Brainteasers

May 1, 2010 - 0:0

Where do fish keep their money? In a riverbank, of course!

What do you get when you cross an automobile with a household animal? A carpet!
Mary’s father has 4 children; three are named Nana, Nene, and Nini. So what is the 4th child’s name? If you said “Nono”, then you are wrong. If Mary's father had 4 children, with three named Nana, Nene, and Nini,then the last child's name would have to be Mary!
From what heavy seven-letter word can you take away two letters and have eight left? There are at least two possibilities: Freight or weights!
What three numbers have the same answer when added together and multiplied together? 1, 2, 3
What bone has a sense of humor? Humorous
What did the leg bone say to the foot? Stick with me and you'll go places.
What did the rib cage say to the heart? Got ya covered!
What walks all day on its head? A nail in a horseshoe
What is round as a dishpan and no matter the size, all the water in the ocean can't fill it up? A sieve
I have many eyes but cannot see. I have no mouth or nose, but always smell. Do not eat my tree or you will be, a very rare FATALITY! Answer : potato
The more of them you take, the more you leave behind. What are they? Footsteps
He who has it doesn't tell about it. He who takes it doesn't know about it. He who knows what it is doesn't want it. What is it? Counterfeit money
It lives without a body, hears without ears, speaks without a mouth, and is born in air. What is it? An echo
I fasten it and it walks. I unfasten it and it stops. What is it? A sandal
What goes around and around the wood but never goes into the wood? The bark of a tree
I have a little house in which I live all alone. My house has no doors or windows, and if I want to go out I must break through the wall. What am I? A chicken in an egg
Poke your fingers in my eyes and I will open wide my jaws. Linen cloth, quills, or paper, I am greedy and devour them all. Who am I? A pair of scissors
It stands on one leg with its heart in its head. What is it? A cabbage
What is that you will break every time you name it? Silence
What fastens two people yet touches only one? A wedding ring.
(Source: kids.niehs)