One mother gave 25 books to her daughter and another mother gave her daughter 8 books. However, between both daughters, they only increased their collection by 25 books. How can this be? AnswerThere are only three people:a grandmother, a mother and a daughter.The grandmother gave the mother 25 books and the mother gave the daughter […]
Tissue is reorganizing his sock drawer. He owns 107 white socks, 17 red socks and 3 black socks. He is in pitch black darkness. What are the chances he’ll draw 2 pairs of black socks? AnswerZero. He only has 3 black socks; therefore, he cannot draw 2 pairs of black socks.
Little John, Robin Hood and Friar Tuck were hiding from the Sheriff’s men in Sherwood forest.They had been hiding up a tree for days and were down to one last apple left to eat. Being a kind and holy man, Friar Tuck said that Robin and Little John could share it between them. Robin promptly
A boat has a ladder hanging off the side that has six rungs. Each rung is one foot apart. The bottom rung is one foot from the water. The tide rises at 12 inches every 15 minutes. High tide peaks in one hour. When the tide is at its highest, how many rungs are under
The taxidermist, the butcher, the butcher’s daughter, and the taxidermist’s wife went for a stroll in the park. Because it was very early in the morning and no one else could be seen, they thought they were the only ones in the park. Suddenly, several shots were fired, and they all lay dead. But, in
Your sock drawer contains ten pairs of blue socks and ten pairs of red socks. If you’re only allowed to take one sock at a time from the drawer, what’s the minimum number of socks you need to take out before you’re guaranteed a pair? AnswerTwo. You only have to take out two socks. I
Few people believe the following, but I will assure you it is 100% true. I am the great-great-grandson of a cousin to none other than Doctor John Dolittle; the original “Dr. Dolittle”. Although being a distant relative yet I have acquired the same gift as my great-great-grandpa’s cousin: I can talk to animals.I converse with
Three hundred years ago, there was a wise man named Pablo. He worked as a blacksmith, but he was the cleverest in the land of Serbia, and because of this, people were always trying to outsmart him. The main culprit was Pablo’s friend, Billy, who was quite jealous of Pablo and was forever devising challenges
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 may see it? AnswerOn that person’s
T4 wants to put his 231 marbles in bags. However, he decides to put them in such a way that he uses the greatest number of bags possible, with at least one marble per bag, and no two bags containing the same number of marbles. What is the number of bags? Answer 231.At first you
One day, a group of scientists had a wine party. One of the scientists decided to do an experiment. He got a sheet of paper and wrote CARBON DIOXIDE, all in capital letters, upside down on a piece of paper. He then turned a wine glass on its side and put the paper under it
A man loses all his money at a Las Vegas casino and decides to end his life. If he were to jump from the second floor, he would fall 20 feet. If he were to jump from the third floor, he would fall 30 feet. Each floor higher would add another 10 feet to the
A man is in a square room with a window, a lamp, and a bed. The lamp and bed are on the opposite sides of the room. The man has nyctophobia (fear of the dark), and has to turn off the lamp and get to bed before his room is completely dark. The lamp is
Assume you fly from New York to Paris, across all six time zones, in four hours. After landing you immediately take off again from Paris to return to New York (you forgot a toothbrush) back across all six time zones.If on the return flight it only takes three hours (you had a good tail wind),
Which Olympic champions do not receive medals? AnswerHorses.The horses (in the equestrian events) who win are considered Olympic Champions, yet only their riders receive medallions.