What kind of cup doesn’t hold water?
a hiccup
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. When Grant is 14, his brother is still 4 years younger so he’s 10 because 14 - 4 = 10.
Imagine you are in a room with no doors or windows. How would you get out?
stop imagining!
I have a head and a tail but no body. What am I?
a coin
What has hands and a face but can’t hold anything or smile?
a clock
I’m orange, I wear a green hat and I sound like a parrot. What am I?
a carrot
You’ll find me in Mercury, Earth, Mars, and Jupiter but not in Neptune. What am I?
the letter "r"
You’re running a race and at the very end you pass the person in 2nd place. What place did you finish the race in?
You finished in 2nd place. You passed the person in 2nd and took their place so they finished in 3rd.
It’s the only place in the world where today comes before yesterday. Where is it?
The dictionary. The word “today” comes before the word “yesterday” because dictionaries are in alphabetical order and T comes before Y.
What goes away as soon as you talk about it?
silence
Mrs. Brown has 5 daughters. Each of these daughters has a brother. How many children does Mrs. Brown have?
She has 6 children. Each daughter has the same brother. There are 5 daughters and 1 son.Mrs. Brown has 5 daughters. Each of these daughters has a brother. How m
It belongs to you but your friends use it more. What is it?
your name
I go all around the world but I never leave the corner. What am I?
a stamp
If it takes 20 workers 20 hours to build a garage from start to finish, how long will it take 10 workers to complete the same project?
No time. The job is already complete.
There is only one word in the dictionary that is spelled wrong. What is it?
The word “wrong”. It’s the only word that is spelled W-R-O-N-G.
It has keys, but no locks. It has space, but no room. You can enter, but can’t go inside. What is it?
a keyboard
People who play with me pick at me. What am I?
a guitar
Which word becomes shorter when you add two letters to it?
The word “short”. It becomes the word “shorter” when you add E-R to the end of it.