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I warm the heart and I chill the skin, I can take human form, but I may vanish into nothing, soon after I am born. What am I?
A. A ghost.
B. Winter itself.
C. An icicle.
D. A snowman.
How did Frosty know he had dandruff?
A. Because his hat kept falling off.
B. Because he felt itchy.
C. Because he saw white spots.
D. Because of the Snow-Flakes.
What's a snowman's favorite food?
A. An ice cream sandwich.
B. A snow cone.
C. A frosty shake.
D. A Brrrr-ger.
A pipe, a carrot, and a couple sticks are lying together in a field. Why?
A. They fell out of a scarecrow.
B. A picnic left them behind.
C. Children were building a fort.
D. They're what is left of a melted snowman.
What is the difference between a snowman and a snow-woman?
A. A scarf.
B. A carrot nose.
C. A top hat.
D. Snowballs.
Why did Frosty the Snowman ask for a divorce?
A. Because she melted his heart.
B. Because she was too cold.
C. Because he found someone warmer.
D. Because his wife was a total flake.
I saw a man in white, he looked quite a sight. He was not old, but he stood in the cold. And when he felt the sun, he started to run. Please answer me. Who could he be?
A. An ice sculptor.
B. A ghost.
C. A polar bear.
D. A Snowman.
Where does a snowman keep his money?
A. In a piggy bank.
B. Under the snow.
C. In his pocket.
D. In a snow bank.
What does a snowman like to eat for breakfast?
A. Snow cones.
B. Ice cubes.
C. Cold cereal.
D. Frosted Flakes.
How did the court know the judge was ready for bed?
A. He was holding a pillow
B. He yawned during the trial
C. He dismissed court early
D. He was wearing his robe.
A woman proves in court that her husband was murdered by her sister, but the judge decides that the sister cannot be punished. Why?
A. The sister was acting in self-defense
B. The sister was a minor
C. The murder happened in another country
D. The sisters are Siamese twins.
Why would Snow White be a good judge?
A. She lives with seven witnesses
B. She has a magic mirror for evidence
C. She always tells the truth
D. Because she's the fairest in the land
What does a lawyer wear to court?
A. A robe
B. A briefcase
C. A tie
D. A Lawsuit.
Which of the following words don't belong in the group and why? CORSET, COSTER, SECTOR, ESCORT, COURTS
A. Sector
B. Escort
C. Corset
D. Courts. All of the others are anagrams of each other.
Blend a teapot shot so the pearlies whites won't rot! What is it?
A. Mouthwash
B. Fluoride gel
C. Tea tree oil
D. Toothpaste!
When should you charge your electric toothbrush?
A. Every morning
B. Once a week
C. Before bedtime
D. When you can't pay cash.
Who is a painstaking man?
A. The surgeon
B. The accountant
C. The teacher
D. The dentist.
What do you call dental X-rays?
A. Bite marks
B. Snapshots
C. Mouth maps
D. Tooth-Pics.
Why are Tooth Fairies so smart?
A. They read a lot of books
B. They study dentistry
C. They collect gold coins
D. They gather a lot of wisdom teeth.
What would you do if you broke a tooth while flossing?
A. Call a dentist immediately
B. Use superglue
C. Ignore it
D. Use toothpaste.
Why did the king go to the dentist?
A. To get a checkup
B. To fix his throne
C. To see the royal doctor
D. To get a new crown.
I'm white, and used for cutting and grinding. When I'm damaged, humans usually remove me or fill me. For most animals, I am a useful tool. What am I?
A. A knife
B. A saw
C. A claw
D. A tooth!
What's at least 6 inches long, goes in your mouth, and is more fun if it vibrates?
If 10 bags of jelly beans and 6 licorice sticks cost $1, and 10 licorice sticks and 6 jelly bean bags cost 92 cents. How much does one licorice stick cost?
A. 4 cents
B. 6 cents
C. 8 cents
D. 5 cents while Jelly bean bags cost 7 cents.
Two women and two doctors walk into an ice cream parlor. They each order an ice cream cone. When their ice creams come, there is only 1 strawberry,1 chocolate and 1 vanilla. How come they didn't complain?
A. They shared the cones
B. One person left early
C. They didn't like ice cream
D. One of the women was a doctor!
Why do prisoners like to eat a lot of sweets?
A. Because sugar gives energy
B. Because it's the only food allowed
C. Because it reminds them of home
D. Because they would like to break out
If you cross a cliff with jelly beans what do you get?
A. Bean Boulders
B. Jelly Rocks
C. Sugar Cliffs
D. Rock Candy!!!
What do kids, worms, bears, fish, and rings alll have in common?
A. They are all animals
B. They are all toys
C. They are all round
D. They are GUMIES!
What is a sheep's favorite type of chocolate?
A. A Wooly Bar
B. A Lamb Bar
C. A Fleece Bar
D. A Hersheys baaa.
Two fathers and three sons walk into a candy shop and buy one candy bar each for 50 cents each. They walk out only spending $1.50. How do they do that?
A. They split one bar
B. They used a coupon
C. One didn't buy a bar
D. There is a grandfather a father and son of grand father and fathers son.
If John has 60 chocolates and he eats two-thirds of them, what does he have now?
A. 20 chocolates left
B. 40 chocolates eaten
C. A stomachache
D. John has diabetes! The question was, "What does he have now?", NOT, "How many chocolates does he have now?".
What sweets do geologists like?
A. Fudge
B. Toffee
C. Gumdrops
D. Rock candy.
What goes in dry and hard, but comes out wet and soft?
A. Taffy
B. Bubble gum
C. Caramel
D. Chewing gum.
What goes in hard, comes out soft, and you blow continuously?
A. Taffy
B. Marshmallow
C. Caramel
D. Bubble Gum.
When is a boat like a knife?
A. When it is sharp
B. When it slices waves
C. When it is dangerous
D. When it is a cutter.
I'm done to boats, to cargo, to loads; When indoors I'm, in a way, a narrow road. What am I?
