brain teasers

Short Riddles

     *Why can't a man living in the USA be buried in Canada?

• *Is it legal for a man in California to marry his widow's sister? Why?
• *A man builds a house rectangular in shape. All the sides have southern exposure. A big bear walks by. What color is the bear? Why? (similar to the Bear riddle in the section Einstein's Riddles)
• *If there are 3 apples and you take away 2, how many do you have?
• *How far can a dog run into the woods?
• *One big hockey fan claimed to be able to tell the score before any game. How did he do it?
• *You can start a fire if you have alcohol, petrol, kerosene, paper, candle, coke, a full matchbox and a piece of cotton wool. What is the first thing you light?
• *Why do Chinese men eat more rice than Japanese men do?
• *What word describes a woman who does not have all her fingers on one hand?
• solutions:
• • Why should a living man be buried?
  • No, it is not legal to get married if you are dead.
  • The bear is white since the house is built on the North Pole.
  • If you take 2 apples, than you have of course 2.
  • The dog can run into the woods only to the half of the wood – than it would run out of the woods.
  • The score before any hockey game should be 0:0, shouldn’t it?
  • A match, of course.
  • There are more Chinese men than Japanese men.
  • Normal – I wouldn’t be very happy if I had all my fingers (10) on one hand.