What has to be broken before you can use it?

Answer: An egg

What has a neck without a head, a body without legs, and can be found in the sea?

Answer: A bottle

What has one head, one foot, and four legs?

Answer: A bed

What has cities, but no houses; mountains, but no trees; and water, but no fish?

Answer: A map

I am full of keys but cannot open a single door. What am I?

Answer: A piano

I am full of stories but have no voice. What am I?

Answer: A book

I am always growing but never eat. I have pages but no words. What am I?

Answer: A calendar

What has a neck without a head, a body without legs, and can be found in a bottle?

Answer: The cork

What has to be filled before you can empty it?

Answer: A shoe

What has to be passed first before you can pass yourself?

Answer: An exam
You can hold it without ever touching it. What is it?

Answer: Your breath

What gets heavier the more you take from it?

Answer: A hole

What has to be wet before it can be dry?

Answer: Paint

Wordplay and Logic

What has to come first, the answer or the question?

Answer: The question

I am always coming, but never arrive. What am I?

Answer: Tomorrow

What is full of holes but can still hold water?

Answer: A sponge

What has a neck without a head, a body without legs, and is used to write?

Answer: A pen

What falls but never breaks, and what breaks but never falls?

Answer: Night falls, Day breaks

You throw a red ball into the blue sea. What color does the ball turn?

Answer: The ball stays red

What has to be wet before you can use it?

Answer: A teabag

What has one voice but cannot speak?

Answer: An echo

What gets sharper the more you use it?

Answer: Your brain

What has a bank but no money, a bed but no sleep, and a mouth but cannot speak?

Answer: A riverbank

What word is spelled incorrectly in every dictionary?

Answer: The word ‘incorrectly’

What comes once in a minute, twice in a moment, but never in a thousand years?

Answer: The letter ‘M’

What has a beginning, a middle, and an end, but no voice to tell its story?

Answer: A song

What can be cracked, made, told, and played?

Answer: A joke

What belongs to you, but other people use it more than you do?

Answer: Your name.

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Why did the scarecrow win an award?

Answer: Because he was outstanding in his field

What do you call a fish with no eyes?

Answer: Fsh!

Why did the bicycle fall over?

Answer: Because it was two tired

What do you call a belt made of watches?

A waist of time!

When a cow laughs, what does it produce?

Answer: Milkshakes

Why did the golfer wear two pairs of pants?

Answer: In case he got a hole-in-one

What do you call a bear with no teeth?

Answer: A gummy bear!

What do you call a funny mountain?

Answer: Hillairous!

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Pop Culture Puzzles

I wear a mask but have no face. I fight crime but carry no weapon. Who am I?

Answer: Batman
I have a heart of gold and a straw brain. What am I?

Answer: The Wizard of Oz – Scarecrow

I am full of jokes but never laugh. I have a cast of characters but never act. What am I?

Answer: A sitcom

I am a tiny green creature with a love for mischief and bananas. Who am I?

Answer: Grogu from “The Mandalorian”

What has a golden snitch but no Quidditch pitch?

Answer: The Hunger Games trilogy – Mockingjay pin

I’m a set of building blocks that can create anything you imagine. Who am I?

Answer: Lego

What detective always says “Elementary, my dear Watson”?

Answer: Sherlock Holmes

What game forces you to catch ’em all?

Answer: Pokemon

I’m a time-traveling alien with a loyal blue companion. What am I?

Answer: The Doctor from Doctor Who

I’m a fictional world with seven kingdoms vying for the Iron Throne. What am I?

Answer: Westeros from Game of Thrones

I’m a blue cat with a robotic arm and a magic pocket. What am I?
Answer: Doraemon

I’m a phrase associated with a pointy-eared alien species known for their logical minds. What am I?

Answer: Live Long and Prosper – Star Trek

I’m a magical school hidden within a castle. What am I?

Answer: Hogwarts from Harry Potter

I’m a phrase spoken before a wish is made on seven magical balls. What am I?

Answer: I wish, with all my heart – Dragon Ball Z

I’m a recent re-recorded album that includes a ten-minute version of a fan favorite. What am I?

Answer: Red (Taylor’s Version)

What game show asks contestants to answer trivia questions in the form of a “final” clue?

