Brain Teasers!
A woman proves in court that her husband was murdered by her sister, but the judge decides that the sister cannot be punished. Why?
A woman is found hanging by her neck from the high ceiling in an otherwise empty locked room with a puddle of water under her feet. How did she kill herself?
A man is lying drowned in a dead forest, far from water. How did this happen?
Two men are served identical drinks at the bar. One lives, but the other dies. Why?
A man dies of dehydration in his own home. Why?
A man runs along a hall with a piece of paper. When the lights flicker, he drops to his knees and begins to cry. Why?
A pipe, a carrot, and a couple sticks are lying together in a field. Why?
A woman lives on the tenth floor of an apartment building. Every morning she takes the elevator all the way down, and goes to work. In the evening, she gets into the elevator, and, if there is someone else in it she goes back to her floor directly. Otherwise, she goes to the seventh floor and walks up three flights of stairs to her apartment. Why?
A man grabbed a woman's ring and pulled on it, then dropped it. How did this save her life?
A man was just doing his job when his suit was torn. Why did he die three minutes later?
A woman tries to drop her husband into the ocean, but he blows back into the boat. Why?
A man wakes up and sees that his brother is dead. Though they are alone in a quiet room, he immediately realizes that he will be dead soon too. How does he know this?
Why did running out of gas save Jacks life?
A married couple went to a movie and the husband strangled the wife during the show. How was he able to get her body home without attracting attention?
A man was doing his job when his clothing tore. Why was he dead ten seconds later?
Why was the man able to pass three cars going 70 miles-per-hour, while he was going only 60 miles-per-hour?
A man woke up in the middle of the night and turned off the light. Ten people died as result. Why?
A man saw a large goose through while looking out the window. Why were both he and the goose soon dead?
A woman was on an elevator. When it stopped, and the lights went out, she began to cry, knowing that her husband was dead. How did she know?
A man was pushed out of an airplane, without a parachute. How was he able to survive?
A woman bought new shoes, and shortly afterwards died from a knife-wound. Why?
A man was to be sentenced, and the judge told him, "You may make a statement. If it is true, I'll sentence you to four years in prison. If it is false, I'll sentence you to six years in prison." After the man made his statement, the judge decided to let him go free. What did the man say?
You have a barrel of oil, and you need to measure out just one gallon. How do you do this if you only have a three-gallon container and a five-gallon container?
If your sock drawer has 6 black socks, 4 brown socks, 8 white socks, and 2 tan socks, how many socks would you have to pull out in the dark to be sure you had a matching pair?
What is broken every time it's spoken?
How did Mark legally marry three women in Michigan, without divorcing any of them, becoming legally separated, or any of them dying?
Mom and Dad have four daughters, and each daughter has one brother. How many people are in the family?
What English word retains the same pronunciation, even after you take away four of its five letters?
If I say "Everything I tell you is a lie," am I telling you the truth or a lie?
What work can a painter never quite finish?
Why wasn't Bertha put in jail after killing dozens of people?
Why wasn't John able to take a photo of his mother with curlers?
If there are three cups of sugar and you take one away, how many do you have?
What has a mouth but can't chew?
How many letters are in the alphabet?
What gets wetter and wetter the more it dries?
What can travel around the world while staying in a corner?
Food can help me survive, but water will kill me. What am I?
Take away the whole and some still remains. What is it?
What stinks when living and smells good when dead?
When is it bad luck to meet a white cat?
If it has a quart capacity, how many pennies can you put into a empty piggy bank?
A father and his son were driving one night and got into a terrible accident. The father was killed and the son badly injured. The son was rushed to the hospital emergency room where the doctor hurried in only to cry, "Oh no! That's my son!!" Why?
John and Mary are lying dead on the floor of the apartment they live in. Surrounding them is broken glass and water. A breeze is blowing in the window. Explain that one.
A lady is lying in bed and she is dead. Beside the bed is a pool of liquid and two pieces of wood. How did she die?
A man and his wife were driving in a car, when the wife's behavior caused him to stop the car and rush to the nearest house. When he returned to the car, he found his poor wife at death's door and there was a stranger in the car with her. When the police arrived, they did not arrest or even question the stranger. How come?
Caleb Smathers was walking home from the market with three nice ripe cantaloupes, when he was faced with a problem. On the footbridge which he had to cross there was a sign announcing that the bridge's capacity was two hundred pounds. Caleb himself weighed a hundred ninety-six pounds and the cantaloupes weighed two pounds each. What to do. He could, of course, make two trips, but a moment's reflection enabled him to figure out a way of getting himself and his three cantaloupes across safely in one trip. How did he do it?
Helen was expert at her job and always courteous. However, one day as she was going about her daily business she stepped through a door and forgot to count. Shortly thereafter she was dead. How come?
