A man is looking at a picture on the wall and says, “Brothers and sisters I have none, but this man’s father is my father’s son.”
What is their relationship?
The man in the picture is the onlooker’s son. Since he doesn’t have any brothers or sisters, the statement my father’s son can only be himself. A shortened version would be this man’s father is me, making him the father of the man in the picture.
The man in the picture is the onlooker’s son. Since he doesn’t have any brothers or sisters, the statement my father’s son can only be himself. A shortened version would be this man’s father is me, making him the father of the man in the picture.
If you’re given a number, subtract 1, then 2 from the result, then 3 from that result and so on until you reach 0 or a negative number.
For example, if you’re given 15:
15 – 1 = 14
Which of these numbers will finish exactly at zero?
102 103 104 105 106
105
105 – 1 = 104
105
105 – 1 = 104
I always run but never walk,
What am I?
A clock. It runs all the time, it “sings” for hourly chimes, cuckoos or alarms, it doesn’t have a head (but does have hands) and you look a clock in the face to tell the time.
A clock. It runs all the time, it “sings” for hourly chimes, cuckoos or alarms, it doesn’t have a head (but does have hands) and you look a clock in the face to tell the time.
If 6 bike makers can assemble 9 bikes in a day and a half, how many of them would it take to assemble 270 bikes in 30 days?
9. Each bike maker can assemble one bike a day.
9. Each bike maker can assemble one bike a day.
We are four against the masses. We are trying to find the one who is the whole package. We sigh, we laugh, we frown while we hope that the next one will be the one. Who are we?
Four orphaned siblings. It seems like there may be a better answer than this. If you have one, please add a comment.
Four orphaned siblings. It seems like there may be a better answer than this. If you have one, please add a comment.
Take away my first letter,
What am I?
A mail carrier. Even when there aren’t any letters left to deliver, they’re job is still the mail carrier.
A mail carrier. Even when there aren’t any letters left to deliver, they’re job is still the mail carrier.
What is put on a table and cut but never eaten?
A deck of cards. You put the cards on the table to play, and you cut the cards to mix them up, but you don’t eat them. Flowers is another possible answer.
A deck of cards. You put the cards on the table to play, and you cut the cards to mix them up, but you don’t eat them. Flowers is another possible answer.
My current age, is the age of my 14 year-old brother plus one third of my age. How old will I be when my brother is twice his current age?
I will be 35. I am currently 21.
x = my current age
x = 14 + x/3
3x = 42 + x
2x = 42
x = 21 (so 14 years later, I'll be 35)
I will be 35. I am currently 21.
x = my current age
x = 14 + x/3
3x = 42 + x
2x = 42
x = 21 (so 14 years later, I'll be 35)
What do you call a woman who doesn’t have all her fingers on one hand?
Normal. Women (and men for that matter) have half of their fingers on one hand and half of them on the other.
Normal. Women (and men for that matter) have half of their fingers on one hand and half of them on the other.
Donald and Regan are married with four children, named Michael, Farley, Solomon and Larry. They just had a baby girl and are picking the name. It’s down to Olivia, Tiffany and Jasmine. Donald’s brother, a piano teacher, tells them only one of the names would be correct. Which name is it?
Tiffany. The rest of the family’s names start with solfège syllables: Do, Re, Mi, Fa, Sol, La. The last syllable is Ti, for Tiffany.
Tiffany. The rest of the family’s names start with solfège syllables: Do, Re, Mi, Fa, Sol, La. The last syllable is Ti, for Tiffany.