Answer: Jeopardy

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This novel, set during the American Civil War, follows the lives of the March sisters – Meg, Jo, Beth,
and Amy.

Answer: What is Little Women?

In 1928, Alexander Fleming discovered this groundbreaking element that led to the development of
the first widely used antibiotic.

Answer: What is penicillin?

This American inventor is best known for creating the first practical telephone.

Answer: Who is Alexander Graham Bell?

Standing 3,247 feet tall, this New York City statue welcomes immigrants to the United States.

Answer: What is the Statue of Liberty?

Dubbed the “King of Pop,” this American singer and entertainer revolutionized the music industry
with hits like “Thriller.”

Answer: Who is Michael Jackson?

On July 20, 1969, humans first set foot on the moon during this historic Apollo mission.

Answer: What is Apollo 11?

This American physicist is best known for his theory of relativity, expressed in the famous equation
E=mc².

Answer: Who is Albert Einstein?

Known for his distinctive visual style, this American filmmaker directed movies like “Inception” and
“The Dark Knight.” Who is he?

Answer: Christopher Nolan.

This gas, essential for life, makes up about 78% of Earth’s atmosphere.

Answer: What is Nitrogen?

This iconic British novelist is known for her classic novel “Pride and Prejudice”.

Answer: Who is Jane Austen?

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Globe Trotting Trivia

What is the capital of France?

Answer: Paris.

What famous landmark is actually a tomb?

Answer: The Taj Mahal (It’s often mistaken for a palace)

Which continent is known as the “Land Down Under”?

Answer: Australia.

What is the longest river in the world?

Answer: Nile River.

Name three countries that are part of Scandinavia.

Answer: Norway, Sweden, Denmark.

Which mountain range separates Europe from Asia?

Answer: Ural Mountains.

What is the largest desert in the world by area?

Answer: Antarctica (Antarctic Desert).

In which ocean would you find the Mariana Trench, the deepest point on Earth?

Answer: Pacific Ocean.

Which country is known as the “Land of the Rising Sun”?

Answer: Japan.

Name three countries that share a border with Brazil.

Answer: Argentina, Paraguay, Uruguay.

Which African country is known as the “Pearl of Africa”?

Answer: Uganda.

What is the capital city of Canada?

Answer: Ottawa.

What is the world’s largest ocean?

Answer: Pacific Ocean.

What is the currency of China?

Answer: Renminbi or Yuan

What is the capital city of Brazil?

Answer: Brasília.

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Math and Science Mysteries

What is half of 1 + 1?

Answer: 1

If a dozen eggs cost $1.20, how much does one egg cost?

Answer: 10 cents

What has no voice but can still make you cry?

Answer: An onion

I am always hungry and must always be fed; the finger I touch will soon turn red. What am I?
Answer: Fire

What goes up but never comes down?

Answer: Your age

What has to be passing before you can see it?

Answer: Time

I am a fraction. My numerator is half of my denominator. What am I?

Answer: ½

I am a number that is always one more than the previous number. What am I?

Answer: The next number

I am invisible but can have a devastating impact. What am I?

Answer: Radiation

What is the scientific name for a baby kangaroo?

Answer: Joey

What is the chemical symbol for water?

Answer: H2O.

What weighs nothing at all but can still fill a room?

Answer: Darkness

In the human body, what has no muscles but can still move on its own?

Answer: Intestines (They use smooth muscle contractions for peristalsis)

I am always coming back for seconds, but I never leave the table. What am I?

Answer: Your appetite

What has to be cracked before you can eat it, but is not an egg?

Answer: A nut

I am full of holes, but I can still hold things inside. What am I?

Answer: A colander

What gets eaten whole but comes out in pieces?

Answer: Corn on the cob

I am always coming and going, but I never leave the table. What am I?

Answer: A knife

I am light and fluffy, yet filling at the same time. I disappear quickly when eaten. What am I?

Answer: Cotton candy

You throw me away when I am young and green, but come running for me when I am old and red.
What am I?

Answer: A watermelon

What gets smaller the more you use it, but is never truly gone?

Answer: A stick of gum

What food is always coming back for more, even after you tell it to leave?

