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'When Gwen is twice as old as Dean, Then I shall be just 17. But Gwendoline was 23 When Dean was twice as old as me.' Thats what Bill said. So tell us then, How old he was when Dean was ten?
0,1,2,3,4,5,6,7,8,9 How can you use the digits above once each only to compose two fractions which when added together equal 1?
1. Carnation, Peony, Tomato, Rose 2. North America, Australia, Asia, Canada 3. Dodgers, Cubs, Cowboys, Cardinals 4. Laugh, Giggle, Chuckle, Cry 5. Southeast, Southwest, Northeast, East Which one does not belong to each line?
1. Trigonometry, Geometry, Cirrus, Calculus 2. Comic book, Atlas, Novel, Brain teasers book 3. Otter, Shark, Dolphin, Sea Lion 4. Pen, Pencil, Eraser, Chalk 5. Golden Delicious, Bartlett, Granny Smith, Jonathon Which one does not belong to each line?
2 people in front of 2 people. 2 people behind 2 people, and 2 people beside 2 people. How many people are there?
A book costs $1 plus half its price. How much does it cost?
A bottle costs a dollar more than a cork. Together they cost 110 cents. How much does the bottle cost and how much does the cork cost?
A box without hinges, key or lid, Yet golden treasure inside is hid. What am I?
A boy fell off a 20-foot ladder but did not get hurt. Why not?
A boy has as many sisters as brothers, but each sister has only half as many sisters as brothers. How many brothers and sisters are there in the family?
A boy leaves home in the morning to go to school. At the moment he leaves the house he looks at the clock in the mirror. The clock has no number indication and for this reason, the boy makes a mistake in interpreting the time (mirror-image). Just assuming the clock must be out of order, the boy cycles to school, where he arrives after twenty minutes. At that moment the clock at school shows a time that is two and a half hours later than the time that the boy saw on the clock at home. What time is it?
A boy presses a side of a blue pencil to a side of a yellow pencil, holding both pencils vertically. One inch of the pressed side of the blue pencil, measuring from its lower end, is smeared with paint. The yellow pencil is held steady while the boy slides the blue pencil down 1 inch, continueing to press it against the yellow one. He returns the blue pencil to its former position, then again it slides down 1 inch. He continues until he has lowered the blue pencil 5 times and raised it 5 times- 10 moves in all. Supposed that during this time the paint neither dries nor diminishes in quantity. How many inches of each pencil will be sneared with paint after the tenth move?
A boy was at a carnival and went to a booth where a man said to the boy, "If I write your exact weight on this piece of paper then you have to give me $50, but if I cannot, I will pay you $50." The boy looked around and saw no scale so he agrees, thinking no matter what the carny writes he'll just say he weighs more or less. In the end the boy ended up paying the man $50. How did the man win the bet?
A bus driver goes the wrong way on a one way street. He passes the cops but they don’t stop him. Why?
A cloud was my mother, the wind is my father, my son is the cool stream, and my daughter is the fruit of the land. A rainbow is my bed, the earth my final resting place, and I'm the torment of man. Who Am I?
A cop was walking past a restaurant when he heard someone scream - "No John, not the gun!" He ran inside and and saw a doctor, a lawyer, a milkman, and a dead body on the floor. He promptly walked over to the milkman and arrested him. He didn't witness the shooting and there was no apparent evidence to prove who shot the person and no one told him who the killer was. How did the policeman instantly know it was the milkman?
A cowboy rode to an inn on Friday. He stayed two nights and left on Friday. How could that be?
A dagger thrust at my own heart, Dictates the way I'm swayed. Left I stand, and right I yield, To the twisting of the blade. What am I?
A doctor gives you three pills and tells you to take one every half an hour. How long will the pills last?
A dog had three puppies, named Mopsy, Topsy and Spot. What was the mothers name?
A farmer in California owns a beautiful pear tree. He supplies the fruit to a nearby grocery store. The store owner has called the farmer to see how much fruit is available for him to purchase. The farmer knows that the main trunk has 24 branches. Each branch has exactly 12 boughs and each bough has exactly 6 twigs. Since each twig bears one piece of fruit, how many plums will the farmer be able to deliver?
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 in the family?
A grandfather, two fathers and two sons went to the movie theater together and everyone bought one movie ticket each. How many tickets did they buy in total?
A great banquet was prepared for a Roman emperor and his courtiers. 22 Dormice, 40 Larks' Tongues, 30 Flamingos and 40 Roast Parrots were served. How many portions of Boiled Ostrich were served?
A group of campers have been on vacation so long, that they've forgotten the day of the week. The following conversation ensues. Darryl: What's the day? I don't think it is Thursday, Friday or Saturday. Tracy: Well that doesn't narrow it down much. Yesterday was Sunday. Melissa: Yesterday wasn't Sunday, tomorrow is Sunday. Ben: The day after tomorrow is Saturday. Adrienne: The day before yesterday was Thursday. Susie: Tomorrow is Saturday. David: I know that the day after tomorrow is not Friday. If only one person's statement is true, what day of the week is it?
A group of privates were standing in the blistering sun facing due west. Their sergeant shouted at them: Right turn! About turn! Left turn! In which direction are they now facing?
A guy was waiting at home, he swung a metal pole then took 3 left turns and on his way back home there was a masked man waiting for him. What is he doing and who is the masked man?
A hole leading in, a hole leading out, we connect to a cavern that is slimy all throughout. What are we?
A horse is tied to a five-meter rope in front of an old saloon. Six meters behind the horse is a bale of hay. Without breaking his rope, the horse is able to eat the hay whenever he chooses. How is this possible?
A horse travels a certain distance each day. Strangely enough, two of its legs travel 30 miles each day and the other two legs travel nearly 31 miles. It would seem that two of the horse's legs must be one mile ahead of the other two legs, but of course this can't be true, since the horse is normal. How is this possible?
A horse was tied to a rope 5 meters long and the horses food was 15 meters away from the horse. How did the horse reach the food?
A large truck is crossing a bridge 1 mile long. The bridge can only hold 14000 lbs, which is the exact weight of the truck. The truck makes it half way across the bridge and stops. A bird lands on the truck. Does the bridge collapse?
A little pool with two layers of wall around it. One white and soft and the other dark and hard, amidst a light brown grassy lawn with an outline of a green grass. What am I?
A man and his boss have the same parents, but are not siblings. How is this possible?
A man builds a house with all 4 sides facing south. A bear walks past the house. What color is the bear?
A man goes to work at the same time each day and travels part of his journey facing forwards and the remainder facing backwards. When he returns at the end of his working day, he only faces forwards. How can this be?
A man has Ten Horses and nine stables as shown here. [] [] [] [] [] [] [] [] [] The man wants to fit Ten Horses into nine stables. How can he fit Ten horses into nine stables?
