key club brain teasers

Question 1

You’re in a race and pass the person in second place. What place are you in now?

Accepted Answer

second place

Question 2

There are 3 mislabeled boxes: 1 contains only apples, 1 only oranges, and one both. You can pick 1 fruit from 1 box.

Accepted Answer

pick from "both" box

Question 3

A woman says, “Yesterday I was 22. Next year, I’ll be 25.” When is her birthday?

Accepted Answer

December 31

Question 4

A man looks at a painting and says, "I have no siblings, but that man’s father is my father’s son.” Who is painted?

Accepted Answer

himself

Question 5

What can travel all around the world while staying in the same corner?

Accepted Answer

a stamp

Question 6

A farmer has 17 sheep. All but 9 run away. How many does he have left?

Accepted Answer

9

Question 7

What has to be broken before you can use it?

Accepted Answer

an egg

Question 8

What has a head, a tail, but no body?

Accepted Answer

a coin

Question 9

What gets wetter the more it dries?

Accepted Answer

a towel

Question 10

The more you take, the more you leave behind. What are they?

Accepted Answer

footsteps

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