brain teasers
Q: Imagine you are in a sinking rowboat surrounded by sharks. How would you survive?
A: Stop imagining.
Q: Johnny's mother had four children. The first was April, the second was May, and the third was June. What was the name of her fourth child?
A: Johnny.
Q: A man left home running. He ran away and then turned left, ran the same distance and turned left again, ran the same distance and turned left again. When he got home there were two masked men. Who were they?
A: The catcher and the umpire (they were playing baseball).
Q: You are driving a bus. Four people get on, three people get off, then eight people get on and ten people get off, then 6 people get on and 2 more people get off. What color were the bus driver's eyes?
A: Whatever colour your eyes are because you are driving the bus.
Q: Why is it against the law for a man living in North Carolina to be buried in South Carolina?
A: Because you can't bury a living person.
Q: There was an airplane crash, every single person died, but two people survived. How is this possible?
A: The two people were married.
Q: That attorney is my brother, testified the accountant. But the attorney testified he didn't have a brother. Who is lying?
A: Neither as the accountant is his sister.
Q: Before Mount Everest was discovered, what was the highest mountain in the world?
A: Mt Everest was still the highest mountain, even before it was discovered.
Q: Which is heavier: a ton of bricks or a ton of feathers?
A: They both weigh the same although you would need more feathers.
Q: The Mississippi River is the dividing line between Tennessee and Arkansas. If an airplane crashed exactly in the middle of the Mississippi River there, where would the survivors be buried?
A; Nowhere because you don't bury survivors.
Q: A man and his son were in an automobile accident. The man died on the way to the hospital, but the boy was rushed into surgery. The emergency room surgeon said "I can't operate, that's my son!" How is this possible?
A; The surgeon was the boy's mother.
Q: How far can you walk into the woods?
A; Halfway. After that you are walking out.
Customer: How much is one?
Clerk: 30 cents.
Customer: I'll take fourteen.
Clerk: That will be 60 cents.
Customer: How much would a hundred and four be?
Clerk: 90 cents.
What on earth is the customer buying?
A: House/street numbers.
Q: If it takes Billy 80 minutes to read a short story and his sister one hour and ten minutes to read a short story who is the faster reader?
A: Billy's sister.
Q: A boy and a girl are standing on the same sheet of paper but they are unable to kiss. How come?
A: The paper was underneath a door and the boy was on one side and the girl the other.
Q: A man married 57 women. None died and he was never divorced but was one of the most respected men in the town. How can this be?
A: He was a priest.
Q: A cowboy rode into a city on Friday, stayed two days and rode out on Friday. How?
A: Friday was his horse.