Riddles of people

Riddles of people

You see a boat filled with people, yet there isn’t a single person on board.
How is that possible?

Answer

All the people on the boat are married.

A couple who has 5 sons went for a picnic. Each son has 7 sisters. Each sister has 3 babies. In total,
how many people went for the picnic?

Answer

2

Two fathers and two sons are in a car, yet there are only three people in the car.
How is possible?

Answer

They are a grandfather, father and son.

A man who lives on the tenth floor takes the elevator down to the first floor every morning and goes to work. In the evening, when he comes back; on a rainy day, or if there are other people in the elevator, he goes to his floor directly. Otherwise, he goes to the seventh floor and walks up three flights of stairs to his apartment.
Can you explain why?

Answer

The man is of a short stature.

Alex entered a restaurant where a crowd of people were enjoying a meal. When the people saw Alex they dropped their forks and fled the restaurant.
What happened?

Answer

Alex was the name of a reticulated python who escaped from the local zoo and found himself entering a crowded restaurant.

Some people prefer being on top, others prefer being on the bottom, and it always involves a bed.
What is it?

Answer

A bunk bed

People buy me to eat, but never eat me.
What am i?

Answer

A plate

What gets longer when pulled,fits between breasts, slides neatly into a hole,has choked people when used improperly,and works best when jerked?

Answer

A seat belt.

There were some people on the train. 19 get off at the first stop and 17 get on. Now are 68 people.
How many people were on the train to begin with?

Answer

70 people

I am going fast, and I am standing still. I am transferring people and things all over the word. I have seats but I can’t fly. I make a sound that kids would like.
What am i?

Answer

Train.

A man died and went to Heaven. There were thousands of other people there. They were all naked and all looked as they did at the age of 21. He looked around to see if there was anyone he recognised. He saw a couple and he knew immediately that they were Adam and Eve.
How did he know?

Answer

He recognized Adam and Eve as the only people without navels. Because they were not born of women, they had never had umbilical cords and therefore they never had navels.

In a party of 35 people there are twice as many women as children and twice as many children as men.
How many of each are there?

Answer

5 men, 10 children and 20 women
If x = the number of men, then x + 2x + 4x =35
therefore 7x = 35
so x = 5

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