A. Cargo
B. Freight
C. Load
D. Haul / Hall
What type of boat has authority?
A. A battleship
B. A captain's boat
C. A flagship
D. Ownership!
What house has a post on top, A roof at the bottom, While the rain comes from below?
A. A lighthouse
B. A dock
C. A pier
D. A boat.
Pete and Repeat were on a boat. Pete fell out, who was left on the boat?
A. Pete
B. No one
C. The boat sank
D. Repeat! Pete and Repeat were on a boat. Pete fell out, who was left on the boat? Repeat!
You walk onto a bridge you see a boat full of people but there is not a single person on it. How is that possible?
A. They are all asleep
B. They are all children
C. They are all invisible
D. There all married.
Where do you take a sick boat?
A. To the harbor
B. To the shipyard
C. To the marina
D. To the dock!
Why is a farm-yard like a hotel?
A. Because both have many rooms
B. Because both charge for meals
C. Because both are noisy at night
D. It is generally patronized by gobblers.
What does a turkey do when it flies upside down?
A. It falls down
B. It flaps harder
C. It loses its feathers
D. It gobbles up.
Where do turkeys go dancing?
A. The Turkey Trot
B. The barnyard disco
C. The harvest hall
D. The Butter Ball.
What do you call a naughty turkey?
A. A troublemaker
B. A rebel
C. A bad bird
D. Dinner.
Where do Thanksgiving Birds go on vacation?
A. Egypt
B. Greece
C. Spain
D. Turkey.
Why did Santa spell Christmas N - O - E?
A. Because reindeer can't spell well
B. Because it's quicker to write
C. Because the elves misspelled it
D. Because the angel said NOEL - NO L.
Did you hear about the dyslexic satanist?
A. He worshipped Rudolph instead
B. He prayed to the Easter Bunny
C. He read his spells backwards
D. He sold his soul to santa.
How many letters are in Christmas?
A. 9
B. 10
C. 12
D. Billions. Santa must be going stir crazy!
What do you call a santa which does not move?
A. Santa Stop
B. Santa Halt
C. Santa Still
D. Santa pause.
What do you call Santa when he stops moving?
A. Santa Break
B. Santa Rest
C. Santa Freeze
D. Santa Pause.
What nationality is Santa?
A. Scandinavian
B. Lapland native
C. Arctic American
D. North Polish.
What does Santa do in his garden?
A. He plants candy canes
B. He waters reindeer moss
C. He decorates pinecones
D. He Ho Ho Ho's!
On Christmas Eve, when Santa leaves his workshop at the North Pole, what direction does he travel?
A. North
B. East
C. West
D. South. If you're on the North Pole the only direction you can go is south.
What did Mrs. Claus say to Santa when she looked up in the sky?
A. Looks like snow, dear
B. Looks like fog, dear
C. Looks like wind, dear
D. Looks like rain dear.
What do you call a deer with no eye?
A. A blind deer
B. A one-eyed deer
C. A lost deer
D. No idea (no eye deer).
What did the reindeer say when he saw an elf?
A. Hello there!
B. Nice hat!
C. Ho ho ho!
D. Nothing! Reindeer can't talk.
My name starts with "rain" and ends with the first letter of my name. I get mistaken for other things a lot. I am usually present in children's stories. I am usually flying in mid-air too. What am I?
A. A raincloud
B. A rainbow
C. A flying squirrel
D. Santa's reindeer.
What's the difference between beer nuts and deer nuts?
A. Beer nuts are salted
B. Deer nuts are bigger
C. There is no difference
D. Beer nuts cost around $1.50 -- deer nuts are under a buck.
What do reindeer use to decorate their antlers?
A. Tinsel
B. Ribbons
C. Bells
D. Horn-aments!
I would hold you in my embrace until you go blue in the face. You're a deer, you're the apple of my eye eat me and you'll die. What am I?
A. Arsenic
B. Mistletoe berry
C. Nightshade
D. Cyanide.
What's the cheapest cut of meat?
A. Venison steak
B. Ground beef
C. Deer ribs
D. Deer balls. They're under a buck!
How can you tell if reindeer have passed on your roof?
A. Look for hoof prints
B. Listen for bells
C. Check for missing cookies
D. Check for yellow icicles!
Which one of Santa's reindeer do you see at a competition?
A. Vixen
B. Prancer
C. Donner
D. Dancer.
Which one of Santa's reindeer is the fastest?
A. Comet
B. Cupid
C. Blitzen
D. Dasher.
What goes through the door without pinching itself, sits on the stove without burning itself, sits on the table, and is not ashamed?
A. The morning breeze
B. A shadow
C. The moonlight
D. The Sun.
If place 1 cake of soap on a pan of a scale and 3/4 cake of soap and a 3/4-pound weight on the other, the pans balance. How much does a cake of soap weigh?
A. 1 pound
B. 2 pounds
C. 3/4 pound
D. Since 1/4 cake weighs 3/4 pound, and the entire cake weighs 3 pounds.
Why can't a cook swallow his apron?
A. Because it's too big
B. Because it's tied too tight
C. Because it's made of fabric
D. Because it goes against his stomach.
When is 90 greater than 100?
A. When measuring temperature in different units
B. When counting in a different number base
C. When rounding decimals
D. On a microwave timer. When you type 100, the timer interprets it as 1 minute. When you type 90, it will read 90 seconds, which is 1 minute 30 seconds.
A woman has three children: MoroEbi, MoroPet and Laura. MoroPet is in the sitting room playing, Moroebi is in the bathroom taking his bath, and the woman is in the kitchen preparing dinner. In what room is Laura.
A. Laura is in her bedroom
B. Laura is in the kitchen with her mother
C. Laura is in the sitting room too
D. Laura is in WHAT ROOM. Didn't guess it right?
I am a room. I have a sink. I have a stove. You use me for cooking. What am I?
A. A pantry
B. A dining room
C. A utility room
D. A kitchen.
What happened to the man who plugged his electric blanket into a toaster?
