How smart is you?
Heh. How many did YOU get right? No cheating! *g* (answers after the cut)
1. Do they have a 4th of July in England?
2. How many birthdays does the average man have?
3. Some months have 31 days; how many have 28?
4. Lisa gives a beggar 50 cents; Lisa is the beggar’s sister, but the beggar is not Lisa’s brother. Why?
5. Why can’t a man living in the U.S.A. be buried in Canada?
6. How many outs are there in an inning (of American baseball)?
7. Is it legal for a man in California to marry his widow’s sister?
8. Two men played five games of checkers. Each man won the same number of games, but there were no ties. Explain this.
9. Divide 30 by 1/2 and add 10. What is the answer?
10. A man builds a rectangular house; all four sides have southern exposure. A big bear walks by. What color is the bear?
11. If there are 3 apples and you take away 2, how many do you have?
12. I have two U.S. coins totaling 55 cents. One is not a nickel. What are the coins?
13. If you have only one match and you walk into a room where there is an oil burner, a lamp, and a wood-burning stove, which one would you light first?
14. How far can a dog run into the woods?
15. A doctor gives you three pills and tells you to take one every half-hour. How long would the pills last?
16. A farmer has 17 sheep, and all but 9 die. How many are left?
17. How many animals of each species did Moses take on the ark?
18. A clerk in the butcher shop is 5′ 10” tall. What does he weigh?
19. How many two-cent stamps are there in a dozen?
20. What was the President’s name in 1964?
(answers below here – no cheating!)
1. Do they have a 4th of July in England?
Yes. They also have a 1st of July, a 12th of April and a 27th of October.
2. How many birthdays does the average man have?
Just one, but it is celebrated once per year.
3. Some months have 31 days; how many have 28?
12. “I have 28” implies “I have at least 28″, not “I have exactly 28″.
4. Lisa gives a beggar 50 cents; Lisa is the beggar’s sister, but the beggar is not Lisa’s brother. Why?
Because the beggar is Lisa’s sister.
5. Why can’t a man living in the U.S.A. be buried in Canada?
Because if he’s living, he isn’t dead yet, and Canada has a law against burying someone alive.
6. How many outs are there in an inning (of American baseball)?
6 (3 for each team).
7. Is it legal for a man in California to marry his widow’s sister?
No, because if he has a “widow” then he is dead, and they don’t let dead men marry in California.
8. Two men played five games of checkers. Each man won the same number of games, but there were no ties. Explain this.
They didn’t play all five games against each other.
9. Divide 30 by 1/2 and add 10. What is the answer?
70. “30 divided by 1/2” is the same as “30 times 2”.
10. A man builds a rectangular house; all four sides have southern exposure. A big bear walks by. What color is the bear?
White. The house straddles the north pole.
11. If there are 3 apples and you take away 2, how many do you have?
After you take 2, you have at least 2.
12. I have two U.S. coins totaling 55 cents. One is not a nickel. What are the coins?
A half-dollar and a nickel. One coin is not a nickel, and the other coin is a nickel.
13. If you have only one match and you walk into a room where there is an oil burner, a lamp, and a wood-burning stove, which one would you light first?
You would have to light the match first.
14. How far can a dog run into the woods?
Halfway; after that he’s running out of the woods.
15. A doctor gives you three pills and tells you to take one every half-hour. How long would the pills last?
1 hour or
Each pill lasts until you take it.
16. A farmer has 17 sheep, and all but 9 die. How many are left?
9
17. How many animals of each species did Moses take on the ark?
None. Perhaps you were thinking of Noah?
18. A clerk in the butcher shop is 5′ 10” tall. What does he weigh?
Butcher shop clerks weigh meat.
19. How many two-cent stamps are there in a dozen?
12.
20. What was the President’s name in 1964?
The current U.S. president had the same name in 1964 that he has now.
