11

Oct2024

Mental Floss 372

0  
  The answer to last week’s challenge is: Q: A man walks into a bar and orders a whiskey with no ice. He picks up the glass in his left hand, swirls it around twice then drinks down in a single gulp. the barman ... Read More
October 11, 2024admin

04

Oct2024

Mental Floss 371

0  
The answer to last week’s challenge is: Q: Mr Smith has 3 daughters. Each of his daughters has a brother. How many children does Mr Smith Have? A: Four. All three daughters share the same Brother. This week’s thinking challenge is …... Read More
October 4, 2024admin

27

Sep2024

Mental Floss 370

0  
The answer to last week’s challenge is: Q: You are forced to choose between three room to enter. The 1st is full of raging fire. The 2nd deadly snakes and the 3rd lions who have not eaten in 10 weeks. Which room do ... Read More
September 27, 2024admin

20

Sep2024

Mental Floss 369

0  
The answer to last week’s challenge is: Q: What can travel around the world whilst staying in the corner? A: A postage stamp. This week’s thinking challenge is … Q: You are forced to choose between three room to enter. The 1st ... Read More
September 20, 2024admin

13

Sep2024

Mental Floss 368

0  
The answer to last week’s challenge is: Q: What loses its head in the morning and regains it at night? A: Your pillow. This week’s thinking challenge is … Q: What can travel around the world whilst staying in the corner? The answer ... Read More
September 13, 2024admin

06

Sep2024

Mental Floss 367

0  
The answer to last week’s challenge is: Q: What is the one thing that always tastes better than it smells? A: Your tongue. This week’s thinking challenge is … Q: What loses its head in the morning and regains it at night? The ... Read More
September 6, 2024admin

30

Aug2024

Mental Floss 366

0  
The answer to last week’s challenge is: Q: Each morning I appear to lie at your feet. All day I will follow you no matter how fast you run, yet I nearly perish in the midday sun. What am I? A: Your shadow. This week’s ... Read More
August 30, 2024admin

23

Aug2024

Mental Floss 365

1  
The answer to last week’s challenge is: Q: I drive men mad for the love of me. Easily beaten, never free. What am I? A: Gold. This week’s thinking challenge is … Q: Each morning I appear to lie at your feet. ... Read More
August 23, 2024admin

16

Aug2024

Mental Floss 364

0  
The answer to last week’s challenge is: Q: How can you place a pencil on the floor so that no one can jump over it? A: Place it on the floor in the corner This week’s thinking challenge is … Q: I ... Read More
August 16, 2024admin

09

Aug2024

Mental Floss 363

0  
The answer to last week’s challenge is: Q: There are 10 birds perched on a fence. A farmer aims his rifle and shoots one. How many birds remain? A: None. One is dead on the ground and the other 9 fly away ... Read More
August 9, 2024admin

02

Aug2024

Mental Floss 362

0  
The answer to last week’s challenge is: Q: Someone falls from a 20 storey building and lives. How might this be possible? A: They fell from a 1st floor window. This week’s thinking challenge is … Q: There are 10 birds perched ... Read More
August 2, 2024admin

26

Jul2024

Mental Floss 361

0  
The answer to last week’s challenge is: Q: Can you divide a cake into 8 pieces with only 3 cuts? A: 1st, divide the cake into 4 with two cuts. Then, cut the cake horizontally by splitting the bottom and top halves. This ... Read More
July 26, 2024admin

19

Jul2024

Mental Floss 360

0  
The answer to last week’s challenge is: Q: Paul married two women, without divorcing either. Neither women committed bigamy or died. How? A: Paul was a Priest. This week’s thinking challenge is … Q: Can you divide a cake into 8 pieces ... Read More
July 19, 2024admin

12

Jul2024

Mental Floss 359

0  
The answer to last week’s challenge is: Q: A woman had two sons that were born on the same hour of the same day of the same year, but they were not twins. How so? A: They were two of a set ... Read More
July 12, 2024admin

05

Jul2024

Mental Floss 358

0  
The answer to last week’s challenge is: Q: Why is it than we have round manhole covers and not square ones? A: A round cover cannot fall down the hole it covers. This week’s thinking challenge is … Q: A woman had ... Read More
July 5, 2024admin

28

Jun2024

Mental Floss 357

0  
The answer to last week’s challenge is: Q: If you put a small coin into an empty wine bottle and replace the cork, how would you get the coin out without taking out the cork or breaking the bottle? A: Push ... Read More
June 28, 2024admin

21

Jun2024

Mental Floss 356

0  
The answer to last week’s challenge is: Q: A table tennis ball fell into a long pipe sticking out of the ground. The pipe is only a little wider than the ball so you cannot get it with your hand. You have no ... Read More
June 21, 2024admin

14

Jun2024

Mental Floss 355

0  
The answer to last week’s challenge is: Q: If the day after the day before yesterday was Monday, and the day before the day after tomorrow is Wednesday, what day is it today? A: Tuesday. This week’s thinking challenge is … Q: ... Read More
June 14, 2024admin

07

Jun2024

Mental Floss 354

0  
The answer to last week’s challenge is: Q: What common chemical compound could be represented with: H, I, J, K, M, N, O? A: H2O or water. (H to O). This week’s thinking challenge is … Q: If the day after the ... Read More
June 7, 2024admin

31

May2024

Mental Floss 353

0  
The answer to last week’s challenge is: Q: What can you hold in your right hand but not in your left hand? A: Your left hand. This week’s thinking challenge is … Q: What common chemical compound could be represented with: H, ... Read More
May 31, 2024admin