An electric train is traveling north at a speed of 100 mph. In which direction does the smoke go?
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Answer: Electric trains don’t blow smoke.
The trick in this question lies in the fact that the train is electric. Unlike steam or diesel trains, electric trains don’t produce smoke because they don’t burn fuel in the same way. So, no matter how fast the train is moving or in which direction, there is no smoke to blow anywhere!
Three ducks are standing in a line. There are two ducks in front of a duck, two ducks behind a duck and a duck in the middle. How many ducks are there?
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Answer: 3 ducks
The wording of the riddle can be a bit tricky, but let’s break it down logically.
If there are two ducks in front of a duck, that means the last duck in the line is seeing two ducks ahead.
If there are two ducks behind a duck, that means the first duck in the line has two ducks behind it.
And finally, if there is one duck in the middle, that confirms that there are exactly three ducks in a single line—one at the front, one in the middle, and one at the back.
A guest notices a portrait on the wall and asks about the person in the picture. The host responds, “I have no brothers or sisters, but that man’s father is my father’s son.” Who is in the portrait?
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Answer: the host’s son
The host says: “I have no Brothers and sisters, but that man’s father is my father’s son.”
- “I have no Brothers and sisters “ – This tells us that the host has no siblings. So, the phrase “my father’s son” must refer to the host himself.
- “That man’s father is my father’s son” – We’ve established that “my father’s son” means the host.
- If “that man’s father” is the host, then the man in the portrait must be the host’s son.
If there are 12 fish and half of them drown, how many remain?
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Answer: 12
The answer is 12 because fish don’t drown. They live in water and breathe through gills, which means they wouldn’t suffocate the way land animals would. So, even if the brain teaser says “half of them drown,” it’s just a trick—none of the fish are actually lost. All 12 are still there!
How many people is “two pairs of twins twice”?
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Answer: 8 people
“Two pairs of twins” means two sets of two people, which equals 4 people.
If you have this twice, you double it:
4 × 2 = 8 people.