You are running a race(レース) and you pass(抜く) the person in second place(2位). What place are you in now?
Second place
I'm tall when I'm young, and I'm short when I'm old. What am I?
A candle (or A pencil)
What belongs(所属する) to you, but other people use it more than you?
Your name
What letter of the alphabet has the most water?
The letter "C" (sea)
Mr. Blue lives in the blue house. Mrs. Brown lives in the brown house. Mr. Yellow lives in the yellow house. Who lives in the White House?
The president.(大統領)
What goes up, but never comes down?
Your age
What gets wet while drying?
A towel
As I was going to Komagane station, I saw a man with four children. Each child had four baskets(かご), each basket had four cats... How many were going to Komagane station?
One (Only "I")
What letter is silent in these words?
_our g_ost _onest T_ai _onor w_ite
The letter "H"
What number becomes larger when you turn it upside down(ひっくり返す)?
The number 6
In what month do people sleep the least?
February (It has the fewest days)
What has to be broken before you can use it?
An egg
Where does Friday come before Thursday?
In a dictionary
You’ll find me in Mercury(水星), Earth, Mars(火星) and Jupiter(木星), but not in Venus(金星) or Neptune(海王星). What am I?
The letter "R"
There are three oranges in the basket(かご) and you take away two. How many oranges do you have now?
You have two oranges.
What month of the year has 28 days?
All of them
Take off my skin – I won't cry, but you will! What am I?
An onion
How many seconds are in a year?
Twelve (January 2nd, February 2nd, March 2nd...)
What starts with a "T", ends with a "T", and is full of tea?
A teapot
You are in a dark room with a candle, a wood stove(薪ストーブ), and a gas lamp(ガスランプ). You only have one match(マッチ). Which do you light first?
The match.
I don't have any brothers and sisters, and this man's father is my father's son(息子). Who is the man?
My son
What has many keys, but cannot open any doors?
A piano(or PC)
What begins with an "e", ends with an "e", but only contains(含む) one letter?
An envelope(封筒)
There are four days which start with "t". Two are Tuesday and Thursday. What are the other two?
Today and tomorrow
Why is 6 afraid of 7?
Because 7 ate 9. (7 8 9)