The questions
- 1
A man was outside in the rain with no umbrella and no hat, but not one hair on his head got wet. Why?
- He ran very fast
- He was bald
- He was under a tree
- It was only light rain
Answer: He was bald
- 2
A girl fell off a 20-metre ladder but didn't get hurt. How?
- She fell from the bottom step
- She had a parachute
- She landed on a bed
- The ladder was lying on the ground in the sea
Answer: She fell from the bottom step
- 3
A doctor's brother is a lawyer, but the lawyer has no brother. How?
- The doctor is an only child
- The doctor is his sister
- The lawyer is lying
- They are cousins
Answer: The doctor is his sister
- 4
How can you drop an egg onto a concrete floor without cracking the floor?
- Concrete floors are very hard to crack with an egg
- Drop it softly from very low down
- Freeze the egg until it is solid
- Put a soft pillow on the floor first
Answer: Concrete floors are very hard to crack with an egg
- 5
What can you hold in your right hand but never in your left hand?
- A ball
- A cup
- A pen
- Your left hand
Answer: Your left hand
- 6
A man pushes his car to a hotel and tells the owner he's bankrupt. Why?
- He lost his wallet
- He's a racing driver
- He's playing Monopoly
- His car broke down
Answer: He's playing Monopoly
- 7
Two mothers and two daughters went fishing and caught three fish, one each. How?
- A grandmother, a mother and a daughter
- One fish was shared
- One mother didn't fish
- They lost one fish
Answer: A grandmother, a mother and a daughter
- 8
A cowboy rode into town on Friday, stayed three days and left on Friday. How?
- He came back a week later
- He travelled back in time
- His horse's name was Friday
- The town has no calendar
Answer: His horse's name was Friday
- 9
What occurs once in every minute, twice in every moment, but never in a thousand years?
- A blink
- A heartbeat
- A second
- The letter "m"
Answer: The letter "m"
- 10
Tom's mother had three children: Snap, Crackle and ...?
- Crunch
- Pop
- Snip
- Tom
Answer: Tom
- 11
A man read a whole book in a room with no light at all. How?
- He had a torch
- He read Braille with his fingers
- He was dreaming
- The book glowed
Answer: He read Braille with his fingers
- 12
How many months have 28 days?
- All twelve months
- Only February
- Six
- Two
Answer: All twelve months
- 13
A rooster lays an egg on the very top of a pointed roof. Which side does it roll down?
- It stays on top
- Roosters don't lay eggs
- The left side
- The right side
Answer: Roosters don't lay eggs
- 14
How far can a dog run into a forest?
- All the way to the other side
- Halfway, then it's running out
- It can't go in
- One kilometre
Answer: Halfway, then it's running out
- 15
You are in a dark room with a candle, a wood stove and a gas lamp, and one match. What do you light first?
- The candle
- The gas lamp
- The match
- The wood stove
Answer: The match
- 16
A man lives on the 10th floor. Every day he takes the lift down to the ground. Coming home, he goes up to the 7th floor and walks the rest, unless it's raining. Why?
- He likes exercise
- He visits a friend on the 7th floor
- He's short; with an umbrella he can reach the 10th button
- The lift is broken above 7
Answer: He's short; with an umbrella he can reach the 10th button
- 17
Which is heavier: a kilo of bricks or a kilo of feathers?
- It depends on the weather
- The bricks
- The feathers
- They weigh the same: one kilo
Answer: They weigh the same: one kilo
- 18
What has 13 hearts but no other organs?
- A deck of cards
- A spider
- A tree
- An octopus
Answer: A deck of cards
- 19
A boy and his dad have an accident. At the hospital the surgeon says, "I can't operate on him, he's my son!" How?
- The surgeon is a robot
- The surgeon is his mother
- The surgeon is his uncle
- The surgeon is lying
Answer: The surgeon is his mother
- 20
What gets bigger the more you take away from it?
- A cake
- A hole
- A pile of sand
- A puddle
Answer: A hole
