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Thereisaroomwithnodoors,nowidows,nothingandamanishungfromthe
ceilingandapuddleofwaterisonthefloor.Howdidhedie?
Answer

(SubmittedbyDanielCAge12
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Aliftisonthegroundfloor.Thereare4peopleintheliftincludingme.
Whentheliftreaches1stfloor,1persongetsout3peoplegetin.
Theliftgoesuptothesecondfloor,2peoplegetout6peoplegetin.
Itthengoesuptothenextfloorup,noonegetsoutbut12peoplegetin.
Halfwayuptothenextflooruptheliftcablesnaps,itcrashestothefloor.
Everyonediesinthelift.HowdidIsurvive?
Answer

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Therearethreehousesoneis
redoneisbluebandoneis
white.Iftheredhouseistothe
leftofthehouseinthemiddle
andthebluehouseistotheright
tothehouseinthemiddlewhere
isthewhitehouse?
Answer

Amanwalksintoarestaurant
andthethewaitersaysgood
dayAdmiral.
Whydidthewaitercallthethe
mananAdmiral?
Answer

(SubmittedbyAmy.L)

(SubmittedbyNicole)
Amangetsaneggandarocketkit.Themanbuildstherocketandputs

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Amangetsaneggandarocketkit.Themanbuildstherocketandputs
theegginsideit.Thenthemanstandsbackandlaunchestherocket.The
rocketsuddenlyblewup.Theeggwasnotdamagedhowcome?
Answer

(SubmittedbyPaulClark)
Threemenwalkintoahotelandrentaroomfor30pounds.Butthehotel
managerrealizedtheroomshouldhavebeenonly25pounds.Sohesent
thedishonestbellboyandtoldhimtogive5poundsbacktothemen.The
bellboycheatedandsaidtothethreementheroomwasactually27
poundsandgavethem3poundsbackanddonatedtheothertohis
favouritecharity.Whereisthemissingpoundbecause25+4=29?
Answer

(SubmittedbyDeirdreK)
Amanlivesinasmallhousewithafarmashisbackgardenand
hasariverbesidehishouse.Ontheothersideoftheriverisa
shop.Onedayhevisitedtheshop.heboughtachickenandFox
forhisfarmandboughtabagofcorntofeedthechickenon.The
mancanonlytakeonethingandhimselfacrossintheboat.
Withoutkillinganyanimalsorlettinganotheranimaleatanitem
oranimal,howwillthemangetacross?
Answer

(SubmittedbySerena)
Youareinacabinanditis

Thedaybeforeyesterday,Chris
was7yearsold.Nextyear,she'll
turn10.Howisthispossible?
Answer

(SubmittedbyDeirdreKessler)
Brooklyn,NewYork,USA

pitchblack.Youhaveone
matchonyou.Whichdoyou
lightfirst,thenewspaper,the
lamp,thecandleorthefire?
Answer

(SubmittedbyDannywhalley)

ThekingofPersiahasavisitorwhowillbehisnewministerof
defence.Whenhecomesthekinggreetshimandaskspolitely"would
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youlikeatourofthecity"thevisitorsays"ok".Asthetwoofthemare
walkingthekingpointsatabeggarwithadonkeyandsays"thatman
thereistherichestmaninthecityapartfromme"thevisitorasks
"how"thekingreplies"wellheseemstobesmugglingsomething,butwe
don'tnowhenhedoesit"sotheministercomesupwithanideaof
havingguardssearchhimwheneverhegoesinoroutofthecitybutthis
plandoesnotwork.
Whatdoesthemansmuggle?
(SubmittedbyLMF)
Amanisfoundhanginginanice
factory.thereisnosignofviolence
andapoolofwaterisbelowhim.there
arenoladdersorotherclimbing
devicesandthebeamheishanging

fromis20"offtheground.
Howdidthedetectiveknowitwas
suicide?

Eachdayaladygetsthelift
fromthe12thfloortothe
groundlevelsoshecangoto
work.Whenshecomeshome
howeversheonlygoesupthe
lifttolevel8.Whyisthisandit
isnottokeepfit?