A man is found dead under a pile of 53 bicycles. What happened?
A man is trapped in a room. The room has only two possible exits: two doors. Through the first door there is a room constructed from magnifying glass. The blazing hot sun instantly fries anything or anyone that enters. Through the second door there is a firebreathing dragon. How does the man escape?
A man named Edward was born on December 21st, yet his birthday is during the summer this year. How could this be?
A man sails off on a cruise between Mexico and the USA. He does not stop at any ports and does not even come out of the cabin, yet he makes $300,000 from his trip. How?
A man says: "Brothers and sisters, have I none, but that man's father is my father's son." Who is he pointing at?
A man walking along a railraod track sees a train thundering at high speed towards him. Instead of immediately jumpimg off the track, he charges directly at the train for about ten feet and only then gets off the track. Why?
A man walks into a bathroom shoots himself in the head. Later he walks out unharmed. How did he survive?
A man was born in 1898 He is still alive now at the age 33 How is this possible ?
A man was born in 1898 He is still alive now at the age 33 How is this possible ?
A man was born in 1987 and died in 1994 at the age of 85. How can this be?
A man was driving a black truck. His lights were not on. The moon was not out. A lady was crossing the street. How did the man see her?
A man was found dead next to a 13 story building. The police say it was a suicide, but you say it was a homicide (someone killed him). To prove this, you go to each floor on the building, open the window, and toss a penny out. You do this to each floor until you reach the 13th floor, open the window, and toss a penny out. How does this prove it wasn't a suicide?
A man was just doing his job when his suit was torn. Why did he die three minutes later?
A man was taking a walk and it started to rain. He did not bring an umbrella or wear a hat. All of his clothes got wet but not a single hair got wet. How is this possible?
A man went on a trip with a fox, a goose and a sack of corn. He came upon a stream which he had to cross and found a tiny boat to use to cross the stream. He could only take himself and one other - the fox, the goose, or the corn - at a time. He could not leave the fox alone with the goose or the goose alone with the corn. How does he get all safely over the stream?
A monkey, a squirrel, and a bird are racing to the top of a coconut tree. Who will get the banana first, the monkey, the squirrel, or the bird?
A mother gave birth to six kids. The first daughter's name is July. The second daughter's name is August. The third daughter's name is September. The fourth daughter's name is October. The next child was a boy, therefore, she named him November. The mother was planning on having a girl named December, but it turned out that she got a boy. If she didn't name him December, what is his name?
A mother has three sick children. She has a 24-ounce bottle of medicine and needs to give each child eight ounces of the medicine. She is unable to get to the store and has only three clean containers, which measure 5, 11 and 13 ounces. The electricity is out and she has no way of heating water to wash the containers and doesn't want to spread germs. How can she divide the medicine to give each child an equal portion without having any two children drink from the same container?
A person gets up 180 times every night and sleeps for at least 7 hours at a time. Where does the person live?
A pipe, a carrot, and a couple sticks are lying together in a field. Why?
A pregnant lady named her children: Dominique, Regis, Michelle, Fawn, Sophie and Lara. What will she name her next child? Jessica, Katie, Abby or Tilly?
A prisoner is told "If you tell a lie we will hang you; if you tell the truth we will shoot you." What can he say to save himself?
A queen bee was buzzing, a worker bee was buzzing, a honey bee was buzzing, and a killer bee was buzzing. How many bees were in buzzing?
A rooster laid an egg on top of a barn, which way did it fall?
A sign on the barber's door says "I shave only those who do not shave themselves". Does the barber shave himself?
A simple peasant bought a number of camels and is taking them to his farm. As he rides contentedly along he counts them - he counts 29. He was sure he had bought 30 camel, so in alarm he jumps off his camel and counts the camels again. To his delight there are 30. Half an hour later, he counts his camels and once more there are just 29. Confused, he climbs off his camel and counts again. Once more there are 30. Can you explain?
A store has on sale a computer and word processor small enough to fit in your pocket. It can add, multiply, subtract, divide, and write in all languages. A delete device will correct any error. No electricity is required to operate it. The price? Only a few cents! How can the store make a profit by selling it so cheap?
A student zips on his scooter to ride to the train station to get to college. His home is close to two stops; the first one is a mile from home, and the second is two miles from home in the opposite direction. In the morning, he always gets on at the first stop and in the afternoon, he always gets off at the second one. Why?
A thousand colored folds stretch toward the sky, Atop a tender strand, Rising from the land, 'Til killed by maiden's hand, Perhaps a token of love, perhaps to say goodbye. What am I?
A time when they are green, a time when they're brown, but both of these times, cause me to frown. But just in between, for a very short while, They're perfect and yellow and cause me to smile! What am I talking about here?
A train just leaves a station and enters a tunnel. Where is the best place for a claustrophobic person to sit?
A woman is sitting in her room at night. She has no lights on, no candle, no lamp, no light at all and yet she is reading. How is that possible?
A woman shoots her husband. Then she holds him underwater for over 5 minutes. Finally, she hangs him. But 5 minutes later they both go out together and enjoy a wonderful dinner together. How can this be?
A word I know, six letters it contains. Subtract just one, and twelve is what remains. What is the word?
Alice is walking throught the forest of forgetfulness. She wants to know what day of the week it is. She stops and asks a lion and a unicorn. Now the lion lies all of the time on Monday, Tuesday, and Wednesday. The unicorn always lies on Thursday, Friday and Saturday. Alice asks the lion what day it is, he says, "Well, yesterday was one of my lying days." Alice can't figure it out just from the lion's answer so she asks the unicorn and the unicorn says, "Yesterday was also one of my lying days." What day is it?
Alive without breath, As cold as death, Never thirsty, Ever drinking, Clad in mail, Never clinking, Drowns on dry land, Thinks an island Is a mountain, Thinks a fountain Is a puff of air. What am I?
All about, but cannot be seen, Can be captured, cannot be held, No throat, but can be heard. What is it?
All the electricity was out in town and none of the street lights or traffic signals had power. A dark limousine was cruising down the newly paved blacktop, with its headlights off. A young boy dressed totally in black (with no reflectors) stepped out to cross the street. The moon wasn't out and the boy had no flashlight, yet the driver stopped to let the boy cross the street. How did the driver see the boy?
Almost everyone sees me without noticing me, for what is beyond is what he or she seeks.
Always in you, Sometimes on you; If I surround you, I can kill you. What am I?
Always invisible, yet never out of sight. What are they?
An accessory sported by many construction workers.
Analogies are comparisons. Complete each analogy below. Here is an example: Ear is to hearing as eye is to? Sight. 1. Cardinals is to St. Louis as Dodger is to? 2. A.M. is to before noon as P.M. is to? 3. Three is to triangle as 8 is to? 4. Tear is to tore as see is to? 5. Springfield is to Illinois as Austin is to?
