Which hand is better to stir tea?

The one in which the spoon

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28. They knock and knock - they don’t tell you to be bored.
They go and go, and everything is just there.

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29. Two very fast horses
They carry me through the snow - Through the meadow to the birch tree,

Two stripes are drawn.

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30. When is a person in a room without a head?

When he sticks it out of the room (for example, out the window).

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31. What question cannot be answered “yes”?

Are you sleeping?

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32. What question cannot be answered “no”?

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33. When can a net pull out water?

When the water freezes and turns into ice.

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34. Brave as...,
insidious as...,
cowardly as...,
cunning as...,
evil as...,
hungry as...,
hardworking like...,
faithful as...,
stubborn as...,
stupid as...,
quiet as...,
free as….

Lion, snake, hare, fox, dog, wolf, ant, hound, donkey, ram, mouse, bird

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35. How do day and night end?

With a soft sign

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36. A magpie flies, and a dog sits on its tail. Could it be?

Yes, the dog is sitting on its own tail, a magpie is flying nearby

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37. What needs to be done so that five guys remain in one boot?

Each of them take off a boot

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38. What is 2+2*2?

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39. In which month does chatty Svetochka speak the least?

In February - the shortest month

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40. What belongs to you, but others use it more often than you?

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41. How to find last year's snow?

Go outside immediately after the start of the new year.

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42. What word always sounds wrong?

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43. A person has one, a cow has two, a hawk has none. What is this?

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44. A man is sitting, but you cannot sit in his place, even if he gets up and leaves. Where is he sitting?

On your knees

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45. What stones are not in the sea?

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46. ​​What sign must be placed between 4 and 5 so that the result is greater than 4 and less than 5?

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47. Can a rooster call itself a bird?

No, because he can't speak.

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48. What disease on earth has no one ever had?

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49. Is it possible to predict the score of any match before it starts?

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50. What can you cook, but cannot eat?

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51. What number will decrease by a third if it is turned over?

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52. One corner of a square table was sawed off in a straight line. How many corners does the table have now?

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53. Which knot cannot be untied?

Railway

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54. What is the cow in front and the bull behind?

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55. Which river is the scariest?

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56. What has no length, depth, width, height, but can be measured?

Temperature, time

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57. What do all people on earth do at the same time?

Getting older

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58. Two people were playing checkers. Each played five games and won five times. Is this possible?

Both people played different games with other people.

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59. How can an thrown egg fly three meters without breaking?

You need to throw the egg more than three meters, then the first three meters it will fly intact.

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60. The man was driving a large truck. The car's headlights were not on. There was no moon either. The woman began to cross the road in front of the car. How did the driver manage to see her?

It was a bright sunny day.

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61. Where is the end of the world?

Where the shadow ends.

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62. Man learned from spiders how to build suspension bridges, and from cats he learned the diaphragm in his camera and reflective road signs. What invention came about thanks to snakes?

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63. What can you easily pick up from the ground, but cannot throw far?

Poplar fluff.

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64. What comb won’t comb your head?

Petushin.

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65. What do you drop when you need it and pick it up when you don’t?

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66. What can travel around the world while remaining in the same corner?

Postage Stamp.

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67. You are sitting on a plane, there is a horse in front of you and a car behind you. Where are you at?

On the carousel

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68. What notes can be used to measure distance?

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69. What will not fit into the largest saucepan?

Its cover.

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70. Russian riddle. A wooden river, a wooden boat, and wooden smoke flowing over the boat. What is this?

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71. A satellite makes one revolution around the Earth in 1 hour 40 minutes, and another in 100 minutes. How can this be?

One hour and forty minutes is equal to one hundred minutes.

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72. Name at least three animals that Moses took into his ark?

The prophet Moses did not take animals into the ark; righteous Noah did.

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73. In one hand the boy carried one kilogram of iron, and in the other the same amount of fluff. Which was heavier to carry?

Same.

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74. In 1711, a new unit of 9 people appeared in each regiment of the Russian army. What is this division?

Regimental orchestra.

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Plane crashes.

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76. There is a well-known story about a little boy who, having received a New Year's gift, asked his mother: “Please take off the lid. I want to pet the gift.” What kind of gift is this?

Turtle

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77. Which animals always sleep with their eyes open?

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78. It is known that at one time, silkworm eggs were exported from China on pain of death. What animal was exported from Afghanistan in 1888 with the same risk?

Afghan Hound.

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79. What insects are domesticated by humans?

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80. Problem invented by the learned monk and mathematician from Ireland Alcuin (735–804).
The peasant needs to transport a wolf, a goat and a cabbage across the river. But the boat is such that only a peasant can fit in it, and with him either one wolf, or one goat, or one cabbage. But if you leave a wolf with a goat, then the wolf will eat the goat, and if you leave a goat with cabbage, then the goat will eat the cabbage. How did the peasant transport his cargo?

Solution 1.: It is clear that we have to start with a goat. The peasant, having transported the goat, returns and takes the wolf, which he transports to the other bank, where he leaves it, but he also takes the goat and takes it back to the first bank. Here he leaves her and transports the cabbage to the wolf. Then, returning, he transports the goat, and the crossing ends safely. Solution 2: First, the peasant again transports the goat. But the second one can take the cabbage, take it to the other bank, leave it there and return the goat to the first bank. Then transport the wolf to the other side, return for the goat and again take her to the other side.