Answer: Dough

I can be spicy, sweet, or tangy. I’m often added to food to enhance its flavor. What am I?
Answer: Sauce.

I’m a popular Italian dish made with layers of pasta, cheese, and tomato sauce. What am I?

Answer: Lasagna.

I’m made from milk and can be soft or hard. People often put me on sandwiches or melt me over
pasta. What am I?

Answer: Cheese.

I’m a small, green vegetable often used in salads. Some people love me, while others think I taste like
soap. What am I?

Answer: Cilantro.

I’m a tropical fruit with a tough, spiky outer shell and sweet, juicy inside. What am I?

Answer: Pineapple.

I’m a breakfast food made from ground grains and usually served with milk. People often add sugar,
fruits, or nuts to me. What am I?

Answer: Cereal.

What is the only mammal that can fly?

Answer: A bat

What animal can sleep for three years straight?

Answer: A sloth

What is the fastest land animal?

Answer: The cheetah

What kind of snake can swallow an animal much larger than its head?
Answer: A constrictor snake

What kind of bear can stand on its hind legs and is the tallest land predator?

Answer: A grizzly bear

What insect has the strongest bite force relative to its size?

Answer: A dung beetle

What sea creature has a venomous sting on its tail?

Answer: A scorpionfish

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What is the only bird that can fly backward?

Answer: A hummingbird

What is the collective noun for a group of penguins?

Answer: A waddle or colony

What kind of spider spins webs that can catch large prey, like birds and fish?

Answer: A golden orb-weaver spider

What kind of shark is the largest fish in the world?

Answer: The whale shark

What flightless bird is native to New Zealand and known for its loud call?

Answer: A kiwi
What sport is known as the “King of Sports”?

Answer: Soccer

In which year were the first modern Olympic Games held?

Answer: 1896

What is the highest score achievable in a single frame of professional bowling?

Answer: 300

What is the name of the prestigious annual tennis tournament held at Wimbledon?

Answer: Championships, Wimbledon

Which sport awards a “Super Bowl” trophy to its champion?

Answer: American Football

Which sport features a “fairway” and a “hole in one”?

Answer: Golf

Which sport features a “pitcher” and a “catcher”?

Answer: Baseball

Which sport features a “check” and a “mate”?

Answer: Chess

What sport features a “spike” and a “dig”?

Answer: Volleyball

Which sport features a “wicket” and a “batsman”?

Answer: Cricket

Which sport features a “kegler” and a “strike”?

Answer: Bowling

What sport features a “paddock” and a “vault”?

Answer: Equestrianism

Which sport features a “rink” and a “stone”?

Answer: Curling

What sport features a “ring” and a “knockout”?

Answer: Boxing

The more you take, the more you leave behind. What am I?

Answer: Footsteps.

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I am always hungry. I must always be fed. The finger I touch will soon turn red. What am I?

Answer: Fire.

What has an endless supply of letters but starts empty?

Answer: Mailbox.

What has a heart that doesn’t beat?

Answer: Artichoke.
What can travel around the world while staying in a corner?

Answer: A stamp.

What has a head and a tail, but has no legs?

Answer: A penny.

The person who makes it, sells it. The person who buys it never uses it. What is it?

Answer: A coffin.

You have me today, tomorrow, and yesterday. I am never here but always there. What am I?

Answer: The answer is “nothing.”

What is always in front of you but can’t be seen?

Answer: The future.

Forward I am heavy, but backward I am not. What am I?

Answer: Forward.

You are in a dark room with a match, a gas lamp, and a candle. What do you light first?

Answer: The match (You need the match to light the other two sources)

What gets smaller the more you use it?

Answer: A bar of soap

Two fathers and two sons went fishing together. They caught three fish in total, yet each person had one
fish. How is this possible?

Answer: There was a grandfather, father, and son (two fathers and two sons)
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In which year did the first episode of “The Simpsons” air?

Answer: 1989.

Who is known as the “Queen of Pop”?

Answer: Madonna.

Which planet is known as the “Red Planet”?

Answer: Mars.

In which year did the Titanic sink?

Answer: 1912.

Who wrote the play “Hamlet”?

