Q:What's the difference between a monkey and a flea?
A: A monkey can have fleas, but a flea can't have monkeys.
猴子會和跳蚤有什麼不同呢?你可能會直接的想到它們倆是一大一小。但除此之外呢，那就是猴子身上可以長跳蚤，而跳蚤身上卻不能有猴子。這個答案很有意思吧?
Q: How can you most irritate a farmer?
A: By treading on his corn?
如果你踩了農夫的玉米或是穀物，他肯定會生氣的;而如果你踩了農夫腳底的雞眼，他會更生氣。Corn既可以表示“玉米/穀物”，也有“雞眼”的意思。
Q: Which is the strongest creature in the world?
A: The snail. It carries its house on its back.
因爲snail(蝸牛)的後背上總是揹着一所房子，所以說蝸牛是世界上最強壯的生物是不足爲奇的。你說呢?
Q: What do people do in a clock factory?
A: They make faces all day.
一看到make faces這個短語，你可千萬別以爲是在鐘錶廠工作的人整天都做鬼臉呀!因爲除了這個意思以外，它還可以從字面上解釋爲製造鐘面。
Q: How do you stop a sleepwalker from walking in his sleep?
A: Keep him awake.
怎樣才能不讓夢遊者(sleepwalker)夢遊(walk in his sleep)呢?最簡單的方法就是不讓他睡覺。雖然這不是治療方法，但如果讓夢遊者醒着呢，他的'確就不會去夢遊了。
1) ---- Who is closer to you， your mom or your dad ? (爸爸和媽媽誰和你更近?)?
—— Mom is closer because dad is father.?
(2)---- What fruit is never found singly ? (什麼水果永遠不會是單個的?)?
—— A pear.?
(3)---- Why are young men unwilling to date the daughter of the Fortunes ? (年輕人爲什麼不願意和福瓊家女兒約會?)?
—— Because she is Miss Fortune.?
注: 以上腦筋急轉彎泛採用了同音詞(homonyms):
(1)“father”(父親)與“farther”(更遠)
(2)“pear”(梨)音同“pair”(一對)，
(3)“Miss Fortune”音同“misfortune”(不幸)
(4)Why is an empty matchbox the best thing to have in the world ?(爲什麼空火柴盒是世界上最好的東西?)?
——Because it is matchless.?
(5)Why did little Tom put his brother's guitar in the refrigerator ?(小湯姆爲什麼把哥哥的吉他放在冰箱裏?)?
——Because he enjoyed cool music.?
(6)What stays hot even if put it in a fridge?(什麼東西即使放在冰箱裏也熱?)
? ——Pepper.?
注: 以上腦筋急轉彎大量運用了雙關語(puns)：
(4)“matchless”既可理解爲“沒有火柴的”，又可理解爲“舉世無雙的，無可匹敵的”;
(5)“cool”可表示“冷的、涼的”，也可指“棒、時髦、美妙的”;
(6)“hot”有兩個意思："熱"、"辣"。?