What runs, but never walks. Murmurs, but never talks. Has a bed, but never sleeps. And has a mouth, but never eats?
A River
Before Mt. Everest was discovered, what was the highest mountain in the world?
Mt. Everest, it just wasn’t discovered yet.
A cowboy rides into town on Monday, stays in town for 3 days and leaves again on Monday. How is this possible?
The horse's name was Monday
You’re in a race and you pass the person in second place. What place are you in now?
Second Place!
Name three consecutive days without naming any of the seven days of the week.
Yesterday, today, and tomorrow
What is so fragile that saying its name breaks it?
Silence
Three doctors all say Robert is their brother. Robert says he has no brothers. Who is lying?
No one—the doctors are Robert’s sisters.
No matter how little or how much you use me, you change me every month. What am I?
A Calendar
If I had 3 eggs, and a thief gave me 3 eggs, then my rooster laid 5 eggs, how many eggs do I have?
3 (The first line is imaginary, the thief gave 3 eggs, roosters don't lay eggs)
A girl buys a dozen eggs and, on the way home, all but seven break. How many eggs are left unbroken?
Seven
What begins with an “e” and only contains one letter?
An Envelope
What can fill a room but takes up no space?
Light
If you have it, you don’t share it. If you share it, you don’t have it. What is it?
A Secret
A taxi driver is going the opposite way down a one-way street. He passes five policemen along the way, none of which stops him. Why not?
Because he was walking!
A plane crashed between the border of France and Belgium. Where were the survivors buried?
They weren’t. Survivors don’t need to be buried.
What question can you never answer yes to?
Are you asleep?
If your uncle’s sister is not your aunt, what relation is she to you?
Your Mother
Peter tells the truth on Mondays, Wednesdays and Fridays. One day, he said, "Tomorrow, I'll tell the truth!" On which day did he say this?
Saturday
What can you catch, but not throw?
A Cold
The person who makes it has no need of it, and neither does the person who buys it. But the person who uses it can neither see nor feel it. What is it?
A Coffin