Sophie and Grace played five games of checkers one afternoon. Each girl won the same number of games, and none of the games ended in a tie. How is that possible?
Hint: Who said they were playing each other?
AnswerThey weren't playing against each otherEach girl played other opponents, so their wins don't have to split five games between them.
Mia just turned 16. Her family has thrown her a birthday party every single year, yet the date on her birth certificate has only come around four times since the day she was born. How is that possible?
Hint: Some dates don't show up every year.
AnswerShe was born on February 29February 29 only occurs in leap years, every four years, so in 16 years it has come around four times.
Danny fell off a 30-foot ladder while washing windows, and he didn't get a single scratch. He wasn't wearing a harness, and he landed on concrete. How is that possible?
Hint: How high up was he really?
AnswerHe fell off the bottom rungThe ladder was 30 feet tall, but Danny was only standing on the lowest step when he slipped.
Biscuit the dog is wearing a 10-foot leash, but she trots over to a treat 30 feet away and gobbles it up. The leash didn't break, stretch or come off. How is that possible?
Hint: What's on the other end of the leash?
AnswerThe leash wasn't tied to anythingA leash only holds a dog back if the other end is attached to something, and Biscuit's was just dragging behind her.