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1.

Little Nancy Etticoat
In a white petticoat.
The longer she glows
The shorter she grows
What is she?

Jackie, age 11, USA
 
2.

W hat starts with E and ends with E, and only has one letter in it?

Jillian, age 10, USA
 

3.

What starts with T, ends with T and has T in it?

Jillian, age 10, USA
 

4.

Shauna was killed one Sunday morning. The police know who they are going to arrest from this bit of information:

  • April was getting the mail
  • Alyssa was doing laundry
  • Reggie was cooking
  • Mark was planting in the garden

Who killed Shauna and how did the police know who to arrest?

Alyssa, age 13, USA
 

5.

9x6x5x9x2x33=?

Rachel, age 10, England
 

6.

Marie's dad has 6 daughters. Their names are Ta, Te, Ti, To, Tu. What is the last daughter's name?

Britney, age 12, USA
Aimee, age 10, USA
 

7.

A son and his father are in a car crash. When the son arrives at the hospital the surgeon looks at the boy and says, "I can't operate on this child. He is my son." Explain.

Callum, age 10, England
 

8.

What has a head and 4 legs, but can't move?

Jake, age 14, USA
 

9.

A woman stole 2 solid gold balls and the police are after her. In order to escape she has to cross a bridge, but the bridge can only handle a certain weight. She finds out that the bridge can only hold 200 pounds. Each solid gold ball weighs 50 pounds and she weighs 140 pounds. Somehow the woman managed to escape with BOTH solid gold balls. How did she do it?

Kimberly, age 12, USA
 

10.

A girl that was just learning to drive went down a one way street the wrong way but she was not breaking the law. How is this possible?

Tim, age 11, Australia
 

11.

If a red house has red bricks and a blue house has blue bricks, what does a green house have?

Olivia, age 9
 

12.

You have a house with four windows. If you look through all the windows, it is a southern exposure. If a bear comes, by what colour is the bear?

Synonyms, age 12, USA
 

13.

What does this say? HOrobOD

Natasha, age 11
Andrea, age 12, Canada
 

14.

A man drove to a hotel and as soon as he got there he was bankrupt. Explain.

Savanah, age 11, USA
Brandon, age 9, Australia
 

15.

How many seconds are in a year?

Louise, age 11, Scotland
Chickenlegs, age 10, USA
 

16.

What state is low at the front high in the middle and low in back?

Bailey, age 15, USA
 

17.

What goes up and never comes down?

Mone, age 16, USA
 

18.

Max was a smart kindergartner. He had made straight A's but had to repeat kindergarten. Why?

Alice, age 10, USA
 

19.

To whom do all men take off their hats?

Zax, age 23, Zambia
 

20.

What has 3 feet, but can't walk?

Sneha, age 13, USA
 

21.

Does England have a 4th of July?

Sneha, age 13, USA
 

22.

There is a plane crash and every single person dies. Two people survived. How was this possible?

Gabby, age 10, England
 

23.

What is one question you cannot truthfully answer, "Yes" to?

Trichelle, age 14, USA
 

24.

What has scales but cannot weigh things?

Bouch, age 2, Russia
 

25.

There is a man found dead in a circular mansion. The detective interviews the cook, maid, and babysitter. The cook said he couldn't have done it because he was preparing the meal. The maid said she couldn't have done it because she was dusting the corners. The babysitter said she couldn't because she was playing with the children. Who was lying?

Sarah, age 12, America
 

26.

How many sides does a circle have?

Jordaeinna, age 10, New Zealand
 

27.

What has 4 eyes but can't see?

Rachel, age 13, USA
Carlin, age 11, USA
 

30.

Jim and Sally live by the railroad tracks and every day at three o' clock the train comes by and rattles everything in the house. One afternoon the two were found dead. There was broken glass and water everywhere. How did they die?

Libby, age 12, USA
 

31.

A man kidnaps you and says he's going to kill you but he decides to give you a choice of how you will die. He tells you that if you make a true statement he will strangle you but if you make a false statement he will cut your head off. There is only one thing that you can say to live, what is it?

Carley, age 11, USA
 

32.

A yogurt bottle says "1/3 calories!" If 1/3 is 24 calories, what would be the total amount of calories in the bottle?

Aimee, age 10, USA
 

33.

A man has daughters. They are all blonde except two, all brunettes except two and all red heads except two. How many daughters does he have?

Alicia, age 13, Australia
 

34.

What can go up a chimney down but can't go down a chimney up?

Bridget, age 12, USA
 

35.

Why is it that you find whatever you're looking for in the last place you look?

Bridget, age 12, USA
 

36.

What does 39,502+45,629 =

Amelia, age 10, USA
 

37.

What does this mean?

Ground
Feet Feet
Feet Feet
Feet Feet

Andrea, age 12, Canada
 

38.

What does this mean? ACRIML

Andrea, age 12, Canada
 

39.

What does this mean? jaMADEpan

Andrea, age 12, Canada
 

40.

What does this mean? tentGOODtions

Andrea, age 12, Canada
 

41.

What does this mean? oTURNEDut

Andrea, age 12, Canada
 

42.

What does this mean? DAYdayOUT

Andrea, age 12, Canada
 

43.

What's a word that uses three sets of double letters in a row?

Terina, age 10, USA

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