209 How, What & Why Riddles With Answers - page 3 of 3
A mother has 6 girls and each of them has a brother. How many children are there?
All six girls share one single brother, so the total is 6 girls plus 1 brother, equaling 7 children.
If a boy blows 18 bubbles, Then pops 6 eats 7 and then He pops 5 and blows 1. How many are left?
Tracking each step (18 - 6 - 7 - 5 + 1) leaves exactly one bubble remaining.
Little Tommy Tittletat took two Ts, to tie two ups to two tall trees, to torment the terrible little tat. How many T's in all of that?
The question asks for the T's in the word 'that' specifically, not in the whole rhyme, and 'that' contains exactly two T's.
While on my way to St. Ives, I saw a man with 7 wives. Each wife had 7 sacks. Each sack had 7 cats. Each cat had 7 kittens. Kittens, cats, sacks, and wives. How many were going to St. Ives?
The riddle only says the narrator was traveling to St. Ives; the man and his group were merely met along the way, not necessarily heading there too.
Some months have 30 days while other months have 31 days. How many have 28 days?
Even 30- and 31-day months still contain a 28th day, so all twelve months technically 'have 28 days.'
How many times can you subtract the number 5 from 25?
After the first subtraction, 25 is no longer 25, so you can never again 'subtract 5 from 25.'
How many sides does a circle have?
A circle isn't usually described with "sides" in the polygon sense, but by the riddle's logic it has two: the inside and the outside.
How many seconds are there in one year?
The riddle swaps 'seconds' (units of time) for 'seconds' meaning the 2nd day of each month, and there are 12 months.
Mr. and Mrs. Mustard have six daughters and each daughter has one brother. How many people are in the Mustard family?
All six daughters share the same single brother, so the family is 6 girls + 1 boy + 2 parents = 9, not 6 girls plus 6 separate brothers.