Before the discovery of Mount Everest, which mountain was the tallest on Earth?
Mount Everest existed before discovery, remaining the tallest even if unnoticed at the time.
How can two fathers and two sons catch three fish without throwing any back or eating them?
Three men on a boat are a son, father, and grandfather, all fathers and sons.
What are the two if you have two US coins totaling 30 cents, and one is not a nickel?
One coin isn't a nickel, suggesting the other could be. Options: quarter and nickel, totaling 30.
If six foxes catch six hens in six minutes, how many foxes are needed to see 60 hens in 60 minutes?
Six foxes catching six hens in six minutes means they can catch 60 hens in 60 minutes.
If you pass the second-place person in a race, what position are you in?
Passing the second person in a race puts you in second, not first; you must surpass one more.
How many animals of each gender did Noah bring onto the ark?
Noah brought one of each gender for animal reproduction on the ark, ensuring population growth.
The sequence is 70, 68, 64, 58, X, 40. What number represents X?
Sequence numbers derive from subtracting 2x the previous position, creating a pattern.
An aquarium has 12 fish, and all but 9 die. How many live fish remain in the tank?
In the aquarium scenario, only 9 surviving fish remain; no calculation is necessary.
How many red Skittles are in a bowl with 100 candies if 2/5 are yellow and 1/4 are green?
If 2/5 are yellow, there are 40 yellow Skittles. With 1/4 green (25), 65 are non-red, leaving 35 red Skittles.
What is the name of the fifth child among Sam's siblings: Bob, Billy, Ben, and Barb?
Sam, named in the question, is the fifth child. Pay attention to details for clarity.
If you take three pears from 10, how many do you have?
Taking 3 pears from 10 means you have three pears, assuming ownership is not specified initially.
Although some months have 30 days and others have 31, how many have 28?
Though February stops at 28 days, all months have at least 28 days, debunking a common misconception.
How many annual birthdays does the average woman have?
Every person has an average of one birthday a year, regardless of gender.
In her one-story pink house, what color are the stairs for the girl who adores pink?
A one-story house means no stairs; the answer wouldn't likely be pink.
What is the minimum number of iced teas ordered by a father, son, and grandfather in a bar?
Ordering 1 iced tea is possible; the person could be a grandfather, both a father and son.
If a growing peanut falls from the tree and the wind is blowing to the South which way will it fall?
Peanuts grow in the ground, not on trees, so they wouldn't fall from a tree.
How many seconds do you have in a year?
With a second day in each month, there are 12 different seconds in a year.
What’s the capital of the United States?
Washington, D.C., named after George Washington, is the capital and a highly visited city.
How many haystacks does the farmer have if he combines five from one field and four from another?
If he combined all of his haystacks into one field he would only have one haystack. This is because he is combining all of them into one single stack on one field.
Who is bigger: Mr. Bigger, Mrs. Bigger, Aunty Bigger or their baby?
While you might think that one of the adults is the biggest out of all of them. The answers is actually the baby because he a “little Bigger.”
What are the letters in the following sequence: J, F, M, A, M, J, J, A, __, __, __
The answer is S,O,N, because the sequence is the first letter for every month of the year. S is for September, O is for October, and N is for November.
Which is heavier? A pound of feathers of a pound of rocks?
Neither one weighs more than the other. While it may take a lot more feathers to weighs as much as a pound of rocks, if they both weigh a pound they are the same weight.
A plane crashed on the border or Canada and the United States, where do they bury the survivors?
Please select 2 correct answers
If a plane crashes on the border of two countries it shouldn’t matter where you bury survivors because you you don’t bury survivors! The better question is where you bury the dead.
A person knows the score before any football game, how can they do this?
Before kickoff, the universal understanding is that every football game starts at 0-0. This initial score doesn't reveal the final outcome but sets the consistent beginning for each match.
Which travels faster? Hot or cold?
If you think outside of the box, hot is faster than cold because you can “catch a cold.” Nobody has ever heard of anyone catching a hot before, have you?
How is it possible to see a boat full of people on the bridge with not a single person on board?
The people on the boat are actually there. However, there isn’t a “single” person on board of the boat because every person on the boat is married and therefore not single.
How many times does the letter “A” appear from 0-100
If you are spelling out each number from 0 to 100, you will discover that there isn’t a single number in the sequence that uses the letter “A” in the number.
Lizards are…
Lizards, part of the reptile class, possess scaly skin, are cold-blooded, and give birth on land. Crocodiles, snakes, and turtles also belong to the reptile category.
How many fish are there if there are 12 fish and half of them drown?
Well, if you have 12 fish and half of them drown something is clearly wrong because fish can’t drown! They can die for a manner of other reasons but drowning is never one of them.
Name the last year that New Years came before Christmas.
While New Year's doesn't precede Christmas in a holiday season, technically, it's always before Christmas in the calendar year of the next Christmas.
