Brain Teasers
- A barrel of water weighed 10 pounds. A man put something in the barrel. and now it weighs less than 10 pounds. What did the man put in the barrel?
- A big Eskimo and a little Eskimo were fishing on the ice at the North Pole. The little Eskimo was the big Eskimo's son, but the big Eskimo was not the little Eskimo's father. Who was the big Eskimo?
- A doctor, a lawyer, and a psychiatrist were walking down the street together. Which man was wearing the largest hat?
- Mrs. Brown has nine children. Half of them are girls. How can this be true?
- If Jack Sprat married a princess. What would he become?
- If 10 blackbirds were sitting on a fence, and you shot one of them, how many would be left?
- If George Washington's wife went to Washington, while Washington's washwoman washed Washington's windows, how many W's would there be in all?
- Mr. Brown is a butcher in a meat shop. He is six feet tall and wears size 13 shoes. What do you think he weighs?
- When is your uncle's sister not your aunt?
- Which bums longer, pink candles on a little girl's birthday cake, or blue candles on a little boy's birthday cake?