Riddles

There are 30 cows and 28 chickens. How many didn’t?

There are 30 cows in a field, and 28 chickens. How many didn’t?

There are 5 sisters in a room: Ann is reading a book, Margaret is cooking, Kate is playing chess, Marie is doing the laundry. What is the fifth sister doing?

There are 7 birds in a tree. A hunter shoots one bird down. How many birds are left in the tree?

There are four men on a boat in the middle of the ocean with five cigarettes and nothing to make a flame. But five seconds later they get a cigarette lighter. How?

There are four of these, but everyone’s favorite seems to be spades.

There are four of us, but it seems like everyone loves spades the most. What am I?

There are millions of me. I am very small but when moving fast I am deadly.

There are several different kinds, but the one you pick doesn’t do its job. What is it?

There are two bodies on the floor. They are surrounded by water and broken glass. How did they die?

There are two ducks in front of a duck, two ducks behind a duck and a duck in the middle. How many ducks are there?

There are two fathers and two sons. They walk into a candy store and each buys a candy bar for 50 cents. The total for all of the candy bars was $1.50. How is that possible?

There are two meanings to me. With one I may need to be broken, with the other I hold on. My favorite characteristic is my charming dimple. What am I?

There are two monkeys on a tree and one jumps off. Why does the other monkey jump too?