The farmer comes to a river and finds a boat that will only hold two passengers. For obvious reasons, he can’t leave the goose alone with the fox, or the goose with the grain. How does he get his cargo safely to the other side in one trip? AnswerThe goose swims and the fox and […]
A man goes to work each day and dies, then comes home. Several other people at his job die too, and get paid for it. How is it he dies daily? AnswerHe works in a factory where they coin money. Another meaning for “Die” is an engraved metal piece used for impressing a design onto
There is a frog dead in the centre of the pond on a lily pad. The pond is 7 metres in diameter. There are 6 lily pads leading to the edge, which the frog must jump onto if he wishes to get out. The frog can only jump to 3 pads each day. How many
Mr. Smith and Mrs. Smith have 3 sons. Each son has a sister. How many members are there in the family? Answer6, Mr. and Mrs. Smith, 3 sons, 1 daughter.
Even if they are starving, natives living in the Arctic will never eat a penguin’s egg. Why not? AnswerPenguins are native to Antarctica.
It is known that water freezes from the top to the bottom. So, if you were to take a glass of water and put it in a freezer until it was half frozen, the bottom would not be frozen.My question is, what would happen if you started to freeze it when it was upside down?
30 passengers are on a bus. 19 get off at the first stop, 6 get off at the second stop and 2 get off on the third stop.How many people are left on the bus? AnswerFour.(Don’t forget the driver!)
A family of eight were eating at a nice hometown diner. After all of them had their fill of grub, they received the bill. The bill ended up being exactly $69.69, but the family left the diner without paying a dime. They were not arrested for not paying the bill. In fact, their waitress wished
Think of any number in the world. Now, add the same number you chose into this number. Now, I give you 10 more to be added in your result. Now, pay half of the result as charity to some poor community. Now, subtract from the final resultant the number you chose at the first stage.Now,
What do you get when you add 1 and 11, four times? AnswerFour 12’s.If you thought the answer was 48, then you performed a step (adding the 12’s together) which you weren’t told to do.
You will need a working pen and a sheet of paper for this one. Orient the paper into landscape form, and write this on the paper:620 = 3000Your challenge: Add only two lines to make the equation valid.You cannot:Cross the equation sign to obtain a “not-equal” sign.Fold the paper in any way.Draw any curves.Place any
There was a small plane getting ready to land. It was almost time, and the pilot had to land without using any wheels! Miraculously, the plane landed, and none was hurt. How is this so? AnswerThe plane was a sea plane, thus not needing wheels while landing (on water!)
If you are stuck in a bathroom and you have no way out (no window, airtight door is stuck) and you’re taking a bath and the handle breaks with water coming out, how do you not drown? AnswerPull the plug.
Why do Chinese men eat more rice than Japanese men? AnswerBecause there are more Chinese men than Japanese men. China has a larger population.
Fred and Ted were best friends. Fred had just received a new dart board and they were playing a game. They wanted to see who could get the highest score with only one dart. Fred threw his dart and scored a 22. Fred then briefly left the room for a toilet break. When Fred returned,