There were eight ears of corn in a hollow stump. A squirrel can carry out 3 ears a day. How many days does it take the squirrel to take all the ears of corn from the stump?
What is 8 days. 1 ear of corn and 2 squirrel ears
100
Where are the Kings and Queens of England crowned?
What is on their heads.
100
What has four legs and one foot?
What is a bed
100
What common word is pronounced wrongly by over half of all Yale and Harvard graduates?
What is wrongly
100
In Iran, a Westerner cannot take a photograph of a man with a Turban. Why not?
What is, it is impossible to take pictures with a turban. That's what cameras are for.
200
Which triangle is larger - one with sides measuring 200, 300, and 400cm or one that measures 300, 400, and 700 cm on the sides?
What is 200,300,400cm one - the other has an area of 0
200
If the Vice-President of the US was shot, who would then assume the position of President?
What is the President.
200
If you spell "Post" P-O-S-T, and "Most" M-O-S-T, then how do you spell the word for what you put in your toaster?
What is B-R-E-A-D
200
What gets larger the more you take away?
What is a hole
200
What is the invention, first discovered in ancient times, that allows people to see through solid walls?
What is the window
300
How far can a dog run into the woods?
What is halfway - any more and the dog is running out of the woods.
300
Which candle burns longer - Beeswax or Tallow?
What is neither - candles burn shorter, not longer.
300
What word of five letters contains six when you take two letters away?
What is sixes or sixth
300
If I gave you ten cents for every quarter you could stand on edge and you stood 3 quarters on edge, how much money would you gain?
What is none, and in fact, you would lose 45 cents.
300
What do you say to a man who claims not to be superstitious?
What is lend me $13
400
Which of the following animals would see best in total darkness: an eagle, an owl, or a leopard?
What is none of them. In total darkness, none of those animals could see anything.
400
A farmer has 4 haystacks in one field, twice as many in two other fields, and four times as many in three others. He put the haystacks from all the fields together. How many haystacks did he have?
What is 1 large haystack.
400
A Muslim living in England cannot be buried on Church ground even if he converts to Christianity. Why not?
What is he is still living and you don't bury people who are alive............... ........usually ;)
400
It's hard to give up.
Remove part of it and you still have a bit.
Remove another part, but bit is still there.
Remove another and it remains.
What is "habit" -> "abit" -> "bit" -> "it"
400
Two sons, two fathers, and a grandfather sat together. How many men were sitting together.
What is 2 - one of whom was a grandfather.
500
What was the highest mountain in the world before Mt. Everest was discovered in 1841?
What is Mt. Everest.
500
What five letter word becomes shorter when you add two letters to it?
What is short
500
How many bananas can a grown man eat on an empty stomach?
What is 1 - then his stomach isn't empty anymore
500
What two whole numbers multiplied together make 17?
What is 1 and 17
500
If two are company and three is a crowd, what are four and five?