Are the below statements True or False? 1. The Washington Monument is in Washington D.C.? 2. The Pacific Ocean is on the east coast of North America? 3. There are 12 months in every Gregorian year? 4. The color red is a primary color? 5. Lincoln was the the third president of the United States?
As a whole, I am both safe and secure. Behead me, and I become a place of meeting. Behead me again, and I am the partner of ready. Restore me, and I become the domain of beasts. What am I?
As defendants, we deny all involvement in the unscrupulous dealings which have come to light in the recent government investigation. What country name is hidden in the previous sentence?
As I was going to the fair, I saw a man with golden hair. He had 3 sons each with another one. How many people were going to the fair?
At night they come without being fetched, And by day they are lost without being stolen. What are they?
Ben walked into a hardware store and asked the price of some items. The salesman said: One costs $1, Eight costs $1, Seventeen cost $2, One hundred four costs $3 and One thousand seventy two costs $4. What was Ben buying?
Bouncing Bob was riding a particularly frisky horse when suddenly its bridle came off. As they raced down the road, a screaming Bob clung to the horse's ears for dear life. Out of the corner of his eye, Bob saw a car coming, and realizing the horse was completely out of control, he panicked. Flailing his arms about, he accidentally caused the horse to come to an abrupt halt. What could Bouncing Bob have done to make the horse stop?
Bright as diamonds, Loud as thunder, Never still, A thing of wonder. What am I?
Can a kangaroo jump higher than the Empire State Building?
Can a man legally marry his widow's sister in the state of California?
Can a man legally marry his widow's sister in the state of California?
Can you Form a word from the letters? A B C D E F G I. (note; the word is hyphenated)
Can you list 15 items that are sold in pairs?
Can you name three consecutive days without using Sunday, Wednesday and Friday?
Captain Ali is the captain of the ship. The captain of the ship is Captain Ali. What is the name of the ship. Guess the name of the ship
Charlotte is 13 years old. Her father Montague is 40 years old. How many years ago was Charlotte's father four times as old as Charlotte?
Claire ordered a meal for her family of four at a fast food restaurant. She ordered meal numbers 1, 3, 7 and 9 but the ended up giving all the food back. Why is that?
Dreaming of apples on a wall. And dreaming often, dear. I dreamed that, if I counted all, How many would appear? How many?
During what month do people sleep the least?
Even if they are starving, natives living in the Arctic will never eat a penguin's egg. Why not?
Everyone has it. Those who have it least don’t know that they have it. Those who have it most wish they had less of it, But not too little or none at all.
First, think of the color of clouds. Next think of the color of snow. Last, think of the color of the moon. Now, what do cows drink?
Five apples are in a basket. How do you divide them among five girls so that each girl gets an apple, but one apple remains in the basket?
Four cars come to a four way stop, all coming from a different direction. They can't decide who got there first, so they all go forward at the same time. They do not crash into each other, but all four cars go. How is this possible?
Four men were in a boat on the lake. The boat turns over, and all four men sink to the bottom of the lake, yet not a single man got wet! Why?
Four very obese women, one from Egypt, one from Lebanon, one from Sudan, and a British women became very sad when they lost 30 pounds. Why would they be sad?
Gaze at this sentence for just about sixty seconds and then explain what makes it quite different from the average sentence. Quick! What is it?
here are several books on a bookshelf. If one book is the 4th from the left and 6th from the right, how many books are on the shelf?
Holding two long poles, five fellows chase a herd of white buffalo into a cave. What is really going on here?
How can a person go eight days without sleep?
How can you fit 4 apples inside a box that measures 7x4x2 inches?
How can you hold a piece of string, one end in each hand, and tie a knot in the string with out letting go of either end?
How can you smell if you don’t have a nose?
How can you spell "enemy" in three letters?
How can you take 2 from 5 and leave 4?
How do you make the number 7 even without addition, subtraction, multiplication, or division?
How far can a dog run into the woods?
How many birthdays do the average Jehovah Witness’ have?
How many birthdays does the average women have?
How many bricks does it take to complete a brick building?
How many bricks does it take to finish a brick building?
How many eggs can you put into an empty basket?
How many letters are in "the alphabet"?
How many letters are in Christmas?
How many months in the year have 28 days?
How many of each type of animal did Moses take on the Ark?
How many of each type of animal did Moses take on the Ark?
How many seconds are there in a year?
How many seconds are there in January?
How many sides does a circle have?
How many three cent stamps are in a dozen?
How many times does the long hand of the clock pass the short hand between midnight one day and midnight the following day? As both hands are together at the starting time of midnight this does not count as a pass.
How much dirt is there in a hole that is 3 ft deep, and 9 inches in diameter?
I always follow you around, everywhere you go at night. I look very bright to people, but I can make the sun dark. I can be in many different forms and shapes. What am I?
I am a fruit. If you take away the first letter of my name I become a crime. Take away the first two letters of my name I become an animal. Take away the first and last letter of my name and I become a form of music. What am I?
I am a path situated between high natural masses. Remove my first letter and you have a path situated between man-made masses. What am I?
I am a word of six; my first three letters refer to an automobile; my last three letters refer to a household animal; my first four letters is a fish; my whole is found in your room. What am I?
I am four letters long, I can be seen in the sky, I am the ocean & I am the sea. Can you guess me?
I am free yet priceless, you can't own me but you can use me, you can't keep me but you can spend me. Once you lost me you can never have me back. What am I?
I am here neither dead or alive. What am I?
I am not found on any ground, But always in the air; Though charged each cloud with thunder loud, You can not find me there. Now, if from France you choose to dance Your way just into Spain, I there am seen, and near the queen, In hail, in mist, and rain. What am I?
I am served at a table, In gatherings of two or four; Served small, white and round. You'll love some, And that's part of the fun. What am I?
I am strong enough to smash ships, but I fear the Sun. What am I?
I am the beginning of sorrow and the end of sickness. You cannot express happiness without me, yet I am in the midst of crosses. I am always in risk, yet never in danger. You may find me in the sun, but I am never out of darkness. What am I?
I am the ruler of shovels, I have a double. I am as thin as a knife, I have a wife. What am I?
I build up castles. I tear down mountains. I make some men blind, I help others to see. What am I?
I can be long, or I can be short. I can be grown, and I can be bought. I can be painted, or left bare. I can be round, or square. What am I?
I can be short and sometimes hot. When displayed, I rarely impress. What am I?
I can come in a can, I can come as a punch, I can come as a win, You can eat me for lunch. What am I?
I can sizzle like bacon, I am made with an egg, I have plenty of backbone, but lack a good leg, I peel layers like onions, but still remain whole, I can be long, like a flagpole, yet fit in a hole. What am I?
I come in a cone but I am not food; I will be skewed if you screw with my hue; I come by the millions but you can probably only name a few. What am I?
