I am a rare case where today comes before yesterday. What am I?
A dictionary
Five pigeons are sitting on a fence. The farmer comes out and shoots one. How many are left?
None, the rest flew away at the sound of the gunshot. Or one (the dead pigeon).
None, the rest flew away at the sound of the gunshot. Or one (the dead pigeon).
What has three feet but no head?
A yard stick (it’s 3 feet long).
A yard stick (it’s 3 feet long).
Each morning I appear To lie at your feet, All day I will follow No matter how fast you run, Yet I nearly perish In the midday sun.
Shadow.
How are these countries ordered?
1. Canada 2. Indonesia 3. Russia 4. Philippines 5. Japan 6. Australia 7. Norway 8. United States 9. New Zealand 10. China
By kilometers of coastline (according to the CIA World Factbook ).
1. Canada – 202,080 km / 125,567 mi 2. Indonesia – 54,716 km / 33,998 mi 3. Russia – 37,653 km / 23,396 mi 4. Philippines – 36,289 km / 22548 mi 5. Japan – 29,751 km / 18,486 mi 6. Australia – 25,760 km / 16,006 mi 7. Norway – 25,148 km / 15,626 mi 8. United States – 19,924 km / 12,380 mi 9. New Zealand – 15,134 km / 9403 mi 10. China – 14,500 km / 9009 mi
Note: Greenland has 44,087 km of coastline but it is not yet a fully independent country.
By kilometers of coastline (according to the CIA World Factbook ).
1. Canada – 202,080 km / 125,567 mi 2. Indonesia – 54,716 km / 33,998 mi 3. Russia – 37,653 km / 23,396 mi 4. Philippines – 36,289 km / 22548 mi 5. Japan – 29,751 km / 18,486 mi 6. Australia – 25,760 km / 16,006 mi 7. Norway – 25,148 km / 15,626 mi 8. United States – 19,924 km / 12,380 mi 9. New Zealand – 15,134 km / 9403 mi 10. China – 14,500 km / 9009 mi
Note: Greenland has 44,087 km of coastline but it is not yet a fully independent country.
5 cats can catch 5 mice in 5 minutes. How many cats does it take to catch 100 mice in 100 minutes?
5 cats. The same five could keep catching 5 mice every 5 minutes for 100 minutes.
5 cats. The same five could keep catching 5 mice every 5 minutes for 100 minutes.
I have a metal roof and a glass wall, I burn and burn but never fall.
What am I?
A lantern.
What falls but never breaks and breaks but never falls?
Night and day.
What is two days after the day after the day before yesterday?
Tomorrow.
The day before yesterday is two days ago.
The day after the day before yesterday (2 days ago) is yesterday.
And two days after yesterday is tomorrow.
Tomorrow.
The day before yesterday is two days ago.
The day after the day before yesterday (2 days ago) is yesterday.
And two days after yesterday is tomorrow.
How much does a bottle of wine weigh if it is 1 kilogram plus half its own weight?
2 kg.
If we let half of the bottle’s weight be “n”, then we get the following equation: n/2 + 1kg = n (the bottle’s weight).
Solve for n: n/2 + 1 = n 1 = n/2 2 = n
2 kg.
If we let half of the bottle’s weight be “n”, then we get the following equation: n/2 + 1kg = n (the bottle’s weight).
Solve for n: n/2 + 1 = n 1 = n/2 2 = n