kookaburra

Date riddle
What happened in 1961 that will not happen again for over 4000 years?

|answer| The year's date reads the same when turned upside down. That will not happen again until 6009.

Numbers riddle
A man wanted to enter an exclusive club but did not know the password that was required. He waited by the door and listened. A club member knocked on the door and the doorman said, "twelve." The member replied, "six " and was let in. A second member came to the door and the doorman said, "six." The member replied, "three" and was let in. The man thought he had heard enough and walked up to the door. The doorman said ,"ten" and the man replied, "five." But he was not let in.

What should have he said?

|answer| Three. The doorman lets in those who answer with the number of letters in the word the doorman says.

The loser wins riddle
A sheik announced that a race would decide which of his two sons would inherit all his wealth. The sons were to ride their camels to a certain distant city. The son whose camel reached the city last would be given all the sheik's wealth.

The two sons set out on the journey. After severals days of aimless wandering, they met and agreed to seek the advice of a wiseman. After listening to the wiseman's advice, the two sons rode the camels as quickly as possible to the designated city.

What was it that the wiseman told the two sons? They did not agree to split the wealth, and their father's decree would be followed.

|answer| The wiseman told the sons to switch camels.

Which first riddle
You are in a cold house in the winter. It is dark. You have one match. There is a candle and there is a wood burning stove. Which do you light first?

|answer| The match.

Drying riddle
What is it that gets wetter when it dries?

|answer| a towel.