Trick Questions
You are in a dark room with a candle, a stove, and a lamp. You have one match. What do you light first?
The match
What gets wetter the more it dries?
A towel
How many 2-cent stamps are in a dozen?
12
A one-story house is pink everywhere. What color are the stairs?
There are no stairs
Some months have 30 days, some have 31. How many have 28?
12
What can travel around the world while staying in one spot?
A stamp
A doctor gives you 3 pills to take every 30 minutes. How long do they last?
1 hour
An electric train is moving. Which way is the smoke blowing?
No smoke (it’s electric)
A plane crashes on the U.S./Canada border. Where are the survivors buried?
They aren’t buried
What belongs to you but others use it more than you do?
Your Name
Which is greater: six dozen or half a dozen?
six dozen
A butcher is 5’10”. What does he weigh?
Meat
If you take 2 apples from 3 apples, how many do you have?
2
What is the beginning of eternity and the end of time and space?
The letter “E”
How can 2 + 2 equal more than 4?
Put them side by side → 22
A woman gives a beggar money. She’s his sister, but he’s not her brother. How?
He’s her sister
Divide 30 by 1/2 and add 10. What do you get?
70
Where does Friday come before Thursday?
In the dictionary
A farmer had 17 sheep. All but 9 died. How many are left?
9
There are 6 apples and 6 girls. Each takes one, but one apple remains. How?
One girl took the basket with the apple inside