3. Acting on an anonymous phone call, the
police raid a house to arrest a suspected
murderer. They don't know what he looks
like but they know his name is John and that
he is inside the house. The police bust in on
a carpenter, a truck driver, a mechanic and a
fireman all playing poker. Without hesitation
or communication of any kind, they
immediately arrest the fireman. How do they
know they've got their man?
All the other players were women
3
4. How could a baby fall out of a
twenty-story building onto the
ground and live?
It was on the first floor
4
5. A man and his son are in a car crash.
The father is killed and the child is
taken to hospital gravely injured. When
he gets there, the surgeon says, 'I can't
operate on this boy - for he is my
son!!!' How can this possibly be?
The surgeon cannot operate on her
own son; she is his mother.
5
9. A boy was at a carnival and went to a
booth where a man said to the boy, "If I
write your exact weight on this piece of
paper then you have to give me $50,
but if I cannot, I will pay you $50." The
boy looked around and saw no scale so
he agrees, thinking no matter what the
worker writes, he'll just say he weighs
more or less. In the end the boy ended
up paying the man $50. How did the
man win the bet?
The man wrote ―Your Exact Weight‖ 9
11. A man marries twenty women in his
village but isn't charged with polygamy
(being married to more than one
person). How is this possible?
He is a priest. He is marrying them to
other people, not himself.
11
14. Bruce wins the race, but he gets no
trophy to keep for himself. Why is
that?
Bruce is a horse
14
ECONOMY
Growing Economy
15. A man is alone on an island with no food and
no water, yet he does not fear for his life.
Why is this?
Clue #1: There are many types of islands.
Clue #2: Think cars or kitchens.
He is a policeman on a traffic island in the
middle of the street directing traffic. Or man
standing on a kitchen island.
15
17. A woman had two sons who were born
on the same hour of the same day of
the same year. But they were not twins.
How could this be?
They were part of a set of triplets
What is it that when you take away the
whole, you still have some left over?
The word wholesome
17
18. A murderer is condemned to death. He has to
choose between three rooms. The first is full
of raging fires, the second is full of
assassins with loaded guns, and the third is
full of lions that haven't eaten in 3 years.
Which room is safest for him?
The lions. They have not eaten in 3 years so
they are all dead.
18
Safety in
numbers
19. Trains travel from one town to another town
all day, always on the same track, always
going nonstop and at the same speed. The
noon train took 80 minutes to complete the
trip, but the 4 PM train took an hour and 20
minutes. How is this possible`?
80 minutes equals
an hour and 20 minutes
Sideshow
19
21. What do the following have in
common?
Types of wolves
What do the following have in
common?
Types of agents
1. Gray
2. Red
3. Timber
1. Double
2. Secret
3. Real
Estate
21
22. What has keys that open no locks,
space but no room, and you can enter
but not go in?
A keyboard
For Instance
22
23. This is as light as a feather, yet no man
can hold it for long. What is it?
Their breath
For once
In my life
23
25. What can run but never walks, has a
mouth but never talks, has a head but
never weeps, has a bed but never
sleeps?
Clue: Think water.
A River
A man takes a barrel that weighs 20
pounds, and then puts something in it.
It now weighs less than 20 pounds.
What did he put in the barrel?
He put a hole in the barrel to drain out
what is in there to make it weigh less
25
26. A man was going to buy a car and have to
pay $5,000 for it. But he bought it and
didn't pay a penny for the car, how is this
possible?
Because he paid $5,000 for it.
Leftovers
26
27. What can go up a chimney down, but
cannot go down a chimney up?
Clue: Think rain.
An umbrella
How many times can you subtract the
number 5 from 25?
Only one time. After that, you would be
subtracting from 20.
27
28. Four cars come to a four way stop,
all coming from a different
direction. They can't decide who
got there first, so they all go
forward at the same time. They do
not crash into each other, but all
four cars go. How is this possible?
They all turned right at the same
time
28
29. Many things can create one, it can be
of any shape or size, it is created for
various reasons, and it can shrink or
grow with time. What is it?
Clue: Even if it is large, it is empty.
Clue: Think digging
A hole
Up for grabs
29
30. It is the beginning of eternity, the
end of time and space, the
beginning of the end, and the end
of every space. What is it?
The letter ―e‖
30
G IN
Fire Engine
31. When can you add two to eleven and
get one as the correct answer?
Clue: Think time.
When you add two hours to eleven
o'clock, you get one o'clock.
Ready for anything
31
33. A bus driver was heading down a street in
Colorado. He went right past a stop sign without
stopping, he turned left where there was a "no left
turn" sign, and he went the wrong way on a one-
way street. Then he went on the left side of the
road past a police car. Still - he didn't break any
traffic laws. Why not?
He was walking
Pretty please
33
36. There are 20 people in an empty, square
room. Each person has full sight of the
entire room and everyone in it. If you are not
allowed to move in any way (other than your
eyes). Where can you place an apple so that
all but one person can see it?
On someone‘s head
How far can a dog run into the woods?
Halfway, any further and he would be
running out of the woods.
36
37. Where will you find roads without cars,
forests without trees and cities without
houses?
A map
Which does not belong in this group:
Apple, Grape, Banana, Cherry, Pear.
The banana. It is the only one that needs
peeling before you eat it
37
38. Two prisoners are locked in a cell. There is
an unbarred window high up in the cell. No
matter if they stand on the bed or one on top
of the other, they can't reach the window to
escape. They then decide to tunnel out.
However, they give up with the tunneling
because it will take too long. Finally one of
the convicts figures out how to escape from
the cell. What is his plan?
His plan is to keep digging the tunnel until
enough dirt piles up high enough to escape.
38
39. What do these things have in
common?
1. Year
2. Address
3. Scrap
1. Fox
2. Scavenger
3. Treasure
1. Buck
2. Baby
3. Wisdom
Types of books Types of hunts Types teeth
39
41. I have many feathers to help me fly. I have
a body and head, but I'm not alive. It is
your strength which determines how far I
go. You can hold me in your hand, but I'm
never thrown. What am I?
