1.What begins with an”e” and ends with an “e” and contains one letter? - An envelope, 2.When it’s clean, it’s black; when it’s white it's dirty. What is it? -  A blackboard., 3.What two numbers multiplied together make five? - 5 and one., 4.Where does a ghost swim? - In the Dead Sea., 5.What did a computer do in the lunchroom? - It had a byte., 6.What speaks every language? - An echo., 7.What has hands and a face, but can't hold anything or smile? - A clock., 8.It belongs to you, but your friends use it more. What is it?  - Your name., 9.Kate's mother has three children: Snap, Crackle and ... - Kate., 10.If you don't keep me, I'll break. What am I? - A promise., 11.Which word becomes shorter when you add two letters to it? - The word "short"., 12.When Grant was 8, his brother was half his age. Now, Grant is 14. How old is his brother? - His brother is 10., 13.Two fathers and two sons spent the day fishing, but only caught 3 fish. This was enogh for each of them to have one fish. How is this possible? - There were only 3 people fishing: one father, his son and his son's son., 14.Liam was 11 the day before yesterday, and next year he'll turn 14. How is this possible? - Liam's birthday is December 31st., 15.Mrs Brown has 5 daughters, Each of these daughters has a brother. How many children does Mrs Brown have? - 6: 5 daughters and 1 son., 16.There are 3 aples in the basket and you take away 2. How many apples do you have now? - You have 2 apples. You left 1 in the basket., 17.Double it and multiply it by 4. Then divide it by 8 and you'll have it once more. What number is it? - Any number., 18.What 3 numbers give the same result when multiplied and added together?  - 1, 2, 3. (1+2+3 = 6 and 1x2x3 = 6), 37.You see me in June, twice in November and not at all in May. What am I? - The letter "e"., 38.Two in a corner, one in a room, zero in a house, but one in a shelter. What is it?  - The letter "r"., 39.What 4-letter word can be written forward, backward or upside down, and can still be read from left to right? - The word NOON., 40.What can run but never walks, has a mouth but never talks, has a head but never weeps, has a bed but never sleeps? - A river., 41.Speaking of rivers, a man calls his dog from the opposite side of the river. The dog crosses the river without getting wet, and without using a bridge or a boat. How? - The river was frozen., 42.If you drop me I'm sure to crack, but give me a smile and I'll always smile back. What am I? - A mirror., 43.The more you take, the more you leave behind. What are they? - Footsteps., 44.I turn once, what is out will not get in. I turn again, what is in will not get out. What am I? - A key., 45.What goes through cities cities and fields, but never moves? - A road., 46.I have lakes with no water, mountains with no stone and cities with no buildings. What am I? - A map., 19.Zoey has a very big family. She has 20 aunts, 20 uncles and 50 cousins. Each of her cousins have an aunt who is not Zoey's aunt. How is it possible? - Their aunt is Zoey's mum., 20.You'll find me in Mercury, Earth, Mars and Jupiter, but not in Venus or Neptune. What am I? - The letter "r"., 22.It has keys but no locks. It has space but no room. You can enter but you can't go inside. What is it?  - A keyboard., 23.I can fill a room, but I take up no space. What am I? - Light., 24.It's the only place in the world where today comes before yesterday. Where is it? - The dictionary., 25.If I have it, I don't share it. If I share it, I don't have it. What is it? - A secret., 26.What goes away as soon as you talk about it? - Silence., 27.Imagine you are in a room without windows or doors. How will you get out? - Stop imagining., 29.There's a one-storey house in which everything is yellow: yellow walls, yellow doors, yellow furniture. What colour are the stairs? - There aren't any. It's a one-storey house., 30.A man who was outside in the rain without an umbrella or hat didn't get a single hair on his head wet. Why? - He was bald., 31.I follow you all the time and copy your every move. But you can't touch me or catch me. What am I? - Your shadow., 32.What can you catch but not throw? - A cold., 33.If two's company, three's a crowd. What are four and five? - Nine., 34.Which is heavier: a ton of bricks or a ton of feathers? - Neither. They both weigh a ton., 35.Three doctors said that Bill was their brother. Bill says he has no brothers. How many brothers does Bill actually have? - None. He has three sisters., 36.A man describes his daughters saying: "They are all blonde but two, alla brunette but two, all redheaded but two. How many daughters does he have? - Three: a blonde, a brunette and a redheaded., 47.A man lives in an orange bungalow. Inside there is an orange cat, an orange fish, an orange chair, an orange table - everything is orange, except the stairs. Why? - There aren't any stairs., 51. If yesterday's tomorrow was Thursday, what day is tomorrow's yesterday? - Thursday., 52.You have a bag full of six oranges. How can you give an orange each to six people, and still have one left in the bag? - When you give out the last orange, give it inside the bag., 48. This senttence has three mistaeks in it. Can you see what they are? - Senttence - mistaeks and that there are two and not three mistakes., 21.A bus driver was heading down a busy street in the city. He went past three stop signs without stopping, went the wrong way down a one-way street, and answered a message on his phone. But the bus driver didn't break any laws. How? - He was walking, not driving., 50.If two people can dig two holes in two days, how long does it take one person to dig one hole? - Two days.,

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