Long Riddles and Answers

Question: Rob and Bob are arch enemies. They decide to have a fight to the death one day when a fairy appears. The fairy says it will give them both one wish. Bob wishes, "I wish for twice whatever Rob asks for."

What can Rob ask for to ensure he wins the fight?

Question: Your friend is OCD and has to have things in a particular way. She even labels her socks so that the sock for the left foot will always be worn on the left foot and vice versa. Why did she lace her left shoe with a brown lace and the right one with a green lace?

Question: A woman was reading in the basement when her husband, thinking the basement was empty, turned off the light. The woman continued reading. There were no lamps or flashlights and the light her husband turned off didn't come back on. How was the woman able to read?

Question: There are three books on a shelf standing side by side. Each book is 10ml thick. The bookworm eats its way through the first page of the first book to the last page of the last book. How far did the bookworm move if it can only move in a straight horizontal line?

Question: A man is on a game show. To win the game show and get a car, he must exit an empty room exactly one 1/2 hour later. He is given one candle that lasts exactly one hour and a lighter. Exactly 30 min later the man exits the room and wins his car. How did he do it?