A. He got an electric shock
B. His blanket caught fire
C. He overslept every morning
D. He kept popping out of bed.
The sun bakes them, the hand breaks them, the foot treads on them, and the mouth tastes them. What are they?
A. Olives
B. Wheat kernels
C. Apples
D. Grapes.
Why is the best baker most in want of bread?
A. Because he sells it all
B. Because he eats too much of it
C. Because he runs out of flour
D. Because he kneads (needs) it most.
What washes up on tiny beaches?
A. Seashells
B. Sand crabs
C. Tide pools
D. Microwaves.
I have a short, wide body. It is cold and shiny. My insides are hot as flame. I have two mouths. My tail is long and forked. What am I?
A. A microwave
B. An electric kettle
C. A stove
D. A Toaster.
What kind of garden does a baker have?
A. A vegetable garden
B. A wheat field
C. A herb garden
D. A flour garden!
Why did the outlaw hold up the bakery?
A. He wanted free bread
B. He was hiding from police
C. He craved fresh pastries
D. He kneaded the dough.
If you put roast in a roaster, what do you put in toaster?
A. Toast
B. Butter
C. Coast
D. Bread.
Which is the only way a leopard can change his spots?
A. By aging
B. By camouflage
C. It cannot change its spots
D. By going from one spot to another.
You have three stoves: a gas stove, a wood stove, and a coal stove, but only one match. Which should you light first?
A. The gas stove
B. The wood stove
C. The coal stove
D. The match!
A student was once given a simple task to accomplish. He was given 6 numbers: 1, 10, 20, 30, 40, and 80, and was told to sum them together to be equal to 100. At last, he was able to accomplish this task. How did he do it?
A. He used a calculator error
B. He rounded the numbers
C. He added them in a different order
D. He read 10 and 80 backward to give him 01 and 08 respectively. So, 1 + 01 + 20 + 30 + 40 + 08 = 100.
What are the science teacher's favorite states?
A. California, Texas, Florida
B. Hot, cold, warm
C. Beakers, flasks, tubes
D. Solid, Liquid, Gas. The states of all matter.
What's the difference between a Teacher and a Train?
A. Both give homework
B. Both have wheels
C. Both run late
D. The Teacher says "Spit out your gum!" And the train says "Chew, Chew, Chew!"
What do grape students do when they have a question?
A. They shout out
B. They wait patiently
C. They ask a friend
D. Raisin their hand!
What is the most useful instrument in a mathematics teacher's tool kit?
A. A calculator
B. A ruler
C. A protractor
D. Multi-pilers!
What happened to the plant in the math classroom?
A. It grew taller
B. It changed color
C. It grew flowers
D. It grew square roots, of course.
Why did the boy eat his homework?
A. He was hungry
B. He wanted extra credit
C. He didn't do it
D. Because the teacher said it was a piece of cake.
What do mathematics teachers like to eat?
A. Cake
B. Numbers
C. Fractions
D. Pi.
When is homework not homework?
A. When it's optional
B. When it's group work
C. When it's late
D. When it's done at school.
Why does the teacher wear sunglasses when she comes to the class?
A. The classroom is too sunny
B. She's photosensitive
C. It's a rule at school
D. Because the students are bright.
Mountains will crumble and temples will fall, and no man can survive its endless call. What is it?
A. Death
B. Erosion
C. War
D. Time.
Who robbed stagecoaches and wore dirty clothes?
A. Jesse James
B. Dusty Rhodes
C. Grimy Joe
D. Messy James.
Half of me builds towers and cities, the other half is squirming in the dirt. When I am whole, I become angry and bitter. Who am I?
A. Ironwood
B. Stonework
C. Mudbrick
D. Wormwood.
What do you call a dirty age?
A. A grimy era
B. A filthy phase
C. A muddy milestone
D. A MESS-age
I can soothe you, or drive you nuts. I can be quiet but also blare in your ears. What does this?
A. Noise
B. A radio
C. An alarm
D. Music (ROCK!!!! or classical)
A recently purchased implement for brushing away floor dirt invariably effaces the dirt most efficiently. What is the proverb?
A. Cleanliness is next to godliness
B. Many hands make light work
C. A stitch in time saves nine
D. A new broom sweeps clean.
As I went across the bridge, I met a man with a load of wood that was neither straight nor crooked. What kind of wood was it?
A. Firewood
B. Plywood
C. Kindling
D. Sawdust.
Why is a dirty rug like a bad boy?
A. Both get thrown out
B. Both smell bad
C. Both are ignored
D. Both need beating.
I am gentle enough to soothe your skin, light enough to fly in the sky, and strong enough to crack rocks. What am I?
A. Wind
B. Fire
C. Ice
D. I'm Water.
What do you call someone that steals soap?
A. A soap thief
B. A clean criminal
C. A bar bandit
D. A dirty crook.
How do you clean a dirty tuba?
A. With soap and water
B. With a big sponge
C. With a brush and polish
D. With a tuba of toothpaste!
Each day many people come and visit me, however, they usually only stay for a few minutes. I am considered by many to be very dirty yet few people would want to live without me. What am I?
A. A sink
B. A shower
C. A waiting room
D. A toilet.
I am wasteful, but home to those unwanted. What am I?
A. A landfill
B. A closet
C. A drawer
D. A bin
What cleans but never ever gets dirty?
A. A vacuum cleaner
B. A mop
C. A sponge
D. A bar of soap.
What did one slug say to the other slug?
A. Slow down!
B. See you around
C. Watch your trail
D. I'll get you the next slime.
I make the leaves green, I make the dirt brown, I make the bluebirds blue, and I make all of your dreams come true. What am I?
A. Sunlight
B. Paint
C. Nature
D. A box of crayons.
A farmer has never taken a shower in his life. He gets dirty every day, wears no cleansing scents, and is always clean at the end of the day. How is this possible?
A. He wears protective clothing
B. He works indoors
C. He uses wet wipes
D. The farmer takes a bath every day.
My thunder rolls beneath me, and my lightning flares above. I dust the crust, and when I bust, all I touch will I shove. What am I?