I don't have eyes, but once I did see. Once I had thoughts, but now I'm white and empty. What am I?
I have a little house in which I live all alone. It has no doors or windows, and if I want to go out I must break through the wall. What am I?
I have legs but walk not, a strong back but work not. Two good arms but reach not. A seat but sit and tarry not.
I have many feathers to help me fly. I have a body and head, but I'm not alive. It is your strength which determines how far I go. You can hold me in your hand, but I'm never thrown. What am I?
I have three USA coins. They are not a quarter, dime or penny and they add up to 60 cents. What are the coins?
I have two coins, one is marked George I and one is marked George IV. One is genuine but one is a forgery. Which is the forgery?
I know a word of letters three. Add two, and fewer there will be! What Word Am I?
I know a word of letters three. Add two, and fewer there will be. What is it?
I know what my job is, The point has been made. You say I have a big head, And you're right, I'm afraid. Put me in my place, And then leave me alone. What I need most, Is someone to drive me home. What am I?
I like indigo but not blue, I like onions but not turnips, I like forms but not shapes. According to the same rule, do I like tomatoes or avocados?
I look at you, you look at me, I raise my right, you raise your left. What am I?
I love to dance and twist and prance, I shake my tail, as away I sail, wingless I fly into the sky. What am I?
I run around the city, but I never move.
I run through hills; I veer around mountains. I leap over rivers and crawl through the forests. Step out your door to find me. What am I?
I was born in the 18th century, yet still live on today. Appearing on TV when I have something to say. Called everything from "honest" to a dirty rotten "crook", I used to wear a wig, but have had several looks. I've always had a party, but never disturb the neighbors. I've been shot at many times - major stories for the papers. What am I?
I you were to take two apples from three apples, how many would you have?
I'm always in charge, I'm never in debt. I'm known as the first amongst all my kind. I'm found within cars, But never in buses. I'm not used in Mexico, I'm used in Palestine. What am I?
I'm not clothes but I cover your body; The more I'm used, the thinner I grow. What am I?
I'm tall and twisted; Narrow and fast; I'm there for a moment, But my devastation lasts. What am I?
I'm the part of the bird that's not in the sky. I can swim in the ocean and yet remain dry. What am I?
I'm under your face, I'm outside your mind; A biological case, Pressure brings pain sometimes. What am I?
I'm vital to a promise, and the first step to a plan. Whenever you're helpless, I'll be there in the middle to guide you if I can.
If 5 cats catch 5 mice in 5 minutes, how long will it take one cat to catch a mouse?
If a cat can jump 5 feet high, then why can’t it jump through a window that is 3 feet high?
If a chicken says, "All chickens are liars". Is the chicken telling the truth?
If a farmer has 5 chickens, two horses, and a wife. How many feet are on his farm?
If a wheel has 64 spokes, how many spaces are there between the spokes?
If an electric train is going east at 60 miles an hour and there is a strong westerly wind, which way does the smoke from the train drift?
If an electric train is travelling south, which way is the smoke going?
If Bethany drank a half cup of wine, and Maria drank a fourth cup of wine, who drank more?
If I have a bee in my hand, what is in my eye?
If I say I am lying, am I telling the truth?
If it takes 3 people to dig 1 hole how many people does it takes for 1/2 an hole?
If it took 6 people 9 hours to build a barn, how long would it take 12 people to build the same barn?
If life gets tough, what do you have that you can always count on?
If pentagons have five sides, octagons have 8 sides, decagons have 10 sides and hexagons have 6. How many sides does a family of 3 have on their dining table?
If roses are red, snakes can fly, and violets are blue, something is wrong with this statement and I hope you find it too.
If seven cats kill seven rats in 7 minutes, how many would be needed to kill one hundred rats in 50 minutes?
If six children and two dogs were under an umbrella, how come none of them got wet?
If someone says to you, "I'll bet you $1 that if you give me $2, I will give you $3 in return", would this be a good bet for you to accept?
If the day before yesterday is the 23rd, then what is the day after tomorrow?
If there are 10 people in a house and everyone wants to make a hand shake with only people shorter than themselves. Assuming everybody is different in height. How many hand shakes are made?
If there are four sheep, two dogs and one herds-men, how many feet are there?
If two peacocks lay two eggs in two days how many eggs does one peacock lay in four days?
If you buy a rooster for the purpose of laying eggs and you expect to get three eggs each day for breakfast, how many eggs will you have after three weeks?
If you buy a rooster for the purpose of laying eggs and you hope to have two eggs every day for your breakfast, how many eggs can you expect to have after 13 days?
If you drop the soap on the floor, is the floor clean or the soap dirty?
If you have three oranges and you take away two, how many will you have?
If you have two coins which total 35 cents and one of the coins is not a dime, what are the two coins?
if you put roast in a roaster what do you put in toaster?
If you put roast in a roaster, what do you put in toaster?
If you screw a light bulb into a socket by turning the bulb toward the right with your right hand, which way would you turn the socket with your left hand in order to unscrew it while holding the bulb stationary?
If you throw it out the window, you'll leave a grieving wife. But leave it in the middle of the door, and you might just save a life.
If you toss a die and it comes up with the number one 9 times in a row, what is the probability that it will come up with one on the next throw?
If you were standing directly on Antarctica's South Pole facing north, which direction would you travel if you took one step backward?
If you're 8 feet away from a door and with each move you advance half the distance to the door. How many moves will it take to reach the door?
If your uncle's sister is not your aunt, what relation is she to you?
In 1990, a person is 15 years old. In 1995 that same person is 10 years old. How is this possible?
In a pond, there are some flowers with some bees hovering over them. If both the following statements are true: 1. If each bee lands on a flower, one bee doesn't get a flower. 2. If two bees share each flower, there is one flower left out. How many flowers and bees are there?
In the back yard, there is a hollow stump, that contains six ears of corn. If a healthy squirrel carries out only three ears each day, how many days will it take to empty the stump?
In yon vast field of cultivated space, I there am found with members of my race; Decapitate me - if you've no objection - You then will find what brings me to perfection; Take one more cut, and then you'll plainly see What Iam destined, day by day, to be. What am I?
It has rib bones and back bones. It swallows human beings whole, then spits them out alive. What is it?
It may only be given, Not taken or bought, What the sinner desires, But the saint does not.
It's always 1 to 6, it's always 15 to 20, it's always 5, but it's never 21, unless it's flying. What is it?
Jack had only $2, but he needed $3 for his cab fare home. He went to a pawn shop and pawned his $2 for $1.50. Jack then bumped into Don and told him that he would sell him his $2 pawn ticket for $1.50. Don agreed. Jack started out with $2 and he ended up with $3. Who is out the extra dollar and why?
Jimmy’s mother had three children. The first was called April, the second was called May. What was the name of the third?
