Statistics for Riddles #1

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Hint	Answer	% Correct
Fifth letter of the alphabet	L	91%
Tallest mountain before Mount Everest was discovered	Mount Everest	84%
What gets wetter every time it drys	Towel	84%
How much dirt is there in a hole 3 feet deep, 6 ft long and 4 ft wide?	None	81%
If there are 6 apples and you take away 4, how many do you have?	4	80%
If you had only one match, and entered a dark room containing an oil lamp, some newspaper, and some kindling wood, which would you light first?	The match	76%
If there are 12 fish in a pond and half of them drown, how many are left?	12	74%
What has a head and a tail but no body?	A coin	62%
How many holes in a big polo?	6	54%
How many times can you subtract 10 from 100?	Once	53%
What goes up but never comes down?	Age	47%
How can a man go eight days without sleep?	Sleep at night	41%
A man dressed in all black is walking down a country lane. Suddenly, a large black car without any lights on comes round the corner and screeches to a halt. How did the car know he was there?	It's daytime	34%
What goes up and down but never moves?	Stairs	18%
Longest word	Smiles	13%