A. An earthquake
B. A geyser
C. A meteor
D. I am a volcano.
I can be your best friend or your worst enemy. I can make you clean or filthy. You can ride on me, or I can glide on you. Sharp I am mean, dull I am cruel. What am I?
A. A knife
B. Soap
C. A skateboard
D. A Razor.
I'm gentle enough to soothe your skin, light enough to fly in the sky, and strong enough to crack rocks. What am I?
A. Wind
B. Fire
C. Ice
D. Water.
I move very easily, I am gooey, If you touch me I'll leave a substance behind. What am I?
A. Mud
B. Glue
C. Wax
D. Slime.
I control what once was, what is, and what is to come. Some know not to waste me, whilst others take me for granted. What am I?
A. Fate
B. History
C. Memory
D. Time.
How much dirt is in a hole that was dug 5m deep and 6m wide?
A. 150 cubic meters
B. 30 cubic meters
C. It depends on the soil type
D. There is no dirt because it was dug out.
What gets whiter the dirtier that it gets?
A. A shirt
B. A car
C. A window
D. A chalkboard.
What gets dirtier the more you wash?
A. A sponge
B. A towel
C. Soap
D. Water.
If you drop the soap on the floor, is the floor clean or the soap dirty?
A. The soap is always dirty
B. The floor is always clean
C. Neither, soap cannot get dirty
D. It depends on the floor.
I start with a "p" and end with "o-r-n" and I'm a major player in the film industry. What am I?
A. A projector
B. A screenplay
C. A theater
D. Popcorn.
I have a big mouth and I am also quite loud! I am NOT a gossip but I do get involved with everyone's dirty business. What am I?
A. A garbage truck
B. A washing machine
C. A leaf blower
D. A Vacuum Cleaner.
I have hundreds of legs but I can only lean; You make me feel dirty so you feel clean. What am I?
A. A mop
B. A vacuum
C. A rake
D. A Broom.
A man is looking at a photograph and says, 'Brothers and sisters have I none, but that man's father is my father's son.' Who was in the photo?
A. The man himself
B. The man's father
C. The man's nephew
D. That man's son.
A family has boys and girls. Each boy has an equal number of brothers and sisters, and each girl has twice as many brothers as sisters. How many boys and girls are there?
A. Three boys and three girls
B. Five boys and three girls
C. Four boys and four girls
D. Four boys and three girls.
A boy has an equal number of brothers and sisters, and each of his sisters has half as many sisters as brothers. How many brothers and sisters are there?
A. Three brothers and three sisters
B. Five brothers and four sisters
C. Four brothers and four sisters
D. Four brothers and three sisters.
A woman proves her sister murdered her husband, yet the sister goes unpunished. Why?
A. The sister had diplomatic immunity
B. It was self-defense
C. There wasn't enough evidence
D. The sisters are Siamese twins.
As I went over London Bridge I met my sister Jenny. I broke her neck and drank her blood, and left her standing empty. What am I?
A. Rum
B. Wine
C. Whiskey
D. Gin.
What did the cell say to his sister who stood on his toe?
A. Ouch!
B. Watch your step!
C. Move over!
D. Mitosis! (My-toe-sis)
A family relationship puzzle describes a series of descendants leading back to a woman named May. Who is being described?
A. I am May's daughter
B. I am May's sister
C. I am May's mother
D. I am May.
Can a Christian man marry his widow's sister?
A. Yes, with church permission
B. No, it's against Christian law
C. Yes, after a mourning period
D. No, a dead man cannot marry.
Five sisters are busy: Ann is reading, Rose is cooking, Katie is playing chess, and Mary is doing the laundry. What is the fifth sister doing?
A. She is sleeping
B. She is out shopping
C. She is cleaning
D. She is playing chess with Katie.
You give someone a dollar; you're their brother, but they're not yours. Who are they?
A. Your cousin
B. Your friend
C. Your half-brother
D. Your sister.
A woman sees a handsome man at her mother's funeral. The next day, she kills her sister. Why?
A. She was jealous of her sister
B. Her sister insulted the man
C. It was an accident
D. She hoped to see the man again at another funeral.
A beggar's brother died, but the dead man had no brother. How is this possible?
A. The dead man was an only child
B. It was a different beggar
C. The beggar lied
D. The beggar was his sister.
What relation would your father's sister's sister-in-law be to you?
A. Your aunt
B. Your grandmother
C. Your cousin
D. Your mother.
If your uncle's sister is not your aunt, what relation is she to you?
A. Your grandmother
B. Your cousin
C. No relation
D. Your mother.
A man was born before his father, killed his mother, and married his sister, yet nothing wrong was done. How?
A. It's a story about time travel
B. He's a ghost
C. It's all metaphorical
D. His father was in front during his birth, his mother died giving birth to him, and as a minister he performed his sister's wedding ceremony.
Can a man legally marry his widow's sister in California?
A. Yes, with her sister's permission
B. No, it's illegal in California
C. Yes, if they wait a year
D. No, because the man is deceased if she's his widow.
Tom and his younger sister were fighting, so their mother made them stand on newspaper without touching each other. How?
A. She cut the newspaper into two separate pieces
B. She had them stand far apart on a large sheet
C. She used two different newspapers
D. Tom's mother slid a newspaper under a door, each sibling standing on each side.
There is a brother and a sister. The boy wants to visit his father in jail, but he has no way to get there. How does he manage it?
A. He asks a guard to let him in
B. He waits until visiting hours
C. He pretends to be an inmate
D. The boy shoots his sister, allowing him to go to jail and her to the hospital.
There is a certain family with both girl and boy children. Each of the boys has the same number of brothers as he has sisters. Each of the girls has twice as many brothers as she has sisters. How many boys and girls are there in this family?
A. Three boys and four girls
B. Four boys and four girls
C. Five boys and three girls
D. Four boys and three girls.
A girl is twice as old as her brother and half as old as her father. In 50 years, her brother will be half as old as his father. How old is the daughter now?