Joe is turning 17 this year, yet he turned 16 yesterday. How is this possible?
John bets Tom $100 that he can predict the score of the football game before it starts. Tom agrees, but loses the bet. Why did Tom lose the bet?
Jordan is leaving from a small town in Wyoming and hiking through the wilderness to a post where he will spend the summer. The hike will take Jordan six days. One man can only carry enough food and water for four days. Jordan cannot take a mule or any other animal to haul his food and water, because there will be insufficient food and supplies for the animals at his destination. How can Jordan make it to his destination?
Julie is going on an extended trip for three weeks. She lives in a remote area where there are frequent electrical power outages which can last up to three or four days. Julie has quite a bit of food in her freezer which would go bad if it thawed and then re-froze. She does have digital clock and a VCR which would flash 12:00 if the power went out. Unfortunately the clock and VCR flash even if the power only goes out for a few seconds. What can Julie do so that when she returns home she will be able to determine whether the power was out long enough to thaw her food? Asking a neighbor whether the power was out, isn't a reliable option because the nearest house is half a mile away, and one house may have power, while another house may have no power. She won?t be able to have a neighbor check on her house every day, and has no one to house sit.
Lynn likes grapes but not potatoes. She likes squash but not lettuce, and she likes peas but not onions. Following the same rule, will she like pumpkins or apples?
Men have one, women two, and when they become family, it’s three. What is it?
Mr. and Mrs. Mustard have six daughters and each daughter has one brother. How many people are in the Mustard family?
My first is high, My second damp, My whole a tie, A writer's cramp. What am I?
My first is in blood and also in battle. My second is in acorn, oak, and apple. My third and fourth are both the same. In the center of sorrow and twice in refrain. My fifth starts eternity ending here. My last is the first of last, Oh Dear!
My first is often at the front door. My second is found in the cereal family. My third is what most people want. My whole is one of the United States. What am I?
Name an eight-letter word that has kst in the middle, in the beginning, and at the end. What is it?
Name an English word of more than 2 letters that both begins and ends with the letters "he" in that order, there are two possible answers. What is it?
Name the first three presidents to live in the white house?
Name three things that? 1. Are red 2. Can swim 3. Give off heat
Of no use to one Yet absolute bliss to two. The small boy gets it for nothing. The young man has to lie for it. The old man has to buy it. The baby's right, The lover's privilege, The hypocrite's mask. To the young girl, faith; To the married woman, hope; To the old maid, charity. What am I?
On a fine sunny day a ship was in the harbor. All of a sudden the ship began to sink. There was no storm and nothing wrong with the ship yet it sank right in front of the spectators eyes. What caused the ship to sink?
On Christmas eve, when Santa leaves his workshop on the north pole, what direction does he travel?
One day a man jumped from a plane without a parachute and suffered no injuries, how is that possible?
One is to three as three is to five and five is to four and four is the magic number. What is the pattern?
Only two back bones and a thousand ribs. What am I?
Other than being colors, what do the words orange, silver, and purple have in common?
Our dinner guests cry that we are evil, when they notice their place in the meal. But its no big deal why; we are just one big happy tribe! And we get reall fed up with people! Who, What or Are we?
Picture three boxes containing fruit. The first box is marked peaches, the second is marked oranges, and the third box is marked peaches and oranges. Each of the boxes is labeled incorrectly. How could you label each box correctly if you were allowed to select only one fruit from one of the boxes?
Place three matches on a table. Tell a friend to add two more matches to make eight. How can this be done?
Pronounced as one letter, But look and you'll see, That really I'm written with three. I'm read from both ends, The same either way. What am I?
Rearrange all the letters in each of the sentences to form, in each case, a well-known proverb. 1. I don't admit women are faint. 2. It rocks. The broad flag of the free. 3. Strong lion's share almost gone. What are the proverbs?
Rearrange the following letters to make just one word. "STOODUWERNJ" What is it?
Romeo and Juliet are found dead on the floor in a bedroom. When they were discovered, there were pieces of glass and some water on the floor. The only furniture in the room is a shelf and a bed. The house is in a remote location, away from everything except for the nearby railroad track. What caused the death of Romeo and Juliet?
Round as a button, Deep as a well. If you want me to talk, You must first pull my tail. What am I?
Sally has four classes, Science, Math, English Language Arts, and History. She had a test in every class, and wanted to have some fun, so she did all of her tests in French. When she received her tests back, only one teacher could understand her work. If none of Sally's teachers spoke French, which teacher was able to understand the test and how did they understand it?
Seven kids are in line for a carnival ride. Third, in line is Joe, and two spots ahead of him are Kylie. Seventh in line is Kate, in front of Kate is Rylie, behind Joe is Chris, Elizabeth is ahead of John in line. What is the order of the line?
Shoot at me a thousand times and I may still survive; one scratch from me and you will find your prospects take a dive. What am I?
Some say we are red, some say we are green. Some play us, some spray us. What are we?
Something very extraordinary happened on the 6th of May, 1978 at 12:34 a.m. What was it?
Sometimes I am born in silence, Other times, no. I am unseen, But I make my presence known. In time, I fade without a trace. I harm no one, but I am unpopular with all. What am I?
Sophie's mother had 2 sons and 1 daughter. The sons names were George and John. What was the daughter's name?
Suppose you want to send in the mail a valuable object to a friend. You have a box which is big enough to hold the object. The box has a locking ring which is large enough to have a lock attached and you have several locks with keys. However, your friend does not have the key to any lock that you have. You cannot send the key in an unlocked box since it may be stolen or copied. How do you send the valuable object, locked, to your friend - so it may be opened by your friend?
Susan and Lisa decided to play tennis against each other. They bet $1 on each game they played. Susan won three bets and Lisa won $5. How many games did they play?
Take away my first letter, then take away my second letter. Then take away the rest of my letters, yet I remain the same. What am I?
Ten ladies tried to fit under a small umbrella, none of them got wet. How did they do it?
The 22nd and 24th presidents of the United States of America had the same parents, but were not brothers. How can this be possible?
The day before two days after the day before tomorrow is Saturday. What day is it today?
The distance from the Earth to the Sun is about 100 million miles. The speed of light is 186,000 miles per second, and light takes eight minutes to reach the Earth from the Sun. Let's say the Sun rose at 6am this morning, and that by some freak of physics the speed of light is suddenly doubled to 372,000 miles a second. What time will the Sun rise tomorrow?
The favorite foods of Megan, Michael, Sergi, and Jana are written below. Each person has a different favorite food. Use the following food clues to match the people with their favorite foods. 1. Michael likes ketchup and mustard on his favorite food. 2. Jana is allergic to cheese. 3. Sergi eats his favorite food on a bun. 4 Sometimes for something different, Michael makes his food into corn dogs. What are each kids favorite food? Write the name of the person next to their favorite foods. Chicken Drumstick: Hot Dog in a bun: A slice of Pizza: A hamburger in a bun:
The following sentence is false. The preceding sentence is true. Are these sentences true or false?
