Posted this on my class blog last year. Credits to the respective authors of these short questions.
Warning: Wear your jackets.
1) A gunman was aiming a bird 10 metres above. The range of the gun was only 1m, but the bird was still shot. Why?
Answer: The gun was 9m long.
2) Batman dropped from the top. What did he say upon landing?
Answer: Painful sia! (Doesn't it sound like batman in Chinese?)
3) A plane and a bird travelled in parallel motion. They were side by side. Who would drop first and why?
Answer: Bird. The bird was covering its ears with its wings.
4) How do you keep someone in suspense?
Answer: Hehe, I will tell you the answer the next day.
5) 2 men are needed to dig 2 holes in 2 hours. How many men are needed to dig 1/2 a hole in 1/2 an hour?
Answer: It is impossible to dig 1/2 a hole.
6) You would have 1300 of these in a year. What is it?
Answer: Dreams.
7) I have $15 and you have $15. Both of us are at the same MRT station. What station is it?
Answer: Commonwealth MRT station.
8) Mother Rat is going out for a week. She has 3 sons called Si Yi (wash clothes)Si Ku (wash pants) and Si Wa (wash socks). She found a pile of dung. And she warned them : Do not eat. After sometime, the dung was gone. Si Yi says 'Not me, after bathing, I do my homework'. Si Ku says 'Not me, after bathing, I play computer!' So, who ate it, and why?
Answer: Si Wa. (in hokkien, 'it's me.')
9) Where do atoms get charged?
Answer: In court.
10) A soldier was patrolling his area when he spotted an enemy. He took his gun and started to shoot. The enemy, knowing that he had been spotted, ran swiftly. While he was running, he stepped onto a ground mine. he think that if if he let go and run very fast away he won't be bombed. so, he counted to 3 and ran very fast. Why was he still bombed in the end?
Answer: He ran on the spot.
11) 有两个人爬山。突然他们跌入一个山洞。其中一个人死了。死人叫死人， 活人叫什么？
答案：活人叫救命。
12) A couple went out to beach. They seem to be talking about jokes. A moment later, they drowned. Why?
Answer: The sea laughs (大海笑 －大海啸 - tsunami) ^^
13) Why does a skeleton walk across the road?
Answer: To get across the body shop.
14) A gunman was aiming a bird. The bird pleaded not to be shot. The gunman fired a shot, but there were 2 bullet holes instead. Why?
Answer: The bird flapped its wings to defend itself from being shot.
15) How do you drive a person mad?
Answer: Enclose that person in a circular room, then ask the person to find a corner to sit.
Have fun. Hope you won't catch flu after this. :X