Clue: Think
bow
An arrow
What goes
up must
come down
41
44. I'm not an airplane, but I can fly through
the sky. I'm not a river, but I'm full of
water. What am I?
44
PA RK
Walk in the park
A cloud
45. Colonel Browning is a liar!
He was caught lying by the
butler at the castle where
he was a guest, while
entertaining his host with
tales of his tiger-hunting
exploits in Africa. How did
the butler know he was a
fake?
There are no wild tigers in
Africa
1. D
2. C
3. AA
Types of
batteries
45
50. Old Mr. Jones was found dead in his study by Mr.
Roberts. Mr. Roberts recounted his dismal discovery
to the police. "I was walking by Mr. Jones`s house
when I thought I would just pop in for a visit. I noticed
his study light was on and I decided to peek in from
the outside to see if he was in there. There was frost
on the window, so I had to wipe it away to see inside.
That is when I saw his body. So I kicked in the front
door to confirm my suspicions of foul play. I called the
police immediately afterward." The officer immediately
arrested Mr. Roberts for the murder of Mr. Jones. How
did he know Mr. Roberts was lying?
Frost forms on the inside of the window, not the
outside. So Mr. Roberts could not have wiped it off to
discover Mr. Jones`s body 50
51. Mike stays awake night after night without
getting any sleep at all, but doesn‘t feel
tired. Why isn't he tired?
He sleeps days and works nights
51
If one child has 6 2/3 sand piles and
another has 3 1/3, and they combine
them, how many sand piles do they
have?
One: When combined, the piles make
just 1 sand pile
53. 53
Bend the rulesYou are right next to a river and
have a 5 gallon container and a 3
gallon container. You need to
measure out 1 gallon of water. How
do you do it?
Fill up the 3 gallon container first. Pour
it into the five gallon container. Fill up
the 3 gallon container again, and fill up
the rest of the 5 gallon container, and
you should have 1 gallon left over in the
3 gallon container.
54. Two top chess players in the world
played five games of chess. Each won
the same number of games and lost the
same number of games. There were no
draws (ties) in any of the games. How is
this possible?
They were not playing each other, but
were instead playing two other people
54
55. A horse is tied to a 20 foot long rope.
The horse wants to get some water that
is 30 feet away. The horse gets the
water easily. How is this?
The other end of the rope isn't tied to
anything
55
57. Two mothers and two daughters go to a
pet store and buy three cats. Each
female gets her own cat. How is this
possible?
There is a grandmother, her daughter,
and her granddaughter
57
60. Mr. and Mrs. Smith were walking home from
the shopping mall with their purchases when
Mr. Smith began to complain that his load
was too heavy. Mrs. Smith turned to her
husband and said, "I don't know what you're
complaining about because if you gave me
one of your packages, I would have twice as
many as you and if I gave you just one of
mine, we would have equal loads." How
many parcels was each carrying?
Mrs. Smith was carrying seven parcels and
Mr. Smith was carrying five
60
69. Out to lunch One way or
another
1. Fishing
2. Dotted
3. Finish
& X
Kinds of lines Annex 69
70. A father‘s child, a mother‘s
child, yet no one‘s son. Who
am I?
70
A daughter
What letter is missing here?
J __ M A M J J A S O N D
F. These are the first letters of each
month
72. A man was found murdered on
Sunday morning. His wife immediately
called the police. The police
questioned the wife and staff and got
these alibis: The Wife said she was
sleeping. The Cook was cooking
breakfast. The Gardener was picking
vegetables. The Maid was getting the
mail. The Butler was cleaning the
closet. The police instantly arrested
the murderer. Who did it and how did
they know?
It was the Maid. She said she was getting the
mail. There is no mail on Sunday! 72
73. What are the following?
1. Balloon
2. Cork
3. Question
+verb
1. Tree
2. Bank
3. Government
Things
you pop
Adverb Things with
branches
73
74. What do these things have in
common?
1. Gravel
2. Arm
3. Cherry
1. Fortune
2. Bank
3. Story
Pits Tellers
74
83. 83
How many triangles are located in the
image above?
27 triangles. There are 16 one-cell triangles, 7 four-cell
triangles, 3 nine-cell triangles, and 1 sixteen-cell triangle.
84. What is in seasons, seconds,
centuries, and minutes but not
in decades, years, or days?
84
The letter N
Is there a 4th of July in England?
Yes. It comes right after the 3rd
88. 88
Three of the glasses below are filled with
orange juice and the other three are empty. By
moving just one glass, can you arrange the
glasses so that the full and empty glasses
alternate?
Pour the juice from the second glass into the
fifth
91. Here on earth it is true, yesterday
is always before today; but there is
a place where yesterday always
follows today? Where would that
be?
91
The dictionary
What kind of coat can only be put
on wet?
A coat of paint
92. I have an end but not beginning, a
home but no family, a space without
room. I never speak but there is no
word I cannot make. What am I?
92
A keyboard
How many bricks does it take to
complete a building made of brick?
Only one, the LAST one
93. 93
A farmer has to get a sack of corn, a chicken, and a fox across a
river. The farmer is only able to bring one of the above items along
with him at a time. The only problem is if he leaves the fox alone
with the chicken, the fox will eat the chicken, and if he leaves the
chicken alone with the corn sack, then the chicken will eat the corn
sack. How does the farmer get all 3 items across safely?
The farmer brings the chicken across. Goes back and brings the fox
across, and brings the chicken back with him to the other side of the
river and drops off the chicken, then he goes and brings the corn sack
across, and finally he goes back for the chicken and brings it across.
95. How do you make seven an
even number?
95
Take away the S in seven
What is the difference between
here and there?
The letter T
96. What has two hands and a
face but no arms and legs?
96
A clock
Where is the ocean the
deepest?
At the bottom
97. The paragraph below is most unusual. How quickly can you
find out what is so unusual about it? It looks so ordinary you'd
think nothing was wrong with it - and in fact, nothing is wrong
with it. It is unusual though. Why?
