Viral riddles

There was once a man and he was looking at a boat faraway. He went on the boat but when he got there, not a single person was on the boat! Why?

Answer

Because they were all married!

Do you have any idea why a raven is like a writing desk?

Answer

There is no real answer. Just a paradox from Alice in Wonderland. However, many have theorized that the answer could be Poe. He wrote "The Raven" on a writing desk.

There is a square type of area where 4 houses are there.If green house is in west,yellow house is in east and red house in north,where is the White House?

Answer

Washington DC, USA (Not in south!)

Mallory can go through the green glass door, but Sara can't.
Apples can go through the green glass door, but bananas can't. Coffee can go through the green glass door, but water can't.
Why can't Sara, bananas, or water go through the green glass door?

Answer

Only words with double letters next to each other can go through the green glass door.

When Rebecca had her birthday in the year 2000, she became 8 years old. However, she was born in the year 2008.
How can you explain this?

Answer

Rebecca was born in 2008 BC.

I was taking a plane to China and almost missed my flight. On my way to the terminal there were 7 other girls walking in the opposite direction. Each of these girls had 8 purses and each purse had 2 dogs.
How many in all were on the plane?

Answer

Just one. The 7 other girls were walking in the opposite direction, so they were heading away from the plane.

The are 10 copycats on a boat. 2 jump off.
How many copy cats are left in the boat?

Answer

There are none left, for they all jumped off because they are all COPY-cats.

Your in a circular room with eight doors. Inside the doors are two lions for each door, and they have been hungry for fifty years. How do you get out?

Answer

Go through any door because the lions have died of hunger.

What did sushi A say to sushi B?

Answer

Wasa-b!

My tines be long, my tines be short.
My tines end ere, my first report.
What am I?

Answer

Lightning.

Which number is closest to 5? 87, 32 or 9?

Answer

87. It is the nearest to 5 because there is only a '?' and a space in between 5 and 87.

You are in a room. There are four solid walls, solid roof and solid floor. No door, no windows. All there is in the room is you and a plank of wood. The nearest town is 50 miles away.
How do you escape and get to the town?

Answer

You rub your hands together until they are sore (saw). You use the saw to cut the plank in half. You put the two halves together to make a whole (hole). You put the hole in the wall. You walk through the hole and shout until you are hoarse (horse). You get on the horse and ride to the town.