Long Legs Crooked Thighs
Long legs, crooked thighs,
Little head and no eyes.
No burn, make a ting,
Use hands, but no ring.
What am I?
A pair of tongs.
Loud Linda
Linda is 31 years old, single, outspoken, and very bright. She majored in philosophy. As a student, she was deeply concerned with issues of discrimination and social justice, and also participated in anti-nuclear demonstrations.
Which is more probable?
1) Linda is a bank teller.
2) Linda is a bank teller and is active in the feminist movement.
1) Linda is a bank teller.
Most people guess number two, but the probability of two events occurring together is always less than or equal to the probability of either one occurring alone. This problem is known as the Conjunction Fallacy.
Break, Light, May
What word can be added before or after these words to make a new word or phrase?
Break, Light, May
Day. Daybreak, daylight, may day.
Reordered Mistake
What reordered word is a mistake?
Errored, which is an anagram of reorder.
September 10th In Britain
What happened on September 10th, 1752 in Britain?
Nothing happened that day. It didn’t exist due to the transition from a Julian calendar to Gregorian.
Bed, Evil, Identical
What word can be added before or after these words to make a new word or phrase?
Bed, Evil, Identical
Twin. Twin bed, Evil twin, Identical twin.
You Are My Brother
You are my brother but I am not your brother. Who am I?
Your sister.
Surf, School, Room
What word can be added before or after these words to make a new word or phrase?
Surf, School, Room
Board. Surf board, school board (or maybe boarding school), board room.
A Voice With No Mouth
I am a voice without a mouth, throat or lungs. I know no language but speak in all tongues. What am I?
An echo.
Only Found In The Past
You will only ever find me in the past. I am created in the present but the future can never taint me. What am I?
History