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October 9, 2023
RIDDLE: It is round and has a big mouth but never speaks. It is most often in a cabinet. What is it?
ANSWER: A jar.
October 2, 2023
RIDDLE: What goes in the blank below: Bob is Ken’s son. Therefore, Ken is the ______of Bob’s father.
ANSWER: Name
September 25, 2023
RIDDLE: Hannah went to a local hardware store to buy some small items. One would cost $2, two would run $4, but buying 122 would only cost $6. She purchased 122, yet she was not buying in bulk; she could carry what she bought with one hand. What did she purchase?
ANSWER: She bought house numbers. As her street address starts with the number 122, she purchased two carved “2s” and one carved "1."
September 18, 2023
RIDDLE: How can you turn the Roman numeral for 9 (IX) into 6 by merely drawing a single, continuous line?
ANSWER: Draw the letter S to the left of the Roman numeral, and you will get “six”.
September 11, 2023
RIDDLE: Take a left-handed glove and turn it inside out. Which of your hands will it now fit – the left or the right?
ANSWER: It will fit your right hand.
August 28, 2023
RIDDLE: At a picnic, a photo has to be taken that depicts 6 children, 4 grandchildren, 2 brothers, 2 sisters, 3 sons, 3 daughters, 2 fathers, 2 mothers, 1 grandfather, 1 grandmother, 1 daughter-in-law, 1 mother-in-law, and 1 father-in-law. What is the smallest number of people that could appear in the photo?
ANSWER: 10
August 21, 2023
RIDDLE: Which of these five words doesn’t belong on this list: that, what, cat, sat, chat.
ANSWER: What, as it doesn't rhyme with the other words on the list.
August 14, 2023
RIDDLE: A man tells a friend that he married three women yesterday, which was legal. In fact, it was routine. How can he make such a statement?
ANSWER: The man is a Justice of the Peace.
August 7, 2023
RIDDLE: What has three feet yet cannot run or walk?
ANSWER: A yard.
July 31, 2023
RIDDLE: This word signifies a gap between hills or mountain ranges. Yet remove just one letter, and it signifies a gap between buildings. What is this six-letter word?
ANSWER: The word valley, which becomes alley with a letter subtracted.
July 24, 2023
RIDDLE: Sometimes you pass me slowly, yet other times I fly by. Sometimes I slip away. Regardless of how slow or fast I am, one thing’s certain: when I’m gone, I’m gone for good. So what am I?
ANSWER: Time.
July 17, 2023
RIDDLE: What is the longest word in English to have only one vowel repeated? (Hint: It has 18 total letters, and the vowel repeats four times.)
ANSWER: Strengthlessnesses
July 10, 2023
RIDDLE: What lives above a star but never burns, has 11 neighbors, and can replace the letters P, Q, R, or S in some cases?
ANSWER: The number 7 on most telephone keypads.
July 3, 2023
RIDDLE: What 9-letter word remains an English word each time you remove a letter from it until it becomes a 1-letter word? (Hint: You can remove letters from any part of the word.)
ANSWER: Startling (Starting, Staring, String, Sting, Sing, Sin, In, I).
June 20, 2023
RIDDLE: A major league pitcher faces just 27 hitters in a baseball game. He retires all of them, allowing no runs and no hits. Still, his team loses the game 4-0. How is this possible?
ANSWER: He was a relief pitcher. The opening pitcher allowed 4 runs with no outs. His team did not score thus lost 4–0.
June 12, 2023
RIDDLE: A common English word refers to a person or thing not being in a place. But just by inserting a space within it, you can get two words meaning that a person or thing is present. What is this word?
ANSWER: Nowhere, which breaks into now here.
June 5, 2023
RIDDLE: A friend wants change for a dollar. All you have in your pocket are over a dollar in coins, but you still can't make the change correctly. What is the largest amount of money you could have in this situation? What coins do you have that prevent you from making the change correctly?
ANSWER: $1.19. Four pennies, four dimes, and three quarters.
