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.
You have two coins of equal size on a table, situated end to end vertically. If you roll the top coin around the bottom coin until it returns to its original position, how many times will it have rotated?
Twice. See this video for more details.
I’m lighter than air but a million men can’t lift me. What am I?
A bubble.
What do the following words have in common?
far
Each of these words becomes a new word when the letter ‘e’ is placed after the first letter.
far = fear
Each of these words becomes a new word when the letter ‘e’ is placed after the first letter.
far = fear
What is half of 8?
Hint: It’s not 4
3 (if you slice vertically) or 0 (if you slice horizontally)
3 (if you slice vertically) or 0 (if you slice horizontally)
Dustin was born on December 28th yet his birthday always falls in the summer. How is this possible?
Dustin is Australian, where the three hottest summer months are December, January and February.
Dustin is Australian, where the three hottest summer months are December, January and February.
Using each of the letters in this phrase only once, rearrange the letters to make the names of exactly three different animals.
Tall elephant or ape man.
1. Panther
1. Panther
Willow’s keyboard is acting up. The a, e, i, o and u keys don’t work and the space key is misbehaving as well. Can you decipher these common sayings they typed?
tfsghttfmnd
Out of sight, out of mind
Out of sight, out of mind
I wear you down, yet you will mourn me once I fly.
Time.
(found in The Copper Gauntlet by Holly Black and Cassandra Clare)
Time.
(found in The Copper Gauntlet by Holly Black and Cassandra Clare)
When I take off my clothes, it puts on its clothes.
A clothes hanger.