A
If you are running a race and you overtake the person in second place, what place are you in now?
Second place
What goes up and down, but never moves?
A staircase
What has a head and a tail, but no body?
A coin
What has a face and two hands, but no arms or legs?
A clock.
How many months have 28 days?
All 12 months
What has many keys, but can't open a single lock?
A piano
In three years, I will be three times as old as I was three years ago. How old am I today?
6 years old
What has to be broken before you can use it?
An egg
What is full of holes, but still holds water?
A sponge
Which is heavier: a pound of feathers or a pound of bricks?
Neither
A man looks at a portrait and says, "Brothers and sisters have I none, but that man's father is my father's son." Who is in the portrait?
His son.
A clerk at a butcher shop is 5 feet 10 inches tall and wears size 10 shoes. What does he weigh?
Meat
What is at the end of a rainbow?
The letter "w"
What starts with the letter T, ends with the letter T, and has "T" in it?
A teapot.
Moses took how many animals of each kind onto the ark?
None
You walk into a freezing, dark room containing a wood stove, an oil lamp, and a candle. You have only one match. What should you light first?
The match
There are three apples in a basket, and you take away two. How many apples do you have?
Two apples
An electric train is traveling south at 100 mph, and the wind is blowing from the west at 20 mph. In which direction does the smoke blow?
No smoke
What word in the English dictionary is spelled incorrectly?
Incorrectly.
What has four fingers and a thumb, but has no flesh or bones?
A glove
A father and son are in a terrible car accident. The father dies instantly, and the son is rushed to the hospital. The surgeon looks at the boy and says, "I cannot operate on him, he is my son." Who is the surgeon?
His mother
You see a boat filled with people, yet there isn’t a single person on board. How is that possible?
Everyone on board is married.
What can you catch, but never throw?
A cold
What has cities, but no houses; forests, but no trees; and water, but no fish?
A map
What word becomes shorter when you add two letters to it?
Short