19-Jan
Question
What weighs more, a kilogram of lead or a kilogram of feathers?
Answer
They both weigh the same.
26-Jan
Question
A butcher goes to the market with $100 cash. He has to buy exactly 100 animals. There are calves, geese and chickens for sale. A calf costs $15, a goose is $1 and a chicken costs $0.25. He has to buy at least one of each animal and has to spend all his money. What does the butcher buy?
Answer
3 calves, 41 geese and 56 chicken.
02-Feb
Question
A clock strikes '6' in 5 seconds. How long does it take to strike '12'?
Answer
11 seconds. There is an interval of 1 second between each stroke. If the clock strikes 6, there are 5 intervals. If the clock strikes 12 there are 11 intervals.
09-Feb
Question
A father is four times as old as his son. In 20 years he will be twice as old as his son. How old are father and son now?
Answer
The father is 40 son is 10.
16-Feb
Question
A frog is at the bottom of a 30m well. Each day he summons enough energy for one 3m leap up the well. Exhausted, he then hangs there for the rest of the day. At night, while he is asleep, he slips back 2m. How many days does it take him to escape from the well?
Answer
27 days
23-Feb
Question
At a family reunion were the following people: one grandfather, one grandmother, two fathers, two mothers, four children, three grandchildren, one brother, two sisters, two sons, two daughters, one father-inlaw, one mother-in-law, and one daughter-in-law. But not as many people attended as it sounds. How many were there, and who were they?
Answer
There were two little girls and a boy, their parents, and their father's parents, totalling seven people.
01-Mar
Question
Chopper charges $6 to cut a wooden log into 2 pieces. How much will Chopper charge to cut a log into 4 pieces?
Answer
$18 as it requires 3 cuts to make 4 pieces
08-Mar
Question
Dakin is standing behind Jan, and Jan is standing behind Dakin. How is this possible?
Answer
They are standing back to back.
15-Mar
Question
David is older than Dean. Susan is younger than David, but older than Jane. Tom is younger than Jane, but older than Dean. Jane is older than Dean but younger than Susan. Tom is not the youngest. Susan is not the oldest. Tom is younger than Susan and David. Who is the youngest?
Answer
Dean
22-Mar
Question
How can you double your money?
Answer
Look at it in font of a mirror.
29-Mar
Question
How can you make seven even?
Answer
Take away the letter "s".
05-Apr
Question
How do you file a nail?
Answer
Under the letter "n".