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81. In the old days in Rus', married women wore a headdress called kokoshnik, the name of which comes from the word “kokosh”, meaning animal. Which?

Chicken (remember what she says when she lays eggs?).

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82. Why can't a porcupine drown?

Its needles are hollow.

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83. Name the fifth largest country by area after Russia, China, Canada and the USA.

Brazil.

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84. A man went to the market and bought a horse there for 50 rubles. But he soon noticed that the horse had become more expensive, and sold it for 60 rubles. Then he realized that he had nothing to ride on, and bought the same horse for 70 rubles. Then he thought about how not to get a scolding from his wife for such an expensive purchase, and sold it for 80 rubles. What did he earn as a result of manipulation?

Answer: -50+60-70+80=20

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85. The only bird that has ears?

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86. Two people approached the river at the same time. The boat on which you can cross can only support one person. And yet, without outside help, everyone crossed on this boat to the other side. How did they do it?

They sailed from different shores.

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87. In Chinese, the combination of three characters for “tree” means the word “forest”. What does the combination of two hieroglyphs “tree” mean?

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88. Residents of Kansas are very fond of Russian nuts. What is it if it is known that we can find them in any market?

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89. The Romans introduced a revolutionary innovation into the design of the fork - all subsequent models were just variations of the solution found. What kind of fork was there before this innovation?

One-toothed.

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90. Chinese martial artists said that fighting is for fools, but victory is for smart people. And what, in their opinion, is for the wise?

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91. Name the language that is native to the largest number of people.

Chinese.

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92. In Ancient Rus' they were called broken numbers. What are they called nowadays?

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93. A brick weighs two kilograms and half a brick. How many kilograms does a brick weigh?

Place a brick on one pan of the scale. On the other we place a 2-kilogram weight and half a brick. Now let’s break the solid brick in half and remove half a brick from each pan of the scale. We get: on the left is half a brick, on the right is a 2-kilogram weight. That is, half a brick weighs two kilograms. And two half-bricks, that is, a whole brick, weighs four kilograms.

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94. For some reason, these people, returning to their homeland, brought with them branches of exotic plants, for which they received their nickname. What kind of people are these?

Pilgrims, they brought palm leaves.

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95. Bananas rank first in the world in terms of production volume, with citrus fruits in second place. What fruits are on the third?

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96. In the American state of Arizona, they began to protect the desert from thieves. They steal something without which the desert is threatened with desolation and devastation. What do thieves take from the desert?

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97. Name the plant that has the largest fruits.

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98. Neither fish nor fowl - what was this Russian proverb originally about?

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99. In Spain they are called Portuguese, in Prussia - Russians. What are they called in Russia?

Cockroaches.

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100. Who do the Malays catch with a locked bumboo cage with a live pig inside?

Pythons, having eaten a pig, could no longer get out of the cage.

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101. A hedgehog has 4 g, a dog has 100 g, a horse has 500 g, an elephant has 4-5 kg, and a human has 1.4 kg. What?

Brain mass.

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102. In 1825, the streets of Philadelphia were cleaned of trash by domestic animals. Which ones?

Pigs.

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103. What dish was invented in the 17th century by Marco Aroni?

Pasta.

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104. What does any astronaut lose in flight?

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105. As you know, all original Russian female (full) names end in either A or Z: Anna, Maria, Olga, etc. However, there is one female name that does not end in either A or Z. Name it.

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106. The Gallic priests found a fail-safe way to quickly mobilize soldiers in the event of war. To do this, they sacrificed only one person. Which one?

The last one to arrive.

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107. Once in the city of Nice they held a competition for the most enduring smoker. One of the participants set a record by smoking 60 cigarettes in a row. However, he did not receive the prize. Why?

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108. A person has twelve pairs of ribs. Who has more than three hundred ribs?

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109. There is a pipe in the mouth, a tambourine in the hand, and a mug under the arm. This is how buffoons were depicted in Rus'. Everything is clear about the pipe and tambourine, but what is a mug?

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110. Everyone knows that “you can’t wash dirty linen in public.” But what was supposed to be done with it if it couldn’t be taken out?

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111. In what place did Russian men put on hats and mittens, regardless of the time of year?

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112. How is stickleback fish similar to birds?

She makes nests, laying eggs there.

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113. Which grass is the tallest?

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114. Name an agricultural crop that is 90% burned and 10% thrown away.

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115. The Greeks used it to protect certain parts of their body. This was made from sandalwood bark. Name it.

Sandals.

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116. The first greenhouses appeared in France. Why do you think?

For growing oranges (orange - orange).

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117. The owner of the largest horn is the white rhinoceros (up to 158 cm). Which animal has the softest horns?

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118. This is what football referees used before they started using the whistle.

Bell.

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119. What is considered dirty when it is white and clean when it is green?

Blackboard.

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120. In practice, when moving along a curve, this ball makes 5,000 revolutions per minute, and when moving in a straight line, more than 20,000 revolutions per minute. Where is this ball located?

In a ballpoint pen.

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121. The great Hippocrates was asked: “Is it true that genius is a disease?” “Certainly,” replied Hippocrates, “but very rare.” What other property of this disease did Hippocrates note with regret?

Non-contagious.

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122. What was the name of the city in England, where in 1873 the Indian game, popular to this day, was first demonstrated?

Badminton.

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123. Where, judging by the name, did the ancient Slavs attach the case for hunting edged weapons?

On the foot. This is a scabbard.

