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BRAINTEASERS
| 1. | A man rode into town on Friday, stayed for three days and three nights and then rode out, again on Friday. How could this be possible? |
| 2. | I am so fragile that when you say my name you break me. What am I? |
| 3. | I can run, but I can't walk. I've got a mouth, but I can't talk. I have a head, but I never weep. I have a bed, but I never sleep. What am I? |
| 4. | Mary's father has got four daughters. The first is called Ann, the second is called Anna and the third is called Annie. What is the name of the other daughter? |
| 5. | A man walks into a bar and asks the barman for a glass of water. Noticing something strange about the way the man said this, the barman pulled out a gun. The man said thank you and walked out without getting his glass of water. How can this be explained? |
| 6. | A woman was pushing her car. When she stopped at a hotel, she realised she was bankrupt. Why? |
| 7. | I have keys, but no locks. I have space, but no room. You can enter, but you can't come in. What am I? |
| 8. | A man walks into a shop and asks the shopkeeper how much one would cost. The shopkeeper replies "£1.20", so the man asks how much three would cost. The shopkeeper replies "£2.40". The man then asks for one hundred and thirty and hands £3.60 to the shopkeeper. What was he buying? |
| 9. | John, Paul, George and Ringo all live in the same house. John and Ringo go out for the evening, and when they return find Paul lying dead on the floor in a puddle of water, surrounded by broken glass. John and Ringo know that George must have killed Paul. Why do they not even think about calling the police? |
| 10. | An aeroplane carrying 40 people crashed over the Atlantic Ocean, with every single person being killed. Yet two passengers survived. How is this possible? |