Riddles: palindromes & Camels
Posted on 03. Jul, 2009 by Jake in brain teasers
Palindromes
Each pair of hints below relates to two words. One of the words is the other one spelled backward.
Example: married, moisture
Answer: wed, dew
1. light source, rodents
2. dwell, wicked
3. retain, sneaking look
4. weapons, tight fit
5. portion, catching device
6. prize, furniture compartment
7. drinking aid, skin blemishes
8. stopper, big swallow
9. implement, stolen goods
10. precinct, illustrate
What are the ten word pairs?
Answer:
1. star, rats
2. live, evil
3. keep, peek
4. guns, snug
5. part, trap
6. reward, drawer
7. straw, warts
8. plug, gulp
9. tool, loot
10. ward, draw
Camel Riddle
An Arab sheik is old and must will his fortune to one of his two sons. He makes a proposition. His two sons will ride their camels in a race, and whichever camel crosses the finish line LAST will win the fortune for its owner. During the race, the two brothers wander aimlessly for days, neither willing to cross the finish line. In desperation, they ask a wise man for advice. He tells them something; then the brothers leap onto the camels and charge toward the finish line. What did the wise man say?
Answer:
The rules of the race were that the owner of the camel that crosses the finish line last wins the fortune. The wise man simply told them to switch camels.
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stewartmoss
08. Jul, 2009
My answers to Palindrome riddles are:
1. star, rats
2. live, evil
3. keep, peek
4. guns, snug
5. ten, net ?
6. award, a draw ?
7. straw, warts
8. plug, gulp
9. tool, loot
10. ward, draw
Aliceza
09. Jul, 2009
1. light source, rodents – STAR, RATS
2. dwell, wicked – LIVE, EVIL
3. retain, sneaking look – KEEP, PEEK
4. weapons, tight fit – GUNS, SNUG
5. portion, catching device – PART, TRAP
6. prize, furniture compartment REWARD, DRAWER
7. drinking aid, skin blemishes – STRAW, WARTS
8. stopper, big swallow – PLUG, GULP
9. implement, stolen goods – TOOL, LOOT
10. precinct, illustrate – WARD, DRAW
Corey
17. Jul, 2009
OMG. Thank you. My roommate attempted to tell me this one, but I couldn’t get it. It’s not that I’m dumb or anything, it’s just that he told it differently and left off the part about the camel winning it for the owner. Thanks for putting this up. It helped clarified so much! THANKS!
Jake
17. Jul, 2009
@Corey – glad to be of service