Numbers
What is a period of ten years called?
Decade
How many yards long is a football field?
120 yards (each end zone is 10 yards)
What word is almost always spelled incorrectly?
Incorrectly
If you are running a race, and you passed the person in 2nd place, what place would you be in now?
2nd place
Two mothers and two daughters went out to eat lunch. Each personate one slice of pizza, yet only 3 pieces were eaten? How is this possible?
It was a grandmother, mother, and daughter.
What organ controls all of the functions of the body?
Brain
Imagine you are in a room that's filling up with water quickly. There are no windows or doors. How do you get out?
Stop imagining.
What do you sit on, sleep on, and mail a letter in?
A chair, a bed, and an envelope.
If there are 6 apples in a basket, and you take away 4. How many apples do you have?
4
If you take a 3-point shot in basketball, is it possible to get anything other than 3 points (without being fouled)?
Yes, if you miss, you get 0 points.
How many 1 inches slices of bread can you cut from a 12 inch loaf?
Just 1. After you cut the first slice, it is no longer a 12 inch loaf.
A man and his son were in an automobile accident. The man died on the way to the hospital, but the boy was rushed into surgery. The emergency room surgeon said, "I cannot operate on this boy. He is my son!" How is this possible?
The surgeon is the boy's mother.
I am an odd number. Take away one letter and I am even. What number am I?
7 (take away the 's' and it becomes 'even'
How many legs does an elephant have if you count his trunk as a leg?
Four. Just because you counted his trunk as a leg doesn't make it one
What do you really find at the end of every rainbow?
The letter 'W'
Jane's mother has four children. The first child is named Spring, the second is named Summer, the third is named Autumn. What is the fourth child's name?
Jane
There are 5 black birds, 2 red birds, and 3 blue birds sitting on top of a fence? A creepy cat comes by and scares away all but 4 of the birds. How many birds are left on the fence?
4
Jackie Robinson became famous for which sport?
Baseball
A cowboy rode in to town on Friday. He stayed in town for 3 days and rode out on Friday. How is this possible?
His horse is named Friday.