The Everything Kids' Giant Book of Jokes, Riddles, and Brain Teasers - Michael Dahl [55]
If your dog's down, what's your cat?
Catsup.
Why did the coffee cup go down to the police station?
To report that he had been mugged.
How did the police officers help him?
They showed him several mug shots.
What's the next word?
Dirt, worm, bird, .
Cat (it's a food chain)
Once upon a time, a little girl dressed in blue went to her grandmother's Swiss cottage. Why?
She was hungry for some cheese
When Sara invited some friends over to watch a movie, her parents decided to order pizza for all of them. When the delivery came, there were 2 large pizzas and 1 small one. If a large pizza serves 8 people and a small pizza serves 4, how many friends were at Sara's house?
7 friends (20 servings minus 3 for Sara and her parents)
FUN FACT
WHAT'S YOUR IQ?
Your IQ or Intelligence Quotient is arrived at by measuring your chronological age with your mental age. The average score is around 100. The score of a genius will average around 40 to 50 points higher.
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Writing on the Wall
Over time researchers have found that no two people have the same handwriting, just like no two people have the same fingerprints. If you study a few samples of other people's handwriting, you may also discover that handwriting can sometimes reveal personality traits. For example, those who separate their letters may be artistic and independent, while those whose letters are very close together might enjoy some company.
When there was a knock at the door, a man who could not see and could not hear somehow knew that someone had left him apple pie outside. How did he know?
He could smell it
Jill left a solid object on the floor of her room for 3 hours. In those 3 hours, no one had touched it, and yet it completely disappeared on its own. What was the object?
A nice cube
What do you call a giggling field of corn?
Laughing stalks.
What does Count Dracula use to cut his food?
A“stake” knife.
What kind of food is sick all the time?
Wheat germ.
When 2 eggs were placed in a blender, the first egg asked, “What's going on here?” What did the second egg say?
“Beats me.”
How does bread get up in the morning?
It rises.
Why do melons rarely marry?
They “cantaloupe” (can't elope).
Cucumbers, carrots, onions, tomatoes, and peas — which one doesn't belong?
Tomatoes, because they are fruit
One day Katherine decided to make a picture out of food, just for fun. First she used strawberries, then oranges, then lemons, then kiwis, then blueberries, and then another fruit. What did she use last and why?
Purple grapes — she was making a fruity rainbow
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Let's Play Charades
One sure way to get everyone laughing is to start up a game of charades. The next time you get together with family or friends, try acting out one of these: Fun house mirrors, riding a roller-coaster, buying new shoes, shopping for groceries, and running a race. Can you think of any other fun charades?
What do trees eat their ice cream out of?
Pinecones.
Why did the knife cross the road?
Because there was a fork in it.
What do you call a little potato?
Small fry.
What do you get when a bunch of grapes tries to cross a highway?
A traffic jam.
How does a cucumber know when it's in trouble?
It's in a pickle.
What drink always comes to your rescue?
Lemon-aide.
What type of food can contain all of the food groups?
Pizza!
Frosting, platter, candles, and sprinkles — what's missing?
Birthday cake
Frightened Food
Use a colored marker to highlight each of the 30 foods stuffed into this letter grid. The words can go sideways, up and down, diagonal, and even backward! After you have found them all, collect the unused letters from TOP to BOTTOM and LEFT to RIGHT, and write them in order on the blank spaces provided. When you're finished, you'll have the answer to this riddle:
EXTRA FUN: Use three different colors of highlight markers to show your answers!
APPLE
BEET
BLINTZ
BREAD
BROWNIES
CAKE
CARROT
CHEESE
CLAM
EGG
HAMBURGER
HOTDOG
JELLY
KIWI
MILK
ORANGE
PEA
PEANUT BUTTER
PEAR
PEPPER
PIE
PIZZA
PLUM
PORK
RADISH
SALAD