The March Riddle, “What 8-letter word can have a letter taken away and still be a word? Take another letter away and it is still a word. Keep on doing that until you only have one letter and the final word left. What is the original word?” answer is Starting, staring, string, sting, sing, sin, in, I.
April 7, 2023
The riddle of the month is “What 8-letter word can have a letter taken away and still be a word? Take another letter away and it is still a word. Keep on doing that until you only have one letter and the final word left. What is the original word?”
March 14, 2023
Are you smarter than Stinky? A girl has as many brothers as sisters, but each brother has only half as many brothers as sisters. How many brothers and sisters are there in the family? Email your answers to Stinky by February 10th and if you are correct you will be entered in a drawing for […]
January 16, 2023
Are you smarter than Stinky?
Lily is a lilypad in a small pond. Lilly doubles her size each day, On the 20th day, she covers the whole pond. On what day was Lily half the size of the pond?
December 22, 2022
Are you smarter than Stinky? You have me today, Tomorrow you’ll have more; As your time passes, I’m not easy to store; I don’t take up space, But I’m only in one place; I am what you saw, But not what you see. What am I? Email your answers to Stinky by December 6th and […]
November 17, 2022
It can speak
With its hard metal tongue
But it can not breathe
For it has no lung
What is it?
October 26, 2022
Which of the following words don’t belong in the group and why? CORSET, COSTER, SECTOR, ESCORT, COURTS
September 22, 2022
When John was six years old he hammered a nail into his favorite tree to mark his height. Ten years later at age sixteen, John returned to see how much higher the nail was. If the tree grew by five centimeters each year, how much higher would the nail be?
September 21, 2022
Are you smarter than Stinky?
What English word retains the same pronunciation, even after you take away four of its five letters?
July 11, 2022
Are you smarter than Stinky?
Only one color, but not one size. Stuck at the bottom, yet easily flies. Present in sun, but not in the rain. Doing no harm, and feeling no pain. What is it?
July 11, 2022