Brain teasers

[Punkygirl0101]

I saw this on another forum.. thought I would post it here.

Someone posts a teaser and we have to guess it. The person who guesses the teaser will post another one or pass it to another. I will start.


Question

There are 8 sisters in the family and each of them has a bother? How many brothers are there in total?

Answer:_____________

[gerbillover]

umm.. my brain is slow... but my answer in one.



i am trying to find one to ask, but i want to post my answer first.

[gerbillover]

ok here is mine...

What word, when written in capital letters,
is the same forwards, backwards and upside down?

[Ratty Lover]

8??? Are you suppose to think it is something else?

[Punkygirl0101]

She already got it.. its 1.. they are sisters, therefore all related, and they all have one brother..

I am stuck on yours gerbilover.. a hint?

[Cottontail]

gerbil- "I".

I can't think of one :p.

[gerbillover]

No its no "1"

Here is a hint....

I am going to the store at...... ______

[HandcuffedAngel]

Noon!

Imagine you are in a room with 3 switches. In adjacent room there are 3 bulbs (all are off at the moment), each switch belongs to some bulb. It is impossible to see from one room to another. How can you find out, which switch belongs to which bulb, if you may enter the room with bulbs only once?

[chester]

I do not know. i am horrible at brainteasers.

i am trying to find one.