Riddles

An empty bus pulls up at a stop and 5 people get on.
At the next stop 5 people get off and twice as many people get on as at the first stop.
At the third stop 10 people get off.

How many people are on the bus at this point?

• 0

• 1

• 5

• 10

If today is Monday, what is the day after the day before the day before tomorrow?

• Monday

• Tuesday

• Wednesday

• Sunday

A barrel of water weighs 20 pounds. What must you add to it to make it weigh 12 pounds?

Answer explanation

How much food can you eat on an empty stomach?

A man was sitting at the bar feeling rather poor. He sees the man next to him pull out $50 note from his wallet.

He turns to the rich man and says to him, “I have an amazing talent: I know almost every song that has ever existed!”

The rich man laughs.

The poor man says, “I am willing to bet you all the money you have in your wallet that I can sing a genuine song with a lady’s name of your choice in it.”

The rich man laughs again and says, “Okay. How about my daughter’s name Joanna Armstrong-Miller?”

The rich man goes home poor. The poor man goes home rich.

What song did he sing?

Two beauticians have three customers, each needing a facial and a manicure.
Each hairdresser takes fifteen minutes for a facial, and five minutes for a manicure.
What’s the quickest they can get the job done?

• 15 minutes

• 20 minutes

• 30 minutes

• 45 minutes

At a children’s party, 10 kids had juice, 8 kids had cake, and 6 kids had juice and cake.

How many kids were there at the party?

• 10

• 12

• 14

• 16

There is a fire in a 12 storey building.
A man panics and jumps out of the window.
How does he survive from the fall?

What is the only question you can’t answer yes to (if you only speak the truth)?

What word would become smaller when you add two additional letters?