A barrel of water weighed 60 pounds. Someone put something in it and now it weighs 40 pounds. What did the person add?
A hole
When John was 6 years old, he hammered a nail into his favorite tree to mark his height. Ten years later, at age 16, John returned to see how much higher the nail was. If the tree grew by 5 cm each year, how much higher would the nail be?
The nail would be at the same height since trees grow at their tops.
What is at the end of the rainbow?
The letter W!
Poor people have it. Rich people need it. If you eat it, you’ll sick or maybe die. What is it?
Nothing
What two words, added together, contain the most letters?
Post office.
Before Mt. Everest was discovered, what was the tallest mountain peak in the world?
It was still Mt. Everest.
What comes once in a minute, twice in a moment, but never in a thousand years?
“M”
There are 6 sisters. Each sister has 1 brother. How many brothers are in the sisters family?
1 brother. If there was 6 brothers, each sister would have 6 brothers.
What question can you never answer yes to?
Are you asleep yet?
You go at red but stops at green,What am I ?
watermelon
A man looks at a painting in a museum and says, “Brothers and sisters, I have none, but that man’s father is my father’s son.” Who is in the painting?
the man's son
I am four times as old as my daughter. In 20 years’ time, I shall be twice as old as her. How old are we now?
I am 40 and my daughter is 10.
One of these words does not belong: Which is it and why? Brawl, Carrot, Change, Clover, Proper, Stone, Seventy, Swing, Travel.
Carrot. It's the only word that does not become another word when you remove the first and last letters.
What kind of room has no walls or corners?
mushroom
What always ends everything?
The letter “G”
A bus driver goes the wrong way on a one-way street. He passes the cops, but they don’t stop him. Why?
He was walking.
I make a loud sound when I’m changing. When I do change, I get bigger, but I weigh less. What am I?
popcorn
Two in a corner, one in a room, zero in a house, but one in a shelter. What am I?
the letter “R”
I will disappear every time you say my name. What am I?
Silence
What English word has three consecutive double letters?
Bookkeeper.
You see a boat filled with people. It has not sunk, but you don’t see a single person on the ship when you look again. Why?
They were all married.
The answer I give is yes, but what I mean is no. What was the question?
Do you mind?
If you take away one hand, some will remain. What am I?
Handsome
I know a word of letters three.Add two and fewer there wil be.What is the word?
few
I have keys, but no locks. I have space, but no room. You can enter, but can’t go inside. What am I?
a keyboard
What word in the dictionary is spelled incorrectly?
“Incorrectly.”
When asked how old she was, Suzie replied, “In two years I will be twice as old as I was five years ago.” How old is she?
she's 12
How do you make the number one disappear by adding to it?
Add the letter ‘G’ and it becomes Gone.
I am an odd number. Take away a letter and I become even. What number am I?
seven
What two things can you never have for breakfast?
lunch or dinner
Many times, you need me. The more and more you take me further, the more and more you leave me behind. What am I?
footsteps
What is there one of in every corner and two of in every room?
The letter O.
What can you break,even if you never pick it up or touch it?
promise
What word of five letters has only one left when two letters are removed?
Stone.
A word I know, six letters it contains, removes one letter, and twelve remains. What am I?
Dozens
Take away my first letter, and I still sound the same. Take away my last letter, I still sound the same. Even take away my letter in the middle, I will still sound the same. I am a five-letter word. What am I?
empty
If you are running a race, and you pass the person in second, what place are you in?
Second place.
Spelled forward I’m what you do every day, spelled backward I’m something you hate. What am I?
live
What begins with T,finishes with T ,and has T in it?
teapot
I have cities,but no house. I have mountains,but no trees.I have water,but no fish .What am I ?
a map
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.
What has to be broken before you use it?
egg
What is the capital in France?
The letter F is the only capital letter in France.
Which letter of the alphabet has the most water?
The “C.”
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
What is always in front of you but can't be seen?
future
I am a word of five letters and people eat me. If you remove the first letter, I become a form of energy. Remove the first two and I’m needed to live. Scramble the last three and you can drink me. What am I?
wheat
I belong in the month of December, but not in any other month. I am not a holiday. What am I?
The letter "d"
An electric train is headed east. Where does the smoke go?
Electric trains don’t produce any smoke!
What word starts with E and ends with E but only has one letter in it?
An envelope.
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