Puzzles, Riddles and trick questions
I have to admit, some are pretty stupid, but some are Ok.
Good luck!
The Questions......
1. The maker doesn't want it, the buyer doesn't use it, and the user doesn't see it. What is it?
2. Before Mount Everest was discovered, what was the highest mountain on Earth?
3. Captain Frank and some of the boys were exchanging old war stories. Art Bragg offered one about how his grandfather led a battalion against a German division during World War I. Through brilliant maneuvers he defeated them and captured valuable territory. After the battle he was presented with a sword bearing the inscription "To Captain Bragg for Bravery, Daring
and Leadership. World War I. From the Men of Battalion 8." Captain Frank looked at Art and said, "You really don't expect anyone to believe that yarn, do you?" What's wrong with the story?
4. What is one thing that all wise men, regardless of their religion or politics, agree is between heaven and earth?
5. A woman from New York married ten different men from that city, yet she did not break any laws. None of these men died and she never divorced. How was this possible?
6. Why are 1990 American dollar bills worth more than 1989 American dollar bills?
7. There is one word in the English language that is always pronounced incorrectly. What is it?
8. I have in my hand only 2 U.S. coins which total 30 cents in value. One is not a nickel. What are the coins?
9. How could you rearrange the letters in the words "new door" to make one word? Note: There is only one correct answer.
10. Which is correct to say, "The yolk of the egg are white" or "The yolk of the egg is white"?
11. In Okmulgee, Oklahoma, you cannot take a picture of a man with a wooden leg. Why not?
12. There were an electrician and a plumber waiting in line for admission to the "International Home Show." One of them was the father of the other's son. How could this be possible?
13. After the new Canon Law that took effect on November 27, 1983, would a Roman Catholic man be allowed to marry his widow's sister?
14. It is no sooner spoken than broken. What is it?
15. Feed me and I live. Give me a drink and I die. What am I?
16. This is as light as a feather, but no man can hold it for long. What is it?
17. Lacks arms, has hands; lacks a head, but has a face. What is it?
18. How many animals of each sex did Moses take on the Ark?
19. A clerk in the butcher shop is 5' 10" tall. What does he weigh?
20. A farmer has 17 sheep and all but 9 die. How many are left?
21. If it takes six men six days to dig six holes, how long will it take one man to dig a half a hole?
22. How much dirt is in a hole 2ft. by 2ft. by 2ft.?
23. The beginning of eternity, the end of time and space, the beginning to every end, the end to every place. What is it?
24. Some months have 30 days, some have 31; how many months have
28 days?
25. The more you take away from it, the bigger it gets, what is it?
26. A plane traveling at an altitude of 7000ft blows 3 engines and crashes right on the border of the U.S. and Canada. Where do you bury the survivors?
27. A man rides into town on Friday, stays for three days, and leaves on Friday. How?
28. You have 8 balls, all look identical, and are identical weight except one, it weighs more than the rest. You have one set of balancing scales. Using the scales only twice, how do you figure out which ball is heavier than the rest?
29. If you have it, you want to share it. If you share it, you won't have it. What is it?
30. You do not want one, but when you have it you don't want to lose it. What is it?
31. The more it drys the wetter it gets
32. A guy is lying in the middle of a field. He is dead. Beside him is an unopened package. What is in the package? How did he die?
33. A prisoner is in a prison cell. How did the prisoner escape from the cell and then travel 30 miles to the nearest town in under an hour, without any help? All that was in his cell was a wooden chair. He started by rubbing his hands together...
34. There is a square field. At each corner of the field is an open gate, now dead in the centre of the field is a black and white cow. The question is, which gate does it go out of?
35. There is another square field. A guy walks around the field. It takes him 1 hour and 20 minutes to walk the first part, then 1 hour and 20 minutes to walk the second and third part, but only 80 minutes to walk the fourth part. How does he do this without changing pace?
36. In which sport can you come last but still get gold?