What word of five letters has only one left when two letters are removed?
Any 5-letter word with the word ‘one’ somewhere in it. Examples include shone, stone, alone, money, loner, phone or ornery. Note it doesn’t say there is only one letter left, but only ‘one’ left. Tricky tricky.
Any 5-letter word with the word ‘one’ somewhere in it. Examples include shone, stone, alone, money, loner, phone or ornery. Note it doesn’t say there is only one letter left, but only ‘one’ left. Tricky tricky.
Most of you have two eyes. I only have one.
What am I?
The eye of a tornado or hurricane. Could also be the eye of a needle.
The eye of a tornado or hurricane. Could also be the eye of a needle.
What turns everything around but doesn’t move?
A mirror.
If:
What is the missing number?
f(n, m) = (n + m) × n
e.g. f(2, 3) = (2 + 3) × 2 = 10
Hence, f(9, 7) = (9 + 7) × 9 = 144
f(n, m) = (n + m) × n
e.g. f(2, 3) = (2 + 3) × 2 = 10
Hence, f(9, 7) = (9 + 7) × 9 = 144
A man was working the night shift when he received an urgent phone call, giving him information that caused him to dash home at breakneck speed.
On bursting into his bedroom quite breathless he found his informant was quite correct. His wife was in bed with someone he had never seen before.
However, far from being angry, he greeted them both with a smile and a few hours later brought them both breakfast in bed.
What is the explanation for this odd behavior?
His wife had just given birth.
His wife had just given birth.
Jack is looking at Anne, but Anne is looking at George. Jack is married, but George is not. Is a married person looking at an unmarried person?
A) Yes
A. If Anne is married, she’s looking at George, who is unmarried. If Anne is unmarried, Jack is looking at her.
A. If Anne is married, she’s looking at George, who is unmarried. If Anne is unmarried, Jack is looking at her.
I saw the dead bring forth the living. I saw the living bring forth the dead. Who or what did I see?
A funeral. Someone’s death caused the living to come to the funeral, and during the funeral the living carry the casket of the deceased.
A funeral. Someone’s death caused the living to come to the funeral, and during the funeral the living carry the casket of the deceased.
Lillian gets in the shower, but her long, flowing hair is not wet when she gets out again. How is this possible?
She didn’t turn the water on, she wore a shower cap or it was a baby shower.
She didn’t turn the water on, she wore a shower cap or it was a baby shower.
A taxi driver runs through four red lights, two stop signs and goes through a house. A police officer witnesses this but doesn’t do anything. Why not?
The taxi driver is not in his cab, he’s out for a run. The house he went through was his own because he was done running.
The taxi driver is not in his cab, he’s out for a run. The house he went through was his own because he was done running.
Thirty white horses on a red hill,
Your teeth.