Category One
A prisoner is forced to go into one of three rooms, but he can choose which room. The first room is ablaze with fire. The second one is rigged with explosives that will go off as soon as he enters. The third contains a pair of lions who haven't eaten in years. Which room should he choose to survive?
The third room — any lions who hadn't eaten in years would be dead!
There are 10 people and a bowl with 10 oranges in it. How do you divide up the oranges so that every person gets an orange but one orange remains in the bowl?
You give 9 people an orange each and you give the tenth person the bowl with the orange in it.
Which month has 28 days?
All of them.
What is full of holes but still holds water?
A sponge.
A magician promises that he can throw a ball as hard as he can and have it stop, change direction, and come back to him. He claims he can do it without the ball bouncing off of anything, the ball being tied to anything, or the use of magnets. How is this possible?
He throws the ball straight up in the air.
What starts with "e," ends with "e," and contains one letter?
An envelope.
There's a one-story house where everything inside is pink: pink walls, pink doors, pink floors, pink ceilings, pink windows, pink curtains, pink chairs, and pink tables. What color are the stairs?
There are none — it's a one-story house.
Why can’t someone living in Maine be buried in Florida?
Because he’s still living.
What five-letter word becomes shorter if you add two letters to it?
Short