May 30, 2023
RIDDLE: An eccentric farmer requests that you build four pens for his nine sheep but only allow an odd number of sheep in each pen. How do you accomplish this?
ANSWER: Build three pens, each holding three sheep. Build a fourth pen surrounding the other pens, containing all nine sheep.
May 22, 2023
RIDDLE: I nearly always lie on a surface and come in different shapes and sizes, often with curves. You can put me anywhere you like, yet there is only one proper place for me. What am I?
ANSWER: A jigsaw puzzle piece.
May 15, 2023
RIDDLE: Note this alphabetic progression: B, C, D, E, G. What letter should then follow as the sixth letter in this successive series?
ANSWER: P, the next rhyming letter in the sequence.
May 8, 2023
RIDDLE: I may be red, green, or yellow. Eat me, and you may stay a healthy fellow. My interior is white; I don't give off light. What am I?
ANSWER: An apple
May 1, 2023
RIDDLE: Two sailors stand on opposite sides of a boat. One looks west, and the other looks east – yet, they can both see each other clearly. How can this be?
ANSWER: The sailors are looking inward (into the boat) while standing with their backs against the ship's sides.
April 24, 2023
RIDDLE: It can be told, made, cracked, and played, yet it is only spoken. What is it?
ANSWER: A joke.
April 17, 2023
RIDDLE: Two fathers and two sons shopped for computers at their local big box retailer. Each bought a PC, yet they purchased only three PCs in total. How could this be?
ANSWER: The shoppers were a man, his son, and his grandson.
April 10, 2023
RIDDLE: I can’t walk, but at times I run, and I am challenging to hide. I am always with you. What am I?
ANSWER: Your nose.
April 3, 2023
RIDDLE: Two couples played paintball. Each person had blue, green, yellow, or red paint, and wore a uniform in one of those same colors. Barbara used blue paint. The person wearing green used yellow paint. Steven did not wear the red uniform. Vicki used green paint and wore blue. Ian used the same color paint as his t-shirt. Can you match each person to the color of paint and uniform they used?
ANSWER: Ian wore red and used red paint, Barbara wore yellow and used blue paint, Steven wore green and used yellow paint, Vicki wore blue and used green paint.
March 27, 2023
RIDDLE: Name three consecutive days without using the words Monday, Wednesday, Friday, or Sunday.
ANSWER: Yesterday, Today, and Tomorrow.
March 20, 2023
RIDDLE: Five girls took part in a bicycle race. Barbara finished before Vicki but behind Susan. Katarina finished before Sara but behind Vicki. In what order did they finish?
ANSWER: 1-Susan, 2-Barbara, 3-Vicki, 4-Katarina, 5-Sara.
March 13, 2023
RIDDLE: You need to park a car for the weekend. You find a parking space marked “2-Hour Parking M-F, 8am-6pm” with no other restrictions. You call the city and find that overnight parking is allowed on this block. So, what is the maximum amount of time you can leave your car in this space without getting a ticket?
ANSWER: 66 hours. You can park from 4pm Friday until 10am Monday.
March 6, 2023
RIDDLE: We know that a seahorse isn’t a horse, and we know that a silverfish isn’t a fish. For that matter, a snakehead isn’t a snake – but what is it?
ANSWER: A predatory fish found in both Asia and Africa.
February 27, 2023
RIDDLE: About 90% of this country’s land area is made up of arid tan desert, yet its flag was once solid green (until 2011) – in fact, at one time it was the only nation in the world with a flag containing just one color. What nation is this?
ANSWER: Libya
February 21, 2023
RIDDLE: Four grown men decided to play on the sidewalk for three hours. No one chided them for childish or immature behavior; many appreciated the noise they made. They even went home a bit richer. What were these men doing?
ANSWER: The four men were street musicians.
February 13, 2023
RIDDLE: They have no bodies, but you could say they have tails and heads. What are they?
ANSWER: Coins
February 6, 2023
RIDDLE: What is the beginning of sorrow and the end of sickness? Something you cannot express happiness without? Something that is always in risk, but never in danger?
