I always point in the right direction. My instructions are written in black and white. Disobey me and pay the consequences. I will never say more than two words at a time. What am I?

If you like pretty gems that sparkle and shine,
I invite you to dig in my virtual mine.
My first is purple, fit for a king,
My second is green where Dorothy did her thing.
My third is red, July’s birthstone as well,
My fourth is seen in strings and is found inside a shell.
My fifth is hard, pure Carbon [...]

Why are 1990 dollar bills worth more than 1989 dollar bills?

Don was driving his semi under an overpass when suddenly he came to a screeching halt. Don wasn’t paying enough attention and inadvertently drove under the overpass that was just barely as high as his truck.
The semi was wedged so tightly that he could not go forward or backward. A fellow trucker came by [...]

Sally is traveling by ship from south of the equator to the north.
She has a nice little cabin with a bathroom, but no window.
Sally has no compass nor other instruments. Just the
general luggage one brings on board a long cruise. Yet, without
leaving her room or talking with anyone, Sally will be able to
tell when the [...]

I am four letters long
I can be seen in the sky
I am the ocean & I am the sea
Can you guess me?

What goes around the world and stays in a corner?

What traps warmth,
Sprays forth ice and water,
Yet slips through your fingers with ease?

A man told his son that he would give him $1000 if he could accomplish the following task. The father gave his son ten envelopes and a thousand dollars, all in one dollar bills. He told his son, “Place the money in the envelopes in such a manner that no matter what number of dollars [...]

A farmer in California owns a beautiful pear tree. He supplies the fruit to a nearby grocery store. The store owner has called the farmer to see how much fruit is available for him to purchase. The farmer knows that the main trunk has 24 branches. Each branch has exactly 12 boughs and each bough [...]

Suppose you want to send in the mail a valuable object to a friend. You have a box which is big enough to hold the object. The box has a locking ring which is large enough to have a lock attached and you have several locks with keys. However, your friend does not have the [...]

You heard me before,
Yet you hear me again.
Then I die, ‘Til you call me again
What am I?

Formed long ago, yet made today,
Employed while others sleep.
What none would freely give away.
Nor any wish to keep.

What goes into the water red and comes out black?

Who are the two brothers who live on opposite sides of the road yet never see each other?

There’s a body lying dead on a bed, and on the floor beside it is a pair of scissors. The scissors were instrumental in his death, yet there’s no trace of blood. The body reveals no signs of any cuts or bruises. How could the person have been murdered with the pair of scissors? [...]

You have three stoves: a gas stove, a wood stove, and a coal stove, but only one match. Which should you light first?

I’m always in charge,
I’m never in debt.
I’m known as the first amongst all my kind.
I’m found within cars,
But never in buses.
I’m not used in Mexico, I’m used in Palestine.
What am I?

How can you distribute three apples to two fathers and their two sons, giving a whole apple to each.

Does the Muslim religion allow a man to marry his widow’s sister?

David was out for a walk when it started to rain. He did not have an umbrella and he wasn’t wearing a hat. His clothes were soaked, yet not a single hair on his head got wet. How could this happen?

There were an electrician and a plumber waiting in line for admission to the Home Show. One of them was the father of the other’s son.
How could this be possible?

When they are caught, they are thrown away.
When they escape, you itch all day.
What are they?

When I am filled
I can point the way,
When I am empty
Nothing moves me,
I have two skins
One without and one within.
What am I?

What is round as a dishpan, deep as a tub, and still the oceans couldn’t fill it up?