Riddles, one at a time


A Picture Saying
ONCE IN A BLUE MOON
The word ONCE sits in a blue moon. The saying means very rarely.
What Am I? Roads Without Cars
Which object fits all three clues?
A globe shows roads and rivers too. Can it fold into a pocket?
Map
Its roads have no cars, its rivers have no water, and it folds into a pocket: A.
The Lake Word
Only one word looks the same in the lake. Which one?
Which letters look the same when flipped top to bottom?
CHOICE
Every letter of CHOICE is the same top and bottom, so the water cannot change it.
I am a 4-digit number. My first digit is twice my last. My second digit is my first and last added together. All my digits add up to 20, and I am odd. What number am I?
The Four Clues
Write every digit in terms of the last one.
6923
Call the last digit x: the digits are 2x, 3x, 20 - 6x and x. x can only be 1, 2 or 3; 1 breaks the third digit and 2 makes it even, so x = 3: 6923.


Twin Panels
How many TILES were changed?
6
Dot, turn, colour, corners, shape and ring.
Hands Apart: 2:20
What is the SMALLER angle between the hands?
In 20 minutes the hour hand moves 10° past the 2.
50°
Minute hand at 120°, hour hand at 60° + 10° = 70°: 50° apart.
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