ANSWER: The letter “s”
January 30, 2023
RIDDLE: Karen is twice her brother’s age and half her father’s age. In 22 years, her brother will be half the father’s age. How old is Karen now?
ANSWER: Karen is 22 years old.
January 23, 2023
RIDDLE: Take one letter out of a 7-letter word and it becomes longer. What is this word?
ANSWER: Lounger
January 17, 2023
RIDDLE: You need to take a gallon of oil out of a barrel of oil. How can you do it using only a 3-gallon container and a 5-gallon container?
ANSWER: Fill the 3-gallon container with oil and pour it into the 5-gallon container. Then fill the 3-gallon container again and use it to fill the 5-gallon container the rest of the way. One gallon will be left in the 3-gallon container.
January 9, 2023
RIDDLE: It is a short and simple word, and something that everyone needs. Put an 'r' on the end and you have a new friend, but if the first letter goes away, you are sad. What is this word?
ANSWER: Love.
January 3, 2023
RIDDLE: What word doesn’t belong in this group: blast, paper, castle, coin, box, storm?
ANSWER: Why? Because you can put the word "sand" in front of all of the other words in the group.
December 19, 2022
RIDDLE: Name the three English-language three-letter words that begin and end with the letter E.
ANSWER: Eve, Ewe, Eye
December 12, 2022
RIDDLE: What item binds two people yet touches only one?
ANSWER: A wedding ring.
December 5, 2022
RIDDLE: A train moving as fast as it can go strikes a man’s hand, yet he is uninjured, and the train goes off its tracks. Under what circumstances could this happen?
ANSWER: The train that strikes the man is a toy train running around on a model set.
November 28, 2022
RIDDLE: A lone pine tree stands on a cliff. The wind is blowing from the east through the mountains. Which way do the tree’s leaves blow?
ANSWER: Pine trees do not have leaves.
November 21, 2022
RIDDLE: It has no crown, yet when the chips are down it is more powerful than a king or queen. What is it?
ANSWER: An ace in a deck of cards.
November 14, 2022
RIDDLE: I’m usually standing on a city sidewalk, and I’ll always stand by your car. But if you don’t feed me, I may get you into trouble. What am I?
ANSWER: A parking meter.
November 7, 2022
RIDDLE: Create a 13-letter word using all 13 of the following letters: O A I I S T T R R D N A M
ANSWER: ADMINISTRATOR
October 31, 2022
RIDDLE: What is worn by the foot and often bought by the yard?
ANSWER: Carpet
October 24, 2022
RIDDLE: They can run side by side for thousands of miles; they are made of steel. While they constantly touch the ground, they seldom meet or touch each other. What are they?
ANSWER: Railroad tracks
October 17, 2022
RIDDLE: They are sometimes stomped on, yet they can also be very tasty and sweet. What are they?
ANSWER: Grapes
October 3, 2022
RIDDLE: Seven people stand in a square room which measures 30' x 30'. Each one can see the entire room and everyone in it without making any physical movement (aside from eye movement). Where inside this room can you place an apple so that all but one person can see it?
ANSWER: On that one person’s head
September 26, 2022
RIDDLE: Alexandra’s mom had four children. The first one was named May, the second was named June, and the third was named August. What was the fourth child's name?
ANSWER: Alexandra
September 19, 2022
RIDDLE: We all have one, and even though it often demands an answer, it offers no question. What is this everyday item?
ANSWER: A Phone
September 12, 2022
RIDDLE: Gerald Ford was our 38th President, but he was actually the 37th man to take the job. Why was that?
ANSWER: Grover Cleveland was both the 22nd and 24th President of the U.S.; he served two non-consecutive terms.
September 5, 2022
RIDDLE: A sudden noise startles a gopher, an owl, and a skunk at the edge of a forest. The owl flies off and the gopher retreats into his burrow, but the skunk runs for the trees. How far can that skunk run into the forest?
ANSWER: Halfway; after it gets halfway into the forest, it is running out of the forest.
