Thought Provoking Questions

Have you ever stopped to consider that if people from Poland are called ‘Poles’, why aren't people from Holland called ‘Holes’? Or why lemon juice is made with artificial flavor, while dishwashing liquid is made with real lemon? If you were of the opinion that all questions have an answer, think again before you set out to answer these quirky yet thought-provoking questions. Not all questions have an answer, yet they never fail to tap our brains. While it can be really amusing to rack your grey cells over such attention grabbing questions, finding an easy explanation is never so easy. Nevertheless, these seemingly ‘senseless’ questions may continue to make sense if you stop to consider them. What more, finding your own plausible answer to these questions may make the questions worth wondering about! Here are some exciting, funny thought provoking questions for you to ponder on. Read on to get thinking.

Interesting Thought Provoking Questions

Why is it so hard to let go?
Are marbles made of marble?
If you can enjoy yourself, why can’t you enjoy anyone else?
If dawn breaks, does dusk come together?
Why does ‘dyslexia’ have to be so hard to spell?
If you think you’re a hypochondriac, then are you one or not?
If you try to fail, and succeed, which have you done?
Does God believe that there are atheists?
Can you get cornered in a round room?
If it's zero degrees outside today and it's supposed to be twice as cold tomorrow, how cold is it going to be?
If a fork were made of gold would it still be considered silverware?
Why isn't chocolate considered a vegetable, since chocolate comes from cocoa beans, and all beans are a vegetable?
Why do companies offer you ‘free gifts’? Aren't gifts by definition free?
Why is a square meal served on round plates?
Why do people say, "You can't have your cake and eat it too"? Why would someone get cake if they can't eat it?
Why is snow white and ice clear? Aren't they just different forms of water?
Can you cry under water?
If money doesn't grow on trees, then why do banks have branches?
Why does a round pizza come in a square box?
Why is it that people say they "slept like a baby" when babies wake up, like, every two hours?
If a deaf person has to go to court, is it still called a hearing?
If ghosts go through walls, why don’t they fall through the floor?
Why isn’t evaporated milk a gas?
When you feel down, why do people ask what’s up?
How are children supposed to take medicine if it’s meant to be kept out of their reach?
Why do people talk about ‘girlie’ things but never ‘boyie’ things?
If you sneezed on a computer, would it get a virus?
Why do we close doors and windows to reduce noise, considering that sound travels better through solids?
Why do ‘a fat chance’ and ‘a slim chance’ mean the same thing?
Why does your nose run and your feet smell?
How come we choose from just two people to run for president and 50 for Miss America?
If a chronic liar tells you he is a chronic liar do you believe him?
If electricity comes from electrons, does morality come from morons?
Which is a stronger emotion: anger or love?
Why does religion cause so much war?
Would you give your life to save someone else's?
What is your quirkiest habit and how long have you had it?
Why is ‘abbreviation’ such a long word?
Why are there seeds in seeded grapes, but no bones in a boned fillet?
Why is Friday 13th considered unlucky, considering that the Last Supper was on Thursday?

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