A. 25 years old
B. 40 years old
C. 60 years old
D. 50 years old.
A boy has as many sisters as brothers, but each sister has only half as many sisters as brothers. How many brothers and sisters are there in the family?
A. Three brothers and three sisters
B. Four brothers and four sisters
C. Five brothers and three sisters
D. Four brothers and three sisters.
Brothers and sisters have I none, But that man's father is my father's son. Who is "that man"?
A. The speaker's father
B. The speaker's uncle
C. The speaker's nephew
D. The son of the speaker.
As far as I run, I never meet my brother on my right. What am I?
A. A clock hand
B. A racetrack
C. A gear
D. A wheel.
If Peter has 2 brothers and Peter's father has three cupcakes and gives two to Peter's brothers who gets the last cupcake?
A. Peter's father
B. Peter's mother
C. One of the brothers
D. Peter.
One side hopes you have a great day. The other wishes you'd just go away. One side wants to be its best self. The other just wants back up on the shelf. One side always needs the other, and yet you may require a brother. What is it?
A. A coin
B. A magnet
C. A light switch
D. A battery. One side is positive and the other is negative. Most devices need at least a pair of batteries.
If May's daughter's daughter is my granddaughter's mother's mother's brother's sister, then what am I to May? (May only has one sibling)
A. May's sister
B. May's mother
C. May's daughter
D. I am May.
What is the name of Frosty's brother that really likes sweets?
A. Sugar the Snowman
B. Candy Cane Man
C. Icing the Snowman
D. Frosting the Snowman!
We are three brothers, running behind each other. Always running around our mother: one after the other, yet no matter how fast we run, we never touch each other. What are we?
A. Clock hands
B. Planets
C. Bicycle wheels
D. Fan blades.
Lobi's brother is MobiLodi's brother is ModiLofi's brother is MofiLoki's brother is ____HINT: It's a four-letter word
A. Odin
B. Loki's twin
C. Baldr
D. Thor.
Three doctors say Robert is their brother. However, Robert says he has no brother. Who's lying?
A. Robert is lying
B. The doctors are lying
C. They are not related
D. No one. The doctors are all girls.
You are my brother, but I am not your brother. Who am I?
A. I am your cousin
B. I am your friend
C. I am your father
D. I am your sister.
I am very powerful, And my brother is patient. I am of infinite value, And I wait for no one. What am I?
A. Money
B. Wisdom
C. Fate
D. Time.
There are 8 brothers. Brother 1 is playing checkers. Brother 2 is eating. Brother 3 is watching video games. Brother 4 is dancing. Brother 5 is texting. Brother 6 is at school. Brother 7 is sleeping. What is Brother 8 doing?
A. Playing checkers with Brother 1
B. Watching video games with Brother 3
C. Sleeping like Brother 7
D. Brother 8 is playing checkers with Brother 1 because checkers includes two people to play.
You must keep this thing, its loss will affect your brothers. For once yours is lost, it will soon be lost by others. What is it?
A. Your patience
B. Your trust
C. Your money
D. Your Temper.
Peter is 4 and his little brother is 2, half his age. How older will Peter's little brother be when he is 100?
A. 96
B. 50
C. 100
D. 98 because there's only a 2-year difference.
You give someone a dollar. You are this person's brother, but the person is not your brother. How can that be?
A. They are your cousin
B. They are your friend
C. They owe you money
D. It's your sister!
The 22nd and 24th presidents of the United States of America had the same parents, but were not brothers. How can this be possible?
A. They were father and son
B. They were twins
C. They were cousins
D. They were the same man. Grover Cleveland served two terms as president of the United States, but the terms were not consecutive.
A beggar's brother died, but the man who died had no brother. How could that be?
A. The beggar had no siblings
B. It was a different family
C. The beggar lied
D. The beggar was his sister!
Answers
A snowman.A snowman brings joy ("warms the heart") while being cold to the touch, and quickly melts away after being built.
Because of the Snow-Flakes.Dandruff appears as flakes on the shoulders, punned here with "snowflakes" since Frosty is made of snow.
A Brrrr-ger."Brrrr-ger" is a pun on "burger" combined with "brrrr," the sound of shivering from the cold.
They're what is left of a melted snowman.A pipe, carrot nose, and stick arms are classic snowman decorations left behind once the snow melts away.
Snowballs.This is a suggestive pun implying anatomical differences, using "snowballs" as the punchline.
Because his wife was a total flake."Flake" is a pun meaning both a snowflake and slang for an unreliable person.
A Snowman.The "man in white" who stands in the cold and melts ("runs") in the sun is a snowman.
In a snow bank."Snow bank" puns on a bank as a financial institution and a snowbank, a pile of snow.
Frosted Flakes."Frosted Flakes" is a pun on a cereal brand name and the frosty, flaky nature of snow.
He was wearing his robe.The pun relies on 'robe' meaning both the judge's official courtroom garment and a bathrobe worn before sleep.
The sisters are Siamese twins.Because the two sisters are conjoined twins, punishing the guilty sister would also unjustly punish the innocent one.
Because she's the fairest in the landThe pun plays on 'fair' meaning both impartial (a good judge) and beautiful, as Snow White is famously called.
A Lawsuit.The pun turns 'lawsuit' (a legal case) into a piece of clothing a lawyer 'wears' to court.
Courts. All of the others are anagrams of each other.CORSET, COSTER, SECTOR, and ESCORT are all anagrams of the same six letters, while COURTS uses a different letter set.
Toothpaste!This is an anagram/wordplay riddle where 'teapot shot' rearranges into letters suggesting 'toothpaste,' which keeps pearly whites from rotting.
When you can't pay cash.The pun switches 'charge' from meaning recharge a battery to meaning charge a purchase to a credit account.
The dentist.The riddle plays on 'painstaking' literally meaning one who takes (causes) pain, describing a dentist's work.
Tooth-Pics.The pun blends 'tooth' with 'photos/pics' to form 'Tooth-Pics,' sounding like 'toothpicks.'
