Lateral Thinking
If a plane crashes on the Italian/Swiss border, where do you bury the survivors? You do not bury ‘survivors’.
John’s mother has 3 children, one is named April, one is named May John’s mother has 3 children, one is named April, one is named May. What is the third one named? John
Which side of a cat contains the most hair? The outside
A man dressed in all black is walking down a country lane A man dressed in all black is walking down a country lane. Suddenly, a large black car without any lights on comes round the corner and screeches to a halt. How did the car know he was there? It was daytime.
How many animals of each species did Moses take into the Ark? Zero. Noah took 2 animals of each species.
How many months have 28 days in them? All of them!
The 60th and 62nd British Prime Ministers of the UK had the same mother and father, but were not brothers. How do you account for this? It was the same person! Winston Churchill was Prime Minister twice, from 1940 -45 and from 1951-55.
If you have two coins totalling 11p, and one of the coins is not a penny, what are the two coins?
What goes up and down, but still remains in the same place? Stairs!
How much soil is there in a hole measuring one metre by one metre by one metre? None, it’s a hole!
If a red house is made of red bricks, and a blue house is made of blue bricks, what is a green house made of? Glass
If you were alone in a deserted house at night, and there was an oil lamp, a candle and firewood and you only have one match, which would you light first? The match
A little girl kicks a soccer ball A little girl kicks a soccer ball. It goes 10 feet and comes back to her. How is this possible? She kicked it in the air
A man and his son were in an automobile accident A man and his son were in an automobile accident. The man died on the way to the hospital, but the boy was rushed into surgery. The emergency room surgeon said "I can't operate, that's my son!" How is this possible? The surgeon was his mother.
A farmer had 15 sheep, and all but 8 died. How many are left? The 8 sheep that were left.