27Jan/1016
Oldest Riddle in History
The Man at St. Ives
This is one of the oldest riddles in history. According to few this riddle has been included in the Guiness Book of Records. Though we are not sure about that. But anyways try giving the answer to this ancient riddle!!
How many were going to St. Ives?
“As I was going to St. Ives
I met a man with seven wives.
Each wife had seven sacks,
Each sack had seven cats,
Each cat had seven kits;
Kits, cats, sacks and wives,
How many were going to St. Ives?”
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January 13th, 2011 - 20:09
He was going alone because he only met the other man and it’s not mentioned that he was going with them!
January 4th, 2012 - 04:21
one
April 12th, 2010 - 17:52
Only One person
April 11th, 2010 - 13:40
Only 1 person,i.e. ‘I’ was going to St ives
March 27th, 2010 - 00:48
or
considering all are going then
kits=7*7*7*7
cats=7*7*7
wifes=7
man=1
himself=1
March 27th, 2010 - 00:46
just 2
the man himself and the one he met on his way.
March 24th, 2010 - 19:02
the person himself
March 17th, 2010 - 22:53
just the person himself
March 12th, 2010 - 23:20
assuming all of them are going to St Ives the total is
(((1+7)*7*7)+1)*7+1+1=2753
February 24th, 2010 - 14:17
nly 1 person is gng..as der is no pariticualr info about others…
February 24th, 2010 - 01:41
7*7*7*7+1+1 = 2403
February 18th, 2010 - 11:55
ANS: 2401( excluding the two mens)
February 17th, 2010 - 20:52
only 1 person
February 3rd, 2010 - 18:28
1
January 30th, 2010 - 16:27
399
January 29th, 2010 - 13:00
cann’t say for sure because where all of them are going is not mentioned