Brain Teasers
How can you add eight 8s to make 1000?
888+88+8+8+8
Take off my skin - I won't cry but you will. What am I?
An Onion
What do you throw out when you want to use it but take in when you don't want to use it?
An Anchor
What is full of holes but can still hold a lot of water?
A Sponge
Use math symbols to replace the question marks to make the following a valid equation: 12 ? 2 ? 7 ? 4 = 9
12 divided by 2 + 7 - 4 = 9
What English word has 3 consecutive double letters?
Bookkeeper
What invention lets you look right through a wall?
A Window
If you have an 11 minute and a 13 minute hourglass, how can you accurately time 15 minutes?
Start both hourglasses when the 11-minute hourglass runs out immediately flip it again. when the 13-minute hourglass runs out the 11-minute hourglass will have 9 minutes left, so flip it and it will last another 2 minutes, 13 minutes + 2 minutes = 15 minutes.
Why was the baby straw berry crying?
Because its parents were in a jam.
How can you place a pencil on the floor so that no one can jump over it?
Place it against a wall.
9 = 4, 21 = 9, 22 = 9, 24 = 10, 8 = 5,99 = 10, 100 = 7, 16 = ? 17= ?
16 = 7 and 17 = 9. The number of letters in the spelling of 16 (sixteen) is 7 and that of 17 (seventeen) is 9.
What are the next 3 letters in in this riddle? o t t f f s s ...
e n t They represent the first letter when writing the numbers one thru ten.
Everyone in the world needs it. They generously give it, but rarely take it. What is it?
Advice
Why are manholes round instead of square?
If there square it's possible for the cover to slip down the hole (diagonally). But if there round there is no way for the cove to fall in.
Robert and David were preparing to have a water balloon fight. ''Not fair'' cried Robert, '' You have 3 times as many as I do!'' David said ''Fine!'' and gave Robert 10 more balloons. ''Still not fair!'' argued Robert, ''You till have twice as many as I do'' How many more balloons must David give Robert for them to have the same number.
David must give Robert anther 20 water balloons, giving them each 60. Robert started with 30 water balloons and David with 90.
You may enter, but not come in, I have space but no room, I have keys, but open no lock. What am I?
A Computer
This is an unusual paragraph. I'm curious as to just how quickly you can find out what is so unusual about it. It looks so ordinary and plain that you would think nothing was wrong with it. In fact, nothing is wrong with it! It is very unusual though. Study it and think about it, but you still may not find anything odd. But if yo work at it a bit, you might find out. try to do so without any coaching.
The letter E, which is the most common letter used in the English language, does not appear in the paragraph.
A man is pushing his car along the road when he comes to a hotel. He shouts, '' I'm bankrupt!'' Why?
He is playing Monopoly