If there are three apples and you take away two, how many apples do you have?
You have two apples.
Which is heavier: a ton of bricks or a ton of feathers?
Neither—they both weigh a ton.
I shave every day, but my beard stays the same. What am I?
A barber
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.
How many letters are there in the English alphabet?
18: 3 in ‘the’, 7 in ‘English,’ and 8 in ‘alphabet.’
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.
If you took two apples from a pile of three apples, how many apples would you have?
The one apple you took
There’s a one-storey 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-storey house.
David’s parents have three sons: Snap, Crackle, and what’s the name of the third son?
David
A little girl goes to the store and buys one dozen eggs. As she is going home, all but three break. How many eggs are left unbroken?
Three
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.
Where can you find cities, towns, shops, and streets but no people?
A map.
You walk into a room that contains a match, a kerosene lamp, a candle and a fireplace. What would you light first?
The match
Two fathers and two sons are in a car, yet there are only three people in the car. How?
They are a grandfather, father and son.
If a brother, his sister, and their dog weren’t under an umbrella, why didn’t they get wet?
It wasn’t raining.
How many months of the year have 28 days?
All of them! Every month has *at least* 28 days.
It belongs to you, but other people use it more than you do. What is it?
Your name
When Grant was 8, his brother was half his age. Now, Grant is 14. How old is his brother?
His brother is 10. Half of 8 is 4, so Grant’s brother is 4 years younger. This means when Grant is 14, his brother is still 4 years younger, so he’s 10.
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.
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