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124. The three painters had a brother, Ivan, but Ivan had no brothers. How could this be?

Ivan had three sisters.

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125. Russian princes had various nicknames, which came from the names of cities (Vladimir, Chernigov, Galitsky), from bright personal qualities (Udaloy, Wise, Kalita). What nickname did Prince Vsevolod, who had twelve children, receive?

Vsevolod the Big Nest.

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126. In 1240, a population census was carried out for the first time in Kievan Rus. Who did this and for what purpose?

Genghis Khan (to collect tribute from the population).

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127. The year was 988... A large crowd of residents of ancient Kyiv was moving towards the Dnieper for some reason. What was the name of the road along which the townspeople walked?

988 is the year of the baptism of Rus'. The street is called Khreshchatyk.

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128. Russia consisted of Great Russia (Russia itself), Little Russia (Ukraine), White Rus' (Belarus). What was the name of Manchuria, which was part of this state?

Zheltorossiya.

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129. The Italian flag is red, white and green. What cut berry helped the Italians choose these colors?

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130. Socrates did this “in order to sharpen his thoughts.” Seneca did the same. Horace was cured of a serious illness in this way. Suvorov was a big fan of this. Both A.S. Pushkin and L.N. Tolstoy loved to do this. What were they doing?

We walked barefoot.

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131. What did they call a philosopher in Russia?

Lyubomud.

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132. Which flower was considered a symbol of royal power?

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133. If the Turks wanted to say “guard the village,” they said “kar avyl.” How are we talking now?

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134. The ancient Romans wore a tunic. What did they wear when the cold came?

Several tunics worn one on top of the other.

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135. How do you say “shoes” in Tatar?

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136. We basically use only the beginning of this saying, and its end: “...I just choked on my tail”?

Ate the dog.

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137. Say “Ole, close your eyes” in Danish.

Ole Lukoje.

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138. Barbarians were easily recognized by this item of clothing.

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139. Which literary character had 300-year-old calluses?

Old Man Hottabych.

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140. These three brothers can be called architects.

Three piglets.

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141. As you know, grandfather Mazai saved many hares from the flood. Name the person who saved eighteen pigeons and a sparrow during a fire.

Uncle Styopa.

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142. What words does a proverb begin with if its ending sounds like this: “...and cows lay eggs”?

They say that chickens are milked...

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143. What words does a proverb begin with if its ending sounds like this: “...there will be Lent”?

Every day is not Sunday…

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144. How does the proverb begin: “... the stump is great, but the leaf is hollow”?

Small spool but precious.

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145. Everyone knows the expression “Take care of it like the apple of your eye.” What is the “apple of your eye”?

Eye pupil.

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146. This word literally means “what will happen after the morning.” What kind of word is this?

Tomorrow - tomorrow.

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147. He really wanted to become a real boy and in the end he became one. Who is he?

Pinocchio.

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148. Which fairy-tale character spoke three languages ​​from birth?

Dragon.

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149. In Rus' it was eaten everywhere, the Romans called it a stinking plant, and Pythagoras called it the king of spices. Name it.

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150. Before the advent of potatoes, this served as the main food of the poor in Europe. And we know this better from a short work with six characters.

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151. What is this plant that represents both a native and an adopted relative?

Coltsfoot.

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152. Among all garden weeds, according to traditional medicine, it is very useful, especially if you make a salad with it...

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153. Russian riddle: “The maiden is beautiful, but her heart is of stone.” What is this?

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154. Which peaceful ships have commanders rather than captains?

Space.

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155. Name the most popular type of transport for logging in remote areas of Asia.

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156. Once upon a time, an officer named Siverst-Mehring served in the Russian army, who became famous, like Baron Munchausen, for his irrepressible imagination. What phraseological unit was born in connection with his name?

He lies like a gray gelding.

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157. He has four, but if they are all cut off, he will have as many as eight. What is it about?

About the corners of a quadrilateral.

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158. Catherine II bought works of art all over the world to place them in a “secluded refuge.” What do we call it now?

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159. Julius Caesar ordered his soldiers to decorate their shields and weapons with jewelry. For what?

So that it would be a pity to quit.

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160. How is running different from walking? Before answering this question, remember that running can be slower than other walking, and that there is even running in place.

Running differs from walking not in the speed of movement. When walking, our body is always in contact with the ground at some point on our feet. When running, there are moments when our body is completely separated from the ground, without touching it at any point.

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161. All victims of accidents in the city were sent to the hospital in the city of Kukueva. Most of the drivers and passengers were injured in road accidents. To reduce their number, city authorities have made the use of seat belts mandatory. Drivers and passengers began to fasten themselves with these belts, but the number of road accidents remained unchanged, and the number of people injured in them who were admitted to the hospital even increased. Why?

The use of seat belts has reduced the number of deaths in road accidents. Many people who, without a seat belt, would have died (and ended up in morgues) survived but were injured and required treatment. Therefore, the number of people admitted to hospital has increased.

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162. There are two sentries standing by the road. One looks in one direction of the road, and the other in the opposite direction, but at the same time they see each other. How can this be? Options with reflections, etc. - excluded.

Although the sentries are facing in opposite directions, they do not stand back to back, but face each other.

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163. If it rains at 12 o'clock at night, can we expect sunny weather 72 hours later?

No, because in 72 hours it will be midnight again.

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164. There is a round deep lake with a diameter of 200 meters and two trees, one of which grows on the shore near the water, the other in the center of the lake on a small island. A person who cannot swim needs to get over to the island using a rope, the length of which is a little more than 200 meters. How can he do this?

