I stink when I’m alive, but I smell good when I’m dead. What am I?
A pig. Mmm, ham and bacon…
A pig. Mmm, ham and bacon…
Put the characters C D M L X in the correct order (not alphabetical).
X (10), L (50), C (100), D (500), M (1000). They’re Roman numerals in order from smallest to largest.
X (10), L (50), C (100), D (500), M (1000). They’re Roman numerals in order from smallest to largest.
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.
Fill in the missing numbers in this number series.
16, 26, ?, 43, 50, ?, 61, 65, ?, 70, 71
The method to create the series is start by adding 10, then decrease the addend by 1 for each new number in the sequence. That gives us:
16 + 10 = 2635 56 68
The method to create the series is start by adding 10, then decrease the addend by 1 for each new number in the sequence. That gives us:
16 + 10 = 2635 56 68
Long and thin, red within,
What am I?
A finger.
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.
A door, a body, and a knot can be this.
Double. Double doors, a stunt double (for an actor) and a double knot. And there’s also the double rainbow :)
By Sef Daystrom
Double. Double doors, a stunt double (for an actor) and a double knot. And there’s also the double rainbow :)
By Sef Daystrom
I have many feathers to help me fly. I have a body and head but I’m not alive. Your strength determines how far I go. You can hold me in your hand, but I’m never thrown.
What am I?
An arrow.
The defendant testified, “The attorney is my brother,” but the attorney took the stand and denied having a brother under oath. Who is lying?
Neither one of them lied. The defendant was the attorney’s sister.
Neither one of them lied. The defendant was the attorney’s sister.
What do computer compilers, kevlar, fire escapes and windshield wipers all have in common?
They were all invented by women.
A variation of this brain teaser includes laser printers (they were invented by Gary Starkweather) and bulletproof vests (invented by Casimir Zeglen using silk, though modern vests use Kevlar, so it’s halfway right).
They were all invented by women.
A variation of this brain teaser includes laser printers (they were invented by Gary Starkweather) and bulletproof vests (invented by Casimir Zeglen using silk, though modern vests use Kevlar, so it’s halfway right).