Which is heavier: a ton of bricks or a ton of feathers?
Neither, they both weigh the same.
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.
What can you break, even if you never pick it up or touch it?
A promise.
What can you keep after giving to someone?
Your word.
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.
I have cities, but no houses. I have mountains, but no trees. I have water, but no fish. What am I?
A map.
I’m tall when I’m young, and I’m short when I’m old. What am I?
A candle.
What can you catch, but not throw?
A cold.
How can you physically stand behind your father while he is standing behind you?
You are standing back to back with your father.
You see me once in June, twice in November, but not at all in May. What am I?
The letter e.
What month of the year has 28 days?
All of them.
I have many teeth, but I cannot bite. What am I?
A comb.
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?
fire
What kind of cup doesn't hold water?
cupcake
I have to be opened, but I don't have a lid or a key to get in. What am I?
An egg.
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.
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.
I make two people out of one. What am I?
A mirror.
Tom and his younger sister were fighting. Their mother was tired of the fighting and decided to punish them by making them stand on the same piece of newspaper in such a way that they couldn't touch each other. How did she accomplish this?
Tom's mother slid a newspaper under a door, each sibling standing on each side.
What has legs, but doesn't walk?
A table.
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.
A man who was outside in the rain without an umbrella or hat didn’t get a single hair on his head wet. Why?
The man was bald.
Can you name three consecutive days without using the words Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, or Sunday?
Yesterday, today, and tomorrow.
I’m light as a feather, yet the strongest person can’t hold me for five minutes. What am I?
Your breath.
What kind of cup doesn't hold water?
hiccup
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.
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.