Math
If eleven plus two equals one, what does nine plus five equal?
11 o'clock plus 2 hours = 1 o'clock
9 o'clock plus 5 hours = 2 o'clock
Who is that with a neck and no head, two arms and no hands? What is it?
A shirt
Which word in the dictionary is always spelled incorrectly?
Incorrectly
What gets wet while drying?
A towel
First, think of the color of the clouds. Next, think of the color of snow. Now, think of the color of a bright full moon. What do cows drink?
water
Mr. and Mrs. Mustard have six daughters and each daughter has one brother. How many people are in the Mustard family?
There are nine Mustards in the family. Since each daughter shares the same brother, there are six girls, one boy and Mr. and Mrs. Mustard.
Three playing cards in a row. Can you name them with these clues? There is a two to the right of a king. A diamond will be found to the left of a spade. An ace is to the left of a heart. A heart is to the left of a spade. Now, identify all three cards.
Ace of Diamonds, King of Hearts, Two of Spades.
What are the next three letters in this combination? OTTFFSS
E N T (one, two, three, four, five, six, seven, eight, nine, ten)
I have cities, but no houses. I have mountains, but no trees. I have water, but no fish. What am I?
A map
This belongs to you, but everyone else uses it.
Your name
You see a boat filled with people. It has not sunk, but when you look again you don’t see a single person on the boat. Why?
There were only married people on the boat.
Different lights do make me strange, thus into different sizes I will change. What am I?
I am the pupil of an eye.
What English word has three consecutive double letters?
Bookkeeper
You measure my life in hours and I serve you by expiring. I’m quick when I’m thin and slow when I’m fat. The wind is my enemy.
A Candle
I come from a mine and get surrounded by wood always. Everyone uses me. What am I?
A pencil
A girl has as many brothers as sisters, but each brother has only half as many brothers as sisters. How many brothers and sisters are there in the family?
Four sisters and three brothers.
I speak without a mouth and hear without ears. I have no body, but I come alive with wind. What am I?
An echo
How is seven different from the rest of the numbers between one and ten?
seven has 2 syllables
How can you physically stand behind your father while he is standing behind you?
They are back to back.
A is the brother of B. B is the brother of C. C is the father of D. So how is D related to A?
A is D's uncle
How can the number four be half of five?
IV, the Roman numeral for four, which is “half” (two letters) of the word five.
I am something people love or hate. I change peoples appearances and thoughts. If a person takes care of them self I will go up even higher. To some people I will fool them. To others I am a mystery. Some people might want to try and hide me but I will show. No matter how hard people try I will Never go down. What am I?
Age
What word in the English language does the following: the first two letters signify a male, the first three letters signify a female, the first four letters signify a great, while the entire world signifies a great woman. What is the word?
Heroine
George, Helen, and Steve are drinking coffee. Bert, Karen, and Dave are drinking soda. Using logic, is Elizabeth drinking coffee or soda?
Elizabeth is drinking coffee. The letter E appears twice in her name, as it does in the names of the others that are drinking coffee.
A woman shoots her husband, then holds him underwater for five minutes. Next, she hangs him. Right after, they enjoy a lovely dinner. Explain.
She took a picture of him and developed it in her dark room