The king dies and two men, the true heir and an impostor, both claim to be his long-lost son. Both fit the description of the rightful heir: about the right age, height, coloring and general appearance. Finally, one of the elders proposes a test to identify the true heir. One man agrees to the test while the other flatly re-fuses. The one who agreed is immediately sent on his way, and the one who re-fused is correctly identified as the rightful heir. Can you figure out why?
The marathon man timed himself and found out that if he wore a bright white outfit he ran 20 miles in 80 minutes, but when he wore a dark outfit, he ran 20 miles in one hour and twenty minutes. What does this mean for his next race?
The rungs of a 10 foot ladder attached to a ship are 1 foot apart. If the water is rising at the rate of one foot an hour, how long will it take until the water covers over the ladder?
The word FACETIOUSLY contains the six vowels, A-E-I-O-U and Y, in their alphabetical order. Can you find another English word that does the same?
There are 2 ducks in front of 2 other ducks. There are 2 ducks behind 2 other ducks. There are 2 ducks beside 2 other ducks. How many ducks are there?
There are 2 fathers and 2 sons going on a fishing trip. Every person catches one fish. In total, there were only 3 fish. How is that so?
There are 20 people in an empty, square room. Each person has full sight of the entire room and everyone in it without turning his head or body, or moving in any way (other than the eyes). Where can you place an apple so that all but one person can see it?
There are four brothers in this world that were all born together. The first runs and never wearies. The second eats and is never full. The third drinks and is always thirsty. The fourth sings a song that is never good. What are the four brothers?
There are four men on a boat in the middle of the ocean with five cigarettes and nothing to make a flame. But five seconds later they get a cigarette lighter. How?
There are two planes. One is going from New York to London at a speed of 600 MPH. The other is traveling from London to New York at a speed of 500 MPH. When the planes meet which one will be closer to London?
There are two statues of pennies. One is highly tilted and one is perfectly straight.Which is to fall over first?
There is a boat with a ladder attached to it, the ladder is eight feet tall. If the water rises four feet how much of the ladder will be on top of the water?
There is a clothing store in Bartlesville. The owner has devised his own method of pricing items. A vest costs $20, socks cost $25, a tie costs $15 and a blouse costs $30. Using the method, how much would a pair of underwear cost?
There is a frog, dead in the middle of an island. If he swims north, the distance to the mainland is 2 meters. If he swims south, the distance to the mainland is 3 meters. If he swims east or west, the distance is 4 meters. Which way does he swim?
There is a word and six letters it contains. Take one away and twelve is what remains. What word is it?
There once was an evil wizard. He took 3 woman from their homes and turned them into rose bushes that looked exactly alike. He put them in his garden. One of the woman had a husband and children and begged the wizard to let her see them. He agreed. At night, he brought the woman to her house. In the morning he came and took her home. One day the husband decided to go rescue her. So he snuck into the wizard's garden. He looked and looked at the 3 identical rose bushes trying to figure out which could be his wife. Suddenly, he knew the answer and he took his wife home. How did he know which rose bush was his wife?
There was a green house. Inside the green house there was a white house Inside the white house there was a red house. Inside the red house there were lots of babies What am I?
There was a plane crash every single person died. Who survived?
There were 5 men traveling down a road and it started to rain and 4 men sped up, the 5th did not, but they all arrived at the same place at the same time but all of them were wet besides the 5th. How?
There were five men going to church and it started to rain. The four that ran got wet and the one that stood still stayed dry. How did the one stay dry?
There were two pairs hanging on a tree, one man walked by and took a pair. Soon after a second man also took a pear from the tree. However, even after both men took fruit from the tree there was still a pear left on the tree. How could this be?
This makes the heart grow "FOUNDER"... Not FONDER. What is it?
This thing all things devours: Birds, beasts, trees, flowers; Gnaws iron, bites steel; Grinds hard stones to meal; Slays king, ruins town, And beats high mountain down. What am I?
Three doctors said that Robert was their brother. Robert said he had no brothers. Who is lying?
Three lives have I. Gentle enough to soothe the skin, Light enough to caress the sky, Hard enough to crack rocks. What am I?
Three matches are sitting on a table. Without adding another make for three matches four. You are not allowed to break any of the matches. How can this be done?
Three men are walking across a green and luscious field. Only two of them are wearing rubber boots and yet the feet of the third man remain dry. Why?
Three pirates, One Eye, Long John, and Peg Leg, were gambling with pieces of gold. All the winnings were piled up on the table. One Eye said, 'I have won 1/2' and took a large handful or two. Long John said, 'I have won 1/3' and took a handful. Peg Leg said, ' I have won 1/6' and took a small handful. One Eye said, ' I have taken too much' and returned a half. Long John said, 'I have taken too much' and returned a third. Peg Leg said, 'I have taken too much and returned a sixth. The money on the table was then shared out equally and they had 42 pieces each. One Eye said, 'I have now 1/2 of the total originally.' Long John said, ' I now have 1/3 of the originally.' Peg Leg said, 'I have now 1/6 of the originally.' How much was on the table originally?
Three playing cards in a row. Can you name them with these clues? There is a two to the right of a king. A diamond will be found to the left of a spade. An ace is to the left of a heart. A heart is to the left of a spade. Now, identify all three cards.
Three working women have different careers. If only one of statements 1, 2 and 3 are true, can you tell whether or not Mary is a nurse? 1. This statement is only true if statement 5 is false. 2. This statement is true if statements 4 or 5, or both 4 and 5 are true. 3. This statement is false only if both statements 6 and 1 are true. 4. Mary is a nurse 5. Karen is an artist. 6. Sarah is a photographer.
Tom and his younger sister were fighting. Their mother was tired of the fighting and decided to punish them by making them stand on the same piece of newspaper in such a way that they couldn't touch each other. How did she accomplish this?
Tomorrow Is Neither Wednesday Nor Thursday. Yesterday Was Not Friday Or Saturday. Today Is Not Thursday Nor Monday Nor Sunday. What Day Is Today?
Tool of thief, toy of queen. Always used to be unseen. Sign of joy, sign of sorrow. Giving all likeness borrowed
Trains travel from one town to another town all day, always on the same track, always going nonstop and at the same speed. The noon train took 80 minutes to complete the trip, but the 4 PM train took an hour and 20 minutes. Why?
Two cars were involved in an accident in the center of town. The man who was driving a little green car, had overtaken a big black car. The driver had misjudged the distance between him and the on-coming traffic and had to swerve back in, causing the black car to swerve and crash into a shop window. When the occupants of the cars were examined everyone in the green car was okay, but in the black car was one dead man. However, the driver of the green car was not charged with manslaughter, why was this so?