Mr. Brown was spending the night in a hotel in a strange city. He had never been there before and didn't know a soul in the place (neither the hotel nor the city). He had great difficulty getting to sleep. Try as he would, sleep simply wouldn't come. He had a busy day ahead and wanted to be in good shape. He put in one telephone call - local, not long distance - and shortly thereafter he fell into peaceful slumber. How come?
Mr. and Mrs. Northern were returning from a Saturday afternoon game of golf, when Mr. Northern stopped to pick up something from the ground. On seeing this Mrs. Northern quickly struck at the object in her husband's hand with her putter. She was dead in an instant. How come?
When Johnny was four years old, he was sent on a railroad journey. A kindly, middle-aged man put him on the train, having made all arrangements, and entrusted him to the care of the authorities. There was no accident, Johnny was in perfect health, the authorities did all they could, yet Johnny was unable to reach his destination. How come?
Two Americans met in broad daylight. In the sight of a number of people, one of them shot and killed the other. The killing was deliberate, the killer was not an officer of the law, nor was the victim a criminal. However, no legal action was taken. How come?
Horace knew there was some risk in his undertaking, but he underestimated the need for experience. He had read a lot, seen the operation several times, but he had never actually been in charge. He made his big mistake when he pushed the piece of wood the wrong way. For almost immediately thereafter he was struck by a larger piece of wood, and not long afterwards he was dead. How come?
A murder was committed. The court acted largely on the evidence of the one eyewitness, and the murder was apprehended and brought to trial. The jury brought in a verdict of "Guilty," but recommended extreme clemency. The judge dismissed the case and the murder went free. How come?
The captain could see the other ship very clearly on the horizon, and so could the members of the crew who were on deck. But when the captain asked his radar officer to check its position, the officer said, "Sir, there isn't another ship within 4 hundred miles of us." He was quite correct in his statement, but he was ill-advised to laugh at the captain's protest, for the captain had him put in the brig instantly for insubordination. How come?
Jane bought a dozen electric light bulbs as a present for her friend, Edith. To make sure there were duds among them, she tested them all and found all of them perfect. She wrapped them up and presented them to her friend. But Edith, after examining her gift, took them back to the store, where they had been bought and indignantly demanded a new dozen or a refund of the money. The storekeeper laughed in her face. How come?
A man, going about his daily occupation, brushed against a rock and tore his sleeve. A few minutes later he was dead. How come?
When Mr. and Mrs. Greene returned to their upper East Side apartment in New York after a night at the opera, they were horrified to find the scene that met their eyes in their handsome living room There were Sam and Luella, completely naked! Luella was on the floor, dead: Sam was asleep on the sofa. How come?
A man walks into a bar and asks for a glass of water. The bartender then pulls out a gun and points it at the man. The man then says, "Thank you," and leaves. How come?
A man is lying face down in the middle of a desert and he is dead. He had on his back a pack that is full of all the provisions needed for survival in the desert. How did he die?
A man is lying dead in an alley surrounded by 52 bicycles. How did he die?
A man gets in his car, turns on the radio and kills himself. Why?
Two men in a cabin in the woods are dead from the same cause. Both were in good health, had no quarrel with each other, were in possession of no firearms and no person, animal or disease was involved in their death. How d they die?
A man is lying dead and naked in a desert near a burnt match. Why?
A man goes to a restaurant, orders albatross, takes one bite, leaves the restaurant and shoots himself. Why?
The Einstein Riddle!
The story behind Einstein's riddle is that Albert Einstein created it in the late 1800s, and claimed that 98% of the world population couldn't solve it. I am not sure of the true origin, but I have seen this one floating around the internet, and it is a good brain exercise. Here it is:- In a street there are five houses, painted five different colors.
- In each house lives a person of different nationality
- These five homeowners each drink a different kind of beverage, smoke different brand of cigar and keep a different pet.
Einstein's riddle is: Who owns the fish?
Necessary clues:
1. The British man lives in a red house.
2. The Swedish man keeps dogs as pets.
3. The Danish man drinks tea.
4. The Green house is next to, and on the left of the White house.
5. The owner of the Green house drinks coffee.
6. The person who smokes Pall Mall rears birds.
7. The owner of the Yellow house smokes Dunhill.
8. The man living in the center house drinks milk.
9. The Norwegian lives in the first house.
10. The man who smokes Blends lives next to the one who keeps cats.
11. The man who keeps horses lives next to the man who smokes Dunhill.
12. The man who smokes Blue Master drinks beer.
13. The German smokes Prince.
14. The Norwegian lives next to the blue house.
15. The Blends smoker lives next to the one who drinks water.
Some has claimed this as the worlds hardest riddle. Can you solve it?