bluediamond
Skilled
*QUESTIONS THAT U CAN'T ANSWER(TRY IT OUT)*
1. The maker doesn't want it; the buyer doesn't use
it; and the user doesn't see it. What is it?
2. 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?
3. Before Mount Everest was discovered, what was the
highest mountain on Earth?
4. Clara Clatter was born on December 27th, yet her
birthday is always in the summer. How is this
possible?
5. 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 "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?
6. What is one thing that all wise men, regardless
of their religion or politics, agree is between
heaven and earth?
7. In what year did Christmas and New Year's fall in
the same year?
8. Why are 1990 American dollar bills worth more
than 1989 American dollar bills?
9. A farmer has 17 sheep and all but 9 die. How many
are left?
10. How many times can you subtract the number 5
from 25?
11. How could you rearrange the letters in the words
"new door" to make one word? Note: There is only one
correct answer.
12. Even if they are starving, natives living in the
Arctic will never eat a penguin's egg. Why not?
13. Which is correct to say, "The yolk of the egg
are white" or "The yolk of the egg is white"?
14. In Okmulgee, Oklahoma, you cannot take a picture
of a man with a wooden leg. Why not?
15. 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?
16. A butcher in the butcher shop is 5' 10" tall.
What does he weigh?
*ANSWERS*
1. A coffin.
2. The child was born before 1776.
3. Mount Everest (it just hadn't been discovered).
4. Clara lives in the southern hemisphere.
5. World War I wasn't called "World War I" until
World War II.
6. The word "and".
7. They fall in the same year every year. New Year's
Day just arrives very early in the year and
Christmas arrives very late in the same year.
8. One thousand nine hundred and ninety dollar bills
are worth one dollar more than one thousand nine
hundred and eighty-nine dollar bills.
9. Nine.
10. Only once, and then you are subtracting it from
20.
11. "One word"
12. Penguins live in the Antarctic.
13. Neither. The yolk of the egg is yellow.
14. You have to take a picture of a man with a
camera, not with a wooden leg.
15. They were husband and wife.
16. Meat.
1. The maker doesn't want it; the buyer doesn't use
it; and the user doesn't see it. What is it?
2. 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?
3. Before Mount Everest was discovered, what was the
highest mountain on Earth?
4. Clara Clatter was born on December 27th, yet her
birthday is always in the summer. How is this
possible?
5. 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 "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?
6. What is one thing that all wise men, regardless
of their religion or politics, agree is between
heaven and earth?
7. In what year did Christmas and New Year's fall in
the same year?
8. Why are 1990 American dollar bills worth more
than 1989 American dollar bills?
9. A farmer has 17 sheep and all but 9 die. How many
are left?
10. How many times can you subtract the number 5
from 25?
11. How could you rearrange the letters in the words
"new door" to make one word? Note: There is only one
correct answer.
12. Even if they are starving, natives living in the
Arctic will never eat a penguin's egg. Why not?
13. Which is correct to say, "The yolk of the egg
are white" or "The yolk of the egg is white"?
14. In Okmulgee, Oklahoma, you cannot take a picture
of a man with a wooden leg. Why not?
15. 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?
16. A butcher in the butcher shop is 5' 10" tall.
What does he weigh?
*ANSWERS*
1. A coffin.
2. The child was born before 1776.
3. Mount Everest (it just hadn't been discovered).
4. Clara lives in the southern hemisphere.
5. World War I wasn't called "World War I" until
World War II.
6. The word "and".
7. They fall in the same year every year. New Year's
Day just arrives very early in the year and
Christmas arrives very late in the same year.
8. One thousand nine hundred and ninety dollar bills
are worth one dollar more than one thousand nine
hundred and eighty-nine dollar bills.
9. Nine.
10. Only once, and then you are subtracting it from
20.
11. "One word"
12. Penguins live in the Antarctic.
13. Neither. The yolk of the egg is yellow.
14. You have to take a picture of a man with a
camera, not with a wooden leg.
15. They were husband and wife.
16. Meat.