They gather a lot of wisdom teeth.The pun relies on 'wisdom teeth' literally sounding like a source of wisdom.
Use toothpaste.The joke is a silly non-sequitur suggesting toothpaste as a fix, since it's the other common tooth-related product.
To get a new crown.The pun plays on 'crown' meaning both a king's headpiece and a dental cap.
A tooth!Each clue (white, cuts and grinds, gets filled or pulled when damaged) points directly to a tooth.
A toothbrush.The misdirection makes you think of something suggestive, but the mundane answer is a toothbrush, which is used in the mouth and can be electric (vibrating).
1. Shoes 2. Gloves 3. Socks 4. Ice Skates 5. Skis 6. Shoe laces 7. Earrings 8. Ear plugs 9. Dice 10. Reese's Peanut Butter Cups Candy 11. Speakers 12. Dumb Bells 13. Chop sticks 13. Drum sticks 14. Knee pads 15. Fake eyelashesThe riddle is a listing challenge naming everyday items that commonly come sold as matched pairs, such as shoes, gloves, and Reese's peanut butter cups.
5 cents while Jelly bean bags cost 7 cents.Solving the two simultaneous equations for the price of jelly bean bags and licorice sticks gives licorice sticks at 5 cents each.
One of the women was a doctor!Since one of the two women is also one of the two doctors, there are only three people total, matching the three ice cream cones.
Because they would like to break out'Break out' puns on escaping prison and getting a sugar-induced skin breakout from eating too much candy.
Rock Candy!!!'Rock candy' puns on a rocky cliff combined with jelly bean candy.
They are GUMIES!Gummy candy comes shaped as gummy worms, gummy bears, gummy fish, gummy rings, and even 'gummy' kids' shapes.
A Hersheys baaa.'Baaa' mimics a sheep's bleat and puns on the candy bar brand 'Hershey's'.
There is a grandfather a father and son of grand father and fathers son.Three people (a grandfather, his son, and his grandson) count as 'two fathers and three sons' simultaneously, so only three candy bars were bought.
John has diabetes! The question was, "What does he have now?", NOT, "How many chocolates does he have now?".The riddle is a trick question: it asks what John 'has' rather than how many chocolates remain, so the real answer is a health consequence like diabetes.
Rock candy.'Rock candy' puns on rocks, the subject geologists study, and the crystallized sugar candy.
Chewing gum.Gum is firm when first put in the mouth, then becomes soft and moist after chewing with saliva.
Bubble Gum.Chewing gum starts hard, softens as you chew it, and can be blown into bubbles.
When it is a cutter.'Cutter' is both a type of small sailing boat and a term for something that cuts, like a knife.
Haul / Hall'Haul' (moving boats or cargo) is a homophone of 'hall', a narrow indoor passageway.
Ownership!'Ownership' puns on 'owner-ship', combining the word 'ship' with having authority as an owner.
A boat.A boat's mast (post) sits above the hull (roof-like bottom), and being on water, spray or waves can splash up from below like rain.
Repeat! Pete and Repeat were on a boat. Pete fell out, who was left on the boat? Repeat!Answering 'Repeat' forces the asker to repeat the whole riddle again, making it a self-repeating joke.
There all married.'Not a single person' plays on 'single' meaning unmarried, so a boat full of married people has no single person on it.
To the dock!'Dock' puns on 'doc' (doctor), where a sick boat would be taken to be fixed.
It is generally patronized by gobblers.Pun on 'gobblers': turkeys that gobble live in a farmyard, while greedy overeaters ('gobblers') check into hotels.
It gobbles up.Double meaning of 'gobbles up': the turkey's call and the phrase for going upward when upside down.
The Butter Ball.Pun on 'Butterball', a famous turkey brand, reimagined as a dance ball.
Dinner.Dark pun: a misbehaving turkey ends up being eaten, i.e., becomes dinner.
Turkey.Pun on 'turkey' the bird and Turkey the country.
Because the angel said NOEL - NO L.Removing the "L" from "Noel" leaves "Noe," playing on the phrase "no L."
He sold his soul to santa.A dyslexic satanist mixes up the similarly spelled words "Satan" and "Santa."
Billions. Santa must be going stir crazy!It's a joke answer referring to Santa's mail, not the literal letters in the word "Christmas."
Santa pause.It's the same pun on "pause" sounding like "Claus," phrased as a different question.
Santa Pause.It's a pun on "pause" sounding just like "Claus."
North Polish.It's a pun combining "North Pole" with the nationality "Polish."
He Ho Ho Ho's!It's a pun on Santa's signature "Ho Ho Ho" sounding like "hoes," a gardening tool.
South. If you're on the North Pole the only direction you can go is south.Geographic logic: standing at the North Pole, every direction on the compass points south.
Looks like rain dear.It's a pun on "reindeer" sounding like "rain, dear."
No idea (no eye deer)."No eye deer" sounds like "no idea," the punchline of the pun.
Nothing! Reindeer can't talk.The joke is an anti-riddle: reindeer are real animals that cannot actually speak.
Santa's reindeer."Rain" plus a final "r" spells "reindeer," fitting Santa's flying storybook animals.
Beer nuts cost around $1.50 -- deer nuts are under a buck.The pun relies on "buck" meaning both a dollar and a male deer.
Horn-aments!"Horn-aments" is a pun on "ornaments," since antlers are made of horn.
Cyanide.The riddle plays on "dear/deer" and "apple of my eye," both hinting at cyanide, found in apple seeds and known for causing suffocation (going blue in the face).
Deer balls. They're under a buck!"Under a buck" puns on a dollar (a buck) and a male deer (a buck).
Check for yellow icicles!The joke plays on the idea that yellow icicles would be frozen reindeer urine.
Dancer.Dancer shares its name with a performer you'd see competing in a dance competition.
Dasher.The name "Dasher" implies speed, matching the reindeer known for dashing along.
The Sun.Sunlight can pass through a doorway, fall on a hot stove, and land on a table without ever being physically harmed, since it has no body.