Having tied a rope at one end to a tree growing on the shore, you need to go around the lake with a rope stretched over the water and tie the other end of the rope to the same tree. As a result, a double rope will be stretched between the trees to cross to the island.

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165. A man lives on the 17th floor. He takes the elevator to his floor only in rainy weather or when one of his neighbors is riding in the elevator with him. If the weather is good and he is alone in the elevator, then he goes to the 9th floor, and then walks up the stairs to the 17th floor... Why?

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166. One person was asked:

How old are you?
“Decent,” he replied.
“I am almost six hundred times older than some of my relatives.” How can this be?

For example, if a person is 50 years old, and his grandson or granddaughter is 1 month old.

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167. People who came to one village were often surprised by the local fool. When he was offered a choice between a shiny 10-ruble coin and a crumpled hundred-ruble bill, he always chose the coin, even though it costs ten times less than the bill. Why did he never choose a bill?

He was not stupid at all: he understood that as long as he chose a ten-ruble coin, people would offer him money to choose from, and if he chose a hundred-ruble bill, the offers of money would stop and he would receive nothing.

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168. The day before yesterday Petya was 17 years old. Next year he will turn 20 years old. How can this be?

If the current day is January 1, and Petya’s birthday is December 31. The day before yesterday (December 30) he was still 17 years old, yesterday (December 31) he turned 18, this year he will turn 19, and next year he will be 20.

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169. One king wanted to remove his prime minister, but did not want to offend him too much. He called the Prime Minister to his place, put two sheets of paper in his briefcase and said: “On one piece of paper I wrote “Leave”, and on the second - “Stay.” The piece of paper you pull out will decide your fate.” The Prime Minister guessed that “Leave” was written on both pieces of paper. How, however, did he manage to retain his place under these conditions?

The Prime Minister pulled out a piece of paper and, without looking at it, rolled it into a ball - and swallowed it. Since the remaining piece of paper read “Leave-,” the king had to admit that the word “Stay” was written on the swallowed piece of paper.

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170. One gentleman, showing his friend a portrait painted for him by an artist, said: “I have neither sisters nor brothers, but this man’s father was my father’s son.”

The portrait shows the gentleman's son.

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171. There are 8 benches in the park. Three were painted. How many benches are there in the park?

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172. The thermometer shows plus 15 degrees. How many degrees will these two thermometers show?

15 degrees.

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173. The loaf was cut into three parts. How many cuts were made?

Two cuts.

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174. What is lighter than 1 kg of cotton wool or 1 kg of iron?

Same.

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175. The truck was driving to the village. On the way he met 4 cars. How many cars were going to the village?

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176. Born twice, dies once. Who is this?

Chick.

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177. What can’t you pick up from the floor by its tail?

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178. What always increases and never decreases?

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179. The more you take from it, the more it becomes. What is this?

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180. There is an elevator in a 9-story building. 2 people live on the first floor, 4 people on the second, 8 people on the third, 16 on the fourth, 32 on the fifth, and so on. Which button in the elevator of this building is pressed most often?

First floor button.

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181. What goes uphill, then downhill, but remains in place?

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182. 7 sparrows were sitting on a tree, one of them was eaten by a cat. How many sparrows are left on the tree?

Not a single one: the surviving sparrows scattered.

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183. Guests have come to your place, and in the refrigerator there is a bottle of lemonade, a bag of apple juice and a bottle of mineral water. What will you open first?

Fridge.

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184. Which Russian city flies?

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185. What is not eaten raw, but boiled and thrown away?

Bay leaf.

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186. What two words in Russian are written with three letters “e” in a row?

Long-necked and snake-eater.

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187. When Europeans brought it to Tahiti, the islanders, who had never seen anything like it before, dubbed it a pig with teeth on its head. What do we call it?

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188. In Thailand there are schools for monkeys. What do they teach?

Collect coconuts.

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189. How, according to scientists, does a crocodile get rid of excess salts in the body?

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190. One of the Japanese airlines paints huge eyes on the nose of their planes. For what?

Scare away birds.

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191. Why do birds choose a cold day to fly away in the fall, and arrive on a warm day in the spring?

Choose a tailwind.

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192. According to the writer O'Henry, she is the only animal into which nails are driven. Who is this?

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193. Files were first made from the skin of this animal, which were used to polish wood and even marble.

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194. Which animal ranks second after humans in the number of images on pedestals?

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195. The absence of which organ does not allow sharks to stop even for a moment, otherwise they will simply drown?

Swim bladder.

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196. Who has teeth in his stomach?

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197. Until the 16th century. in nature there were only white and yellow varieties of it. However, Dutch breeders, fans of the Duke of Orange, developed the currently famous variety with a patriotic color. What are we talking about?

About carrots.

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198. Judging by the name of this country, it must consist mainly of plains and steppes. However, most of the plains no longer belong to it, and currently about half of its territory is occupied by mountains, hills and forests. What country is it?

Poland (from the word field).

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199. The territory of Finland is 8% covered with lakes. Although it is called the land of a thousand lakes (and their number is much greater), the primacy belongs to another. Which?

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200. Which metal is less common in nature than platinum or uranium, but until recently it was in almost every home?

Mercury in a thermometer.

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201. In which US state is there one woman for every 50 men?

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202. There is something so fragile that even by saying its name you will break it. What is this?

