Fill in the missing numbers in this number series: 16, 26, ?, 43, 50, ?, 61, 65, ?, 70, 71, I am the owner of a pet store. If I put in one canary per cage, I have one bird too many. If I put in two, I have one cage too many. How many cages and canaries do I have?, A girl who was learning to drive went down a one-way street in the wrong direction, but did not break the law. How come?, Two students are sitting on opposite sides of the same desk. There is nothing in between them but the desk. Why can't they see each other?, How many times can you subtract the number 2 from the number 32?, Put a coin in a bottle, and then block the opening with a cork. How can you get the coin out of the bottle without pulling out the cork or breaking the bottle?, Acting on an anonymous phone call, the police raid a house to arrest a suspected murderer. They don't know what he looks like but they know his name is John and that he is inside the house. The police break into a room where a carpenter, a truck driver, a mechanic and a firefighter are all playing cards. Without hesitation or communication of any kind, they immediately arrest the firefighter. How do they know they've got the right person?, How could a baby fall out of a twenty-storey building onto the ground and live?, There are six eggs in a basket. Six people each take one of the eggs. How can it be that one egg is left in the basket?, A man lives in the penthouse of an apartment building. Every morning, he takes the lift down to the lobby and leaves the building. Upon his return, he can only travel halfway up in the lift and has to walk the rest of the way - unless it's raining, when he can take the lift all the way to the penthouse. What is the explanation for this?

Brainteasers 2

by
Print
Embed

Leaderboard

Visual style

Options

Switch template

Continue editing: ?