"Gatsby was walking back from a visit down in Branton Hill's
manufacturing district on a Saturday night. A busy day's traffic had
had its noisy run; and with not many folks in sight, His Honor got
along without having to stop to grasp a hand, or talk; for a mayor out
of City Hall is a shining mark for any politician. And so, coming to
Broadway, a booming bass drum and sounds of singing, told of a
small Salvation Army unit carrying on amidst Broadway's night
shopping crowds. Gatsby, walking towards that group, saw a young
girl, back toward him, just finishing a long, soulful oration ... "
The above passage is taken from the book "Gatsby" written by
Ernest Vincent Wright in the late 1930's
97
There is no letter e in the entire paragraph
98. If the red house is on the right
side and the blue house is on
the left side, where is the White
House?
98
Washington D.C.
How do you write 1000 with eight
8s?
888+88+8+8+8= 1000.
100. You throw away the outside and
cook the inside. Then you eat the
outside and throw away the inside.
What did you eat?
100
An ear of corn
How many eggs can you put in an
empty basket?
One, after that, the basket in no
longer empty
101. What is the difference between an
old quarter and a brand new
penny?
101
24 Cents
Can a man legally marry his widow‘s
sister in the state of California?
No, he is dead
102. If you go to the movies and you're paying, is
it cheaper to take one friend to the movies
twice, or two friends to the movies at the
same time?
It's cheaper to take two friends at the same
time. In this case, you would only be buying
three tickets, whereas if you take the same
friend twice you are buying four tickets.
Two for you and 2 for them.
102
103. What did you wear the day after
yesterday?
103
What you are wearing today
If you count from 1 to 100, how many
7‘s will you pass on the way?
20
7,17,27,37,47,57,67,70,71,72,73,74,75,76,77,78,
79,87,97
104. What goes up and
down but still remains
in the same place?
104
Stairs
Working
Time
Working overtime
105. MY OWN HEART MAN
105
Man after my own heart
S S
GOOD S S
GOOD A A
P P
Too good to pass up
108. Joe bets Tony $100 that he can predict
the exact score of the football game
before it starts. Tony agrees, but loses
the bet. Why did Tony lose the bet?
Joe said the score would be 0-0 and he
was right. "Before" any football game
starts, the score is always 0-0
108
109. 109
Focus on one of the cards below. Focus ONLY on
that card. The computer will make the card that
you chose, disappear.
The card that you picked, will now be gone.
How did this happen?
113. I have a large money box, 10 inches square
and 12 inches tall. Roughly how many coins
can I place in my empty money box?
113
Just one, after which it will no longer be
empty.
DES
DES
Despair
115. 115
A man worked for a high-security institution, and one day he
went in to work only to find that he could not log in to his
computer terminal. His password wouldn't work. Then he
remembered that the passwords are reset every month for
security purposes. So he went to his boss and they had this
conversation:
Man-"Hey boss, my password is out of date."
Boss-"Yes, that's right. The password is different, but if you
listened to me carefully, you should be able to figure out the
new one: It has the same amount of letters as your old
password, but only four of the letters are the same."
Man: "Thanks boss."
With that, he went and correctly logged into his station.
What was the new password?
BONUS: What was his old password? Hint: It is nine letters
long.
The new one is : Different
The old one was : Out of date
He said: My password is "Out of date." And the boss told him the new one
when he said: "The password is different."
A man worked for a high-security institution, and one day he
went in to work only to find that he could not log in to his
computer terminal. His password wouldn't work. Then he
remembered that the passwords are reset every month for
security purposes. So he went to his boss and they had this
conversation:
Man-"Hey boss, my password is out of date."
Boss-"Yes, that's right. The password is different, but if you
listened to me carefully, you should be able to figure out the
new one: It has the same amount of letters as your old
password, but only four of the letters are the same."
Man: "Thanks boss."
With that, he went and correctly logged into his station.
What was the new password?
BONUS: What was his old password? Hint: It is nine letters
long.
116. There are two plastic jugs filled with water.
How could you put all of this water into a
barrel, without using the jugs or any dividers,
and still tell which water came from which
jug?
116
Freeze them first. Take them out of the jugs
and put the ice in the barrel. You will be able
to tell which water came from which jug.
120. I have no voice and yet I speak to you, I tell
of all things in the world that people do. I
have leaves, but I am not a tree, I have
pages, but I am not a bride or royalty. I have
a spine and hinges, but I am not a man or a
door, I have told you all, I cannot tell you
more. What am I?
A book
120
124. How can the number 8 be divided into two
equal halves so that the result is zero?
124
oo
125. Three mountain climbers paid a lot of
money to be the first to scale a mountain.
After several days of climbing they finally
reached the pinnacle, and to their dismay,
found a cabin and three frozen bodies.
Since the mountain climbers were the first
to ever climb the summit, how could this be
possible?
They found a cabin of an airplane that had
crashed there with 3 bodies in it.
125
126. How could you cut a plain circular cake
into eight equal portions with just three
straight cuts of a knife? No
rearrangements of the pieces after
cutting is allowed.
126
With the first two cuts you divide the cake from the
top into quarters. You then take the knife and slice
through the middle of the side of the cake
127. Jake was standing on one side of the river
(with water in it), and his dog Scruffy was
standing on the other side. There was no
bridge, nor rocks to use. "Come on Scruffy,
come, boy!" shouted Jake. Scruffy crossed
the river, ran to Jake, and got a treat for being
a good dog. The amazing thing was that
Scruffy didn't even get wet! How did Scruffy
do that?
127
The river was frozen
129. I go around in circles but always straight
ahead. I never complain, no matter where I
am led. What am I?
129
WORDS
Play on words
A Wheel
130. Going to school you count 15 houses on
the right side of the street. Going home
you count 15 on the left side. How many
different houses did you count?
130
Fifteen. You count the same number of houses
because it is the same side of the street
131. A farmer in Somerset owns a beautiful pear
tree, from which he supplies the fruit to a
nearby grocery store. The store owner has
called the farmer to see how much fruit is
available for him to purchase. The farmer
knows that the main trunk has 24 branches.
Each branch has exactly 12 boughs and each
bough has exactly 6 twigs. Since each twig
bears one piece of fruit, how many plums will
the farmer be able to deliver?
