Brain Teasers
A doctor and a bus driver are both in love with the same woman, an attractive girl named Sarah. The bus driver had to go on a long bus trip that would last a week. Before he left, he gave Sarah seven apples. Why?
An apple a day keeps the doctor away!
Which three letters can frighten a thief away?
ICU
What rocks but does not roll?
A rocking chair
What can't talk but will reply when spoken to?
An echo.
I have no brothers or sisters, but this man's father is my father's son. Who is the man?
The man is my son.
A woman shoots her husband. Then, she holds him underwater for over 5 minutes. Finally, she hangs him. But 5 minutes later, they both go out together and enjoy a wonderful dinner together. How can this be?
The woman was a photographer. She shot a picture of her husband, developed it and hung it up to dry.
Lovely and round, I shine with pale light, grown in the darkness, A lady's delight. What am I?
A pearl
Shoot at me a thousand times, and I may still survive. But, one scratch from me and you will find your prospects take a dive. What am I?
An eight-ball.
I have branches, but no fruit, trunk or leaves. What am I?
A bank.
What tastes better than it smells?
A tongue.
What is special about these words: job, polish, herb?
They are pronounced differently when the first letter is capitalized.
My voice is tender, my waist is slender and I'm often invited to play. Yet wherever I go, I must take my bow or else I have nothing to say. What am I?
A violin
I come in different shapes and sizes. Some parts of me are curved, and others are straight. You can put me anywhere you like, but there is only one right place for me. What am I?
A puzzle piece
What can you hold in your left hand but not in your right?
Your right elbow.
What has a bottom at the top?
Legs
How can 8 + 8 = 4?
When you think in terms of time. 8 AM + 8 hours= 4 o'clock.
Until I am measured, I am not known. Yet you miss me when I have flown. What am I?
Time
In 1990, a person was 15 years old. In 1995, that same person was 10 years old. How can this be?
The person was born in 2005 B.C.
What would you find in the middle of Toronto?
The letter "o".
A family has two parents and six sons. Each of the sons has one sister. How many people are in the family?
Nine. Two parents, six sons and one daughter!
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
I have a big mouth, and I am also quite loud! I am NOT a gossip but I do get involved with everyone's dirty business. What am I?
A vacuum cleaner
Guess the next three letters in the series GTNTL
I, T, S. The complete sequence is the first letter of every word in the sentence.
What is 3/7 chicken, 2/3 cat and 2/4 goat?
Chicago
Which word logically comes next in this sequence? Spots, tops, pots, opts…
Stop. All the words are anagrams of each other.