Leong and Tobias were comparing information about their siblings. At one point Tobias said, “My older brother was born on the Fourth of July. I remember the day because I was watching the fireworks.”Leong immediately knew it was a lie. How did he know? AnswerIf Tobias’ brother is older, Tobias couldn’t have been there to […]
A woman boarded a plane for a very long trip, and didn’t know the man sitting next to her, who was very irritating.After an hour of constant blabbering on the man’s part, he told the woman, “I’m very very rich. In fact, I’m one of the richest men in the world. I’ll make you a
A clean shaven 18-year-old son asked his parents if he could go to an overnight party. They agreed and let him go to the party. When he came home the next day, his parents were surprised to see that he had a fully grown beard. How did the son do it? AnswerHe lived in Alaska.Once
Bob, the champion dog handler, was trying to figure out how to set up cages for the six show dogs that he is currently training. The area in which the cages will be placed is approximately 5 yards long and 4 yards wide.How many feet will Bob actually be working with? Answer24 feetThere are six
You are driving a train. There are 1,002 people on the train. In Topeka, 213 people get off and 194 get on. In Witchita, 118 people get off and 46 get on. In Missouri, 298 people get off and 7 get on. In Washington, 341 get off and 357 get on. Finally, you reach the
Two con-artists had just broken into FBI classified computers. Their plan was to sell the information to the highest bidder. As they were escaping the FBI building, a little kid saw them as he was playing basketball. The kid was hungry and, because of the black outfits, he thought the two men were people from
Johnny’s mother had three children. The first child was named April. The second child was named May. What was the third child’s name? AnswerIt has to be Johnny. He’s the third child!
This trick seems a lot more impressive if spoken out loud.A public bus starts in the morning with 5 people. It stops at the first stop and collects 3 people. It stops at the second stop and collects 2 more people. It stops at the third stop and collects 8 more people. It stops at
Tim really wants to join the new luxury fitness club that opened up downtown. The only problem is that to join you have to sign up at the desk and, to get inside, you have to answer a riddle. He thinks this won’t be too hard. The guy in line before him goes up to
It is a dark night and there is a family of 5 that needs to use a boat to cross a river. The only light available is a lamp which can only burn for 28 minutes. Up to two members can cross each time; otherwise, the boat will sink. Different members take different amounts of
You’re stuck in a room with really short leprechauns. They are really loud, and very annoying. Bob is 2’5, Barry is 2’2, Brad is 2’5, Bryan is 2’1, and Brittany is 2’1. Who is the tallest? AnswerYou are the tallest.
On one side of a river, there is an elephant. On the other side, there is a peanut tree. The elephant really wants the peanuts, but he is too heavy for a boat, can’t swim; there is no bridge; his trunk isn’t long enough to reach; the river is too wide to jump across, too
You have three cotton buds. You clean your ear with one, and you see that your earwax has covered 78% of the cotton tip on one side and 15% of the 78% on the other side of that same cotton bud. When you clean your other ear, you see that 154% of the 15% on
Two friends, Simon and Abjar, were chatting on a website, learning a lot about each other. Simon asked Abjar where he lived. “East London,” was his reply. Simon was amazed. He lived in the eastern part of London! Simon decided to invite Abjar to a local bar for a drink or two. When Simon gave
Sam and Susan had heard many wonderful tales about the legendary Echo Caverns in Southwestern Virginia. They had heard that a couple could go there and yell into the caves late at night, and that the properties of the caverns would make the most perfect echoes.One night, they decided to go and give it a