Since 1/4 cake weighs 3/4 pound, and the entire cake weighs 3 pounds.The extra 1/4 cake on one side must equal the 3/4-pound weight, so 1/4 cake = 3/4 pound, making a full cake weigh 3 pounds.
Because it goes against his stomach.The pun uses 'goes against his stomach' to mean both physically covering the stomach and being disgusting to swallow.
On a microwave timer. When you type 100, the timer interprets it as 1 minute. When you type 90, it will read 90 seconds, which is 1 minute 30 seconds.A microwave's timer reads digits as minutes and seconds, so '100' becomes 1:00 while '90' becomes 1:30, making 90 the longer time.
Laura is in WHAT ROOM. Didn't guess it right?The trick is grammatical: the question literally states 'In what room is Laura,' so the answer is that she is in the room called 'What Room.'
A kitchen.The riddle simply lists the defining features of a kitchen: a sink, a stove, and its purpose for cooking.
He kept popping out of bed.The pun connects toast 'popping up' from a toaster with the man 'popping out' of bed.
Grapes.Grapes ripen (bake) in the sun, are picked (broken) by hand, traditionally crushed by foot to make wine, and finally tasted in that wine.
Because he kneads (needs) it most.The pun relies on 'kneads' (working the dough) sounding exactly like 'needs.'
Microwaves.The pun turns ocean 'microwaves' (tiny waves) into the kitchen appliance.
A Toaster.The 'two mouths' are the slots for bread, the hot insides are the heating coils, and the forked 'tail' is the electric plug.
A flour garden!The pun swaps 'flower garden' for 'flour,' the baker's key ingredient.
He kneaded the dough.The pun plays on 'kneaded' (working bread dough) sounding like 'needed' (the outlaw needed money, or dough, slang for cash).
Bread.The riddle tricks you into rhyming 'toast' for 'toaster' by analogy with roast/roaster, but you actually put bread in to make toast.
By going from one spot to another.The pun swaps 'spots' meaning fur markings for 'spots' meaning locations.
The match!Before any stove can be lit, the match itself must be lit first — the riddle is a logic trap about order of operations.
He read 10 and 80 backward to give him 01 and 08 respectively. So, 1 + 01 + 20 + 30 + 40 + 08 = 100.Flipping 10 and 80 upside down/backward turns them into 01 and 08, and 1+01+20+30+40+08 sums exactly to 100.
Solid, Liquid, Gas. The states of all matter.Pun on "states," meaning both U.S. states and the states of matter taught in science class.
The Teacher says "Spit out your gum!" And the train says "Chew, Chew, Chew!"'Chew, chew' mimics the sound of a train ('choo choo') while contrasting with a teacher scolding a student for chewing gum.
Raisin their hand!Pun on "raise" sounding like "raisin," a dried grape.
Multi-pilers!Pun on "multiplier," a math operation, sounding like "multi-piler."
It grew square roots, of course.Pun on "square roots," a math term, applied literally to a plant's roots.
Because the teacher said it was a piece of cake.The boy literally acts on the idiom "a piece of cake" (meaning easy) by eating his homework.
Pi.This is a pun: math teachers 'like to eat' pie, but the number pi (3.14) sounds identical to the dessert.
When it's done at school.The name "homework" contradicts itself once it's completed at school instead of at home.
Because the students are bright.Pun on "bright," meaning both intelligent students and blinding light.
Time.Given enough time, even mountains erode and grand temples crumble, and no living person can outlast it forever.
Messy James.The pun swaps the outlaw Jesse James's name for 'Messy James' to reference his dirty clothes.
Wormwood.The riddle splits the compound word: 'wood' builds towers and cities, 'worm' squirms in dirt, and together 'wormwood' is a famously bitter plant.
A MESS-ageThe pun splits the word 'message' into 'mess' (dirty) and 'age.'
Music (ROCK!!!! or classical)Music can range from soothing (soft/classical) to irritating and loud (rock/blaring), matching both contrasting clues.
A new broom sweeps clean.The wordy description of a new broom cleaning best is simply the classic proverb 'a new broom sweeps clean.'
Sawdust.Sawdust is not shaped like straight or crooked planks at all, since it's just fine particles, resolving the false dichotomy in the riddle.
Both need beating.The pun plays on 'beating' meaning both punishing a misbehaving boy and physically beating dust out of a rug.
I'm Water.Another rephrasing of the classic water riddle describing its liquid, vapor, and ice forms.
A dirty crook.The pun is ironic: stealing soap (used for cleaning) still makes the thief a 'dirty' (dishonest) crook.
With a tuba of toothpaste!The pun turns 'tube of toothpaste' into 'tuba of toothpaste' to match the instrument being cleaned.
A toilet.Brief daily visits, a reputation for being unclean, and being an indispensable fixture all point to a toilet.
A binA bin holds discarded, unwanted items, making it 'home' to waste.
A bar of soap.Soap dissolves and rinses away dirt with the water used to wash, so it never accumulates visible dirt itself the way other cleaning tools do.
I'll get you the next slime.The pun replaces 'time' with 'slime' in the phrase 'next time,' fitting the slimy nature of slugs.
A box of crayons.Coloring in leaves, dirt, and birds describes an artist's tool, and the varied colors point to a box of crayons.
The farmer takes a bath every day.The riddle is a logic trick: never showering doesn't mean never bathing, so he simply uses a bathtub instead of a shower.
I am a volcano.The imagery of rumbling below, fiery bursts, and pushing everything it touches when it 'busts' describes an erupting volcano.
A Razor.Each contrasting clue fits a razor: it cleans (shaves) or cuts you, can be sharp (dangerous) or dull (painful to use), describing its dual nature.
Water.A rephrased version of the classic water riddle: it soothes as liquid, floats as vapor/clouds, and cracks rock as ice.
Slime.The clues -- easy movement, gooey texture, and leaving residue on contact -- directly describe slime.
Time.The riddle describes something governing past, present, and future and that can be wasted -- the classic answer is time.