(SubmittedbyCatherine)
Answer

(SubmittedbyPhilippabrewer)
Answer

thereisthisonemanwhokilledhis
mother,wasbornbeforehisfatherand
marriedover100womenwithout
divorcing.Yethewasconsidered
normalbyallofhisacquaintances.

Answer
(SubmittedbyRonald)
Twowomenandtwodoctorswalk
intoanicecreamparlor.Theyeach
orderanicecreamcone.Whentheir
icecreamscome,thereisonly1
strawberry,1chocolateand1

vanilla.
Howcometheydidn'tcomplain?

(SubmittedbyAlexandrias)
Answer

Therewasatraingoingalongthetrack
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AshipissailingintheAtlantic
ocean...itsinksandevery
singlepersondies.....howis
thatpossible?

(SubmittedbySamathaW)
Answer

Themakerdoesn'tneed
it,theownerdoesn't
wantit,theuserdoesn't
knowhe'susingitwhat
isit?

(Submittedbyshivani
mestry)
Answer

Twohorseswerebornatthe

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Therewasatraingoingalongthetrack
Twohorseswerebornatthe
andacarcomingalongtheroadata
sametime,traveledtheworld,
rightangletothetrain.Theywereboth
andthendiedatthesametime,
goingatexactlythesamespeedand
butdidnotlivetothesame
wouldhavecrashedinthemiddle
age.Howwasthispossible?
wheretheymet.Whydidn'tthey?

(SubmittedbyKelly)
Answer

(SubmittedbyTheli'lBeckidude)
Answer

Threefatladiesstoodunderan
umbrellabutnoneofthemgotwet.
Whydidn'tanyofthemgetwet?

Whichword,ifpronounced
right,iswrong,butif
pronouncedwrongisright?

(Submittedby
LaurenandMatt)
Answer

Imagineyouareinaroom,no
doorswindowsoranything,
howdoyougetout?

(SubmittedbyDerrickTarrance)
Answer

(SubmittedbyMandy)
Answer

Ifanelectrictrainisgoing150

milesperhournorthandthewind
isblowingthesamesouth,which
waydoesthesmokeblow?

(SubmittedbyDerrickTarrance)
Answer

Therewasaoldmanwholivedbyhimself.Hefelttiredsohe
wentintothebathroom,wenttothetoiletandthenturnedthe
lightoffbeforegoingtobed.Thenextmorningtherewasa
newsflashontheradiothataboatcrashed.Themanopened
thewindowandjumpedout.Why?
Answer

(SubmittedbyJayKing)
Aboyandadoctorwas
fishing.Theboyisthedoctor's
sonbutthedoctorisnotthe
boy'sfather.whoisthedoctor?
Answer

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Ifamanistrappedinaroom.There
arenodoorsnowindowshowdid
hegetout?

Answer
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(SubmittedbyJacinta)

(SubmittedbyEmmaShaw)

Aprisonerisinjail.Therearetwodoors,oneleadstofreedom
oneleadstodeath.Thereisaguardateachdoor.Oneguard
alwaystellsthetruth,theotheralwaystellslies.Theprisoneris
allowedonequestiontoeitheroftheguards.
Whatisthequestionthatwilltakehimtofreedom.?
Answer

(SubmittedbyDavidAddis)
Ifapeacockandahalf,layan

eggandahalf,inadayanda
half.Howmanyeggscana
peacocklayinthreedays?

Whichwordistheoddoneout:

FirstSecondThirdForthFifth
SixthSeventhEighth

(SubmittedbyEdward)

(SubmittedbySallyEtherton)

Answer

Answer

Whathappensonlyinthe
middleofeachmonth,inall
oftheseasons,except
summerandhappensonlyin
thenight,neverintheday?
Answer
(SubmittedbyMichaelBank)

WhenJameswasnineyearsoldhe
hammeredanailintoatreetomark
hisheight.Tenyearslater,James
returnedtoseehowmuchhigher
thenailwas.Ifthetreegrewbyfour
incheseachyear,howmuchhigher
wouldthenailbe?

