A man lives on the 20th floor. Every morning he rides the elevator down. Every evening he rides it only to the 10th floor and takes the stairs, unless it's raining. Why?
Hint: Think about his height.
AnswerHe's too short to reach the 20 button, but on rainy days he can press it with his umbrellaHe can only reach the lower buttons, except when he has an umbrella to stretch with.
It's exactly midnight on a night in late June, and Hank is mowing his lawn in the sunshine. His watch and every clock in his house are correct. How is that possible?
Hint: Think far, far north.
AnswerHe lives in northern AlaskaNear the Arctic Circle in summer, the sun stays up around the clock or barely dips below the horizon, so it's still light at midnight.
Someone rearranged the letters on the church sign before dawn on Sunday, March 8.
Tyler says
“I was sound asleep. The clocks sprang forward that night, so I loved getting the extra hour of sleep. Didn't roll out of bed till 9.”
What gave Tyler away?
Hint: Spring forward, fall back.
AnswerSpringing forward costs you an hour of sleep; it doesn't add one.When clocks spring forward in March, they jump ahead an hour, so the night is an hour shorter. The extra hour comes in the fall.
The three-digit code is two numbers stuck together. First: the hours from 7:30 p.m. to 1:30 a.m. Then: the minutes it takes a clock's minute hand to travel from the 12 to the 3. What's the code?
Hint: Don't let midnight trip you up.
Answer6157:30 p.m. to 1:30 a.m. is 6 hours, and the minute hand takes 15 minutes to go from 12 to 3, giving 615.
I have thousands of needles but I've never sewn a thing. I keep them all winter while my neighbors go bare, and the cones I drop are named after me. What am I?
Hint: Some people bring me inside in December.
AnswerA pine treePine trees are evergreens with needles they keep through winter, and they drop pinecones. The cone clue rules out porcupines and cacti.
I'm one of the only places where the staff hide from customers on purpose. You pay to get in, you beg to get out, my residents never pay rent, and my floors creak on cue. What am I?
Hint: Look for me at a fall fair, with a long line out front.
AnswerA haunted houseAt a haunted house attraction, actors hide to scare paying visitors, who can't wait to escape.
I'm a drink that's half breakfast and half dessert. I'm thick, I'm pale yellow, I'm dusted with nutmeg, and you'll rarely see me in a store after New Year's. What am I?
Hint: I'm served in a punch bowl.
AnswerEggnogEggnog is made from eggs, milk and sugar, topped with nutmeg and sold mainly during the holidays.