1. If two’s company, and three’s a crowd, what are four and five?
Explanation: Four plus five equals nine.
Report for correction2. A farmer has 17 sheep, and all but 9 run away. How many sheep does the farmer have left?
Explanation: The question says 'all but 9' sheep run away. This means 9 sheep are still there.
Report for correction3. Before Mount Everest was discovered, what was the highest mountain in the world?
Explanation: Even before its discovery, Mount Everest was still the tallest mountain.
Report for correction4. A doctor gives you three pills and tells you to take one every half hour. How long will they last?
Explanation: You take the first pill immediately, the second after 30 minutes, and the third after another 30 minutes.
Report for correction5. What has many teeth but cannot bite?
Explanation: A comb has teeth but doesn’t bite.
Report for correction6. What is always in front of you but can’t be seen?
Explanation: The future is always ahead but invisible.
Report for correction7. How far can a dog run into the woods?
Explanation: After halfway, the dog is running out of the woods.
Report for correction8. A truck is traveling under a low bridge, but its load is too tall. What should the driver do?
Explanation: Deflating tires slightly lowers the truck’s height.
Report for correction9. What has a bottom at the top?
Explanation: The bottom of your leg (foot) is at the top of your shoe.
Report for correction10. What can travel around the world while staying in the same place?
Explanation: A stamp stays on an envelope but can travel worldwide.
Report for correction11. What goes up but never comes down?
Explanation: Your age only increases as time goes on.
Report for correction12. What has to be broken before you can use it?
Explanation: An egg must be broken to use it.
Report for correction13. If a dozen eggs cost $0.12, what does one egg cost?
Explanation: A dozen is 12, so one egg costs $0.01.
Report for correction14. A rooster lays an egg on the roof of a house. Which way does it roll?
Explanation: Roosters do not lay eggs!
Report for correction15. What has keys but can’t open locks?
Explanation: Both a piano and a keyboard have keys but can’t open locks.
Report for correction16. If you have three apples and take away two, how many do you have?
Explanation: You took two apples, so you have them.
Report for correction17. How many times can you subtract 10 from 100?
Explanation: After subtracting 10 once, you’re left with 90. You’re no longer subtracting from 100.
Report for correction18. What’s heavier,a pound of feathers or a pound of bricks?
Explanation: A pound is a pound, regardless of the material.
Report for correction19. A plane crashes on the border of two countries. Where are the survivors buried?
Explanation: Survivors aren’t buried—they’re alive!
Report for correction20. If an electric train is moving north at 100 mph, and the wind is blowing south at 10 mph, which way does the smoke blow?
Explanation: Electric trains don’t produce smoke.
Report for correction21. A man digs a hole 2 feet wide, 3 feet long, and 4 feet deep. How much dirt is in the hole?
Explanation: There is no dirt in the hole because it’s been dug out!
Report for correction22. What is full of holes but still holds water?
Explanation: A sponge can hold water despite having holes.
Report for correction23. What has a head, a tail, is brown, and has no legs?
Explanation: A coin has a head and tail, but no legs.
Report for correction25. You are running a race and you pass the person in second place. What place are you in?
Explanation: Passing the person in second makes you second, not first.
Report for correction26. If a red house is made of red bricks, a blue house is made of blue bricks, what is a greenhouse made of?
Explanation: A greenhouse is made of glass, not green bricks.
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