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Riddle: A royal celebration was planned by Queen Elizabeth. The royal family devised a password to keep unwelcome visitors out. Wayne (an unwelcome guest) intends to attend the gathering. He is standing close to the door. When the first visitor arrived, the security guard stated ‘twelve,’ and the visitor answered with six. When the second visitor arrived, the security guard said six,’ and the guest answered with ‘three.’ Wayne decided that was enough and headed to the entrance point. When the security guard answered ‘eight,’ Wayne smiled and said, ‘four.’ He was kicked out of the gathering right away. Why?

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Answer: ‘Five’ is the correct answer. The total number of letters, not half of the number, is the password.

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Riddle: A girl was ten on her last birthday and will be twelve on her next birthday. How is this possible?

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Answer: Today is her 11th birthday.

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Riddle: Although I'm not an insect, some people found me very difficult to exterminate. They called me something like 'insane priest.' The first half of my name means the same as 'scrape,' & my last three letters are a metal. Who am I?

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Answer: Rasputin

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Riddle: George, Helen, and Steve are drinking coffee. Bert, Karen, and Dave are drinking soda. Using logic, is Elizabeth drinking coffee or soda?

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Answer: Elizabeth is drinking coffee. The letter E appears twice in her name, as it does in the names of the others drinking coffee.

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Riddle: What do you say to a rabbit on its birthday?

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Answer: Hoppy Birthday!

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Riddle: Sometimes I am loved, usually by the young. Other times I am dreaded, mostly by the old. I am hard to remember, also hard to forget. And yet, if you do, you’ll make someone upset. Even if you don’t want it to happen, embrace me. What am I?

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Answer: Birthday

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