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Q1. A murderer is condemned to death. He has to choose between three rooms: The first is full of raging fires, the second is full of assassins with loaded guns, and the third is full of lions that haven’t eaten in 3 years. Which room is safest for him?

Q2. A woman shoots her husband. Then she holds him under water for over 5 minutes. Finally, she hangs him. But 5 minutes later they both go out together and enjoy a wonderful dinner together. How can this be?

Q3. A magician was boasting one day at how long he could hold his breath under water. His record was 6 minutes. A kid that was listening said, “that’s nothing, I can stay under water for 10 minutes using no type of equipment or air pockets!” The magician told the kid if he could do that, he’d give him $10,000. The kid did it and won the money. Can you figure out how?

Q4. There are two plastic jugs filled with water. How could you put all of this water into a barrel, without using the jugs or any dividers, and still tell which water came from which jug?

Q5. What is black when you buy it, red when you use it, and grey when you throw it away?

Q6. Can you name three consecutive days without using the words Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, or Sunday?

Q7. This is an unusual paragraph. I’m curious how quickly you can find out what is so unusual about it? It looks so plain you would think nothing was wrong with it! In fact, nothing is wrong with it! It is unusual though. Study it, and think about it, but you still may not find anything odd. But if you work at it a bit, you might find out! Try to do so without any coaching!

Q8. You are participating in a race. You overtake the second person. What position are you in?

Q9. If you overtake the last person, then you are…?

Q10. (in your head!) Take 1000 and add 40 to it. Now add another 1000. Now add 30. Add another 1000. Now add 20. Now add another 1000. Now add 10. What is the total?

Q11. Mary’s father has five daughters: 1. Nana, 2. Nene, 3. Nini, 4. Nono. What is the name of the fifth daughter?

Q12. The maker doesn’t want it; the buyer doesn’t use it; and the user doesn’t see it. What is it?
A child is born in Boston, Massachusetts to parents who were both born in Boston, Massachusetts. The child is not a United States citizen. How is this possible?

Q13. Before Mount Everest was discovered, what was the highest mountain on Earth?

Q14. Captain Frank and some of the boys were exchanging old war stories. Art Bragg offered one about how his grandfather led a battalion against a German division during World War I. Through brilliant maneuvers he defeated them and captured valuable territory. After the battle he was presented with a sword bearing the inscription “To Captain Bragg for Bravery, Daring and Leadership. World War I. From the Men of Battalion 8.” Captain Frank looked at Art and said, “You really don’t expect anyone to believe that yarn, do you?” What’s wrong with the story?

Q15. What is one thing that all wise men, regardless of their religion or politics, agree is between heaven and earth?

Q16. In what year did Christmas and New Year’s fall in the same year?

Q17. A woman from New York married ten different men from that city, yet she did not break any laws. None of these men died and she never divorced. How was this possible?

Q18. Why are 1990 American dollar bills worth more than 1989 American dollar bills?

Q19. How many times can you subtract the number 5 from 25?

Q20. A taxi driver was called to take a group of passengers to the train station. The station is normally an hour away, but with traffic being extra heavy, it took a full hour and a half. On the return trip the traffic was still as heavy and yet it took only 90 minutes. Why?

Q21. How could you rearrange the letters in the words “new door” to make one word? Note: There is only one correct answer.

Q22. Even if they are starving, natives living in the Arctic will never eat a penguin’s egg. Why not?

Q23. Which is correct to say, “The yolk of the egg are white” or “The yolk of the egg is white”?

Q24. In Okmulgee, Oklahoma, you cannot take a picture of a man with a wooden leg. Why not?

Q25. There were an electrician and a plumber waiting in line for admission to the “International Home Show”. One of them was the father of the other’s son. How could this be possible?

Q26. After the new Canon Law that took effect on November 27, 1983, would a Roman Catholic man be allowed to marry his widow’s sister?

Q27. Clara Clatter was born on December 27th, yet her birthday is always in the summer. How is this possible?

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1) How much soil is there in a hole measuring one metre by one metre by one metre?

2) Would a steel ball travel faster through water at 25c or -5c?

3) There are 5 apples in a basket and five people in a room. How can you give an apple to each person in the room and yet leave one apple in the basket.

4) A fishing boat is lying in the harbour. There is a rope ladder hanging over the side with its end touching the water. The rungs of the ladder are 1 metre apart and the tide is rising at 50 centimetres an hour.

At the end of 6 hours, how many of the rungs will be covered?

5) A man dressed all in black is walking down a country lane. Suddenly a large black car without any lights on comes round the corner and screeches to a halt.

How did the driver know there was a man in the road?

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A1) If it takes twenty minutes to hard-boil one goose egg, how long will
it take to hard-boil four goose eggs?

A2) Is there a 4th of July in England? Yes or no?

A3) Some months have 31 days. How many have 28?

A4)Can a man in California marry his widow’s sister?

A5) Take the number 30, divide it by 1/2, and then add 10.
………What do you get?

A6) A doctor gives you three pills and tells you to take one every half
an hour…. How long will the pills last?

A7) A farmer has 17 sheep. All but 9 of them die.
How many sheep are left?

A8) How many animals of each species did Moses bring with him on the ark?

A9) A butcher in the market is 5′10″ tall. What does he weigh?

A10) How many 2 cent stamps are there in a dozen?

A11) What was the President’s name in 1960?

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a.Two police offers were investigating a mysterious death. When they arrived at the scene of the crime they found a room with no windows and the dead man who seemed to have hung himself by a rope from the ceiling. There was no chair or table that the man may have jumped off. The only clue was a puddle of water on the floor. How did the man manage to hang himself?

b.Late one evening, a man and his wife were driving their car at speed down a country road. The car spun of the road and hit a tree. The man decided to seek help at a garage a few miles away. He made sure nobody was in the car, rolled all the windows up, and locked all of the doors. When he returned, his wife was dead, and there someone in the car he had never seen before. No physical damage was done to the car, it was still locked? How did the woman die? Where did the stranger come from?

c.A man kills his wife. Many people watch him doing so. Yet no one will ever be able to accuse him of murder. Why?

d.If there are three oranges and you take away two, how many will you have?

e.What is it that you cannot hold even ten minute, even though it is lighter than a feather?

f.Part carbon, part water, I am poison to the fishes Many have falsely claimed my name, for I am the pause that refreshes. What am I?

g.The following sentence is false The preceding sentence is true. Are these sentences true or false?

h.I am the beginning of sorrow, And the end of sickness. You cannot express happiness without me, yet I am in the midst of crosses. I am always in risk, yet never in danger. You may find me in the sun, but I am never out of darkness.

i.Sabrina gave Samantha as many dollars as Samantha started out with Samantha then gave Sabrina back as much as Sabrina had left. Sabrina then gave Samantha as back as many dollars as Samantha had left, which left Sabrina broke and gave Samantha a total of $80.00. How much did Sabrina and Samantha have at the beginning of their exchange?

j.Though liquid in nature, don’t push me too far; for then I will break, and the damage may scar. What am I?

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