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203. In 1086, Vladimir’s sister Monomakh opened a school at one of the Kyiv monasteries. How was this school different from all those that existed in Rus' before?

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204. Where were potatoes first discovered?

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205. How to write “nineteen” and then remove one to get

"twenty"?

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206. Feed him and he will come to life. Give him something to drink and he will die. What it is?

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207. What has 5 fingers, but is not a living being.

Glove.

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208. I am nothing, but I have a name. Sometimes I'm big, sometimes

I’m small and can’t exist alone. Who am I?

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209. What does half an orange look like most?

For the second half.

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210. Which part of a bookcase consists of half a consonant letter?

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211. How many ends do three sticks have? At four and a half? two and a quarter?

Three have 6, four and a half have 10, two and a quarter have 6.

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212. How many eggs can you eat on an empty stomach?

One (the rest will no longer be on an empty stomach).

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213. What word begins with three letters “G” and ends with three letters “I”?

Trigonometry.

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214. What is the arithmetic mean between a bicycle and a motorcycle.

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215. Small, gray, looks like an elephant?

Baby elephant.

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216. Uthere are two dombras,harpsthere are five of them, the guitar has six. How many of them does the piano have?

Seven (octaves).

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217. What baby is born with a mustache?

For example, a kitten.

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218. When can a person race at the speed of a racing car?

When he is in it.

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219. What do elephants have and no other animals?

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220. To whom do all people take off their hat?

In front of the hairdresser.

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221. How to write mousetrap in five letters?

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222. Son of my father, but not my brother?

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223. What fabric cannot be used to make a shirt?

From the railway.

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224. What city is in the compote?

Izyum (City in Ukraine, in the Kharkov region).

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225. The lamp had 20 light bulbs, 5 of them burned out. How many light bulbs are left?

Twenty light bulbs (15 working and 5 burnt out).

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226. Dad caught 3 fish in 10 minutes while fishing. How long will it take him to catch 10 more fish?

The problem does not have a clear answer.

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227. There were 9 buns on the tray. 9 girls each took a bun. But there was only one bun left on the tray. How did this happen?

The last girl took the bun along with the tray.

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228. Vasya is 5 years old. And Anya is 9 years old. What will be the age difference between them in three years?

Four years (the difference does not change with age).

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229. From the forest, Misha brought his grandmother 2 porcini mushrooms, 3 aspen mushrooms, 4 fly agarics and 5 russula for mushroom soup. How many mushrooms will grandma need for soup?

10 mushrooms, fly agaric is an inedible mushroom.

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230. Airplane, steamship, hot air balloon, helicopter. What word is missing here?

Steamboat (does not fly).

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231. Two people entered the entrance at the same time. One has an apartment on the 3rd floor, the other on the 9th. How many times will the first one get there faster than the second one?

4 times, because the 1st needs to overcome 2 gaps between floors, and the 2nd – 8.

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232. What object, made by man before the 20th century, can move faster than sound?

The tip of the whip. We hear a characteristic click (clap) precisely because the tip breaks the sound barrier.

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233. The car wheel is rolling to the right; its rim rotates clockwise. In which direction does the air inside the rubber tire of the wheel move - towards the rotation of the wheel or in the same direction?

The air inside the tire moves from the point of compression in both directions - forward and backward.

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234. What comes first in Russia and second in France?

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235. A camel can withstand a load of 10 pounds for an hour. How long will he bear a load of 1000 pounds?

None. A camel cannot bear such weight.

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236. Why are riddles dangerous for the head?

Because people are scratching their heads over it.

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237. What can snow and lilac bushes have in common?

Color. Lilac flowers are also white.

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238. What does the watchman do when a sparrow sits on his head?

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239. Where are cities without houses, rivers without water and forests without trees?

On a geographical map

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240. Which side of the world has one hundred and one letters in its name?

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241. Who speaks all languages?

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242. They go with a load, but without a load they stop.

Clock with weights.

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243. Who has a mustache longer than his legs?

In a cancer, in a cockroach.

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244. What happened “tomorrow” and what will happen “yesterday”?

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245. Six legs, two heads, and one tail. What is this?

Rider on a horse.

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246. Which clock shows the correct time only twice a day?

Which stopped.

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247. Once the guys gathered for a picnic, only 6 people. They look, and instead of 6 apples they took 5. How to divide the apples equally among everyone so that no one is offended? They cannot be cut or broken.

You need to make compote from apples.

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248. If Erika lives in Washington and Tina lives in Bueno Aires, where does Ty live?

In Pekin. The names of people are part of the names of the country in whose capital each of them lives.

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249. In 1849, a man traveled to California, where the gold rush was raging. He hoped to get rich by selling tents to gold miners. However, the weather was fine, and the gold miners slept right in the open air. Nobody bought tents. Nevertheless, the seller became rich, and his products are still sold to this day. How did he do it and what was his name?

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250. The spy hid in the bushes and assesses the situation at the checkpoint. An officer approaches, the sentry tells him: “Password.”

Officer: "26."

Sentinel: “Review.”

Officer: "13."

Sentinel: “Come on in.”

The second one comes up: “Password!” - “22”.

“Review” – “11”.

“Come in.”

Well, the spy decided that he had figured out the password system and ran to the sentry.

Sentinel: “Password.”

Spy: "100."

Sentinel: “Review.”

Spy: "50."

In general, they caught a spy. Which answer would be correct?