Two children are born on the same day from the same mother but they are not twins. How is that possible?
Two dogs are sitting on a porch - a fat dog and a thin dog. The little dog is the son of the fat dog, but the fat dog is not the father of the thin dog. Can you explain?
Two fathers were talking. The father of a teenager was complaining about his son but the other father said that his son is perfect. He’s not bossy, he’s not impulsive, he’s not disrespectful, he doesn’t have anger issues. How can his son be so perfect?
Two grandmothers, with their two granddaughters; Two husbands, with their two wives; Two fathers, with their two daughters; Two mothers, with their two sons; Two maidens, with their two mothers; Two sisters, with their two brothers; Yet only six in all lie buried here; All born legitimate, from incest clear. How can this be?
Two men are in a desert. They both have packs on. One of the guys is dead. The guy who is alive has his pack open, the guy who is dead has his pack closed. What is in the pack?
Two men were playing tennis. They played five sets and each man won three sets. How can this be possible?
Two sentries were on duty outside a barracks. One faced up the road to watch for anyone approaching from the North. The other looked down the road to see if anyone approached from the South. Suddenly one of them said to the other, "Why are you smiling?" How did he know that his companion was smiling?
Two travellers spend from 12 o'clock to 6 o'clock walking along a level road, up a hill and back again. Their pace is 4 mph on the level, 3 mph uphill, and 6 mph downhill. How far do they walk and at what time do they reach the top of the hill?
Use all letters of this sentence once each only to spell out three animals. 'TALL ELEPHANT OR APEMAN' What are the three animals?
Use me well and I am everybody, Scratch my back and I am nobody.
Walk on the living, they don't even mumble. Walk on the dead, they mutter and grumble. What are they?
We are five little objects of an everyday sort. You will find us all in a tennis court. What are we?
We are five little things of an everyday sort, You will find us all in a tennis court.
We hurt without moving. We poison without touching. We bear the truth and the lies. We are not to be judged by our size. What are we?
We travelled the sea far and wide. At one time, two of my sailors were standing on opposite sides of the ship. One was looking west and the other one east. And at the same time, they could see each other clearly. How can that be possible?
Wednesday, Tom and Joe went to a restaurant and ate dinner. When they were done they paid for the food and left. But Tom and Joe didn’t pay for the food. Who did?
What animal can jump higher than a building?
What breaks without falling?
What can be driven although it doesn't have wheels, sliced but stays whole?
What can be stolen, mistaken, or altered, yet never leaves you your entire life?
What can I serve but not eat
What can you add to the number one to make it disappear?
What can you find here, there and everywhere?
What can you find in the center of gravity?
What can you hold in your right hand, but not in your left?
What can you put in a barrel, that will make the barrel lighter?
What can you put in a barrel, that will make the barrel lighter?
What can you put in a wood box that will make it lighter?
What common English verb becomes its own past tense by rearranging its letters?
What country would you send a man to for his appetite?
What day would yesterday be if Thursday was four days before the day after tommorow?
What do Alexander the Great and Winnie the Pooh have in common?
What do cats, dogs, birds, fish and turtles all have in common?
What do cinders, charcoal, ember, and fire have that a smoke simply doesn’t have?
What do people spend a lot of money on every year but never want to use?
What do rich people have that can be changed into the law.
What do the letter ‘t’ and an island have in common?
What do you call a bear without an ear?
What do you call a fly without wings?
What do you find at the end of the line?
What do you get if you add 2 blackberries and 5 apples?
What do you throw out to use and take in when you're done?
What does a white hat dropped into the Red Sea become?
What ends everything always?
What ends in a 'w' but has no end?
What force and strength cannot get through, I with a gentle touch can do. And many in the street would stand, were I not a friend at hand. What am I?
What has 10 letters and starts with gas?
What has 12 faces and 42 eyes?
What has a Heart but no other organs?
What has a throne, but has no king?
What has classes but moves?
What has one foot but no body?
What has six faces, but does not wear makeup, has twenty-one eyes, but cannot see? What is it?
What has to be broken before it can be used?
What has to be broken before it can be used?
What has wings but can’t fly, legs but can’t walk, and eyes but can’t see?
What have four fingers, one thumb and is not your hand?
What have these words in common? ASPIRATED GRANGERS PRELATES SWINGERS CHASTENS
What house has post on top, A roof at the bottom, While the rain comes from below?
What is 3/7 chicken, 2/3 cat and 2/4 goat?
What is always late and never present now?
What is as big as an elephant, but weighs nothing at all?
What is better than the best thing and worse than the worst thing?
What is black and white and is red all over?
What is both possible and impossible at the same time?
What is green and smells like blue paint?
What is higher without the head than with it?
What is in front of man and in the center of woman?
What is in seasons, seconds, centuries and minutes but not in decades, years or days?
What is it that even the most careful person always overlooks?
What is it that when you take away the whole, you still have some left over?
What is it that when you take away the whole, you still have some left?
What is long and slim, works in light; has but one eye, and an awful bite?
What is one thing that all wise men, regardless of their politics or religion, agree is between heaven and earth?
What is red and blue, and purple and green? No one can reach it, not even the queen?
What is that which goes with a carriage, comes with a carriage, is of no use to a carriage, and yet the carriage cannot go without it. What is it?
What is the capital of Greece?
What is the difference between a dollar and a half and thirty five-cents?
What is the difference between a lady and a postage stamp?
What is the difference between electricity and lighting?
What is the equivalent of 4k + 2k +k ?
What is the last thing you take off before bed?
What is the missing half of each word pair? 1. Hot and 2. Lock and 3. Black and 4. Scream and 5. Body and 6. Left and 7. Bacon and 8. Cat and 9. Up and 10. Burgers and
What is the mistake in the the following list: ABCDEFGHIJKLMNOPQRSTUVWXYZ?
What is the next letter in this sequence: JFMAMJJASON_ ?
What is the next number in the series? 7,645 5,764 4,576...
What is the one thing that all wise men, regardless of their religion or politics, agree is between heaven and earth? What is it?
What is the only 5 letter word that becomes larger when you add the letter “r” to it?
What is the safest room to be in during a zombie apocalypse?
What is the smallest bridge in the world?
What is the tree that we all carry in our hand?
What is the value of 1/2 of 2/3 of 3/4 of 4/5 of 5/6 of 6/7 of 7/8 of 8/9 of 9/10 of 1,000?
What kind of coat can be put on only when wet?
What kind of stones are never found in the ocean?
What kind of table can you eat?
What kind of table is good for you to eat?
What lives in winter, dies in summer, and grows with its roots upward?
What makes my left hand my right?
What makes my left hand, my right hand?
What makes you, young?
What needs to be taken from you before you have it?
What question can you ask where you can get different answers every time but all the answers being correct?
What question do you always have to answer with YES?
