Monday's Brain Teasers

I'm tall when I'm young and I'm short when I'm old. What am I ?

• A candle

• A child

• A tree

What can you hold without ever touching or using your hands?

• feather

• your breath

• water

A farmer has 17 sheep and all but 9 run away. How many are left?

• None

• 8

• 9

• 17

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Beth's mother has three daughters.  One is called Laura, and one is called Sarah.  What's the name of the third daughter?

• Sarah
• No one knows
• Gwen
• Beth

Some months have 31 days. How many have 28?

• none

• 1

• 11

• 12

What do you throw out when you want to use it, but take in when you don't want to use it?

• trash

• a toy

• an anchor

• a credit card

What has four legs but can't walk?

• a frog

• a dog

• a desk

If there are three apples and you take away two, how many do you have"

• one

• two

• three

If you are running in a race and you pass the person in second place, what place are you in?

• First

• Second

• Third