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Mary was working in a chemistry lab with a mixture of chemicals that was 90% water and weighed 20 po

hard science math

Mary was working in a chemistry lab with a mixture of chemicals that was 90% water and weighed 20 pounds. After returning to the lab from a weekend break, she calculated the mixture was now 50% water. How much does the mixture now weigh? For purposes of this puzzle, assume the non-water part of the mixture was not affected by evaporation.

Hint: Mary was working in a chemistry lab with a mixture of chemicals that was 90% wat…

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✨ 12 Pounds

L3 · math

Mountains will crumble and temples will fall, and no man can survive its endless call

medium time what am i

Mountains will crumble and temples will fall, and no man can survive its endless call. What is it?

Hint: Mountains will crumble and temples will fall…

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✨ Time

L2 · what am i

Mr. and Mrs. Wilson have five children, half of them are boys.How is this possible?

tricky math logic

Mr. and Mrs. Wilson have five children, half of them are boys.How is this possible?

Hint: Mr…

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✨ They are all boys

L3 · logic

My first is high, My second damp, My whole a tie, A writer's cramp

hard wordplay rebus

My first is high, My second damp, My whole a tie, A writer’s cramp.

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✨ Hyphen. The first two lines yield high-fen. A hyphen is used by a writer to tie (or cramp) two words together

L3 · rebus

My first is in fish but not in snail, My second is in rabbit but not in tail

medium food what am i

My first is in fish but not in snail, My second is in rabbit but not in tail. My third is in up but not in down, My fourth is in tiara but not in crown. My fifth is in tree you plainly see, My whole a food for you and me. What am I?

Hint: My first is in fish but not in snail…

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✨ I am a fruit

L2 · what am i

My first is often at the front door

hard wordplay brain teaser

My first is often at the front door. My second is found in the cereal family. My third is what most people want. My whole is one of the United States.

Hint: My first is often at the front door…

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✨ RIDDLE:MATRIMONY (mat rye money). Which is certainly a “united state“!

L3 · brain teaser

My life can be measured in hours, I serve by being devoured

easy object what am i

My life can be measured in hours, I serve by being devoured. Thin, I am quick Fat, I am slow Wind is my foe.

Hint: My life can be measured in hours…

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✨ I am a candle

L2 · what am i

My thunder comes before the lightning; My lightning comes before the clouds; My rain dries all the l

medium nature what am i

My thunder comes before the lightning; My lightning comes before the clouds; My rain dries all the land it touches. What am I?

Hint: My thunder comes before the lightning; My lightning comes before the clouds; My …

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✨ A volcano

L2 · what am i

My voice is tender, my waist is slender and I'm often invited to play

medium music what am i

My voice is tender, my waist is slender and I’m often invited to play. Yet wherever I go I must take my bow or else I have nothing to say. What am I?

Hint: My voice is tender…

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✨ A violin

L2 · what am i

My voice rises above the din, Sometimes catching all unaware

easy object what am i

My voice rises above the din, Sometimes catching all unaware. I never ask questions, yet get many answers.

Hint: My voice rises above the din…

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✨ I am a doorbell

L2 · what am i

Never resting, never still

easy nature what am i

Never resting, never still. Moving silently from hill to hill. It does not walk, run or trot, All is cool where it is not. What is it?

Hint: Never resting…

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✨ Sunshine

L2 · what am i

No sooner spoken than broken

tricky wordplay brain teaser

No sooner spoken than broken. What is it?

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✨ Silence

L3 · brain teaser

Old Mother Twitchett had but one eye, and a long tail which she let fly; and every time she went thr

medium object what am i

Old Mother Twitchett had but one eye, and a long tail which she let fly; and every time she went through a gap, a bit of her tail she left in a trap. What is she?

Hint: Old Mother Twitchett had but one eye…

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✨ A needle and thread

L2 · what am i

On a fine sunny day a ship was in the harbor

easy vehicle logic

On a fine sunny day a ship was in the harbor. All of a sudden the ship began to sink. There was no storm and nothing wrong with the ship yet it sank right in front of the spectators eyes. What caused the ship to sink?

Hint: On a fine sunny day a ship was in the harbor…

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✨ It was a Submarine

L2 · logic

Once upon a time there was a beautiful princess named Anna

hard brain-teaser logic

Once upon a time there was a beautiful princess named Anna. Anna’s father, the King, wanted to be sure his daughter married an intelligent man. To test his daughter’s suitors the King hid Anna’s picture in one of three boxes. The suitor had to be able to select the box with Anna’s picture on one try and within twenty seconds. On the gold box was the message “Anna’s picture is in this box“. The silver box had the message “Anna’s picture is not in this box.”“Anna’s picture is not in the gold box”was written on the bronze box. The King would tell each suitor “Only one of the three messages is correct.”Which box contained Anna’s picture?

Hint: Once upon a time there was a beautiful princess named Anna…

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✨ The silver box contained Anna's picture

L3 · logic

One by one we come to life and side by side we wait, while our company swells in number some come ea

hard object brain teaser

One by one we come to life and side by side we wait, while our company swells in number some come early some come late. Some will bore you, some enthrill, but you can not choose between us, you must take us one and all, because we’re bound together tightly and we’re naught if we break free; if you want some clues about us simply answer who are we?

Hint: One by one we come to life and side by side we wait…

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✨ Chapters

L3 · brain teaser

One word in this sentence is misspelled

tricky wordplay brain teaser

One word in this sentence is misspelled. What word is it?

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✨ It isn't spelled wrong, the one word in this sentence misspelled is “misspelled.“

L3 · brain teaser

Other than being colors, what do the words orange, silver and purple have in common?

medium color brain teaser

Other than being colors, what do the words orange, silver and purple have in common?

Hint: Other than being colors…

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✨ There is no word in the English language that rhymes with them

L2 · brain teaser

Peter celebrated his birthday on one day, and two days later his older twin brother, Paul, celebrate

hard time logic

Peter celebrated his birthday on one day, and two days later his older twin brother, Paul, celebrated his birthday. How could this be?

Hint: Peter celebrated his birthday on one day…

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✨ When the mother of the twins went into labor, she was travelling by boat

L3 · logic

Poke your fingers in my eyes and I will open wide my jaws

medium object what am i

Poke your fingers in my eyes and I will open wide my jaws. Linen cloth, quills, or paper, my greedy lust devours them all.

Hint: Poke your fingers in my eyes and I will open wide my jaws…

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✨ Shears, or scissors

L2 · what am i