The Weight Word Puzzle

I am heavy forward, but backward I’m not. What am I?

The word “ton.”

Explanation: “Ton” is heavy, but spelled backward (“not”), it means the opposite.

The Letter Puzzle

I start with “M” and end with “X.” I have a never-ending number of letters. What am I?

A mailbox.

The Faulty Coin Puzzle

You have 8 identical-looking coins, but one of them is slightly heavier. You have a balance scale and can only use it twice. How can you find the heavier coin?

Answer:

Divide the coins into three groups: two groups of 3 and one group of 2.
Weigh the two groups of 3 coins.
- If one side is heavier, the heavier coin is in that group.
- If they balance, the heavier coin is in the group of 2.
Weigh two coins from the heavier group (whether it’s 3 or 2 coins) to find the heaviest one.

The Clock Hands Overlap Puzzle

How many times a day do the hour and minute hands of a clock overlap?

Answer:
22 times.

Explanation: The hands overlap approximately every 65 minutes, resulting in 22 overlaps in a 24-hour period.

The Calendar Conundrum

A father and his son were born in the same month, but not in the same year. The father was born on February 29th, and the son was born on February 28th. How many birthdays will the father have celebrated when the son turns 16?

4 birthdays.

Explanation: Since February 29th occurs only once every 4 years (during leap years), the father will have celebrated only 4 birthdays by the time the son turns 16.

The Water Jug Challenge

You have two jugs. One holds 5 liters and the other holds 3 liters, but neither has any measurement markings. How can you measure out exactly 4 liters?

Fill the 5-liter jug completely.
Pour water from the 5-liter jug into the 3-liter jug until the 3-liter jug is full, leaving exactly 2 liters in the 5-liter jug.
Empty the 3-liter jug, and then pour the remaining 2 liters from the 5-liter jug into the 3-liter jug.
Fill the 5-liter jug again and carefully pour water into the 3-liter jug until it’s full. This leaves exactly 4 liters in the 5-liter jug.

The Presidential Puzzle

The 22nd and 24th presidents of the United States of America had the same parents but were not brothers. How can this be possible?

They were the same person: Grover Cleveland.

Explanation:

Grover Cleveland served two non-consecutive terms as president, making him both the 22nd and 24th president of the United States. Therefore, he had the same parents but was not a separate individual or a sibling.

The Family Puzzle

A man looks at a painting in a museum and says, “Brothers and sisters I have none, but that man’s father is my father’s son.”
Who is in the painting?

The man’s son.

The man says, “That man’s father is my father’s son.”
Since he has no brothers or sisters, “my father’s son” must be himself.
Therefore, “that man’s father” is him, which means that man in the painting is his son.

The Out and In Puzzle

What do you throw out when you want to use it but take in when you don’t want to use it?
What am I?

An anchor.

The Friday the 13th Puzzle

How many Friday the 13ths can there be in one calendar year?

There can be up to 3 Friday the 13ths in a single calendar year.

Explanation:
Each month starts on a different day of the week, and the 13th of each month can fall on a Friday depending on the calendar year. The maximum number of Friday the 13ths in one year is 3.