1
I have cities, but no houses. I have mountains, but no trees. I have water, but no fish. What am I?
Map
It is the beginning of eternity, the end of time and space. It is the start of every end, the end of every place. What is it?
The letter: "E"
Only one color, but not one size, stuck at the bottom, yet easily flies. What am I?
A shadow
What has 13 hearts but no other organs?
A deck of cards
When you need me, You throw me away. But when you are done with me, You bring me back. What am I?
An anchor
What comes once in a minute, twice in a moment, but never in a thousand years?
The letter: "M"
With pointed fangs I sit and wait; with piercing force I crunch out fate; grabbing victims, proclaiming might; physically joining with a single bite. What am I?
A stapler
Throw away the outside and cook the inside, then eat the outside and throw away the inside. What is it?
Corn on a cob
I come from a mine and get surrounded by wood always. Everyone uses me. What am I?
Lead Pencil
How many letters are in the alphabet?
There are 11 letters in “the alphabet.”
If fish lived on land, where would they live?
Finland
Two people were playing chess. They both won. How is this possible?
They were playing two different games against different opponents.
Name three consecutive days without naming any of the seven days of the week.
Yesterday, today and tomorrow.
Which letter of the alphabet has the most water?
The C.
What kind of ship has two mates but no captain?
A relationship.
What is able to go up a chimney when down but unable to go down a chimney when up?
An umbrella.
First you eat me, then you get eaten. What am I?
A fishhook.
What can you hold in your right hand, but never in your left hand?
Your left hand.
What are the next three letters in this combination? OTTFFSS
E N T. (Each letter represents the first letter in the written numbers: One, Two, Three, Four, Five, etc.)
How can you physically stand behind your father while he is standing behind you?
You are standing back-to-back with your father.
A woman shoots her husband, then holds him underwater for five minutes. Finally, she hangs him. But five minutes later they enjoy a wonderful dinner together. How can this be?
She shot a photo of her husband and developed it in a dark room
What English word has three consecutive double letters?
Bookkeeper
A is the brother of B. B is the brother of C. C is the father of D. So how is D related to A?
A is D’s uncle.
How is seven different from the rest of the numbers between one and ten?
Seven has two syllables, and the other numbers have only one syllable.
How can the number four be half of five?
IV, the Roman numeral for four, which is “half” (two letters) of the word FIVE.