Answer: William Shakespeare.

Which famous scientist developed the theory of general relativity?

Answer: Albert Einstein.

What is the largest mammal in the world?

Answer: Blue Whale.

Who painted the famous artwork “Starry Night”?

Answer: Vincent van Gogh.

Which planet is often referred to as the “Evening Star” or “Morning Star”?

Answer: Venus.
In what year did the first manned moon landing take place?

Answer: 1969.

Who wrote the novel “1984”?

Answer: George Orwell.

Who composed the musical masterpiece “The Four Seasons”?

Answer: Antonio Vivaldi.

What is the name of the first person to walk on the moon?

Answer: Neil Armstrong

What soft drink was originally created as a medicine?

Answer: Coca-Cola
Easy Trick Questions

Get your brain in gear with these easy trick questions before moving on to the
harder ones.

1. What has a thumb and four fingers but isn’t alive?

A glove

2. What can be broken but is never held?

A promise

3. What is something that you can catch that isn’t thrown?

A cold

4. If a plane crashes on the border between the United States and

Canada, where do they bury the survivors?
Survivors aren’t buried.

5. A boy kicks his soccer ball ten feet, and comes back to him on
its own. How is this possible?
He kicked it up in the air.

6. What has a head and a tail but no body?

A coin

7. What can travel around the world while staying in the same
corner?
A stamp

8. What only has one foot, one head, and four legs?
A bed

9. How many letters are in the alphabet?

Eleven. T-h-e -a-l-p-h-a-b-e-t

10. How do you make the number one disappear?

Add the letter “g” to it, and it’s gone.

11. If two’s company and three’s a crowd, what do four and five
make?
Nine

12. If you were running a race and passed the person in second
place, what place would you be in now?
Second place

13. She has married many men but has never been married.
Who is she?
The minister

14. Spell enemy in three letters.

Foe

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Some of these funny trick questions are just as good as any dad joke!

15. A man went outside in the pouring rain without an umbrella.

Not a single hair on his head got wet. How is this possible?
He’s bald.
 16. What happened when the wheel was invented?
It caused a revolution.

17. Who is bigger: Mr. Bigger, Mrs. Bigger, or their baby?

The baby, because he’s a little Bigger.

18. What did one campfire say to the other?

Shall we go out tonight?

19. What is the biggest problem with snow boots?

They melt.

20. Where is an ocean with no water?

On a map.

21. What happens if you throw a white hat into the Black Sea?
The hat gets wet.

22. How can you lift an elephant with one hand?

You can’t. Elephants don’t have hands.

23. A man runs out of his home, yelling, “Help a thief!”. Instead
of stopping the thief, his neighbor hands her car keys to the
thief. Why?
The man didn’t use a comma.

24. How much dirt is there in a hole 3 feet deep, 6 feet long, and
4 feet wide?
None, there’s no dirt in a hole.
 25. Why did the woman run around her bed at night?
To catch up on her sleep.

26. If a monkey, a squirrel, and a bird are racing to the top of a

coconut tree, who will get the banana first?
None of them; you can’t get a banana from a coconut tree.

27. What two words, when combined, hold the most letters?
Post office

28. If a rooster lays an egg on top of the barn roof, which way
will it roll?
Roosters don’t lay eggs.

29. Why do some fish prefer to stay at the bottom of the pond?
Because they dropped out of school

30. What happens if you make a wooden car with wooden

wheels and a wooden engine?
It wooden move

31. Which button cannot be unbuttoned?

The belly–button

32. What is always on the ground but is never dirty or soiled?

A shadow

33. What do you say to water that gets evaporated?

You will be mist

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all the answers!

34. A man lives on the 100th floor of an apartment building. On

rainy days he rides the elevator all the way up. However, on
sunny days, he goes halfway and takes the stairs the rest of the
way. Why?
The man is short and can only reach the button for the 50th floor on the elevator.
On rainy days, he uses his umbrella handle.

35. A man dressed in all black is walking down a country lane.

Suddenly, a large black car with no lights on comes around the
corner and screeches to a halt. How did the car’s driver know
he was there?
It was daytime.

