EIGHT RIDDLES

1. Do protons have mass?

 

2. What's the opposite of "not in"?

 

3. What do you call a generic gender gene holder? 

4. What will happen if you read a lot while sunbathing?

 

5. What's the difference between a shopping center and a mall?

 

6. Why did the boy cover his face with his math book when he was frightened?

7. What word commonly seen on coins and bills becomes its own opposite when its middle letters are reversed?

8. Jim and his sister Joan discovered a jar of cookies in the kitchen cupboard and had a snack. Their score: Jim 81, Joan 812. How many cookies did they eat in total?

Answers:

 

1. Only if they're Catholic

2. "In" 

3. Brand X chromosome

4. You'll be ..... well, red

 

5. There is no difference. If you've seen one shopping center, you've seen 'em all.

 

6. He knew there was safety in numbers.

 

7. UNITED

 

8. Only 2: Jim 81 (ate one) and Joan 812 (ate one too)

 

Credits:

1-2, 4-5, 7-8: 

Martin Gardner

Colossal Book of Word Play