20 puzzles and riddle questions - Neighbourly Quiz
1. Sam’s mother has five children. March, April, May, June – what is the name of the fifth daughter?
2. What goes up but never comes down?
3. What word is pronounced the same if you take away four of its five letters?
4. A farmer wants to get from river bank A to river bank B by crossing a river with his fox, chicken and bag of corn, but his boat is so small that he can only take one across at a time. He cannot leave the fox alone with the chicken and he cannot leave the chicken alone with corn. How does the farmer get all three across the river?
5. What has many keys but can’t open a single lock?
6. I am an odd number. Take away a letter and I become even – what number am I?
7. What can fill a room but takes up no space?
8. Which is heavier: a tonne of bricks or a tonne of feathers?
9. What has a tail, a head, is brown, but has no legs?
10. What has 13 hearts, but no other organs?
11. What’s the least number of chairs you would need at a table to sit four fathers, two grandfathers and four sons?
12. I’m a little man in a red coat, a staff in my hand and a stone in my throat. What am I?
13. Lose me once, I’ll come back stronger. Lose me twice, I’ll leave forever. What am I?
14. When you need me you throw me away, but when you are done with me you bring me back. What am I?
15. What can travel around the world but stays in one corner?
16. A red house is made of red bricks, and a yellow house is made of yellow bricks. What is a greenhouse made of?
17. You bought me for dinner but never eat me. What am I?
18. What begins with T, ends with T, and has T in it?
19. What question can you never answer yes to if it’s true?
20. You stare at me but I don’t blush, you switch me off when you’re in a rush.
Answers below...
Sam
Age
Queue
The farmer must take the chicken across first (leaving the fox and the corn on river bank A). He then takes the fox across second, but instead of leaving the fox with the chicken, he swaps the fox for the chicken (taking the chicken back to the river bank A). He then swaps the chicken out for the corn, bringing the corn over to be with the fox on river bank B. Lastly, he goes back for the chicken and brings it to river bank B.
A piano
Seven
Light
They both weigh the same
A penny
A pack of cards
Four – the four fathers could also be grandfathers and are already sons.
A cherry
Tooth
An anchor
A stamp
Glass – all greenhouses are made of glass.
Cutlery
Teapot
Are you asleep yet?
TV.
Live Q&A: Garden maintenance with Crewcut
This Wednesday, we are having another Neighbourly Q&A session. This time with John Bracewell from Crewcut.
John Bracewell, former Black Caps coach turned Franchisee Development Manager and currently the face of Crewcut’s #Movember campaign, knows a thing or two about keeping the grass looking sharp—whether it’s on a cricket pitch or in your backyard!
As a seasoned Crewcut franchisee, John is excited to answer your lawn and gardening questions. After years of perfecting the greens on the field, he's ready to share tips on how to knock your garden out of the park. Let's just say he’s as passionate about lush lawns as he is about a good game of cricket!
John is happy to answer questions about lawn mowing, tree/hedge trimming, tidying your garden, ride on mowing, you name it! He'll be online on Wednesday, 27th of November to answer them all.
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Poll: Should all neighbours have to contribute to improvements?
An Auckland court has ruled a woman doesn’t have to contribute towards the cost of fixing a driveway she shares with 10 neighbours.
When thinking about fences, driveways or tree felling, for example, do you think all neighbours should have to pay if the improvements directly benefit them?
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82.4% Yes
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15.1% No
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2.5% Other - I'll share below
Test Your Wits! Today's Riddle Will Keep You Guessing!
Only one colour, but not one size,
Stuck at the bottom, yet easily flies.
Present in the sun, but not in rain,
Doing no harm, and feeling no pain.
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