Riddle Me This

7. What is the answer to this question?

"What"

How many letters are in the alphabet?

11 ("the alphabet")

10. What has five fingers but isn't a hand?

A glove

3. You have two coins that equal 30 cents, and one of them is not a quarter. Which coins do you have?

A quarter and a nickel (the nickel is the one that isn't a quarter)

2. If you build a fort, drive a Ford, and fill out a form, then what do you eat soup with?

A spoon

8. If Mrs. Smith's rooster lays an egg in Mr. Brown's yard, who owns the egg?

No one; roosters don't lay eggs

11. Ted is the father of Sam, but Sam is not the son of Ted. How is that possible?

Sam is not a boy

6. If seven adults can eat seven cupcakes in seven minutes, how long would it take 30 adults to eat 30 cupcakes?

Seven minutes; one adult takes seven minutes to eat a cupcake

4. If the assistant captain of a sports team were to die, who would lead the team?

The captain

9. Some months have eight letters in their name, whereas others have five. How many have three?

They all do

5. If there are eight oranges in a bag and you take away two, how many do you have?

Two