Which is heavier: a ton of bricks or a ton of feathers?
Hint: Read the amounts again.
Answer
Neither. They both weigh a ton.
A ton is a ton, whatever it's made of.
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When does 9 + 5 equal 2?
Answer
On a clock
Five hours after 9 o'clock is 2 o'clock.
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I get answered all day long, but I've never asked a single question. What am I?
Answer
A doorbell
People answer the door when the doorbell rings, but the doorbell never asks anything.
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I show up on the sidewalk after it rains, and kids love to jump right in me. What am I?
Hint: Wear your rain boots.
Answer
A puddle
Puddles form after rain and are fun to splash in.
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I only come out at night, I can't stand garlic, and I never show up in a mirror. What am I?
Hint: I have very sharp teeth.
Answer
A vampire
Vampire legends say they avoid sunlight and garlic and have no reflection.
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I fall from the sky in winter, I'm made of ice, and no two of me are exactly alike. What am I?
Hint: Catch me on your tongue.
Answer
A snowflake
Snowflakes are ice crystals, each with a unique shape.
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I go up almost every year, I never come down, and your landlord sends you a letter about me. What am I?
Hint: You pay me on the first of the month.
Answer
Rent
Rent usually rises with each lease renewal and is announced by the landlord.
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What disappears the moment you stand up?
Hint: Your cat loves sitting on it.
Answer
Your lap
Your lap only exists while you're sitting down.
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What did the ocean say to the beach?
Hint: Oceans don't talk, but they do move.
Answer
Nothing. It just waved.
Ocean waves wash up on the beach, like a wave hello.
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How far can a dog run into the woods?
Hint: Think about the middle.
Answer
Halfway. After that, it's running out of the woods.
Once the dog passes the middle, it's heading out, not in.
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I'm a three-digit number. My tens digit is 5 more than my ones digit, and my hundreds digit is 8 less than my tens digit. What number am I?
Hint: My tens digit must be big.
Answer
194
The tens digit has to be 9 (so the hundreds can be 1), which makes the ones digit 4.
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I go all the way around your yard, but I never move an inch. What am I?
Hint: Good neighbors need me.
Answer
A fence
A fence surrounds a yard without going anywhere.
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