(SubmittedbySarah)
Answer

Weliveinalargetowerblock,10

Whyare1999tenpoundnotes

worthmorethan1993tenpound
notes?
Answer

Whatissofragilethatwhenyou
sayitsname,youbreakit?

(SubmittedbySallyEtherton)
Answer

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floorshigh.My5yearoldson
goestoschooleachdayusingthe
liftfromthe10thfloortothe
groundfloor.However,whenhe
returnsintheevening,heusesthe
lifttogettothe5thfloorandthen
usesthestairsfortheremaining5
floors.Why?

(SubmittedbyEdward)
Answer

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Asheepwasinthefieldanditjustvanished
Howcanthatbe?

(SubmittedbyStephenOwens)
Answer

Acowboywasgoingtolondonon
hishorse.ittook2daystoget
there,hestayedforadayandit
tookhim1daytogetback!hewent
onfridayandcamebackonfriday!
How?

(SubmittedbyKellyBradley))
Answer

Whatendsina'w'buthas
noend?
Answer

Whatcangoupachimney
downbutcan'tgodowna
chimneyup?

(SubmittedbyKellyBradley)
Answer

Jimandhismumanddadwentoutintherainontheirholiday

butonlytwoofthemgottheirhairwet.Why?

(SubmittedbySarahV)
Answer

Ifyouareinarace,what
placeareyouinifyoutake
overthepersonwhoisin
secondplace?
Answer
(SubmittedbyDavid)

Amanistrappedinaroomwithno
windows,nodoorsandnocracks.
Alltherewasisatable.
Howdidhegetout?

(SubmittedbyLauraMunro)
Answer

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Amandiedinatelephoneboxwiththe

sidessmashedin,hishandsare
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Thereisagrandad,a

dadand2sons.Theyall
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coveredinbloodandthetelephone
receiverishangingdown.Therearetwo
packagesoutsideofthetelephonebox,
alongthintubeandasmallbox.
Whydidhedie?

gohuntingandtheyall
shootabirdeachbut
only3falltotheground.
why?

(SubmittedbyCarys)
Answer

(SubmittedbyPeteH)
Answer

IhavenovoiceyetIspeakto
you,Itellofallthingsinthe
worldthatpeopledo.Ihave
leaves,butIamnotatree,I
havepages,butIamnota
bride.Ihaveaspineand
hingesbutIamnotamanora
door,IhavetoldyouallI
cannottellyoumore.
WhatamI?

Whatdemandsananswerbut
asksnoquestion?
Answer

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(SubmittedbyAlanJ))
Answer

Mikeisabutcher.Heis5'10"
tall.Whatdoesheweigh?

(SubmittedbySallyFrazer)

Who'sbigger:Mr.Bigger,Mrs.
Biggerortheirbaby?

(SubmittedbyAlanJ)

Afarmerhas17sheepandall
but9die.Howmanyareleft?

Answer

(SubmittedbyRBater)

NapoleonandJosephineare
lyingdeadonthefloorina
poolofwater.Theonlyother
thingnoticeableintheroomis
thattheFrenchdoorsarewide
openandthecurtainsare
flapping.Howdidtheydie?

Faroffinthewoods,thereisa
cabin.Thecabincontains3
people.2areinoneroom
together,theotherisbyhimself
inanotherroom.Alldoorsto
thecabinarelockedtightand
havenotbeenopened.Allthree
peoplearedead.Therewasno
signofviolenceinthiscabin.

(SubmittedbySKemp))
Answer

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Abusinessman
pusheshiscartoa
hotelandtellsits
ownerthatheis
bankrupt.Why?

Amanislyingdeadinafield.
Nexttohimthereisan
unopenedpackage.Thereisno
othercreatureinthefield.How
didhedie?

(SubmittedbyVSmith)

(SubmittedbyAllyWalters)

Answer

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IfaMummyBull,DaddyBull,
andBabyBullareinthefield
andBabyBullgetsscared,
whowouldherunto?

Howfarcanarabbitruninto
thewoods?