What relation would your father's sister's sister-in-law be to you?
What runs around a house but does not move?
What spends all the time on the floor but never gets dirty?
What three letters change a girl into a woman?
What two things can you never eat for breakfast?
What usually runs when asked to , but doesn’t walk?
What weighs a lot but isn't that heavy?
What when read from right to left is a servant but when read from left to right is a ruler?
What word doesn't belong in this group? That, hat, what, mat, cat, sat, pat, or chat?
What word has kst in the middle, in the beginning, and at the end?
What word in the dictionary is hilarious?
What word starting with BR, that with the addition of the letter E, becomes another word that sounds the same as the first?
What word, if spelled right is wrong and spelled wrong is right?
What year of this century is the same when its number is upside down? What year of the previous century is the same when inverted?
What's as big as you are yet doesn't weigh an ounce?
What’s in a man’s pants that you won’t find in a girl’s dress?
What's the quickest way to double your money?#2
When asked how old she was, Suzie replied, "In two years I will be twice as old as I was five years ago." How old is she?
When can 3 elephants stand under 1 umbrella and not get wet?
When can you add two to eleven and get one as the correct answer?
When is the best time to have lunch?
When liquid splashes me, none seeps through. When I am moved alot, liquid I spew. When I am hit, color I change. And color, I come in quite a range. What I cover is very complex, and I am very easy to flex. What am I?
When may a man's coat pocket be empty, and yet have something in it?
When will water stop running downhill?
When you stop and look, you can always see me. If you try to touch you cannot feel me. I cannot move, but as you near me, I will move away from you. What am I?
Where is the AD before BC, tomorrow before yesterday, and the eight is first?
Where on Earth do the winds always blow from the South?
Where were English kings usually crowned?
Where will you find roads without cars, forests without trees and cities without houses?
Which is correct "The yolk of the egg is white" or "The egg yolk is white"?
Which is correct to say, "The yolk of the egg are white," or "The yolk of the egg is white?"
Which is the largest room in the world?
Which of the following is the largest? Triangle, circle, square, or rectangle?
Which of the following statements are true, and which are false? 1. Only one of the statements is false 2. Exactly two of the statements are false. 3. Only three of the statements are false. 4. Exactly four of the statements are false. 5. All five of these statements are false.
Which of the following words don't belong in the group and why? CORSET, COSTER, SECTOR, ESCORT, COURTS
Which of the seven dwarfs never speaks?
Which tire doesn’t move when a car turns right?
Which word is the odd one out: First Second Third Forth Fifth Sixth Seventh Eighth?
Which word is the odd one out: Seventy, Brawl, Clover, Proper, Carrot, Swing, Change, Travel, Sacred, Stone?
While a cat was outside, it started to downpour. The cat couldn’t find any shelter and got completely soaked by the rain, yet not a single hair was wet. How could this be?
While exploring the wilds of Canada, George was captured by hostile wood fairies. Zion, the powerful chief of the fairies told him he could make one final statement which would determine how he would die. If the statement he made was false, he would be boiled in water. If the statement were true, he would be fried in oil. George found neither of this options too his liking, so he made a statement that got him out of this seemingly impossible situation. What is the one statement he could have made?
Who can shave three times a day and still grow a beard?
Who spends the day at the window, goes to the table for meals and hides at night?
Why do black sheep eat less than white sheep?
Why do security guards feel exhausted and weary guarding the Big Ben clock tower?
Why is an avaricious man like one with a short memory?
Why is your eye like a boy being whipped?
You are given a set of scales and 12 marbles. The scales are of the old balance variety. That is, a small dish hangs from each end of a rod that is balanced in the middle. The device enables you to conclude either that the contents of the dishes weigh the same or that the dish that falls lower has heavier contents than the other. The 12 marbles appear to be identical. In fact, 11 of them are identical, and one is of different weight. Your task is to identify the unusual marble and discard it. You are allowed to use the scales three times if you wish, but no more. Note that the unusual marble may be heavier or lighter than the others. How can you identify it and determine whether it is heavy or light?
You are in a jungle and you come across a lion and a jaguar. You have a gun but there is only one bullet left. Which one do you shoot?
You are on an island in the middle of a lake. The lake is in a remote part of the country and there has never been a bridge connecting the island to the mainland. Every day a tractor and wagon gives hay rides around the island. Puzzled as to how the tractor had gotten onto the island, you ask around and find out that the tractor was not transported to the island by boat or by air. Nor was it built on the island. Explain how the tractor got there?
You are standing in front of a room with one lightbulb inside of it. You cannot see if it is on or off. Outside the room, there are 3 switches in the off positions. You may turn the switches any way you want to. You stop turning the switches, enter the room and know which switch controls the lightbulb. How?
you are stuck in a house you have four objects to use you have a wooden chair,a ladder a piano,and an axe. The axe is rubber What would you use to get out?? hint* you can't get out with breaking it and you can only pick one object.
You are trapped in a room with no windows or doors. You have a knife and an orange. How do you escape?
You can see nothing else When you look in my face, I will look you in the eye and I will never lie. What am I?
You can use me to stop, You take me to smoke; Not only do I stop, But I am a stop, And the result of pool's first stroke. What am I?
You have 5 kids and you have to get them all into a car. Tommy and Timmy are twins but they fight so they can't sit together. Sarah and Sally fight too, so they can't sit together. Max fights with his sisters so he can only sit by his brothers. There's 5 seats side by side and you have to put them in order. How would you seat the kids, so that everyone is happy?
You have three stoves: A gas stove, a wood stove, and a coal stove, but only one match. Which should you light first?
You have two container, a 5 gallon and a 3 gallon container. How do you measure out 4 gallons?
You hear it speak, for it has a hard tongue. But it cannot breathe, for it has not a lung. What is it?
You live in a one story house made entirely of redwood. What color would the stairs be?
You see a boat filled with people. It has not sunk, but when you look again, you don’t see a single person there. Why?
You walk across a bridge and you see a boat full of people, yet there isn’t a single person on board. How is that possible?
You, me, Will and Mary eat together how do you arrange the chairs? (the way to do this is that it should be a sentence)
You'll find me in sand, but not in the sea. I'm something you keep between you and me.
You're a bus driver. At the first stop you pick up 2 women and 3 men. And the second stop, a man and a woman get off and a man gets one. At the third stop, all the remaining men from the first stop get off and three women get on. At the fourth stop 2 men get on. What color is the driver's shirt?
You're in a magical bathroom with no windows and the only way things can get in and out is by an open door. You decide to have a bath so you turn on the tap, you shut the door and the handle breaks so you can't open it, you then turn off the tap and the knob breaks so water keeps coming. How do you save yourself from drowning?
You're sitting down for breakfast and realize you have 4 bagels left. You know you'll run out in four days so you cut them in half. How many bagels do you have now?

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