131
None - the farmer owns a Pear tree, not a Plum tree...
133. Two people are sitting at a table between
them but they cannot see each other.
Why?
133
134. How many rats are in the room if there is a rat
in each of the 4 corners and 3 rats across
from every rat and a rat in the corner next to
every rat?
134
4 rats: There are only 4 corners to the room
What is the next letter in the series?
D N O S A J __
J (June – the letters are the first letters of the month
of the year in reverse order.)
135. • How many
faces can
you see in
this picture?
• Seven is
good, but if
you can see
10 you are
doing better
...
136. Pretend you are an alien who had managed to
learn the English language, but you do not
know what significance the days of the week
have. On which day of the week would you
assume
1. You would cook a meal.
2. You would get paid.
3. You would get married.
4. It would be unusually bright. 136
Sunday
Monday
Friday
Wednesday
137. On a busy Friday afternoon, a man walked
several miles across London from
Westminister to Knightsbridge without seeing
anybody or being seen by anybody. The day
was clear and bright. He had perfect eyesight
and he looked where he was going. He did not
travel by any method of transport other than
by foot. London was thronged with people yet
not one of them saw him. How is this
possible?
137
He walked through the sewers
138. A peanut tree was planted on the west side if
a house. The wind is blowing from the north.
When the peanuts fall to the ground, will they
fall on the north or south side of the tree?
138
Peanuts don‘t grow on trees – they grow under
ground
139. You have a bag with four candy bars in
it. You promised to give each of your
three friends a candy bar, and you want
one for yourself. How can you
accomplish this, and still have one
candy bar left in the bag?
139
Take a candy bar for yourself. Then take out two
more and give them to two of your friends. Give your
third friend the bag with the third candy bar still in it.
Or, give each friend a candy bar and keep the candy
bar in the bag for yourself.
140. Your last good ping-pong ball fell down into a
narrow metal pipe imbedded in concrete one
foot deep. How can you get it out undamaged,
if all the tools you have are your tennis
paddle, your shoe-laces, and your plastic
water bottle, which does not fit into the pipe?
140
All the tools are random things that are not
going to help you. All you have to do is pour
some water into the pipe so that the ball
swims up on the surface.
141. A man wanted to construct an important
building and he received tenders from a
hundred builders, who each presented their
qualifications and claimed to be the best
builder around. How did he chose between
them?
141
He asked each builder to nominate an
alternate in case he could not take up the
contract. He gave the contract to the builder
most nominated as backup.
145. A woman went to visit her bank manager and she
took her young daughter with her. The bank
manager said that the woman's daughter could
stay with his secretary during the meeting. When
the woman and her daughter left, the secretary
turned to the other secretary and said to her, "That
little girl was my daughter." How could that be?
The secretary was the girl's father
145
148. I have holes on the top and bottom. I have
holes on my left and on my right. And I have
holes in the middle, yet I still hold water.
What am I?
A sponge
148
152. You have 14 brown socks, 14 blue
socks and 14 black socks in your sock
drawer. How many socks must you
remove (without looking to be sure) to
have a matched pair?
Four. You will have a pair of one color
or another
152
154. Never resting, never still. Moving silently
from hill to hill. It does not walk, run or trot,
All is cool where it is not. What is it?
Sunshine
154
161. Each morning I appear to lie at your
feet. All day I will follow No matter how
fast you run, Yet I nearly perish In the
midday sun. What am I?
Your shadow
161
165. Brad stared through the dirty soot-smeared
window on the 22nd floor of the office tower.
Overcome with depression he slid the
window open and jumped through it. It was a
sheer drop outside the building to the
ground. Miraculously after he landed he was
completely unhurt. Since there was nothing
to cushion his fall or slow his descent, how
could he have survived the fall unhurt?
He was a window washer and opened the
window and jumped inside.
165
166. If you have it, you want to share it. If
you share it, you don't have it. What is
it?
A secret
166
171. How many sides does a circle have?
2- The inside and outside
171
172. Two boxers are in a boxing match
(regular boxing, not kick boxing). The
fight is scheduled for 12 rounds but
ends after 6 rounds, after one boxer
knocks out the other boxer. Yet no man
throws a punch. How is this possible?
They are female boxers
172
174. Give me food, and I will live; give me
water, and I will die. What am I?
Fire 174
_________________________________________
STAND
I understand
175. Lynn likes grapes but not potatoes. She
likes squash but not lettuce, and she
likes peas but not onions. Following
the same rule, will she like pumpkins or
apples?
Clue: Think how each one is grown
Pumpkins. Lynn only likes things that
grow on vines
175
176. What can be driven, but has no wheels,
and can be sliced and remain whole?
Clue: Think sports
A golf ball
176
179. On my way to St. Ives I met a man with
seven wives. Each wife had seven
sacks; each sack had seven cats; each
cat had seven kits. Kits, cats, wives and
sacks – how many were going to St.
Ives?
One, you are the only one going to St.
Ives. The rest were coming from St.
Ives
179
180. What 5 letter word typed in all capital
letters can be read the same upside
down?
Clue: Think water sport.
SWIMS
180
186. No matter how little or how much you use
me, you change me every month. What am
I?
A calendar
186
Wide Load
187. They have not flesh, nor feathers, nor
scales, nor bone. Yet they have fingers and
thumbs of their own. What are they?
Clue: Think cold weather.
Gloves
187
All of Jenny's pets are dogs except one. All
of her pets are cats except one. How many
cats and dogs does Jenny have?
Jenny has one cat and one dog
189. 189
What is the four-digit number in which the first
digit is one-third the second, the third is the sum
of the first and second, and the last is three times
the second?
1349
Clue: The third number is 4
POUR
Downpour
193. 193
In which sport do
winners move
backwards and losers
move forwards?
Tug of war
The word CANDY
can be spelled
using just 2 letters.
Can you figure out
how?
C and Y
194. 194
What is the next 3 letters in this
riddle? o t t f f s s _ _ _
e n t. They represent the first letter when
writing the numbers one through ten
In which sport are the shoes made
entirely of metal?