The correct answer is 3. This is the number of letters in the word one hundred.

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251. For each of the following words, come up with a word that has the same semantic meaning and begins with the letter K:

Wealth, Seal, Universe, Lattice, Hearth, Comfort, Crown, Duke, Castle, Hammer.

1. Capital. 2. Stigma. 3. Space. 4. Cage. 5. Fireplace. 6. Comfort. 7. Crown. 8. Prince. 9. Fortress. 10. Sledgehammer.

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252. The doctor prescribed three tablets to the patient and ordered him to take them every half hour. How long will it take to take the pills?

At first glance, it may seem that a person will take the last tablet in an hour and a half, because this is exactly three times for half an hour. In fact, he will take the last pill not in an hour and a half, but in an hour. The person immediately drinks the first tablet. Half an hour passes. He takes the second pill. Another half hour passes. He takes the third pill. Therefore, the person will take the last tablet an hour after the start of treatment.

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253. Which insect does the whole world applaud?

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254. Is she red? - No, black. Why is she white? Because it's green. What is this?

Black currant.

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255. How can you put two liters of milk in a liter jar?

Make condensed milk from it.

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256. Comic problem. A hunter is riding on a bus and sees a hare running. He fired. Where did he end up?

To the police (Shooting in transport is prohibited).

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257. Who is a jack of all trades?

Glover.

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258. How to throw a tennis ball so that, after flying a short distance, it stops and starts moving in the opposite direction? In this case, the ball should not hit an obstacle, it should not be hit by anything or tied to anything.

Throw it up.

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259. The ratio of the age of one boy to the age of another boy a few years ago was the same as it is now. What is this attitude?

One to one, i.e. boys of the same age.

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260. What is the largest number that can be written in four units?

Eleven to the eleventh power.

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261. In the dense Murom forest, ten springs of dead water gush out of the ground; they are numbered from No. 1 to No. 10.

Anyone can take dead water from the first nine springs, but source No. 10 is located in Koshchei’s cave, which no one except Koshchei himself can get into.

The taste and color of dead water is no different from ordinary water, however, if a person drinks from any source, he will die. Only one thing can save him: if he drinks poison from a source whose number is higher. For example, if he drinks from the seventh spring, then he must wash it down with poison No. 8, No. 9 or No. 10. If he drinks not the seventh poison, but the ninth, only poison No. 10 can help him. And if he immediately drinks the tenth poison, then nothing will help him.

Ivanushka the Fool challenged Koshchei to a duel. The conditions of the duel were as follows: everyone brings a mug with liquid and gives it to their opponent to drink. Koschey was delighted: “I will give poison No. 10, and Ivanushka the Fool will not be able to escape!” And I myself will drink the poison that Ivan the Fool brings me, I will drink it with my tenth and I will be saved!”

On the appointed day, both opponents met at the appointed place. They honestly exchanged mugs and drank what was in them. It turned out that Koschey died, but Ivanushka the Fool remained alive! How did this happen?

Ivanushka gave Kashchei plain water, and it turned out that Kashchei drank poison from the 10th spring. Before the duel, Ivanushka himself drank poison from any one source and it turned out that he washed down the poison with Kashcheev 10, and as a result this poison was neutralized..

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262. Divide the following number by two in your mind: one sextillion seven

Half sixtillion three and a half

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263. How to divide five apples between five people in such a way that one apple remains in the basket? (Joke task)

One out of five people must pick up their apple along with the basket. The effect of this not very serious task is based on the ambiguity of the expression “the apple is left in the basket.” After all, it can be understood both in the sense that no one got it, and in the fact that it simply did not leave the place of its original stay, and these are completely different things. Add what is highlighted in yellow as a note to the same task, we have it.

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264. How can you increase the number 66 by one and a half times without performing any arithmetic operations on it?

The number 66 just needs to be turned upside down. It turns out 99, and this is 66, increased by one and a half times.

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265. One lily leaf grows in a pond. Every day the number of leaves doubles. On what day will the pond be half covered with lily leaves, if it is known that it will be completely covered with them in 100 days?

The pond will be half covered with lily leaves on the 99th day. According to the condition, the number of leaves doubles every day, and if on the 99th day the pond is half covered with leaves, then the next day the second half of the pond will be covered with lily leaves, i.e. The pond will be completely covered with them in 100 days.

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266. Is it possible to fly to the Moon by plane? (We must take into account that airplanes are equipped with jet engines, like space rockets, and run on the same fuel as them.)

An airplane “floats” on the air in flight, so it is impossible to fly to the Moon by airplane, because there is no air in outer space.

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267. The girl dropped her ring into a cup containing instant coffee. Why did the ring remain dry?

We haven’t had time to pour water into the cup yet.

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268. The missionary was captured by savages, who put him in prison and said: “There are only two exits from here - one to freedom, the other to death; Two warriors will help you get out - one always tells the truth, the other always lies, but it is not known which of them is a liar and which is a truth-teller; You can only ask any of them one question.” What question do you need to ask to get free?

We must turn to any of the warriors with the following question: “If I ask you whether this exit leads to freedom, will you answer me “yes”?” With this formulation of the question, the warrior who lies all the time will be forced to tell the truth. Suppose you, showing him the exit to freedom, say: “If I ask you whether this exit leads to freedom, will you answer me “yes”?” In this case, the truth will be if he answers “no,” but he has to lie and therefore he is forced to say “yes.”

