1. Everything Mr Red owns is red, he lives in a red bungalow and his chairs are red, his tables are red. His ceiling, walls and floor are all red. All of this clothes are red, his shoes are red, even his carpet, television and phone are red. What colour are his stairs?
Answer: He doesn't have any stairs because he lives in a bungalow!
2. Can you find something which has keys that open no locks, with space but no room, and allows you to enter but not to go in?
Answer: A keyboard
3. A farmer buys a horse for $60. He sells it to his neighbour for $70. Then he discovers he could have made a better deal. He borrows $10 from his wife, and buys the horse back for $80. He then sells it to another neighbour for $90. How much money did he make?
Answer: The farmer ended up with $90. The total he had was: $60 + $10 from his wife == $70. $90 - $70 = $20 dollars profit.
4. What has a neck, but no head?
Answer: a bottle.
5. A farmer is standing on one side of the river and with him are a wolf, a goat and a box with cabbages. In the river there is a small boat. The farmer wants to cross the river with all the three items who are with him. There are no bridges and in the boat there is only room for the farmer and one item. But if he leaves the goat with the cabbages alone on one side of the river the goat will eat the cabbages. If he leaves the wolf and the goat on one side the wolf will eat the goat. Only the farmer can seperate the wolf from the goat and the goat from the cabbage.How can the farmer cross the river with all three items, without one eating the other ?
Answer: First the farmer takes the goat across the river. He goes back to pick up the wolf. When he is across he leaves the wolf and takes back the goat. Back on the other side he leaves the goat and takes the cabbages with him. Then he picks up the goat and all three items are on the other side.
Showing posts with label English Puzzles. Show all posts
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Wednesday, May 2, 2007
Puzzle_1
1. Which word in the English language is most often pronounced incorrectly?
Answer: word 'incorrectly!'
2. What occurs twice in a lifetime, but once in every year. Twice in a week but never in a day? Answer: The letter 'E'
3. Many years ago, befor modern educashun in the new millenium, one problem in skools was baseic speeling and grammer. To conbat this and rays acheivement, teechers were adviced to start at the very begining, at the yungest age. Once they had managed to breath new life into leessons, progres came quickly - sucess was then garanteed. How many speeling errors would modern skolars identify in this paragraph?
Answer: Many years ago, before modern education in the new millennium, one problem in schools was basic spelling and grammar. To combat this and raise achievement, teachers were advised to start at the very beginning, at the youngest age. Once they had managed to breathe new life into lessons, progress came quickly - success was then guaranteed. How many spelling errors would modern scholars identify in this paragraph?
4. Mr and Mrs Haines have three daughters and each daughter has two brothers. How many children do Mr and Mrs Haines have?
Answer: 5; three daughters and two sons.
5. Which word, if pronounced right, is wrong, but if pronounced wrong is right?
Answer: Word 'Wrong'
Answer: word 'incorrectly!'
2. What occurs twice in a lifetime, but once in every year. Twice in a week but never in a day? Answer: The letter 'E'
3. Many years ago, befor modern educashun in the new millenium, one problem in skools was baseic speeling and grammer. To conbat this and rays acheivement, teechers were adviced to start at the very begining, at the yungest age. Once they had managed to breath new life into leessons, progres came quickly - sucess was then garanteed. How many speeling errors would modern skolars identify in this paragraph?
Answer: Many years ago, before modern education in the new millennium, one problem in schools was basic spelling and grammar. To combat this and raise achievement, teachers were advised to start at the very beginning, at the youngest age. Once they had managed to breathe new life into lessons, progress came quickly - success was then guaranteed. How many spelling errors would modern scholars identify in this paragraph?
4. Mr and Mrs Haines have three daughters and each daughter has two brothers. How many children do Mr and Mrs Haines have?
Answer: 5; three daughters and two sons.
5. Which word, if pronounced right, is wrong, but if pronounced wrong is right?
Answer: Word 'Wrong'
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