Horse Racing
195. 195
What is so fragile that when you
say its name you break it?
Silence
Half Hearted
196. At the end of your power
At the beginning of eternity
Blessed is he who finds me
He who still exists after uncovering me
To enjoy my riches forever
My last is in mud somewhere wherever
196
There is a treasure hidden under one of 4 colored rocks.
They are blue, red, white, and black. There is a clue in the
following passage as to which rock the treasure is under.
Which rock is it under? How did you figure it out? It reads:
At the end of power is R.
At the beginning of eternity is E.
My last is in mud, so it has to be D.
201. 201
A traveler arrives in a small town and decides he wants
to get a haircut. According to the manager of the hotel
where he's staying, there are only two barbershops in
town — one on East Street and one on West Street. The
traveler goes to check out both shops. The East Street
barbershop is a mess, and the barber has the worst
haircut the traveler has ever seen. The West Street
barbershop is neat and clean; its barber's hair looks as
good as a movie star's. Which barbershop does the
traveler go to for his haircut, and why?
The traveler goes to have his hair cut at the barbershop on East
Street. He figures that since there are only two barbershops in town
the East Street barber must have his hair cut by the West Street barber
and vice versa. So if the traveler wants to look as good as the West
Street barber (the one with the good haircut), he'd better go to the
man who cuts the West Street barber's hair-the East Street barber.
By the way, the reason the West Street barbershop is so clean and
neat is that it seldom gets customers.
206. 206
How many times does the letter "F" appear
in the statement below?
Eight. Most people fail to spot the "F" in "OF"
because it's pronounced as a "V‖
FANNY FLINGER WAS OF THE
IMPRESSION THAT EIGHTY SIX YEARS
OF HISTORY SHOW THAT SCIENTIFIC
RESEARCH IS OF THE UTMOST
IMPORTANCE IN EVERY CASE OF
FUTURE GENERATIONS
FANNY FLINGER WAS OF THE
IMPRESSION THAT EIGHTY SIX YEARS
OF HISTORY SHOW THAT SCIENTIFIC
RESEARCH IS OF THE UTMOST
IMPORTANCE IN EVERY CASE OF
FUTURE GENERATIONS
207. 207
Divide 30 by half and add ten. What answer
do you get?
70
How ? What does ½ really mean? 0.5! So 30
divided by 0.5 equals 60. 60 plus 10 equals 70
3
Think of a number:
Double it
Add 6
Half it
Subtract your original number
The number you now have is……..
208. 208
What can go from there to here by
disappearing then go from here to there by
appearing?
The letter T
If the average Eskimo eats 10 walruses in a
lifetime, and one walrus is equal to 5 ½
penguins. How many penguins would he eat
if he could not get walruses?
None. Eskimos live in the Arctic (North Pole).
Penguins live in the Antarctic (South Pole)
209. 209
What's missing from the following list of
words: Abscess, deaf, ghosting, jackal,
monopoly, quarks, tutor, waxy, gazelle
The letter V. All other letters of the
alphabet appear
210. 210
32 football teams participate in a competition.
The 32 teams are paired off and the losers are
eliminated and the remaining teams play until
there is a champion. How many games must
be played to determine the champion?
31
211. 211
One snowy night, Sherlock Holmes was in his house
sitting by a fire. All of a sudden a snowball came
crashing through his window, breaking it.
Holmes got up and looked out the window just in
time to see three neighborhood kids who were
brothers run around a corner. Their names were
John Crimson, Mark Crimson and Paul Crimson.
The next day Holmes got a note on his door that
read "? Crimson. He broke your window."
Which of the three Crimson brothers should
Sherlock Holmes question about the incident?
Mark Crimson
"?" = question MARK, so the note on the door reads
"Question Mark Crimson. He broke your window."
One snowy night, Sherlock Holmes was in his house
sitting by a fire. All of a sudden a snowball came
crashing through his window, breaking it.
Holmes got up and looked out the window just in
time to see three neighborhood kids who were
brothers run around a corner. Their names were
John Crimson, Mark Crimson and Paul Crimson.
The next day Holmes got a note on his door that
read "? Crimson. He broke your window."
Which of the three Crimson brothers should
Sherlock Holmes question about the incident?
213. 213
Two boys were sent by their mothers to sell an equal
amount of cupcakes each, worth one dollar per
cupcake. They were told not to eat the cupcakes
they are selling, and that they should sell all of the
cupcakes. At the end of the day, all cupcakes were
sold, neither ate any of the cupcakes they were to
sell, yet neither boy gained nor lost a dollar. What
happened?
Each boy became hungry after a while. One boy
decided to buy a cupcake from the other boy, paying
him one dollar.
The other boy also decided to buy a cupcake from
the first boy, paying him one dollar, too.
And so it continued until all the cupcakes were sold.
214. Scent, cent and sent
How can you make the following equation
correct without changing it at all?
8 + 8 = 91
Look at it upside down.
16 = 8 + 8
I am a word of meanings three.
Three ways of spelling me there be.
The first is an odor, a smell if you will.
The second some money, but not in a bill.
The third is past tense, a method of passing things
on or around.
Can you tell me now, what these words are, that
have the same sound?
215. 215
My rings tell such a story
Of years past with gracious glory
Where I live is where I stay
From that spot I cannot stray
From my home man taketh me
So they can build another home, you see
Many others bore into my sides
These things that crawl and things that glide
I weep with beauty or stand with grace
Every year I shed myself to nourish my place
What am I?
I am a tree. My rings are produced every year, just one, and how large it is
tells a story of how that particular year was. Where I grow is where I stay,
as I cannot pick up and move. Men cut me down to make their own
homes, and creatures such as birds and squirrels live in me. When I shed
my leaves they put nutrients into the ground which keep it fertile.
216. 216
Mice are famous for their ability to multiply at
breakneck speeds. The type of mouse we have here
gives birth once a month, birthing 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 and brought it home the day after it was born.
In 10 months from now, how many mice will you
have?
One
217. 217
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 how my day was going so I called my bookie
and placed a $777 bet on the number 7 horse in the
seventh race, whose name was Seventh Heaven, to
win.
