Can you figure out these riddles?

Question

1. You have a barrel full to the top with water, which weighs 150kg. What can you add to it to make it lighter?

2. An electric train is travelling north at 100 mph. the wind is blowing in an easterly direction at 25 mph. what direction is the
smokes from the train going?

3. What occurs once in a minute, twice in a moment and never in a thousand years?

4. What English word can have four of its five letters removed and still remain its original pronunciation?

Answer 1

1. a hole
2. out
3. the letter "m"
4. queue

How'd I do?

Those were fun! :o)



Added later: Ahhhh, got me on the train one...NO smoke because it's electric - clever!

Answer 2

1) A hole
2)an electric train doesn't have any smoke
3)the letter "m"
4)the word "queue" turns into the letter "q"

Answer 3

Answer to question 2 is...Electric trains do not give off smoke.
I am 73 years of age and this was going around when i was a young lad.....Cheers Fred

Answer 4

1. Holes
2. there is no smoke... it's an electric train
3. the letter "M"
4. Queue

Answer 5

1. light would make it lighter
2. there is no smoke, its an electric train
3. the letter "m"
4. queue

Answer 6

1. A hole
2. No Smoke from electric.
3. M
4. ???

Answer 7

Too easy.

Hole, No Smoke, M, Queue

Answer 8

Anne C got them right! I was so interested in the answers, that I added this question to my "Watchlist". I got three of them, but the last one I couldn't figure out. Great job Anne C!!!!

Answer 9

1.a hole will make it lighter ;]
2.Its a electric train so there is no smoke ;]
3.The letter m ;]
4.queue ;]
thanks for the riddles ;]

Answer 10

1. holes

2. electric trains don't make smoke

3. ?

4. postman