Sounds Like a Parrot
What is orange and sounds like a parrot?
SOLUTION
The answer is CARROT.
Difficulty: Easy
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Spades and Bridge
You are playing a game of Bridge. Which probability is greater – that you and your partner do not have any spades, or that you and your partner have all the spades in the game?
SOLUTION
You and your partner do not have any spades if and only if your opponents have all the spades. Therefore the probabilities are equal.
The Silent Parrot
A person enters a pet shop and sees a beautiful parrot. The seller guarantees him that the bird repeats everything it hears, so the person buys it. However, when he goes back home and tests the bird, it turns out that it doesn’t say a word. The buyer goes to the shop to complain to the seller, but the seller argues he has not lied. How is this possible?
SOLUTION
The parrot is deaf.
Spelling Bees and Feet
Researchers have discovered
SOLUTION
Older students have bigger feet and perform better at spelling bee contests.
Fake Photo
James sent this beautiful photo to a contest, hoping he will win first prize. The contest organizers
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SOLUTION
There are stars over the moon, which is impossible.
“T” Days
There are four days which start with the letter “T” – Tuesday, Thursday, and which two others?
SOLUTION
“Today” and “tomorrow”.
Shapes Reunion
Can you help square find his way back to his friends? On the way, look out for:
- one red crescent;
- two yellow circles, connected by a yellow line;
- three blue crosses in a row;
- a block with four pairs of leaves and five blue lines on an orange block.
SOLUTION
The solution is shown below.
When You Have Me
When you have me, you want to share me.
When you share me, you no longer have me.
SOLUTION
The answer is SECRET.
Donuts and Candies
Huey has 3 donuts, Dewey has 5 donuts. Louie comes along and the three of them split the donuts equally. In exchange, Louie offers 8 candies to Huey and Dewey. What is the fair way to split the candies?
SOLUTION
Huey must take 1 chocolate, and Dewey must take 7. This is because each of them ate 8/3 donuts, and therefore Huey gave away 1/3 of a donut, whereas Dewey gave away 7/3 of a donut.
Inside Outside
You throw away the outside and cook the inside. Then you eat the outside and throw away the inside. What do you eat?
SOLUTION
The answer is CORN.