If a rooster lays an egg on the exact peak of a barn, which side does it fall?
Roosters don't lay eggs.
If it takes eight men ten hours to build a wall, how long would it take four men?
No time, because the wall is already built.
Who is bigger: Mr. Bigger, Mrs. Bigger, or their baby?
The baby, since he is a little Bigger.
A cowboy rides into town on Friday. He stays three days, then rides out of town on Friday. How?
The horse's name is Friday
What is the maximum number of times a single page of a newspaper can be folded in half by hand?
Only once, because after that you will be folding it into quarters, eighths, etc.
If you have a cube, each edge two inches long, how many total square inches are there among all eight sides?
cubes has six sides only
What grows when it eats, but dies when it drinks?
fire
What word would you use to describe a man who does not have all his fingers on one hand?
Normal, because people usually have half their fingers on one hand.
First you see me in the grass dressed in yellow gay; next I am in dainty white, then I fly away. What am I?
a dandelion
Can run but never walks, Has a mouth and never talks, Has a head but never weeps, Has a bed but never sleeps.
a river
Why can’t a woman living in Europe be buried in Canada?
A living woman cannot be buried anywhere.
Some months have 31 days, others have 30 days, but how many have 28 days?
All of them.
Why are movie stars considered cool?
Because they have so many fans.
The pearls of night, stolen in clearest light of day.
dew
Of you sit a cup on the table facing south while you are on the north side of the table, on which side is the cup’s handle?
No matter which way the cup is turned, the handle is always on the outside.
How was it possible that every single person in an airplane crash died, but two people survived?
The two survivors were married.
If you divide 30 by half and add ten, what do you get?
Half is 0.5. If you divide 30 by (not IN) 0.5, you get 60. Add ten and you have 70. (to divide IN = in equal parts)
My life can be measured in hours, I serve by being devoured. Thin, I am quick. Fat, I am slow. Wind is my foe.
a candle
What has roots as nobody sees, Is taller than trees, Up, up it goes, And yet never grows?
a mountain
What do you call a woman who knows where her husband is all the time?
A widow
A box without hinges, key, or lid yet golden treasure inside is hid. What is it?
an egg
Is it correct to say "the yolk of eggs is white" or "the yolk of eggs are white"?
Neither, the yolk of eggs is yellow.
What stinks when living and smells good when dead?
bacon
If you had only one match and entered a dark room containing an oil lamp, some kindling wood, and a newspaper, which would you light first?
The match.
George walked for thirty minutes in the pouring rain without getting a single hair on his head wet. He didn't have a hat or an umbrella and his coat had no hood. How did he do that?
He is bald
Walk on the living, they don't even mumble. Walk on the dead, they mutter and grumble.
leaves
What letter comes next: O T T F F S S ?
E - eight
A man has a fox, a chicken, and a sack of grain. How can he cross the river, so fox, a chicken, and a sack of grain remained alive?