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Mr. & Mrs. Smith went for a picnic. Mrs. Smith has 5 sons and each son has a sister who has 5 daughters each of whom have 1 brother each. How many of them went for the picnic?
2 people. Explanation: The puzzle only says that Mr. and Mrs. Smith went for a picnic. It does not say that the others accompanied them.

A grandfather, a father and 2 sons were having tea in the garden. But there are only 3 cups on the table. Justify how.
Grandfather is the father of one son and he himself also has one son. That makes two fathers and two sons.

I am clean when I look black and dirty when I look white. Who am I?
Blackboard

A red house is made up of red bricks, a blue house is made up of blue bricks, a green house is made up of _______.

If it took fifteen men ten days to build a tower, how long would it take four men to build it?
No time at all, as the tower it is already built!

What can you catch but not throw?

Imagine you are in a dark room. How do you get out?
Stop imagining.

What is as light as a feather, but even the world's strongest man couldn't hold it for more than a minute?
His breath.

If 0=4, 1=3, 2=3, 3=5, 4=4, 5=4, 6=3, 7=5, 8=5 and 9=4, find the value of 10, 11 and 12.
10=3, 11=6, 12=6. Explanation: Number of letters in the spelling of each figure.

Which room has no doors or windows?
A Mushroom

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