Do you know what happened?
He came in 7th
218. 218
A man was hiking in the hills for the first time and,
for safety, he brings along two guides. At the
beginning of the hike, the first guide said, "Keep all
personal items close, stay behind me, and above all
else, keep your balance around the steep drop offs!"
The second guide had never been on such a long
hike and, despite the warnings, tumbled off one of
the high cliffs and rolled into a valley. The second
guide's spine was broken in the fall. The man and
the first guide watched the fall, shrugged, and
moved on. Why did they offer no help or concern?
Clue: Think reading
The second guide was a book (Guidebook)
220. 220
H I J K L M N O
What object in nature does this represent?
Water. H2O (H to O)
Clue: Think being thirsty.
Which one of the following does not belong
with the others?
Binoculars, eyeglasses, goggles, handlebars,
jeans, pliers, scissors, shoes, tweezers
The word "shoes" is the only "pair" that
actually has 2 separate pieces
221. 221
I walk, but have no legs. I sleep, but never
dream. You can rock me in a cradle, but I am
not a baby and I can go around the world
faster than you can cross a room. What am
I?
Clue: String toy
A yo-yo
First, think of the color of clouds. Next think
of the color of snow. Last, think of the color
of the moon. Now, what do cows drink?
They drink water
222. 222
I've been drawn by the artists these days, and of old;
Yet I'm seen only when all around me is cold.
For most of the time you just live and ignore me;
Then you gasp for me, stop for me, mutter below me.
You might say, in surprise, I've been taken away,
But it's true I've been with you, at least 'til today.
When I leave you, you leave too!
Who am I?
Breath
Everyone draws breath, and it is seen on icy days.
We breathe subconsciously, but might gasp or stop for
breath. We mutter "under our breath" at times.
We might say our breath is "taken away" but we have it as
long as we live - until we "leave" this world!
224. A man is sitting in a pub feeling rather poor. He sees the
man next to him pull a wad of $50 bills out of his wallet.
He turns to the rich man and says to him,
"I have an amazing talent; I know almost every song that
has ever existed."
The rich man laughs.
The poor man says, "I am willing to bet you all the
money you have in your wallet that I can sing a
legitimate song with a lady's name of your choice in it."
The rich man laughs again and says, "OK, how about my
daughter's name, Joanna Armstrong-Miller?"
The rich man goes home poor. The poor man goes home
rich.
What song did he sing?
224
Hint: It is a song almost everyone should know
―Happy Birthday‖
226. You use it between your head and your toes,
the more it works the thinner it grows. What
is it?
226
In Aberland, you cannot take a picture of a
man with a wooden leg? Why can‘t you
take a picture of a man with a wooden leg?
You don‘t take pictures using a wooden
leg, you use a camera
A bar of soap
230. 230
A .The number of false
statements here is one.
B. The number of false
statements here is two.
C. The number of false
statements here is three.
D. The number of false
statements here is four.
Option "C" is the answer: three statements are false. Since each
statement concludes that there is a different number of false
statements, that proves that only one statement can be correct (hence
the object is to decide which statement is true). Given that one
statement is true, by definition, the other three must be false!
Which of the above statements is true?
231. I look at you, you look at me, I raise my
right, you raise your left. What is this
object?
Yourself in the mirror
231
Imagine you are in a sinking rowboat
surrounded by man eating sharks. How would
you survive?
Stop imagining!
236. What is one thing that all wise men,
regardless of their politics or religion,
agree is between heaven and earth?
The word ―and‖
236
What phrase is this?
023456789 lives ever ever ever ever
No one lives forever
239. Hands she has but does not hold, teeth
she has but does not bite, feet she has
but they are cold, eyes she has but
without sight. Who is she?
A doll
239
242. What is special about the following
number sequence?
8, 5, 4, 9, 1, 7, 6, 10, 3, 2, 0
Clue: This how numbers are when
spelled out.
They are the numbers 0-10 in
alphabetical order.
Stands
-----------
0_2345
No one understands 242
247. 247
In three moves, rearrange
the coins so that the three
quarters are together and the
two pennies are together
with no empty space in
between each coin. At the
end of each move, the coins
are always in a line as in the
original configuration. Each
move consists of moving
two adjacent coins at one
time.
249. In a stable, there are men and horses.
How many total number of feet are in
the stable if there are 14 horses and 8
men?
14 horses and 8 men. 14x4=56 plus
8x2=16. Both = 72 feet
249
I am a prime number.
Double of myself is equal to the square of
myself.
Which number am I? 2
250. 250
Detective Sherlock Holmes reviewed the information he had so far on
a case he was working on. This is what he knows:
A lady named ‗Hanna' was found shot and they already had a list of
suspects - Anna, Tarun, Mary, Harold, and Montel.
The killer is a fan of Sherlock and challenged him by leaving notes at
various places.
The first was found in a towel room.
The second was found in an art room.
The third was in a restroom.
The fourth in an underwater room.
The fifth at the no smoking room.
All of the notes read the same thing, 'The clues are where you find the
notes.' Yet, nothing was found at any place the notes were.
Sherlock the genius, immediately solved the case.
Who was the killer ?
Its Tarun
towel room(T) , art room(a) , rest room (r) , underwater room (u) , no
smoking room (n)
251. 251
Each symbol is associated with another's
position; this upside-down club is always to the
left of a right-side-up heart
Look at all the
symbols on
the picture on
the right.
Which symbol
would go into
the space that
is blank?
Look for
patterns.
252. 252
I have got three eyes and all are in a
straight line.
When my red eye opens, everything
freezes.
What Am I ?
A Stoplight
Is it legal for a man in California to marry his
widow's sister?
No, it is not legal to get married if you are dead
Clue: When my green eye opens, everything
unfreezes
253. 253
What word describes a person who does not have all
their fingers on one hand?
Normal – No one wants all their fingers (10 of them)
on one hand
A man crashed his car into a fast-flowing river, broke
his arm, could not unbuckle his seatbelt, and
became trapped in the car. The car fell all the way to
the bottom of the river, yet two hours later when help
arrived, he was still alive even though he was still in
the river. How is this possible?
