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Mr. and Mrs. Mustard have six daughters and each daughter has one brother. How many people are in the Mustard family?

Nine

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

I have cities, but no houses. I have mountains, but no trees. I have water, but no fish. What am I?

A Map

What do you call an Alligator that wants to be a detective?

Investigator.

What do you call a deer with no eyes?

No idea

What do you call an American bee?

A USB

Two men in a chess club were playing chess. They played five games. Each man won the same number of games. How is this possible?

They played different people.

Two mothers and two daughters were making cakes. Each one of them made one cake, yet in the end only three cakes were made. How is this possible?

A girl, her mother and her grandmother were making the cakes!

What are two things people never eat before breakfast?

Lunch and dinner

5 cats can catch 5 mice in 5 minutes. How many cats does it take to catch 100 mice in 100 minutes?

5 cats

What goes up and down but never, never moves?

A staircase

A horse is tied to a 20 foot long rope. The horse wants to get some water that is 30 feet away. The horse gets the water easily. How is this possible?

The other side of the rope isn’t tied to anything!

Why do cats make good warriors?

They have 9 lives.

It’s the only place in the world where today comes before yesterday. Where is it?

The dictionary

It has keys, but no locks. It has space, but no room. You can enter, but can’t go inside. What is it?

A keyboard.

I am an odd number. Take away a letter and I become even. What number am I?

Seven

There are 3 apples in the basket and you take away 2. How many apples do you have now?

You have 2 apples. You took away 2 apples and left 1 in the basket.

It belongs to you, but your friends use it more. What is it?

Your name.