(SubmittedbyHDirtford)

Answer

(SubmittedbyCSmith)
Answer

Rearrangethefollowing
letterssoastoformone
word:NEWDOOR

Howmanyofeachkindof
animaldidMosestakeonthe
ark?

(SubmittedbySharonBeety)

(SubmittedbyMissBarrow)

Answer

Whichweighsthemost,a
poundoffeathersorapound
ofgold?Thesolutionisnot
thattheybothweighthe
same!

Answer

Howmanyappleswouldyou
haveifyoutooktwoapplesfrom
threeapples?

(SubmittedbyMissBarrow)

(SubmittedbyRobertCasey)
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AmanwalksintoaChemistlookingalittleembarrassed.He
whisperssomethingintothechemist'sear.Thechemistthen
pullsouthisgunandpointsitattheman.Themansmiles,
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thanksthechemistandwalksaway.Whatdidthemansayto
thechemist?

(SubmittedbyTraceyDavis)
Answer

Ihavenoeyes,nolegsorears
andIhelpmovetheearth.
WhatamI?
Answer
(SubmittedbyKatieB)

Whatisityousiton,
sleepin,andbrushyour
teethwith?
Answer
(SubmittedbySusanD)

Threecrowsweresittingonafencewhenafarmer
spotsthem.Heshootsonehowmanywereleft?

(SubmittedbyOliverC)
Answer

Ifyoutook5chocolatesfrom
aboxwhichcontained21
chocolates,howmany
chocolateswouldyouhave?

Youareinahousewith4
windows,whichallfaceSouth,a
bearwalksby.
WhatcolouristheBear?

(SubmittedbyJo)
Answer

Acowboyridesintotownon
Tuesday.Heistired,sohedecides
tostayatthetown'shotel.Herides
outoftownonSunday.Hehasn't
lefttowninthemeantimeorstayed
anywhereelse,butheonlypaysthe
hotelfortwonights.Howdoeshe
doit,withoutbreakingthelaw?

(SubmittedbyDanielB)
Answer

Miketurnsoffthelightin
hisbedroom.Thelight
switchistwentyfeetfrom
thebed,buthestill
managestogetintohis
bedbeforeitisdark.How
doeshedoit?

(SubmittedbySarahK)
Answer

(SubmittedbyEdwardS)
Answer

Alorrygetsstuckunderabridgeanditcan't
getout!Aboyandagirlwalkpassandare
abletogetthelorryout.Theyhaveaneedle
withthem.Howaretheyabletogetthelorry
out?
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Howmuchdirtisthereina
holethatis3ftdeep,and
6inches
indiameter?
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(SubmittedbyLucyM)

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Amanlivesonthetenthfloorofabuilding.Everydayhetakestheelevator
togodowntothegroundfloortogotoworkortogoshopping.Whenhe
returnshetakestheelevatortotheseventhfloorandwalksupthestairsto
reachhisapartmentonthetenthfloor.Hehateswalkingsowhydoeshedo
it?

(SubmittedbyTrevorDaniels)
Answer

Ifanairplanecrashedexactlyon
theborderofFranceand
Germany,wherewouldthe
survivorsbeburied?
(SubmittedbySaraJ)

Eskimosareverygood
hunters,buttheynever
huntpenguins.Why
not?
(SubmittedbyMarkS)
Answer

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Whyisitagainstthelawfor
amanlivinginEnglandto
beburiedinWales?

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Apeacocklaidaneggonthetopofahill.Onesideofthehillisrocky,the
othersideissmooth.whichwaywouldtheeggrollsafelytotheground?
Answer
(SubmittedbyHelenW)
Amanandhissonwereinancar
accident.Themandiedontheway
tothehospital,buttheboywas
rushedintosurgery.Thesurgeon
said"Ican'toperate,that'smy
son!"Howisthispossible?
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Youaredrivingabus.Sixpeople
geton,twopeoplegetoff,then
tenpeoplegetonandfivepeople
getoff,theneightpeoplegeton
andfourmorepeoplegetoff.
Whatcolourwerethebusdriver's
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eyes?
(SubmittedbyJamesJ)

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