The water was only deep enough to come up to his
chest
254. ONCE
4:56pm
Once upon a time
Hi Way
Pass
Highway overpass
Must get here
Must get here
Must get here
Three Musketeers
254
257. 257
Ted Ashcroft is found dead in his office at his desk. The
police have narrowed the suspects down to three people:
Mrs. Harish Kumar, Ted's wife Hanna Ashcroft, and his
business partner Mr. Jason Negi . All three visited Ted on the
day of his murder, but all three provide the police with stories
of explanation as to the reason for their visit. Police found Mr.
Ashcroft with his wrist watch still on his right arm, a torn up
picture of his wife laying on the floor beside the trash can,
and an ink pen in his right hand. On the desk, the police
found a name plate, a telephone that was off the hook, and a
personal calendar turned to the July 5th page with 7891011
written on it. After examining this evidence, the police knew
their suspect. Who was it ?
Jason. Police matched the written number on the calendar
with the months of the year. Thereby giving us 7-8-9-10-11:
July (7th), August(8th), September(9th), October(10th),
November(11th). Use the first letter of each month and it
spells J-A-S-O-N
Ted Ashcroft is found dead in his office at his desk. The
police have narrowed the suspects down to three people:
Mrs. Harish Kumar, Ted's wife Hanna Ashcroft, and his
business partner Mr. Jason Negi . All three visited Ted on the
day of his murder, but all three provide the police with stories
of explanation as to the reason for their visit. Police found Mr.
Ashcroft with his wrist watch still on his right arm, a torn up
picture of his wife laying on the floor beside the trash can,
and an ink pen in his right hand. On the desk, the police
found a name plate, a telephone that was off the hook, and a
personal calendar turned to the July 5th page with 7891011
written on it. After examining this evidence, the police knew
their suspect. Who was it ?
259. THE SAND
2 LATE LATE
Head in the sand
Too little too late
259
260. 260
Police broke into a house and found the
owner slumped dead in a chair with a bullet
hole in his head. On the floor there is a gun
and on the table a recording device. When an
officer pushed play on the recorder they
heard the message "I cannot go on any longer
and have decided to commit suicide" followed
by the sound of a gunshot. The police
immediately started a murder investigation.
Why?
They didn't have to rewind the recording
device so somebody else must have
264. What has roots that nobody sees, and
is taller than trees. Up, up it goes, and
yet it never grows. What is it?
Clue: You can climb some of them
Mountains
264
266. 266
You are the bus driver. At your first stop,
you pick up 29 people. On your second
stop, 18 of those 29 people get off, and
at the same time 10 new passengers
arrive. At your next stop, 3 of those 10
passengers get off, and 13 new
passengers come on. On your fourth
stop 4 of the remaining 10 passengers
get off, 6 of those new 13 passengers get
off as well, then 17 new passengers get
on. What is the color of the bus driver's
eyes? What color are YOUR
eyes? You are the driver
267. Three numbers, 16, 14 and 38, need to
be assigned to one of the rows of
numbers below. Where do the numbers
belong? (Hint: This is not a
mathematical problem. The numerical
values are irrelevant)
A 0 6 8 9 3
B 15 27 21 10 19
C 7 1 47 11 17
The rows indicate the shape of the number.
Row A is rounded, B is mixed and C is linear.
Thus, 16 belongs in row B, 14 in row C and
38 in row A
267
269. A rooster lays an egg at the very top of
a slanted roof. Which side is the egg
going to roll off on?
Neither side. Roosters don‘t lay eggs
What seven-letter word has hundreds
of letters in it?
Mailbox
269
270. MEN
Ur 1 step me
Men in Black
You are one step ahead of me
270
271. What do the following words have in
common?
current, by, dew, faze, loan, ate
Clue: Think pronunciation and spelling
They all have homonyms: currant, buy, due,
phase, lone, eight
Perform this calculation in your head,
mentally adding the numbers as quickly as
you can. Start with 1000 and add 40. Now add
1000. Add 30 to that, then add another 1000.
Now add 20 to that result. Add another 1000
and finally, add 10 to that. What is the total?
4,100 271
272. Rearrange the letters in the words "new
door" to make one word.
―new door" can be rearranged into
"one word‖
Two fathers and two sons go fishing
together in the same boat. They all
catch a fish but the total catch for the
day is 3 fish. How is this possible?
There are three men: A grandfather, a
father (the grandfather's son) and the
father's son. 272
274. A glass of water with a single ice cube
in it sits on a table. When the ice has
completely melted, will the level of the
water have increased, decreased or
remain unchanged?
The water level remains unchanged
because the ice cube displaces its own
weight. If you're not convinced, read
Archimedes‘ Principle, which states
that any floating object displaces its
own weight of fluid
274
276. Dark darker darkest DAWN
Darker dark darkest DAWN
Light dark darkest DAWN
Darker darkest DAWN
$OUR BREAD
It is darkest before the dawn
Sour Dough Bread
276
277. On a dark, stormy Halloween night, four kids
named Luke, John, Sarah and Bob walk into a
haunted house during a blackout. Only one can
escape. They take a staircase to the second
floor, a trapdoor on the left, then go up the
ladder to the right, followed by a 28-foot slide to
the basement through the mouth of a Giant
Panda. In one corner of the murky cellar is a
chainsaw, a dagger, a rope with a noose and an
electric chair. Written on the wall in blood are
the words, "Only one will survive - choose your
death!" Bob takes the rope, Sarah picks up the
dagger, John chooses the chainsaw and Luke
uses the chair. Who survives?
Luke, because there's no power (it's during a
blackout) 277
279. STEP PETS PETS
i right i
One step forward and two steps back
Right between the eyes
279
280. First, think of the color of clouds. Next
think of the color of snow. Last, think of
the color of the moon. Now, what do
cows drink?
They drink water
280
282. B10 @ the YR
YOUR $
YOUR $
Beaten at the wire
Double your money
282
283. The letter Z
I'm in a zoo
But not in a jungle
I rarely come in pairs
But I'm in every puzzle
Some think I'm in a xylophone
But, I most certainly am not
You don't see me with a loan
But very strangely in a zealot
I'm in the magical prison of Azkaban
Well, can't you see?