August 29, 2022
RIDDLE: What can run but never walks, has a mouth but never eats, has a head but never thinks, and has a bed but never sleeps? Be the first person to post the correct answer below the Weekly Economic Video Update on LinkedIn, YouTube, or Facebook and we’ll send you a gift card for coffee on us.
ANSWER: A river.
August 22, 2022
RIDDLE: I am in the center of gravity, and part of every victory. I am clearly seen in the midst of a river. I could name three who are in love with me and have three associates in vice. What am I?
ANSWER: The letter "V."
August 15, 2022
RIDDLE: Trains travel from one town to another town all day, always on the same track, always going nonstop and at the same speed. The noon train took 80 minutes to complete the trip, but the 4 PM train took an hour and 20 minutes. Why?
ANSWER: 80 minutes is the same as an hour and 20 minutes.
August 8, 2022
RIDDLE: Just two U.S. states have capital cities whose names include the full name of the state. What states are they?
ANSWER: Indiana (Indianapolis) and Oklahoma (Oklahoma City).
August 1, 2022
RIDDLE: A rain gauge collects rainfall each day of a wet week beginning on Monday. Every day, the amount of rain in the gauge doubles. At Sunday’s end, the rain gauge is completely filled. So on which day is it half-filled?
ANSWER: The rain gauge is half-full on Saturday and the amount of rain in the gauge doubles on Sunday so it becomes completely filled.
July 25, 2022
RIDDLE: I can't be seen, but I'm all around. I have no mouth, yet can make a sound. I can be harnessed, but never bound. No hands have I, yet I move the ground. What am I?
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July 18, 2022
RIDDLE: You have 9 seemingly identical cubes before you. You are told that one is heavier than the other eight. Using a two-pan balance scale only twice, how can you pick out the heaviest cube?
ANSWER: Divide the 9 cubes into 3 groups of 3. Weigh two groups. This way, you can find out which group has the heavier cube in it. Choose 2 cubes from this group and compare their weights. By deduction, you will determine the heaviest cube.
July 11, 2022
RIDDLE: Two in every corner, one in every room, none in a house. What is it?
ANSWER: The letter "R."
July 4, 2022
RIDDLE: It weighs nothing, but when you put it into any container it makes the container lighter. What is it?
ANSWER: A hole
June 28, 2022
RIDDLE: In a drawer are six pairs of red socks, four pairs of white socks and five pairs of blue socks. In total darkness, how many socks would you have to grab to be certain you had a matching pair?
ANSWER: Four socks. Four is the maximum number you'd need to pull to ensure you had at least two socks that matched. (Don't believe it? Give it a try!)
June 21, 2022
RIDDLE: It has 18 legs, is uniformed, walks and runs on grass and artificial turf, and catches flies. What is it?
ANSWER: A baseball team
June 13, 2022
RIDDLE: What surrounds everyone and is the end of time and space?
ANSWER: The letter "e."
June 6, 2022
RIDDLE: There is a 5-letter, single-syllable word that you can take 4 letters out of, leaving you with only a single letter that has the same pronunciation as the original 5-letter word. What is this word? (Hint: it involves waiting in line.)
ANSWER: Queue.
May 31, 2022
RIDDLE: There are 2 nouns in the English language that become men’s names when you capitalize them – and when you capitalize them, you alter their pronunciation. Name either or both of these 2 nouns, both of which end in ‘b’.
ANSWER: Herb and Job (herb and job).
May 23, 2022
RIDDLE: Two trains are crossing America from coast to coast, traveling over 3,000 miles of track. The Gentle Zephyr is going west at 70mph; the Western Wind is headed east at 80mph. So which train will be closer to the east coast when they roll by each other in Kansas?
ANSWER: Neither. When the trains meet, they will be at the same point - therefore the same distance from the east coast.
May 16, 2022
RIDDLE: Name two words in the English language that have the letter “I” twice in the middle of the word.
ANSWER: Skiing, taxiing.
May 9, 2022
RIDDLE: A librarian finds that pages have been ripped out of a novel. Pages 28, 29, 148, 211 and 212 are torn out. Given this, how many separate sheets of paper have been torn from the book?
