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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.

The diameter of a hole is 4ft 5in. How much dirt does it contain?
A hole has no dirt in it. It contains only air.

What gets wetter as it dries?
A towel.

I have keys but can't open any lock, I have space but no room. Who am I?
Keyboard

Name four days of the week starting with the alphabet "T".
Tuesday, Thursday, Today and Tomorrow

Find the odd one out: level, civic, madam, eye, mouth
Mouth. Explanation: All the words except "mouth" are palindromes (reads the same backward and forward).

A container without hinges, lock or a key, yet a golden treasure lies inside me. What am I?

Fill in the sequence: ND, JF, MA, ?, ?, SO
MJ and JA Explanation:: "ND" is for November & December, "JF" is for January & February, "MA" is for March & April and so on.

I don't have eyes, but once I did see. Once I had thoughts, but now I'm white and empty.

What can you catch but not throw?

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