These Brain Twisters are at least 65 years old, and most are pretty easy, but it might be fun to present them to your kids. Answers are given below.
1. Do they have a 4th of July in England?
2. Why can't a man living in Jacksonville, Florida, be buried west of the Mississippi River?
3. How many birthdays does the average man have?
4. If you had only one match and entered a room in which there was a kerosene lamp, an oil burner, and a wood-burning stove, which one would you light first?
5. Some months have 30 days, some have 31 days, how many have 28?
6. If a doctor gave you 3 pills, and told you to take 1 every half hour, how long would they last?
7. A man builds a house with four sides to it, and it is square in shape. The east side has a southern exposure. A big bear came wandering by. What color was the bear.
8. How far can a dog run into the woods?
9. You are the driver of a bus that can carry 48 seated passengers and 16 standing passengers for 50 miles, or 32 seated passengers and 10 standees for 300 miles. How old is the driver?
10. I have in my hand two U.S. coins which total 55 cents in value. One is not a nickel. Please keep that in mind. What are the coins?
11. A farmer had 17 sheep. All but 12 died. How many did he have left?
12. Divide 30 by 1/2 and add 10. What is the answer?
13. Two men are playing checkers. They play 5 games and each man wins the same number of games. How can you figure this?
14. Take two apples from three apples and what do you have?
15. A man claimed that he found some gold coins dated 46 B.C. Do you think the coins are genuine?
16. A woman gives a beggar 50 cents. The woman is the beggar's sister, but the beggar is not the woman's brother. How come?
17. How many animals of each species did Moses take aboard the Ark with him?
18. Is it legal in this state for a man to marry his widow's sister?
1. Sure. It's a date.
2. Because he's living.
3. One.
4. The match.
5. All of them.
6. One hour.
7. White.
8. Half way.
9. "You" are the driver.
10. A fifty cent coin and a nickel. One isn't a nickel, but the other one is.
11. Twelve.
12. Seventy.
13. They were each playing other opponents.
14. Two apples.
15. No. How would they know it was 46 years Before Christ?
16. The beggar is her sister.
17. None. It was Noah.
18. No. He'd be dead.
