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  • A man who was outside in the rain without an umbrella or hat didn’t get a single hair on his head wet. Why?
    He was bald.
  • I’m tall when I’m young, and I’m short when I’m old. What am I?
    A candle
  • Mary has four daughters, and each of her daughters has a brother. How many children does Mary have?
    Five—each daughter has the same brother.
  • 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.
  • I’m found in socks, scarves and mittens; and often in the paws of playful kittens. What am I?
    Yarn
  • If you’re running in a race and you pass the person in second place, what place are you in?
    Second place
  • What has to be broken before you can use it?
    An egg
  • If you’ve got me, you want to share me; if you share me, you haven’t kept me. What am I?
    A secret
  • I follow you all the time and copy your every move, but you can’t touch me or catch me. What am I?
    Your shadow
  • What has words, but never speaks?
    A book
  • I am an odd number. Take away a letter and I become even. What number am I?
    Seven
  • What three numbers, none of which is zero, give the same result whether they’re added or multiplied?
    One, two and three
  • What has one head, one foot and four legs?
    A bed
  • What has many keys but can’t open a single lock?
    A piano
  • I’m light as a feather, yet the strongest person can’t hold me for five minutes. What am I?
    Your breath
  • Three doctors said that Bill was their brother. Bill says he has no brothers. How many brothers does Bill actually have?
    None. He has three sisters.
  • You walk into a room that contains a match, a kerosene lamp, a candle and a fireplace. What would you light first?
    The match
  • It belongs to you, but other people use it more than you do. What is it?
    Your name
  • 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.
  • What is cut on a table, but is never eaten?
    A deck of cards
  • What month of the year has 28 days?
    All of them
  • A man dies of old age on his 25 birthday. How is this possible?
    He was born on February 29
  • Where does today come before yesterday?
    The dictionary
  • It stalks the countryside with ears that can’t hear. What is it?
    Corn