36. Why are 1968 pennies worth more than 1967 pennies?
Because there is one more penny in 1968 pennies than in 1967 pennies.

37. You see a truck driver going the wrong way down a one-way
street. He passes at least 10 police but doesn’t get stopped.
Why?
The truck driver was walking, not driving.

38. You see two girls on the street who look identical. You ask
them the following questions: Do you come from the same
family? Do you share the same parents? Are your birthdays on
the same day? Both girls answered yes to all your questions,
 but they said no when you asked if they were twins. How is that
possible?
Because they aren’t twins, they are triplets.

39. Two security guards arrive for work at the same time in the
morning. They have both guarded the same bank vault for the
past 10 years. Neither of them ever takes a sick day, but they
have never once laid eyes on each other. How is this possible?
They guard the vault on different days.

40. How can a man who shaves several times a day still sport a
long beard?
He’s a barber.

41. If Brenna had four piles of sand and Sara had five piles of
sand, and they put them all together, how many piles would
there be?
One big pile.

42. It’s 7:00 AM. You are asleep, and there is a sudden knock on
the door. Behind the door are your parents, who came to have
breakfast. In your fridge are bread, milk, juice, and jam. Which
will you open first?
The door! Your parents are waiting outside.

43. The Jones family started driving south for their summer
vacation, going through five states.
The Bradfords drove in the opposite direction and only went through three
states. What direction did they drive?
North

44. You’re riding an electric train at 120mph, moving north with

the wind blowing east at 15 mph. Which way does the smoke
blow?
Electric trains don’t smoke.

45. A woman ran away from home, turning left three times only
to return home, where she came face to face with two guys
wearing masks. Who were those guys?
The umpire and the catcher.

46. There are two things you can never eat at breakfast. What
are they?
Lunch and dinner.

47. What five-letter word becomes smaller when you add two
letters and even smaller when you add three?
Short

48. What’s the only word that grows when you add two letters to
it?
Long

49. What building has more stories than any other building in
the entire world?
The library

Trick Questions For Adults

50. Can a man legally marry his widow’s sister in Mississippi?

It’s hard to marry anyone when you’re dead.

51. How many triangles are in the picture?

16 triangles

55. If you have a cube, each edge two inches long, how many
total square inches are there among all eight sides?
Cubes have six sides.

56. Is it correct to say, “the yolk of egg is white” or “the yolk of

eggs are white”?
Neither, egg yolks are yellow.
57. What building has more stories than any other building in the
entire world?
The library

58. Dead on the field lie ten soldiers in white, felled by three
eyes, black as night. What happened?
A bowling ball knocked down ten pins.

59. It is weightless, and you can see it. If you put it in a bucket,
it will make the bucket lighter. What is it?
Hole

60. Where can you find cities, towns, shops, and streets but
no people?
A map

61. Brothers and sisters have I none, but that man’s father is my
father’s son. How can this be?
You’re looking at yourself in a mirror.

62. George, Helen, and Steve are drinking coffee. Bert, Karen,
and Dave are drinking soda. Is Elizabeth drinking coffee or
soda?
Elizabeth is drinking coffee. The letter E appears twice in her name, as it does in
the names of others drinking coffee.

63. The sharp, slim blade that cuts the wind. What is it?
Grass
 64. A house with two occupants, sometimes one, rarely three.
Break the walls, eat the borders. What am I?
Peanut

65. I can sizzle like bacon; I am made with an egg,

I have plenty of backbone but lack a good leg.

I peel layers like onions but still remain whole.

I can be long like a flagpole yet fit in a hole.

What am I?

Snake

66. I travel the world, and I am drunk constantly. Who am I?

Water

67. I’m where yesterday follows today, and tomorrow is in the

middle. What am I?
Dictionary

68. How far can a dog run into the woods?

Only halfway. After that, he’s running out of the woods.

69. What was, before was was was?

Is

70. Where can you add 2 to 11 and get 1?

Clock
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when you deliver some of these answers!

71. Mrs. Lionel’s one-story house is decorated completely in

yellow. The walls, carpet, and furniture are all shades of yellow.
What color are the stairs?
There are no stairs.

