Put on your thinking-caps because it's time for another classic puzzle; can you answer it? Click on 'show answer' for the answer
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An old king is dying and before he dies he wants to decide who will be the next king: his youngest son or his oldest son. He decides to hold a strange horse race for them both where the owner of the slowest horse will become the new king. He tells them that they must race to the castle and that whoever owns the slowest horse becomes the new king. The youngest son jumps on a horse and starts racing for the castle. The king then knows that his youngest son is the most intelligent and makes him the new king. Why?
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It's very pretty, when your answer is the same as the right answer
Have a nice day!
after 'to' it must be 'held'
after 'to' it must be 'held' not 'hold'.am I right?
RE: Hold
The riddle is written in the present tense and so it uses the present tense verb 'hold'.
'Held' is the past tense of 'hold'.
Thanks,
Chris
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Be the most intelligent
Oh, money and power, everybody wants to have them. Jump the first, be quickest or slowest...I can't guess such riddles
Horse Race
Gosh.. It is good to have a bright mind.
interesting
but I liked it
hi
I cannot understand the answer
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Amazing riddle.
I enjoyed this riddle. I'm ashamed to confess I didn't guess the answer. Thank you a lot.