I’m tall when I’m young, and I’m short when I’m old. What am I?
A candle.
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What month of the year has 28 days?
All of them.
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There’s a one-story house in which everything is yellow. Yellow walls, yellow doors, yellow furniture. What color are the stairs?
There aren’t any—it’s a one-story house.
15
What can you break, even if you never pick it up or touch it?
A promise.
15
I shave every day, but my beard stays the same. What am I?
A barber.
15
You see a boat filled with people, yet there isn’t a single person on board. How is that possible?
All the people on the boat are married.
15
I’m light as a feather, yet the strongest person can’t hold me for five minutes. What am I?
Your breath.
15
If you’re running in a race and you pass the person in second place, what place are you in?
Second place.
15
I have cities, but no houses. I have mountains, but no trees. I have water, but no fish. What am I?
A map.
15
What is seen in the middle of March and April that can't be seen at the beginning or end of either month?
The letter R.
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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
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What English word has three consecutive double letters?
bookkeeper
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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.
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I come from a mine and get surrounded by wood always. Everyone uses me. What am I?
pencil lead
15
How can the number four be half of five?
IV, the Roman numeral for four, which is "half" (two letters) of the word five.
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I have keys, but no locks and space, and no rooms. You can enter, but you can't go outside. What am I?
A keyboard.
15
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 aunt.
15
What are the next three letters in this combination? OTTFFSS
E N T (Each letter represents the first letter in the written numbers: One, Two, Three, Four, Five, etc.).
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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. Now answer quickly what do cows drink?
water
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How is seven different from the rest of the numbers between one and ten?
Seven has two syllables and the other numbers only have one syllable.
15
First you eat me, then you get eaten. What am I?
A fishhook.
15
How can you physically stand behind your father while he is standing behind you?
You are standing back to back with your father.
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I add lots of flavor and have many layers, but if you get to close I'll make you cry. What am I?
An onion.
15
What has legs, but doesn't walk?
A table.
15
You see me once in June, twice in November, but not at all in May. What am I?
The letter e.
15
I run along your property and all around the backyard, yet I never move. What am I?
A fence.
15
I have to be opened, but I don't have a lid or a key to get in. What am I?
An egg.
15
What can you catch, but not throw?
A cold.
15
What kind of cup doesn't hold water?
cupcake
15
What kind of cup doesn't hold water?
hiccup
15
I have many teeth, but I cannot bite. What am I?
A comb.
15
The more you take, the more you leave behind. What am I?
footsteps
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What has a head, a tail, is brown, and has no legs?
A penny.
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When does Christmas come before Thanksgiving?
In the dictionary.
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I am not alive, but I grow; I don't have lungs, but I need air; I don't have a mouth, but water kills me. What am I?
