by Michael Dahl
What is your father if you take his favorite chair?
Amad dad.
What is the Trampoline family's favorite time of year for vacation?
The spring.
Someone in the Steinbeck family plays an instrument. Can you guess which instrument? Here's a clue: “I have no locks, but 88 keys.”
The piano
If Lisa's family has 1 child every 2 years and Lisa, who's the oldest, is now 11, how many children are in her family now?
6 children
Karl and Kate were both in the kitchen at 1:30 for a snack, yet neither one saw the other. How can this be?
Karl was there at 1:30 p.m. while Kate was the reat 1:30 A.M.
TRY THIS
Optical Illusions
When your brain and eyes work together, sometimes they can play tricks on you. Some of these tricks are known as optical illusions. To try one optical illusion test, take 2 empty paper towel tubes and hold the end of each one up to your eyes. Keeping them straight, look through the tubes. Now, while you are still looking through them, move the ends that are farthest from your eyes together until they touch. What do you see?
What's am I?
It may “shock” you to know what I discovered — and some say I had an “electric” personality. To this day, I'm sometimes called one of the Founding Fathers, and my portrait appears on one of those green bills you use to pay for things. Who am I?
Benjamin Franklin
When the Smith family decided to move, everyone pitched in, including Sybil and her sister. If the girls can carry 2 large objects or 6 small ones each time, how many trips will it take to move 10 large objects and 16 small ones?
8 trips
If it takes 12 minutes for the Gowen family to wait for a ride on the roller coaster, and 5 minutes for everyone to get off it, how many minutes are spent screaming?
7 minutes
Jack has a lot of dishes to do. He has enough dishes to fill 4 sinks, and it takes him 10 minutes to wash one sinkful, 5 minutes to rinse it, and 5 minutes to dry. How much time would it save him if he waited and rinsed all the dishes at the end (10 minutes total), and let them all air dry?
It would save him 30 minutes
When Marty's dad asked him if he had been taking out the trash like he was supposed to, he answered, “Yes, I look at the moon every night I go out.” Of course his father knew this was a lie. Why?
The moon is not visible every night
Words to Know
Genius: Someone who is considered to be extremely intelligent. Most people believe that geniuses are born that way and that a person can't just be taught to become a genius.
ANSWERS
PART ONE: JOKES
Hole In One
Why Oh Why?
Picto-Laugh #1
Say What?
Sounds Funny To Me
Hink Pink Kriss Kross
Picto-Laugh #2
It's Rhyme Time
Bye Bye
Picto-Laugh #3
Love to Laugh
Picto-Laugh #4
It's Joke Time!
Picto-Laugh #5
Fill Me In
Picto-Laugh #6
Rhyming Riddles
What's The Difference
Quick Draw
Oops!
Picto-Laugh #7
Geo-Giggles
Picto-Laugh #8
Two In One
Elemorphant
PART TWO: KNOCK-KNOCK
Noah
Knocked to Pieces
Say What?
I Can't Hear You
Mix and Match
Please Fix That
Hidden Helper
Alli-OOPS!
How Polite!
It's Me!
Which Window?
Half a Chance
Rhyme Time
Crazy Criss-Cross
Knock Once
Who Is It?
Mixed Up Endings
Wendy's Here
Open the Door
Come and Get It!
We Deliver!
Funny Friends
Ho, Ho, Ho
Aye, Aye, Captain
Where in the World
Do I Know You?
Do I Know You?
Don't Forget to Brush
PART THREE: RIDDLES AND BRAIN TEASERS
Bad Band
A Sloppy Subject
Math Class
Loop the Zoo!
Say What?
Feel Better
Funny Flight
Where in the World
The Hungry Traveler
Frightened Food
Good Home Cookin'
Second Helping
Comic Contest
baseball cap, weather balloons, sweat-R (sweater), pet sheepdog
stocking cap, pet hot dog, blue (sad) jeans, pair of slippers (otherwise known as banana peels)
top hat, T-shirt, pet watchdog
THE WINNER! ski hat, rain coat, seeing i (eye) dog, bellbottom pants, elevator shoes
Silly Sally
Silly Sally like things that have double letters! Look at the picture of Silly Sally and you will see a balloon, a butterfly, glasses, earrings, mittens, buttons, a dress (covered with loops), boots, and a poodle!
Silly Slogans
Cross Plumber
Why Did the Lion …
Hinky Pinkies
Half a House?
Which Window?
Fun House
Night Games
hOops
Balls of Fun
Big Brothers
Starting in the lower righthand corner, going up, then spiraling around: The Woods have six children, five boys and one girl. Any one of the boys will have four brothers, while the girl will have five brothers.
The Family Name Game
Watch Out! (1)
Watch Out! (2)
Hidden Family
We had fun cleaning the garage!
The leprechaun told me where to find a pot of gold!
The music was so raucous, I needed to cover my ears!
Under the sofa there are many dust-balls.
Did you read the same memo the rest of us read?
During a crisis, terrific people often show up to help!
The chicken broth erased the last symptoms of Brian's cold.
My friend in L.A. was happy to have me visit her!
