Ruby's house is red all over: red walls, red floors, red doors, even red furniture. Her old dog can't climb a single step, yet he reaches every room in the house on his own, and there's no ramp or elevator anywhere. What color are the stairs?
Hint: How does the dog get everywhere?
AnswerThere are no stairsIf a dog that can't climb reaches every room with no ramp or elevator, the house is all on one level, so it has no stairs.
Break me and you'll end up with more pieces, yet I'm worth exactly the same. The seventh president sits on my front, the White House is on my back, and cash machines hand me out more than any other bill. What am I?
Hint: Ask the cashier for change.
AnswerA twenty-dollar billBreaking a $20 into smaller bills keeps its value, Andrew Jackson (the 7th president) is on the front, the White House is on the back, and most ATMs dispense twenties.
I have no corners, no beginning and no end. Every point on my edge sits exactly the same distance from my heart, and of all the flat shapes, I hold the most room for the shortest fence. What am I?
Hint: Think pi.
AnswerA circleEvery point on a circle is equidistant from its center, and a circle encloses the most area for a given perimeter.
I'm free, but you pay with hours. I have no bottom, yet your thumb keeps searching for it, and I can turn 'one minute before bed' into 1 a.m. What am I?
Hint: Swipe, swipe, swipe.
AnswerSocial mediaSocial media feeds scroll endlessly, cost time instead of money, and keep people up late.
You glanced at me for ten seconds last Tuesday and didn't buy. I've followed you everywhere since: your feed, your inbox, even your news site. I know your size, and I always show up in the same color. What am I?
Hint: I really think you should buy those shoes.
AnswerA targeted adRetargeting ads follow you from site to site after you view a product, showing you the exact item again and again.