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269. If three days ago there was a day preceding Monday, then what day will be the day after tomorrow?

Before Monday it was Sunday. If three days ago it was Sunday, then today is Wednesday. If today is Wednesday, then the day after tomorrow will be Friday.

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270. The girl was riding in a taxi. On the way, she chatted so much that the driver got nervous. He told her he was very sorry, but he couldn't hear a word because his hearing aid wasn't working - he was deaf as a plug. The girl fell silent, but when they got there, she realized that the driver was playing a joke on her. How did she guess?

If the taxi driver is deaf, how did he understand where to take the girl? And one more thing: how did he then understand that she was saying anything at all?

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271. You are in the cabin of an ocean liner at anchor. At midnight the water was 4 m below the porthole and rose half a meter per hour. If this speed doubles every hour, how long will it take for the water to reach the porthole?

Water will never reach the porthole because the liner rises with the water.

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272. A train leaves Moscow for Vladivostok every day. Also, every day a train leaves Vladivostok for Moscow. The move lasts 10 days. If you left Vladivostok for Moscow, how many trains going in the opposite direction will you encounter during your trip?

At first glance, it may seem that during the trip we will meet ten trains. But this is not so: we will meet not only those ten trains that left Moscow after our departure, but also those that were already on their way by the time of our departure. This means that we will meet not ten, but twenty trains.

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273. There is a simple and cheap way to travel, which, surprisingly, no one uses. As you know, the Earth rotates around its axis, and quite quickly (in just 24 hours, each point on the Earth’s equator travels approximately 40,000 km - a path equal to the length of the equator). This means that instead of going somewhere by train or flying by plane, or sailing on a ship, we just need to rise high above the earth in a balloon or airship and stay there motionless for some time. During this time, the Earth will turn towards us with another part of its surface and we just need to descend to the right place. Is this reasoning correct? If not, what mistake was made in it?

This method of travel is, of course, unsuitable. The atmosphere, attracted by the Earth, rotates with it. And even if the atmosphere were stationary, then, having risen into it from the rotating Earth, we would continue the earth’s movement for some time by inertia. In addition, if the atmosphere were stationary, and the Earth continued to rotate in it (and quite quickly: see the problem statement), then in this case a huge hurricane would not cease to rage on the Earth, which would make not only any travel impossible , but also human life itself.

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274. Is it possible to boil water over an open flame in a paper box?

The question of the problem, at first glance, seems very strange, because if you hold the paper over the fire, it will definitely catch fire. But the fact is that the boiling point of water is much lower than the ignition temperature of paper. Since the heat of the flame is absorbed by the boiling water, the paper cannot reach the required temperature and therefore does not ignite. The paper just needs to be thick enough, otherwise the water will simply tear it and spill onto the flame. A cardboard box is quite suitable for boiling water. The same explanation underlies the phenomenon of fireproof paper tightly wound around a metal rod (or steel nail) and introduced into the flame of a candle. The heat of the fire will be absorbed by the rod, preventing the paper from heating to the desired temperature and igniting.

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275. In one class, the students were divided into two groups. Some were always supposed to tell only the truth, while others only told lies. All students in the class wrote an essay on a free topic, which had to end with the phrase: “Everything written here is true” or “Everything written here is a lie.” There were 17 truth tellers and 18 liars in the class. How many essays did you get with a statement about the veracity of what was written?

All the truth-tellers truly claimed that everything they wrote was true, but all the liars falsely claimed that everything they wrote was true. Thus, all 35 essays contained a statement about the veracity of what was written.

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276. How many great-great-grandparents did you have in total?

Each person has 2 parents, 2 grandparents, 4 great-grandparents, 4 great-grandparents, 8 great-great-grandparents and 8 great-great-grandfathers.

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277. Dialogue in a household goods store:

How much does one cost?
“20 rubles,” answered the seller.

How much is 12?
- 40 rubles.

Okay, give me 120.
- Please, 60 rubles from you.

What did the visitor buy?

Number for the apartment.

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278. A bottle with a cork costs 1 rub. 10 kopecks. A bottle is 1 ruble more expensive than a cork. How much does a bottle cost and how much does a cork cost?

At first glance, it may seem that a bottle costs 1 ruble, and a cork costs 10 kopecks, but then the bottle is 90 kopecks more expensive than a cork, and not 1 ruble, as is the case. In fact, a bottle costs 1 rub. 05 k., and a cork costs 5 k.

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279. Katya lives on the fourth floor, and Olya lives on the second. Rising to the fourth floor, Katya climbs 60 steps. How many steps does Ole have to go up to get to the second floor?

At first glance, it may seem that Olya walks 30 steps - half as many as Katya, since she lives half as low as her. Actually this is not true. When Katya goes up to the fourth floor, she climbs 3 flights of stairs between floors. This means there are 20 steps between the two floors: 60: 3 = 20. Olya rises from the first floor to the second, therefore, she climbs 20 steps.

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280. How can you pour exactly half of a mug, ladle, pan or any other dish of regular cylindrical shape, filled to the brim with water, without using any measuring instruments?

Any dish of regular cylindrical shape, when viewed from the side, is a rectangle. As you know, the diagonal of a rectangle divides it into two equal parts. In the same way, a cylinder is divided in half by an ellipse. Water must be poured from a cylindrical container filled with water until the surface of the water on one side reaches the corner of the container, where its bottom meets the wall, and on the other side the edge of the container through which it is poured. In this case, exactly half of the water will remain in the dish:

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281. Three hens lay three eggs in three days. How many eggs will 12 hens lay in 12 days?

