Brain Teasers

What gets wetter as it dries?

What goes up and down the stairs without moving?

You cross a bridge and see a boat full of people yet there isn't a single person on board. How?

If 3 peacocks lay 5 eggs in 8 days, how many peacocks will lay 29 eggs in 76 days?

You throw away the outside and cook the inside. You eat the outside and throw away the inside.

2 men play 5 games of checkers. Each man wins the same number of games. There are no ties. How?

How many seconds are in a year?

You walk into a room with a match. Theres a stove, heater and candle. What do you light first?

A man was speeding and ran through a stop sign. Two police officers saw him and sat there. Why?

If it takes six men 1 hour to dig six holes, how long does it take one man to dig half a hole?

You are running in a marathon and you overtake the person in 2nd place. What place are you now?

Two people are in a barn. Ten cats follow them in. How many feet are in the barn now?

How many apples can you fit into an empty box?

A farmer has seventeen sheep. All but nine of them die. How many sheep does he have left?

The red house is on one side and the blue is on the other, where is the white house?

Give me food, and I will live; give me water, and I will die. What am I?

What can you catch but not throw?

I have holes in my top and bottom, left and right, and in the middle. But still hold water.

What five letter word becomes shorter when you add two letters to it?

What goes around the world but stays in a corner?