There is no dirt because it was dug out.This is a logic trap: once dirt is dug out of a hole, the hole itself contains no dirt at all -- the numbers are a distraction.
A chalkboard.A chalkboard (blackboard) accumulates white chalk dust and marks the more it's used, so the 'dirtier' it gets, the whiter it appears.
Water.Water is the cleaning agent, so each time it's used to wash something it picks up dirt itself and becomes dirtier.
It depends on the floor.This is a logic trick riddle: cleanliness transfers depend entirely on how dirty the floor already was, so the honest answer is 'it depends.'
Popcorn.The riddle sets up an adult-sounding word pattern (p___orn) as misdirection, but the innocent answer is popcorn, tied to movies via theaters.
A Vacuum Cleaner.'Big mouth' is the nozzle, 'loud' is the motor noise, and it deals with everyone's 'dirty business' by literally sucking up dirt and debris.
A Broom.The 'hundreds of legs' are broom bristles, and sweeping transfers dirt from the floor onto the broom, cleaning the floor while dirtying it.
That man's son.With no siblings, "his father's son" is the man himself, so the photo shows his own son.
Four boys and three girls.With 4 boys and 3 girls, each boy counts 3 brothers and 3 sisters, equal, and each girl counts 4 brothers and 2 sisters, double.
Four brothers and three sisters.With 4 brothers and 3 sisters, each boy sees 3 brothers and 3 sisters, equal, and each girl sees 4 brothers and 2 sisters, double, satisfying both conditions.
The sisters are Siamese twins.As conjoined twins, punishing one sister would unavoidably punish the innocent twin too, so authorities cannot act.
Gin.A classic riddle where "Jenny" is a bottle of gin — the answer plays on old slang for the drink.
Mitosis! (My-toe-sis)Wordplay — "mitosis," the process of cell division, sounds like "my toe is," stepped on.
I am May.The riddle's clues about family relations circle back to describe the speaker themselves as "May."
No, a dead man cannot marry.If she is his "widow," he must already be dead, so he cannot marry anyone.
She is playing chess with Katie.Chess requires two players, so the fifth, unnamed sister must be Katie's opponent in the chess game.
Your sister.If the person you give the dollar to is female, you are her brother, but she is your sister, not your brother.
She hoped to see the man again at another funeral.She murders her sister hoping the man will attend that funeral too, revealing her true, dark motive for the killing.
The beggar was his sister.The beggar is female, a sister, so the dead man, her brother, correctly has no brother of his own.
Your mother.Your father's sister's sister-in-law is your father's wife — your mother.
Your mother.Your uncle's sister is either your aunt or, if she's not, she must be your mother, since a sibling of your parent is otherwise an aunt.
His father was in front during his birth, his mother died giving birth to him, and as a minister he performed his sister's wedding ceremony.Each clue has an innocent explanation: he was born feet-first before his father who assisted, his mother died in childbirth, and as a minister he officiated his sister's wedding.
No, because the man is deceased if she's his widow.A "widow" is the wife of a dead man, so he cannot marry anyone — he's no longer alive.
Tom's mother slid a newspaper under a door, each sibling standing on each side.The newspaper was slid under a closed door, keeping the siblings separated on opposite sides of it.
The boy shoots his sister, allowing him to go to jail and her to the hospital.By shooting his sister, non-fatally, the boy gets arrested and sent to the same jail as his father, while she's rushed to the hospital.
Four boys and three girls.Solving the two ratio equations for brothers and sisters as counted by boys versus girls gives 4 boys and 3 girls.
50 years old.Setting up the age ratios and the future condition algebraically solves for the daughter's current age as 50.
Four brothers and three sisters.Setting up equations from each sibling's perspective (boys count all other boys as brothers, girls count remaining girls as sisters) solves to 4 brothers and 3 sisters.
The son of the speaker.Since the speaker has no siblings, "my father's son" must be the speaker himself, making "that man's father" the speaker — so "that man" is the speaker's son.
A wheel.Points on a spinning wheel always move in the same rotational direction, so a point never 'meets' the point beside it on the other side.
Peter.Since the two brothers already received their cupcakes, the third and final cupcake logically goes to Peter.
A battery. One side is positive and the other is negative. Most devices need at least a pair of batteries.The riddle describes positive and negative terminals ('great day' vs 'go away') and needing a matching pair, both traits of a battery.
I am May.Tracing the relationships through the chain of 'mother', 'brother', and 'sister' collapses back to May herself being the answer.
Frosting the Snowman!'Frosting' puns on 'Frosty' and the sugary cake topping, fitting a sweets-loving snowman sibling.
Fan blades.Clock hands or fan blades rotate continuously around a central point without ever catching up to and touching one another; here it refers to fan blades.
Thor.Following the pattern of swapping letters in each name (Lobi/Mobi, Lodi/Modi, Lofi/Mofi) leads to Loki's actual brother in mythology, Thor.
No one. The doctors are all girls.The three doctors are Robert's sisters, so Robert truthfully has no brother while they truthfully call him their brother.
I am your sister.Since the speaker is female, she is the listener's sister even though the listener is correctly described as her brother.
Time.Time is described as powerful and infinite, paired with its 'brother' patience, since the saying goes 'patience is a virtue' related to waiting on time.
Brother 8 is playing checkers with Brother 1 because checkers includes two people to play.Since checkers requires two players, logically Brother 8 must be the one playing against Brother 1.
Your Temper.Losing your temper tends to escalate a situation, provoking others around you to lose theirs too, so it's best to keep it in check.
98 because there's only a 2-year difference.The 2-year age gap between the brothers stays constant regardless of their ages, so when Peter turns 100, his brother turns 98.
It's your sister!The person receiving the dollar is female, so while you are her brother, she is your sister, not your brother.
They were the same man. Grover Cleveland served two terms as president of the United States, but the terms were not consecutive.Grover Cleveland served two non-consecutive terms, making him both the 22nd and 24th president, so 'they' are actually one person.
The beggar was his sister!The beggar is actually female, so the deceased man's only sibling was a sister, not a brother, meaning technically he had no brother.