In a certain country ½ of 5 = 3. If the same proportion holds, what is the value of 1/3 of 10 ?ANSWER
There is a chain nailed to the wall. The chain is 10 feet long and the centre of the chain dips down 5 feet from where each side of the chain is nailed to the wall. How far are the 2 ends of chain from each other?ANSWER
There are two planes. One is going from New York to London at a speed of 600 MPH. The other is travelling from London to New York at a speed of 500 MPH.
When the planes meet which one will be closer to London?ANSWER
A man rides into an inn on Friday, stays for three nights and rides out again on Saturday. How can this be?ANSWER
Why can’t a man living in California be legally buried in New York (even if it’s left as an instruction in his will)?ANSWER
You can tumble in it,
Roll in it, Burn it,
Animals eat it,
Used to cover floors,
Still used beyond stall doors.
Freshens whatever it is placed on,
Absorbs whatever is poured into it.
What is it?ANSWER
A blue house has blue bricks; a yellow house has a yellow bricks. What is a green house made of?ANSWER
A child playing on the beach had 6-1/6 sand piles in one place and 3-1/3 in another.
If he put them together, how many sand piles would he have?ANSWER
There is a clerk at the butcher shop, he is five feet ten inches tall, and he wears size 13 sneakers.
What does he weigh?ANSWER
You will always find me in the past.
I can be created in the present,
But the future can never taint me.
What am I?ANSWER
If a green man lives in a green house,
a purple man lives in a purple house,
a blue man lives in a blue house,
a yellow man lives in a yellow house,
a black man lives in a black house.
Who lives in a White house?ANSWER
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