Riddle #303

Question: A man taking the census walks up to the apartment of a mathematician and asks him if he has any children and how old they are. The mathematician says "I have three daughters and the product of their ages is 72." The man tells the mathematician that he needs more information, so the mathematician tells him "The sum of their ages is equal to our apartment number." The man still needs more information so the mathematician tells him "My oldest daughter has her own bed and the other two share bunk beds."

How old are his daughters?

Question: Hard, Harder, and Hardest are brothers. By age from youngest to oldest, it goes Hard, Harder, Hardest. Hard is half the age of Hardest who is 20 which means hard is 10. Harder has a two-year difference between the number of years older he is than Hard and the number of years younger he is than Hardest. Harder is closer to the age of Hard than Hardest. How old is Harder?

Question: What gets broken without being held?

Question: You come across a Native American tribe and the leader wants to kill. He tells you, you can say your final words. If you tell the truth you will be burned at the stake. If you lie he will shoot you. What do you say to ensure survival?

Question: During what month do people sleep the least?

Question: Which eight-letter word still remains a word after removing each letter from it?