1. How many birthdays does the average man have?
2. Someone at a party introduces you to your mother's only sister's husband's sister-in-law. He has no brothers. What do you call this lady?
3. Which weighs more, a pound of feathers or a pound of gold?
4. Cathy has six pairs of black gloves and six pairs of brown gloves in her drawer. In complete darkness, how many gloves must she take from the drawer to be sure to get a matching pair? Think carefully!!
5. Mom, Dad, and 2 kids have come to a river, and they find a boat. It is small and can only carry one adult or 2 kids at a time. Both kids are good rowers, but how can the whole family reach the other side of the river?
6. Before Mt. Everest was discovered, what was the tallest mountain in the world?
7. Because cigars cannot be entirely smoked, a hobo who collects cigar butts can make a cigar to smoke out of every 5 butts that he finds. Today, he has collected 25 cigar butts. How many cigars will he be able to smoke?
8. A carpenter was in a terrible hurry. He had to work as quickly as possible to cut a very heavy 10-foot plank into 10 equal sections. If it takes 1 minute per cut, how long will it take him to get the 10 equal pieces?
9. Why are 1898 silver dollars worth more than 1897 silver dollars?
10. What English word can have 4 of its 5 letters removed and still retain its original pronunciation?
11. Johnny's mother had three children. The first child was named April. The second child was named May. What was the third child's name?
12. If, having only one match, on a freezing winter day, you entered a room that contained a lamp, a kerosene heater, and a wood-burning stove, which should you light first?
2. Someone at a party introduces you to your mother's only sister's husband's sister-in-law. He has no brothers. What do you call this lady?
3. Which weighs more, a pound of feathers or a pound of gold?
4. Cathy has six pairs of black gloves and six pairs of brown gloves in her drawer. In complete darkness, how many gloves must she take from the drawer to be sure to get a matching pair? Think carefully!!
5. Mom, Dad, and 2 kids have come to a river, and they find a boat. It is small and can only carry one adult or 2 kids at a time. Both kids are good rowers, but how can the whole family reach the other side of the river?
6. Before Mt. Everest was discovered, what was the tallest mountain in the world?
7. Because cigars cannot be entirely smoked, a hobo who collects cigar butts can make a cigar to smoke out of every 5 butts that he finds. Today, he has collected 25 cigar butts. How many cigars will he be able to smoke?
8. A carpenter was in a terrible hurry. He had to work as quickly as possible to cut a very heavy 10-foot plank into 10 equal sections. If it takes 1 minute per cut, how long will it take him to get the 10 equal pieces?
9. Why are 1898 silver dollars worth more than 1897 silver dollars?
10. What English word can have 4 of its 5 letters removed and still retain its original pronunciation?
11. Johnny's mother had three children. The first child was named April. The second child was named May. What was the third child's name?
12. If, having only one match, on a freezing winter day, you entered a room that contained a lamp, a kerosene heater, and a wood-burning stove, which should you light first?