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Q: I’m tall when I’m young and I’m short when I’m old. What am I?
A Candle
Q: You draw a line. Without touching it, how do you make the line longer?
A: You draw a shorter line next to it, and it becomes the longer line.
Q: You have a 5 gallon bucket and a 3 gallon bucket with as much water as you need, but no other measuring devices. Fill the 5 gallon bucket with exactly 4 gallons of water.
A: Fill the 5 gallon bucket all the way up. Pour it into the 3 gallon bucket until it is full. Empty the 3 gallon bucket. Pour the remaining 2 gallons into the 3 gallon bucket. Fill the 5 gallon bucket all the way up. Finish filling the 3 gallon bucket.
Q: What belongs to you but other people use it more than you?
A: Your name.
Q: The more you take, the more you leave behind. What are they?
A: Footprints.
Q: In a one-storey pink house, there was a pink person, a pink cat, a pink fish, a pink computer, a pink chair, a pink table, a pink telephone, a pink shower– everything was pink!What color were the stairs?
A: There weren’t any stairs, it was a one storey house.
Q: Which weighs more, a pound of feathers or a pound of bricks?
A: Neither, they both weigh one pound.
Q: What do the numbers 11, 69, and 88 all have in common?
A: The read the same right side up and upside down.
Q: I have a large money box, 48 centimetres square and 42 centimetres tall. Roughly how many coins can I place in my empty money box?
A: Just one, after which it will no longer be empty.
Q: What two keys can’t open any door?
A: A monkey and a donkey.
Q: A house has 4 walls. All of the walls are facing south, and a bear is circling the house. What color is the bear?
A: The house is on the north pole, so the bear is white.
Q: Which weighs more, a pound of feathers or a pound of bricks?
A: Neither, they both weigh one pound.
Q: How can you throw a ball as hard as you can, to only have it come back to you, even if it doesn’t bounce off anything?
A: Throw the ball straight up in the air.
Q: What does this mean? I RIGHT I
A: Right between the eyes.
Q: What invention lets you look right through a wall?
A: A window.
Q: You walk into a room with a match, a karosene lamp, a candle, and a fireplace. Which do you light first?
A: The match.
Q: Name four days of the week that start with the letter “t”?
A: Tuesday, Thursday, today, and tomorrow.
Q: My name is Ruger, I live on a farm. There are four other dogs on the farm with me. Their names are Snowy, Flash, Speedy and Brownie. What do you think the fifth dog’s name is?
A: Ruger.
Q: What 5-letter word becomes shorter when you add two letters to it?
A: Short.
Q: How do dog catchers get paid?
A: By the pound.
Q: What gets wetter and wetter the more it dries?
A: A Towel.
Q: A train leaves from Halifax, Nova Scotia heading towards Vancouver, British Columbia at 120 km/h. Three hours later, a train leaves Vancouver heading towards Halifax at 180 km/h. Assume there’s exactly 6000 kilometers between Vancouver and Halifax. When they meet, which train is closer to Halifax?
A: Both trains would be at the same spot when they meet therefore they are both equally close to Halifax.
Q: What never asks questions but is often answered?
A: A doorbell.
Q: Imagine you’re in a room that is filling with water. There are no windows or doors. How do you get out?
A: Stop imagining.
Q: Say Racecar backwards.
A: ‘Racecar backwards’