Brainteasers 26:
More Tricky Ones
ANSWERS


1. 6. There are 2 of each color.

2. No, because if the man’s wife is a widow, that means he’s dead and can’t marry anyone.

3. It was daytime.

4. A square manhole cover can be turned and dropped down the diagonal of the manhole. A round manhole can not. So for the safety and practicality, all manhole covers are round.

5. The poison in the punch came from the ice cubes. When the man drank the punch, the ice was fully frozen. Gradually it melted, poisoning the punch.

6. They were two of a set of triplets.

7. The man had hiccups. The barman recognized this and drew the gun in order to give him a shock. It worked and cured the hiccups, so the man no longer needed the water.

8. The big Indian was the little Indian’s mother.

9. None. Pigs can’t talk.

10. Tom’s father is 40 and his grandfather, on his mother’s side, is 46. The grandfather was 20 when Tom’s mother was born and she was 16 when Tom was born. Tom is now 10.

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