Math
How many times can you subtract the number 5 from the number 25?
Only Once
After you subtract 5 the first time, you are subtracting from 20, then 15, and so on.
What common food item never spoils, never rots, and can remain perfectly edible for thousands of years without refrigeration?
Honey
In an official "Freestyle" race, is a swimmer legally required to use the front crawl stroke?
No
You are in a completely dark room with a single match. You need to light a wood stove, a gas lamp, and a candle. Which one do you light first?
The Match
The more of me you take out of the oven, the bigger the hole I leave behind. What am I?
Donut
A bat and a ball cost $1.10 in total. The bat costs $1.00 more than the ball. How much does the ball cost?
5 Cents
If a rooster lays an egg right on the peak of a barn roof, which side will the egg roll down?
Neither. Roosters don't lay eggs; hens do
What is the only swimming stroke where athletes must start entirely inside the water instead of diving?
Backstroke
If Mary’s father has five daughters named Nana, Nene, Nini, and Nono, what is the fifth daughter’s name?
Mary
I have a spine, but no bones. I have leaves, but I am not a tree. What am I?
A head of lettuce
(or a cabbage).
How many 9s are there between the numbers 1 and 100?
20.
9, 19, 29, 39, 49, 59, 69, 79, 89, 90, 91, 92, 93, 94, 95, 96, 97, 98, 99
What is the only country in the world that borders both the Atlantic Ocean and the Indian Ocean?
South Africa
What was used as the very first volleyball in 1895 before a real one was invented?
The inside bladder of a basketball.
A plane crashes right on the exact border of the United States and Canada. Where do they legally bury the survivors?
You don’t bury survivors
Take off my skin and I won't cry, but you certainly will! What am I?
An onion
If a doctor gives you 3 pills and tells you to take one every half hour, how many minutes will it take until you have taken all the pills?
60 Minutes
You take the first pill at 0 minutes, the second at 30 minutes, and the third at 60 minutes
What modern invention allows people to look right through a solid brick wall?
Window
Basketball was invented in 1891 by Dr. James Naismith. What basic skill—used by every player today—was completely illegal according to his original rules?
Dribbling
What do you see once in a minute, twice in a moment, but never in a thousand years?
The letter M
I look like a tiny tree, but I am entirely edible. Kids often pretend I am a bush for a dinosaur. What am I?
Broccoli
A farmer has 17 sheep, and all but 9 die. How many live sheep does the farmer have left?
9
The phrase "all but 9 die" means 9 survived.
What color is the Sky?
Sky Blue
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In the early history of professional basketball, what did players have to physically use to cut the bottom out of the goal after a basket was made?
Nothing—they didn't cut it.
What is the exact next number in this sequence: 1, 11, 21, 1211, 111221
312211
I am a stick of flavor that gets smaller the more you use me, but you are legally forbidden from swallowing me. What am I?
Gum