KEEP AN OPEN MIND. DON’T ASSUME. BE LOGICAL, BUT BE CREATIVE. HAVE FUN!
1. Do they have a 4th of July in England?
Yes, between July 3rd and July 5th.
2. How many birthdays does the average person have?
1
3. How many months have 28 days?
12
4. In baseball, how many outs are there in a typical inning?
6 in most cases (but there can be less)
5. Is it legal in Connecticut for a man to marry his widow’s sister?
No. The man is dead.
6. Divide 30 by ½ and then add 10. What is the answer?
70
7. If there are 3 apples and you take away 2, how many do you have?
2
8. A doctor gives you 3 pills, and tells you to take 1 every ½ hour, starting with 1 right now. How many minutes will elapse before you take the third pill?
60
9. A farmer has 17 sheep. All but 9 wander away out of sight. How many can the farmer still see?
9
10. How many animals of each sex did Moses supposedly take on the ark?
None.
11. How many 3-cent stamps are there in a dozen?
12
12. You are running in a race. You overtake the person who was (alone) in second place
just before you (alone) passed that person. What position are you now in?
Second
13. You must do this math in your head. Take 1000 and add 40 to it. Add another 1000.
Add 30. Add another 1000. Add 20. Add another 1000. Add 10. What is the total?
4,100
14. Brianna’s dad has 5 daughters. There’re Nana, Nene, Nini, and Nono. Who’s the fifth? Brianna
15. A rooster lays an egg at the very top of a slanted roof, on the equator. From which side of the roof is the egg going to roll off— east, west, north, or south?
Roosters don’t lay eggs.
16. A mute person goes into a shop to buy a toothbrush. By imitating the action of
brushing his teeth, he successfully expresses himself to the salesperson and the
purchase is completed. Then, a blind man goes into the shop to buy a pair of
sunglasses. How does he indicate what he wants?
He says what he wants.
17. You have 2 coins (U. S. A. money). They add up to 15 cents, but one of the coins is not
a nickel. How can this be?
The other coin is a nickel.
18. It’s 3 pm and you quickly switch the hands of the clock. Then what time is it?
It’s still 3 pm. Switching hands on a clock does not change the time.
19. Julio has 5 pens. If I have 3 times more pens than he has, how many do I have?
20
20. Why do the buffalo meet every 200 years?
It’s the bisontennial.
21. You must totally empty a full bathtub of water. Would you use bucket, cup, or spoon?
I’d use the drain.
22. What seven-letter word could have hundreds of letters in it?
Mailbox or Mailbag
23. A clerk at a butcher shop stands five feet ten inches tall and wears size 13 sneakers. What does he weigh? Meat. 24. Before Mt. Everest was discovered, what was the highest mountain in the world? Mt. Everest.
25. How much dirt is there in a hole that measures 2 feet by 3 feet by 4 feet?
None.
26. What word in the English language is most often pronounced incorrectly? Incorrectly.
27. Maria was born on December 28th, yet her birthday always falls in the summer. How is this possible? She lives in Argentina (or otherwise very far south below the equator).
28. In Kansas, you cannot take a picture of a man with a titanium leg. Why not? You take a picture with a camera.
29. Which is correct to say, “The yolk of eggs is white” or “The yolk of eggs are white?” Neither. The yoke is yellow and the yoke’s on you.
30. A farmer has five haystacks in one field and four haystacks in another. How many haystacks would he have if he combined them all in one field? One.
31. In New Orleans, you can’t be buried in cemetery if you live within 2 miles of it. Why? They don’t bury live people.
32. Do you always wear your seat belt? Of course not.
33. Two women apply for a job. They are identical, were born on March 30, 1990 within a few minutes of each other, and have the same biological mom and biological dad. The interviewer asks if they’re twins. They are honest when they reply, “No.” How can it be?
They are 2 of 3 triplets.
34. In what specific location did the greatest lumberjack in the world work?
The Sahara Forest.
35. How far can a dog run into the forest?
Half-way, then the doggies is running out.
36. Name three consecutive days without using the words Wednesday, Friday, or Sunday.
Yesterday, today, and tomorrow. (or, for example, August 1, 2, and 3)
37. Rearrange the letters in the words "new door" to make one word.
o-n-e w-o-r-d
38. First, think of the color of clouds. Next think of the color of snow. Last, think of the
color of a swan. Now, what do adult cows usually drink?
Water.
39. A man says his dog can jump over his house. No one believes him but he is right. How
is that possible?
Dog houses aren’t very high.
40. Five pigeons are sitting on a fence. The farmer knocks one off the fence. How many
are left on the fence?
None. The other 4 fly away.
41. A softball team wins a game 1-0 (one to nothing), but not a single man crosses home plate. It is not a forfeit. What happened? [There are at least three answers.]
1. Woman, Girl or Child; 2. Married man; 3. No need to cross the plate; just touch it.
42. Why don’t cannibals eat clowns?
They taste funny.
43. What phobia kept Jamal from eating the whole lobster?
Clawstrophobia.
44. What happens if you don’t pay your exorcist?
You get repossessed.
45. Why did Molly take a tape measure to bed?
To see how long she slept.
46. Joe had a difficult time making a decision, so he put lipstick on his forehead. Why?
To make up his mind. (or to get a pretty good idea)
47. Why type of new school was very attractive?
A magnet school.
48. What sign influenced everyone to park so quietly in front of the store?
NO PARKING ALLOWED (aloud).
49. Why was the pregnant lady yelling, “Can’t, won’t, don’t?”
She was having contractions.
50. What did Brian do when his kleptomania got very bad?
He took something for it.
BONUS: (A) Which Presidents of the United States are not buried in the USA?
(B) Yes. There are unidentified flying objects.