Best Riddles and Answers

 
Mom and Dad (medium)

Question: Mom and Dad had four girls. Each girl had one brother. How many people are in the family?


Question: A criminal is brought into a prison for major crimes. The warden informs him that he will be shot in the middle of the prison by 20 of his men. The prisoner is fine with that but he asks for some conditions "All of your men must stand 20 feet away from me and I must be able to select where each of them stands. If I survive, I get to leave."

The warden thinks about it and knows that all of his men will still have an open shot at the criminal, so he agrees.

The next day immediately after the firing squad is positioned the criminal walks out untouched. How did he do it?

Question: Queens can move horizontally, vertically and diagonally any number of spaces as illustrated. One piece 'attacks' another if it moves to the same tile that the other piece is on. How can you arrange eight queens on the board so they cannot attack each other?

Question: What is 40 divided by 1/2, plus 15?

Question: If you toss a coin ten times and it lands heads up every time, what are the chances it will land heads up if you toss it again?