Brain Teaser

You have a candle, a box of thumbtacks, and a book of matches. You have to fix the lit candle to the wall so that it will not drip wax onto the floor below. How do you do it?

Attach the box of thumbtacks to the wall with one of the tacks, then stand the candle up in the box. That way, when you light it, the melted wax will drip into the box, rather than onto the floor.

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What is something that, given one, you’ll have either two or none?

A choice.

I run in and out of town all day and night. What am I?

A road.🛣️

I’m orange, I wear a green hat, and I sound like a parrot. What am I?

A carrot.🥕

Look at my face, I am somebody. Look at my back, I am nobody. What am I?

I am a mirror.

You are walking alone on the sidewalk. There are no stars in the sky, no moonlight, all of the lamps on the street are broken, you don’t carry any source of light with you, and there aren’t any cars or other people approaching. A silent black cat tries to cross your way, but you somehow spot it and turn around in order to avoid bad luck. How did you see the cat?

All of this happened on a cloudy day.⛈️

What thrives when you feed it but dies when you water it?

A fire! 🔥

Somehow you end up in a room which has three doors. Behind the first door, there is deadly poisonous gas. Behind the second door, there are trained assassins with knives. Behind the third door, there are lions which have not eaten in years. Which door would you choose to open?

You should open the door with the lions. If they have not eaten in years, they will be dead already.🦁😵

What are the next three letters in this combination? OTTFFSS.

E N T. Each letter represents the first letter in the written numbers: One, Two, Three, Four, Five, etc.😎

What has a neck but no head?

A bottle!😎

An elephant in Africa is called Lala. An elephant in Asia is called Lulu. What do you call an elephant in Antarctica?

Lost.😎

What can you keep after giving it to someone?

Your word.😎

What is harder to catch the faster you run?

Your breath.😆

What is bought by the yard and worn by the foot?

Carpet.😆

How far can you walk into the woods?

Halfway. After that, you’re walking out...😆

What do Alexander the Great and Winnie the Pooh have in common?

Their middle names.😆

A man stands on one side of a river, while his dog stands on the other. The man calls his dog, who immediately crosses the river without getting wet and without using a bridge or a boat. How did the dog do it?

The river was frozen.

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