Brain Teasers

Brain teasers are so easy! Here are some answers so you won't look stupid next time someone tries to stump you.

Q: You have two coins that total 15 cents, but one of them is not a nickel. How is that possible?
A: Science!

Q: If a rooster lays an egg on the peak of a barn roof, will the egg roll down the east or west side?
A: Neither, barns don't have roofs!

Q: How many two cent stamps are in a dozen?
A: Seventeen.

Q: A farmer has 17 sheep standing in a field and all but 8 drop down and die, how many are left standing?
A: This is a trick question. Sheep don't die.

Q: Do they have a Fourth of July in England?
A: No.

AJM '07