I'm in the buzz of a fan
But, my oh my what could I be?
283
286. A man says his dog can jump over his
house. No one believes him but he is right.
How is that possible?
The dog can jump over his dog house
If you were to spell out the numbers, how far
would you have to go before encountering
the letter 'A'?
One thousand (or one hundred and one)
286
287. Your assignment is to determine which light switch
controls which light bulb. You are allowed to enter
the room only once, and once you come out, you
must be able to state with 100% certainty which light
switch controls which light bulb. How do you figure
this out?
Turn one light switch on, wait a few minutes, then
turn it off and turn another light switch on. Go into
the room and feel the light bulbs. The one that's still
warm is connected to the switch that you first turned
on, the other one is the one that was the second
switch you turned on. And the last bulb is controlled
by the switch that you didn't touch.
287
289. Three rooms contain, 1) Gold coins, 2)
Currency notes and 3) Cotton bags. If all
three rooms catch fire, which room will the
ambulance pour water on first?
An ambulance doesn't pour water
A boat full of people goes under a bridge
and when it comes out the other side not a
single person is on it. No one jumped off or
was knocked off or goes below deck. How
can this be?
All the passengers are married
289
290. What am I?
Every dawn begins with me,
At dusk I'll be the first you see,
And daybreak couldn't come without
What midday centers all about.
Daises grow from me, I'm told
And when I come, I end all cold,
But in the sun I won't be found,
Yet still, each day I'll be around
290The letter D
293. Pencil
293
I usually wear a yellow coat. The top of
my head is usually dark. I make marks
wherever I go. Sometimes I am sharp
and sometimes I am not. What am I?
In baseball, how many outs are there in
an inning?
6- 3 for each side.
298. Darkness
Down below the shining moon
Around the trees, a sacred gloom
Running with the midnight sky
Knowing the thing that makes you cry
Night is full with my essence
Eternal light betrays my presence
Soaring through my endless task
Shadows are my faithful mask
What am I?
298
299. 42 30 1
100 14 56
9 STRENGTH 7
12 36 4 9 11
66 99
His Father
He Takes
Strength in numbers
He takes after his father
299
300. 3 x 5=Class
6 x 8= Dignity
4 x 9= Charm H H H H
A A A A
N N N N
D D D D
M M M M
E E E E
The third time is the charm
Hand me downs
300
306. I happen once in a minute
Twice in a moment,
But never in a thousand years.
What am I?
The letter M
I am very heavy, but backwards, I am not.
What word am I?
Ton
306
307. Thinsg they
Tihnsg they
Thisng they
Thgsin they
Thigns they
Thsing they
REKCAP
The more things change, the
more they stay the same
Backpacker
307
310. A blind beggar had a brother who died.
What relation was the blind beggar to
the brother who died?
Clue: Brother is not the answer.
The blind beggar was the sister of her
brother who died.
The more there is, the less you see.
What is it?
Darkness
310
313. 313
I have four letters. The first two stand for a
boy. The first three stand for a girl. All of
my letters stand for brave boy.
What word am I?
Hero
If EELS + MARK + BEST + WARY = EASY
What does HELP + BARK + WARD + LEAD
equal?
HARD
315. If you multiply 2 by itself a thousand times,
what will you get ?
4
It does not matter how many times
you do it, 2 x 2 is always 4 !!
A TV weighs 1 kg plus half its weight.
What is the weight of the TV?
2kg
316. 316
I dig out tiny caves, and store gold and silver
in them. I also build bridges of silver and
make crowns of gold. They are the smallest
you could imagine. Sooner or later
everybody needs my help, yet many people
are afraid to let me help them.
Who am I?
A dentist
317. There is a butcher at the butcher shop,
he is five feet ten inches tall, and he
wears size 13 shoes. He has a wife and
2 kids. What does he weigh?
The butcher weighs the meat at the
shop
317
318. FOOT 12 inches
POW ER
POW ER
POW ER
One foot in front of the other
Separation of powers
318
320. A Wave
I can be as blue as the sky or have a white
top.
I roll through my world and crash into yours.
I can be as gentle as a newborn puppy or as
vicious as an angered bull, ripping through
anything I find.
I will topple anything you put in my way if I
am strong enough.
What am I?
320
330. You may find fire within me
Though to water I've been compared.
You may also find a twinkle
When through my pane you stare.
When of wind I am the calm
The center holding still.
When of you, a different part
My bottom lid, my sill.
You may look into me
only to see through.
You may indeed look out of me
Through my frame of varied hue.
The riddle in three parts
as letters in my name.
The riddle shows you who I am
But tell me just the same.
What am I?
330
Eye
347. B B
M M
U U
H H
T T
TUNNELIGHT
Thumbs up
Light at the end of
the tunnel
347
348. 348
What do you put in a toaster?
Bread
What types of words are these: madam,
civic, eye, level?
They are palindromes; they read the same
both forward and backwards
353. On a fine sunny day a ship was in the
harbor. All of a sudden the ship began
to sink. There was no storm and
nothing wrong with the ship yet it sank
right in front of the spectators eyes.
What caused the ship to sink?
It was a submarine
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356. 356
cdnuolt blveiee
taht I cluod aulaclty uesdnatnrd waht I was rdanieg The
phaonmneal pweor of the hmuan mnid Aoccdrnig to
rscheearch at
Cmabrigde Uinervtisy, it deosn't mttaer in waht oredr the
ltteers in a wrod are, the olny iprmoatnt tihng is taht the
first and last ltteer be in the rghit pclae. The rset can be
a
taotl mses and you can still raed it wouthit a porbelm.
This
is bcuseae the huamn mnid deos not raed ervey lteter by
itself, but
the wrod as a wlohe. Amzanig huh?
369. In Pompeii, archeologists excavated a
single story house that is entirely blue
inside. The floor was blue, the oil lamps
were blue, the walls were blue,
everything was blue. So what color
were the interior stairs?
Since it is a one-story house, so there
are no stairs
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