You can immediately answer that 12 hens will lay 12 eggs in 12 days. However, it is not. If three hens lay three eggs in three days, then one hen lays one egg in the same three days. Therefore, in 12 days she will lay: 12: 3 = 4 eggs. If there are 12 hens, then in 12 days they will lay: 12 · 4 = 48 eggs.

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282. Name two numbers whose number of digits is equal to the number of letters that make up the name of each of these numbers.

One hundred (100) and million (1,000,000)

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283. “I guarantee,” said the salesman in the pet store, “that this parrot will repeat every word he hears.” The delighted buyer purchased the miracle bird, but when he came home, he discovered that the parrot was as dumb as a fish. However, the seller did not lie. How is this possible? (The task is a joke.)

The parrot can indeed repeat every word it hears, but it is deaf and cannot hear a single word.

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284. There is a candle and a kerosene lamp in the room. What will you light first when you enter this room in the evening?

Of course, a match, since without it it is impossible to light a candle or a kerosene lamp. The question of the problem is ambiguous, because it can be understood either as a choice between a candle and a kerosene lamp, or as a sequence in lighting something (first a match, then everything else from it).

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285. Half of half a number is equal to half. What number is this?

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286. Over time, man will definitely visit Mars. Sasha Ivanov is a person. Consequently, Sasha Ivanov will definitely visit Mars over time. Is this reasoning correct? If not, what mistake was made in it?

The reasoning is incorrect. It is not at all necessary that Sasha Ivanov will eventually visit Mars. The external correctness of this reasoning is created due to the use of one word (“man”) in two different senses: in the broad (abstract representative of humanity) and in the narrow (specific, given, this particular person).

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287. It is often said that one must be born a composer, or an artist, or a writer, or a scientist. Is this true? Do you really have to be born a composer (artist, writer, scientist)? (The task is a joke.)

Of course, a composer, as well as an artist, writer or scientist, must be born, because if a person is not born, then he will not be able to compose music, draw pictures, write novels or make scientific discoveries. This joke problem is based on the ambiguity of the question: “Do you really have to be born?” This question can be taken literally: is it necessary to be born in order to engage in any type of activity; and this question can also be understood in a figurative sense: is the talent of a composer (artist, writer, scientist) innate, given by nature, or is it acquired during life through hard work.

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288. In order to see, it is not at all necessary to have eyes. Without the right eye we see. We also see it without the left one. And since we have no other eyes besides the left and right eyes, it turns out that not a single eye is necessary for vision. Is this statement true? If not, what mistake was made in it?

The reasoning is, of course, incorrect. Its external correctness is based on the almost imperceptible exclusion of one more option, which also needed to be considered in this argument. This is an option when no eye can see. It was he who was missed: “We see without the right eye, without the left one too, which means that the eyes are not necessary for vision.” The correct statement should be: “Without the right eye we see, without the left we also see, but without the two together we do not see, which means we see either with one eye, or with the other, or with both eyes together, but we cannot see without eyes, which, thus essential for vision.”

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289. The parrot lived less than 100 years and can only answer “yes” and “no” questions. How many questions should he be asked to find out his age?

At first glance, it may seem that you can ask a parrot up to 99 questions. In reality, you can get by with a much smaller number of questions. Let’s ask him this way: “Are you over 50 years old?” If he answers yes, then his age is from 51 to 99 years; if he answers “no,” then he is from 1 to 50 years old. The number of options for his age after the first question is halved. The next similar question: “Are you over (you can ask, less than) 25 years old?”, “Are you over (less than) 75 years old?” (depending on the answer to the first question) reduces the number of options by four times, etc. As a result, the parrot needs to ask only 7 questions.

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290. One man who fell into captivity says the following: “My dungeon was in the upper part of the castle. After many days of effort, I managed to break out one of the bars in the narrow window. It was possible to crawl into the resulting hole, but the distance to the ground was too great to simply jump down. In the corner of the dungeon I found a rope forgotten by someone. However, it turned out to be too short to climb down. Then I remembered how one wise man lengthened a blanket that was too short for him by cutting off part of it from the bottom and sewing it on top. So I hastened to divide the rope in half and tie the two pieces together again. Then it became long enough, and I safely went down it.” How did the narrator manage to do this?

The narrator divided the rope not across, as most likely it might seem, but along it, making two ropes of the same length. When he tied the two pieces together, the rope became twice as long as it was at first.

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291. Make up a question using five consecutive letters of the Russian alphabet. Hint: it may not be one word.

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292. In front of you is an electronic watch. How many times a day will they show the time so that all the cells on the dial (hours, minutes, seconds) will be filled with the same number?

Three times: 00.00.00; 11.11.11; 22.22.22

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293. A man tossed and turned in bed for a long time at night and could not fall asleep...
Then he picked up the phone, dialed someone’s number, listened to several long rings, hung up and calmly fell asleep. Question: why couldn’t he sleep before?

The truck ran out of fuel while reaching the center of the bridge.

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298. I was invited to a party. There I saw a man with a very rare watch. How do I know this watch was stolen?

Because this watch was mine.

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299. 8 + 7 = 13 or 7 + 8 = 13?

8 + 7 = 15 not 13

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300. Frau and Herr Meyers have 4 daughters. Each daughter has one brother. How many children do the Myers have in total?

5. Four daughters and one son.

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