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there is a man he leaves home and runs around three blocks, when he comes back home their are two ma

there is a man he leaves home and runs around three blocks, when he comes back home their are two masked men, who are they?

Hint: there is a man he leaves home and runs around three blocks…

✨ the catcher and the umpire
L3 · brain teaser

There is a pink single story house and everything in it is pink

There is a pink single story house and everything in it is pink. The doors are pink, the windows are pink and the TV is pink. What color are the stairs…

Hint: There is a pink single story house and everything in it is pink…

✨ There are no stairs in a single story house
L1 · what am i

There is an ancient invention still used in some parts of the world today that allows people to see

There is an ancient invention still used in some parts of the world today that allows people to see through walls. What is it?

Hint: There is an ancient invention still used in some parts of the world today that a…

✨ A window
L1 · what am i

There once was an evil wizard

There once was an evil wizard. He took 3 woman from their homes and turned them into rose bushes that looked exactly alike. He put them in his garden. One of the woman had a husband and children and begged the wizard to let her see them. He agreed. At night, he brought the woman to her house. In the morning he came and took her home. One day the husband decided to go rescue her. So he snuck into the wizard’s garden. He looked and looked at the 3 identical rose bushes trying to figure out which could be his wife. Suddenly, he knew the answer and he took his wife home. How did he know which rose bush was his wife?

Hint: There once was an evil wizard…

✨ The wizard brought the rosebush to her home at night and returned her to the garden in the morning. Therefore, she was the only plant without dew
L2 · logic

There was a buss with 26 people in it

There was a buss with 26 people in it. Then, they decided to cross the Golden Gate Bridge. When they crossed the bridge, there was no single person left. Also, no one got out from the bus. What happened?

Hint: There was a buss with 26 people in it…

✨ They all got married
L3 · brain teaser

There was a green house

There was a green house. Inside the green house there was a white house Inside the white house there was a red house. Inside the red house there were lots of babies.

Hint: There was a green house…

✨ This is a watermelon
L1 · what am i

There was a yellow eye on a blue face, and a red eye on a green face

There was a yellow eye on a blue face, and a red eye on a green face. The yellow eye said to the red eye “we are both the same, only i’m higher, and you are lower“. What are they?

Hint: There was a yellow eye on a blue face…

✨ The sun in the sky, and a rose on the grass
L2 · what am i

They can trickle down, They can tickle too

They can trickle down, They can tickle too. Or make you sneeze, Or comfort you. Their rustling sound, you’ve rarely heard, Unless you’re a pillow or a bird! What are they?

Hint: They can trickle down…

✨ They are feathers
L1 · what am i

They have not flesh, nor feathers, nor scales, nor bone

They have not flesh, nor feathers, nor scales, nor bone. Yet they have fingers and thumbs of their own. What are they?

Hint: They have not flesh…

✨ Gloves
L1 · what am i

This is as light as a feather, Yet no man can hold it for long

This is as light as a feather, Yet no man can hold it for long. What is it?

✨ Your Breath
L3 · brain teaser

This old one runs forever, but never moves at all

This old one runs forever, but never moves at all. He has not lungs nor throat, but still a mighty roaring call. What is it?

Hint: This old one runs forever…

✨ A Waterfall
L2 · what am i

Three lives have I

Three lives have I. Gentle enough to soothe the skin. Light enough to caress the sky. Hard enough to crack rocks. What am I?

Hint: Three lives have I…

✨ I am Water
L2 · what am i

Three men were walking out one day

Three men were walking out one day. Then it started raining hard. They raced 4 blocks to there house. When they got in, one man didnt get his hair wet. They did not have an umbrella, or a hat. How can this be?

Hint: Three men were walking out one day…

✨ He was bald
L2 · brain teaser

Three mountain climbers paid a lot of money to be the first to scale a mountain

Three mountain climbers paid a lot of money to be the first to scale a mountain. After several days of climbing they finally reached the pinnacle, and to their dismay, found a cabin and three frozen bodies. Since the mountain climbers were the first to ever climb the summit, how could this be possible?

Hint: Three mountain climbers paid a lot of money to be the first to scale a mountain…

✨ They found a cabin of an airplane that had crashed there with 3 bodies in it
L3 · logic

Three playing cards in a row

Three playing cards in a row. Can you name them with these clues? There is a two to the right of a king. A diamond will be found to the left of a spade. An ace is to the left of a heart. A heart is to the left of a spade. Now, identify all three cards.

Hint: Three playing cards in a row…

✨ Ace of Diamonds, King of Hearts, Two of Spades
L2 · logic

Three robbers robbed a store

Three robbers robbed a store. Once they came out they were totally changed, but they still continued robbing. Why?

Hint: Three robbers robbed a store…

✨ They robbed a clothing store; they changed clothes, not their ways
L3 · joke

Tom and his younger sister were fighting

Tom and his younger sister were fighting. Their mother was tired of the fighting, and decided to punish them by making them stand on the same piece of newspaper in such a way that they couldn’t touch each other. How did she accomplish this?

Hint: Tom and his younger sister were fighting…

✨ Tom's mother slid a newspaper under a door, each sibling standing on each side
L2 · brain teaser

Trains travel from one town to another town all day, always on the same track, always going nonstop

Trains travel from one town to another town all day, always on the same track, always going nonstop and at the same speed. The noon train took 80 minutes to complete the trip, but the 4 PM train took an hour and 20 minutes. Why?

Hint: Trains travel from one town to another town all day…

✨ 80 minutes is the same as an hour and 20 minutes
L3 · brain teaser

Two convicts are locked in a cell

Two convicts are locked in a cell. There is an unbarred window high up in the cell. No matter if they stand on the bed or one on top of the other they can’t reach the window to escape. They then decide to tunnel out. However, they give up with the tunneling because it will take too long. Finally one of the convicts figures out how to escape from the cell. What is his plan?

Hint: Two convicts are locked in a cell…

✨ His plan is to dig the tunnel and pile up the dirt to escape
L3 · logic

Two fathers and two sons went fishing one day

Two fathers and two sons went fishing one day. They were there the whole day and only caught 3 fish. One father said, that is enough for all of us, we will have one each. How can this be possible?

Hint: Two fathers and two sons went fishing one day…

✨ There was the father, his son, and his son's son. This equals 2 fathers and 2 sons!
L2 · logic