72. Some months have 31 days, others have 30 days, but how
many have 28 days?
All 12

73. Beth’s mother has three daughters. One is called Lara, and
the other one is Sara. What is the name of the third daughter?
Beth

74. Ronald eats 1 carrot on Sunday, 2 carrots on Monday, 4

carrots on Tuesday, and so on. How many carrots does he eat
every week?
127 carrots

75. If tomorrow I said, “the day before yesterday was Saturday,”

which day is today?
Sunday

76. Sophia ordered six bowls of ice cream with three scoops in
each. Toby wants as many scoops as Sophia but in just two
dishes. How many scoops are in each of his dishes?
9 scoops in each
 77. If every month had exactly 30 days instead of some with 29,
some with 30, and some with 31, would each year be longer or
shorter?
Shorter. A year would be 360 days.

78. The cars started at the same time. The yellow car reached
the finish line in 5 minutes, while the red car reached it in 7.
Which car was faster?
The yellow car.

79. I have no sword, I have no spear, yet rule a horde which

many fear, my soldiers fight with wicked sting, I rule with might,
yet am no king. What am I?
A queen bee.

80. What peels like an onion but remains whole?

Lizard

81. When is it bad luck to meet a white cat?

When you’re a mouse

82. MT_TF_S What are the missing letters? Why?

W and S for days of the week

83. What do pandas have that no other animal has?

Baby pandas

84. What fish came first?

Goldfish
 85. What king can you make if you take the head of a lamb, the
middle of a pig, the hind of a buffalo, and the tail of a dragon?
Lion

86. I run around the city, but I never move.

Wall

87. You are in a room with 3 monkeys. One monkey has a

banana, one has a stick, and one has nothing. Who is the
smartest primate?
You

88. 2 people in front of 2 people. 2 people behind 2 people, and

2 people beside 2 people. How many people are there?
Four

89. What part of a fish weighs most?

Scales

90. What’s higher than the king?

Crown

91. The sun bakes them,

The hand breaks them,

The foot treads them,

The mouth tastes them.

Grapes
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solving skills with these questions.

92. Look at this series: 12, 11, 13, 12, 14, 13, … What number
should come next?
15. This is an alternating number of subtraction series. First, 1 is subtracted, then 2
is added.

93. A man has 53 socks in his drawer: 21 identical blue, 15

identical black, and 17 identical red. The lights are out, and he
is completely in the dark. How many socks must he take out to
make 100 percent certain he has at least one pair of black
socks?
40 socks.

94. Sally and Lynn decided to play pickleball against each other.
They bet $1 on each game they played. Sally won three bets,
and Lynn won $5. How many games did they play?
Eleven. Because Lynn lost three games to Sally, she lost $3. So, she had to win
back that $3 with three more games, then win another five games to win $5.

95. If a giraffe has two eyes, a monkey has two eyes, and an
elephant has two eyes, how many eyes do we have?
Four eyes. Assuming the person asking the question has two eyes, and the person
being asked has two eyes, the total is four.

96. One boat is overtaking another. Which boat must give way?
The boat which is overtaken must give way to the boat which is overtaking.
 97. There are only two barbers in town. One of them has a nice,
neatly trimmed head of hair. The other one’s hair is a complete
mess. Which of the two barbers should you go to and why?
The one with messy hair, as they cut the neat barber’s hair.

98. Two fathers took their sons to a fruit stall. Each man and
son bought an apple, But when they returned home, they had
only 3 apples. They did not eat any, lose any, or throw any
away. How could this be possible?
There were only three people. Son, father, and grandfather.

99. What is so delicate that even mentioning it breaks it?

Silence

100. What two keys can’t open any door?

A monkey and a donkey.

101. Thanks to me, you can see straight through walls. What am
I?
A window.

102. What can you hold without touching it at all?

A conversation.

103. What belongs to you but gets used by everyone else more
than you?
Your name.

104. How can a girl go 25 days without sleep?

She sleeps at night.
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105. What do you get if you divide 30 by half and add ten?
70. Half is .5, and if you divide 30 by 0.5, you get 60. Add ten, and you have 70.

106. You are standing on top of a 200ft cliff face. There is a ledge
halfway up (100ft from the ground). A suitable anchor point is
also at the top and near the ledge.
You have a knife and a rope that is 150 feet. How do you get to the bottom?

