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How many oranges can you put in an empty container?
A single orange — if you put an orange in, it will not be an empty container.
A farmer had 20 cows. Due to a contagious disease, all cows except 11 died suddenly. How many cows does he have now?
11 cows – ALL but 11 cows died – 11 cows survived.
A house has four walls. All the walls face south, and a bear surrounds the house. What colour is the bear?
The house is at the North Pole, so the bear is white.
What do the numbers 11, 69, and 88 all have in common?
Read it the same right side up and upside down.
When you have me, you immediately want to share me. But if you share me, you don’t have me.
A secret
On a dreary November night, as the rain beat against the window and a candle flickered on the verge of burning out, the creature’s dull yellow eye suddenly opened. This is how Dr Victor described the birth of the monster stitched together from human body parts. Perhaps you can guess which monster it was.
Frankenstein
You can see a beautiful red house to your left and a hypnotic greenhouse to your right, an attractive heated pink place in front. So, where is the White House?
The White House is in the United States.
Name four days of the week that begin with the letter "t".
Tuesday, Thursday, today, and tomorrow.
A boy fell from a 30-metre ladder without being injured. Why not?
He felt from the last step
A man stands on one side of a river, his dog on the other. The man calls his dog, who immediately crosses the river without getting wet and without using a bridge or a boat. How did the dog do it?
A river was frozen
If five peacocks lay ten eggs in 2 days, how many peacocks will lay 100 eggs in 24 days?
Peacocks don't lay eggs. Peahens do.
Beth’s mother has three daughters. One is called Lara, and the other is Sara. What is the name of the third daughter?
Beth
My name is Ruger; I live on a farm. There are four other dogs on the farm with me. Their names are Snowy, Flash, Speedy, and Brownie. What do you think the fifth dog is called?
Ruger
Adding only, how do you add eight 8’s and get the number 1000?
888 + 88 + 8 + 8 + 8 = 1000.
A red house is made from red bricks. A blue house is made from blue bricks. A yellow house is made from yellow bricks. What is a greenhouse made from?
Glass
You are running in a 5000-meter marathon, and you have beaten the person in second place. Where are you?
In the second place
A cowboy arrives in town on Friday, stays for three days, and then leaves on Friday. How did he do it?
His horse was Friday
What does that mean? I RIGHT I
Right between the eyes
What has a mouth but cannot eat? What moves but has no legs? And what has a bank but cannot put money in it?
River
There is a word in the English language in which the first two letters signify a male, the first three letters signify a female, the first four letters signify a great man, and the whole word signifies a great woman. What is the word?
Heroine
Two girls have played and completed five games of chess. Each of them won the same number of fun, and there was no tie in any game. How did it happen?
The two girls did not clash and played with different opponents
This verb means to surpass, defeat, be better than someone, or have an advantage. It is also the last name of one of the most controversial presidents of modern times. The name of this president is the same as that of a famous duck.
Trump
Imagine you are in a room full of water. There are no windows or doors. How do you get out?
Stop imagining
Guess the next three letters in the series.
GTNTL
I,T, S
What can’t talk but will reply when spoken to?
An echo