Riddle #867

A man hijacks an aeroplane transporting both passengers and valuable cargo. After taking the cargo, the man demands two parachutes, puts one of them on, and jumps, leaving the other behind. Why did he want two?

When can you add two to eleven and get one as the correct answer?

If I were in Hawaii and dropped a bowling ball in a bucket of water which is 45 degrees F, and dropped another ball of the same weight, mass, and size in a bucket at 30 degrees F, them at the same time, which ball would hit the bottom of the bucket first? Same question, but the location is in Canada?

There is a one story house. Everything in the house is purple. The kitchen is purple. The living room is purple. And even the TV is purple. What color are the stairs?

A man was driving a black truck. His lights were not on. The moon was not out. A lady was crossing the street. How did the man see her?

What do you get if you add 3 to 300 five times?

How can you take 2 from 5 and leave 4?

A man was shot to death while in his car. There were no powder marks on his clothing which indicated that the gunman was outside the car. However, all the windows were up and the doors locked. After a close inspection was made, the only bullet holes discovered were on the man's body. How was he murdered?

What rock group has four men that don't sing?

Before Mt. Everest was discovered, what was the highest mountain in the world?

Fred went to a hardware store in Boston with Alex, Ben, and George. He noted that a hammer cost ten times as much as a screwdriver and a power saw cost ten times as much as a hammer. The storekeeper said that Ben could buy a power saw, George could buy a screwdriver and Alex could buy a hammer. Based on this what would the storekeeper let Fred buy? Alex's full name is Alexander and Ben's full name is Benjamin. George was Alex's boss and good friend.