Hint: You cannot splice the rope, fall more than a few feet, or any other lateral
thinking answer, but you can assume that tying the rope to an anchor takes up
zero length.

I would cut a 50-foot length of the rope, tie it to the anchor point at the top and
fashion a small loop at the other end. Then thread the 100-foot length halfway
through the loop so that it extends the rope by 50 feet.

Then I would climb down to the lower ledge and pull on one end of the rope to
unthread it from the loop. Using the 100 feet of rope, I would reach the bottom by
attaching it to the lower anchor and climbing down.

107. There are three matches on a table. Without adding any

other match stick, make a four with them. You should not break
any of the matches.
Use the three matchsticks to make the shape of a roman number four: IV.

108. Can we add five to nine to get two?

Yes. This is possible if we add 5 hrs to 9 am/pm to get 2 am/pm.

109. 9876, 6987, 7698, What is the next number in the series?
8769

The last digit of the number is moved to the beginning to make the next number.

110. How can you get 720 using 98 by using just one letter or
character?
Using x

98 in words is ninety-eight. Putting an ‘X’ between ninety and eight would make it
ninety x eight, i.e., 90 x 8 = 720

111. If it is two hours later, it will take half as much time till
midnight as it would be if it were an hour later from now. What
time is it?
Nine o’clock. When adding two hours to 9, it becomes 11 o’clock, and it would take
half of two hours after an hour till midnight, i.e., 10 o’clock + 1 hour would be 11
o’clock.

112. In a town with farms, there are farmers and cows. In all,
there are 24 heads and 78 feet. How many farmers and how
many cows are in the town?
15 cows and 9 farmers

15 x 4 = 60, as cows have 4 legs and 9 x 2 = 18, as humans have two legs. The
total would be 78.

113. How many times can you subtract 4 from 8?

Only once. Once 4 is subtracted from the total of 8, it is no longer 8.

114. How can you get the number 28 using five 2s?
2+22+2+2=28

115. If there are four apples and you take away three, how many
do you have?
You took three apples, so you have three.

116. A 300 ft. train is traveling 300 ft. per minute and must travel
through a 300 ft. long tunnel. How long will it take the train to
travel through the tunnel?
Two minutes. It takes the front of the train one minute, and the rest of the train will
take two minutes to clear the tunnel.

117. When Miguel was 6 years old, his little sister, Leila, was half
his age. If Miguel is 40 years old today, how old is Leila?
She is 37 years old.

118. A duck was given $9, a spider was given $36, and a bee was
given $27. Based on this information, how much money would
be given to a cat?
$18 ($4.50 per leg)

119. Which weighs more, 16 ounces of soda or a pound of solid

gold?
Neither. They both weigh the same.

120. The clothing store owner has made his own method of
pricing items. A vest costs $20, socks cost $25, a tie costs $15,
 and a blouse costs $30. Using the method, how much would a
pair of underwear cost?
$45. The pricing method charges $5 for each letter required to spell the item.

121. What 4 days of the week start with the letter T?

Tuesday, Thursday, Today, and Tomorrow.

122. A farmer had 17 sheep. All but 9 of them ran away. How
many sheep does she have left?
Nine

123. If 3 cats can catch 3 bunnies in 3 minutes, how long will it

take 100 cats to catch 100 bunnies?
3 minutes

124. I was 10 years old the day before yesterday. By next year, I
will be 13 years old. How is that possible?
You are making this statement on January 1st of the new year, and your birthday
was on the 31st of December.

125. Regardless of what number you start with, if you add it to

itself, then multiply by 4 and again divide the number by 8, it
will give you what number?
The number you started with.

126. If 1=5
2=25

3=325
4=4325

5=?

Did you guess 54325? The correct answer is 1. The first line is 1=5 and that means
5 is equal to one.

127. What is the number of the parking space the car is parked
in?

If you look at the parking spaces the way the driver would have pulled in, you’ll see
the numbers facing us are upside down.

128. You’re in a boat with a big rock, in a swimming pool. You

toss the rock overboard. What happens to the level of the water
in the pool?
It goes down.