Both a doctor and a bus driver are in love with the same woman, an attractive girl with the unusual name of Pibbles. The bus driver had to go on a long bus trip that would last a week. Before he left, he gave Pibbles seven apples. Why? AnswerAn apple a day keeps the doctor […]

You are a topnotch professor at Harvard University. People all over the world know your name and would be delighted to possess only a fraction of your intelligence. However today, on a casual weekend at your house, you are extremely befuddled.Your dilemma is that you are unable to locate your television remote. After performing a

A heron caught a fish in his bill and was carrying it alive back to his nest. Worried about his own life, the fish was thinking hard to find a way to free himself. Coming up with a bright idea, he then said to the heron,“Birdie, I’ve learnt that you’re a smart bird, and I’m

A witch owns a field containing many gold mines. She hires one man at a time to mine this gold for her. She promises 10% of what a man mines in a day, and he gives her the rest. Because she is blind, she has three magic bags who can talk. They report how much

Listo, the leader of a band of assassins, was taken captive by an opposing kingdom. “Give your daggers,” said one of the generals, “Or you are to be executed. But since you killed so many of our knights, we shall give you a small test. You must say a statement. If the statement is true,

A group of four prisoners were held captive by the enemy and each prisoner was to be shot each day through the week. As natural disasters were common in this specific part of the world, the group of prisoners decided to make up a plan of distracting the guards. Before each prisoner would be shot,

I, Professor Picanumba, will amaze and astound you. Take a piece of paper and write any word on it. Fold the paper in half twice, and put it on the floor. Now stand on it. Believe it or not, I will now tell you what is on the paper. AnswerYour foot is on the paper.(Look

Jake and his friend Paco had very famous challenge sessions at their school. One would suggest something one could do, and the other would prove it wrong somehow.One day, Jake surprised Paco by stating: “I can answer any question in the world.”Sure that he would win the challenge, Paco accepted the task of proving it

Emperor Akbar once ruled over India. He was a wise and intelligent ruler, and he had in his court the Nine Gems, his nine advisors, who were each known for a particular skill. One of these Gems was Birbal, known for his wit and wisdom. The story below is one of the examples of his

The Pope, Celine Dion, George Bush and Bill Gates are on the same plane. There are only 3 parachutes left for the 4 of them. Bush says: “As the President, I think I should have the right to have a parachute, because I rule millions of people in the greatest nation of all.” Celine Dion

On July 7th, I had a most unusual day. I woke up at exactly 7:07, stumbled to my refrigerator and had a 7up. I got dressed, went downstairs, and caught the number 7 bus to go to my office on 77th street. While sitting in my office on the 7th floor, it dawned on me

In a country, there are over 100 streets. Street 1 is named First Street, street 2 is named Second Street, and so on and so forth.A traveller decided to walk through all these streets in the country. He could find all the streets except Street 62. No matter how hard he tried, he could not

Mice are famous for their ability to multiply at breakneck speeds. The type of mouse we have here gives birth once a month, giving birth to 12 babies each time. Baby mice mature and can give birth two months after they are born.You picked up one of these cute baby mice at the pet shop

Georges, Patrick, Charlis, Samuel and Bruno are five Frenchmen. Georges knows English and Chinese. Patrick knows Chinese and Japanese. Charlis knows Japanese and German. Samuel knows German and English. Bruno knows them all: English, Chinese, Japanese and German.In how many ways can they sit in a row, such that any two neighbouring persons have no

There are three houses built exactly the same. One is filled with cotton; the other with wood, and the third with iron. One day, an arsonist set them all on fire. The sound of sirens was growing louder at the scene. People were screaming. Which house did the ambulance try to put out the fire