ANSWER: 4 sheets of paper. Pages 211 and 212 will be on opposite sides of the same sheet of paper.
May 2, 2022
What is the number missing within this sequence? 4, 7, 11, 18, 29, 47, __, 123, 199, 322.
ANSWER: The missing number is 76. Beginning with the third number in the sequence, each number is the sum of the two preceding numbers.
April 25, 2022
Wilson, Xavier, Yolanda, and Zach are standing in line at the market. See if you can figure out their order from these clues: Yolanda is between Wilson and Xavier, Zach is next to Wilson, and Xavier is not first.
ANSWER: Zach is first, Wilson is second, Yolanda is third, and Xavier is fourth.
April 18, 2022
How much dirt is in a 2-foot diameter hole that is 4 feet deep?
ANSWER: No dirt at all. You have made a hole by digging out the dirt, so the hole is empty.
April 11, 2022
When you take away the whole from this, you still have some leftover. What is it?
ANSWER: Wholesome
April 4, 2022
What do a shark, a zipper, and a comb all have in common?
ANSWER: They all have teeth.
CAPITAL COMMUNICATIONS Spring 2022 Newsletter
How can you make 77 into 1 by adding only one line?
ANSWER: You can put a line in between the 7s to make a fraction, 7/7, that = 1.
March 28, 2022
New furniture will be delivered to your office on the day before five days from the day after tomorrow. If today is August 18, when will the furniture arrive?
ANSWER: August 24th
March 21, 2022
Two lawyers sit at opposite ends of a large conference table. Nothing is in between them but the table, yet they don’t see each other. How is this possible?
ANSWER: They are both sitting so that their backs are turned to each other.
March 14, 2022
You are at sea, it is mid-July, and your ship has reached a unique spot on earth. If you sail north, it will be summer; if you sail south, it will be winter. If you sail east, it will be Friday, but if you sail west, it will be Saturday. Precisely where in the world are you? (Hint: your ship is in the Pacific Ocean, near the island nation of Kiribati.)
ANSWER: You are at the intersection of the Equator & the International Date Line
March 7, 2022
There is a word (4 letters long) that begins with the letter l. If you put the letter A at the front of this four-letter word, it becomes a five-letter word which is pronounced exactly the same. Name both words.
ANSWER: Isle and Aisle.
February 28, 2022
You have a can of soda in your hand and someone tells you to drink the bottom half of it first. How can you do that?
ANSWER: Use a straw.
February 21, 2022
You go in through one hole, you come out through three holes. Once you’re inside you’re ready to go outside, but once you’re outside you’re still inside. What is it?
ANSWER: A sweater
February 14, 2022
What is the smallest number of cars that can be driven down the road in this formation: two cars ahead of a car, two cars behind a car, and a car between two cars?
ANSWER: Three cars. One car in front, one in the middle, and one behind
February 7, 2022
They never move, even when we walk on them, but signs and arrows may indicate that they go “up” & “down”. What are they?
ANSWER: Stairs.
January 31, 2022
Two children are born in the same hospital (and in the same hospital room) in the same year, month, day, and minute. They have the same two parents, yet they are not twins and have no brothers. How is this possible?
ANSWER: They are sisters, and their mother had triplets (all girls).
WINTER 2022 NEWSLETTER
How can you change the word “hard” to the word “soft” in five steps? You can only change one letter at a time, and each step must leave you with a real word.
ANSWER: The steps- hard, ward, wart, wort, sort, soft.
January 24, 2022
A woman sailed into the Bahamas with her boat on the 28th of April. She stayed in the Bahamas for three weeks and then left in April. How is this possible?
ANSWER: The name of her boat is April.
January 18, 2022
How many times can you subtract the number 4 from 40?
ANSWER: Once. After that, you will no longer be working with the number 40.
January 10, 2022
I’m soft enough to soothe the skin, as well as make rocks crumble. I’m often slippery and on the move. What am I?
ANSWER: Water.
January 3, 2022
I was framed, yet the man who framed me committed no crime. How is this possible?
ANSWER: I’m a picture, and I was put in a picture frame.