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Streeeetch Your Mind!

continued from No. 18

QUIZ 2

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. Why can’t a man living in the USA be buried in Canada?

5. Is it legal for a man in California to marry his widow’s sister? Why?

6. Two men play five games of checkers. Each man wins the same number of games. There are no ties. Explain this.

7. Divide 30 by 1/2 and add 10. What is the answer?

8. A man builds a house rectangular in shape. All sides have southern exposure. A big bear walks by, what color is the bear? Why?

9. If there are 3 apples and you take away 2, how many do you have?

10. I have two US coins totaling 55 cents. One is not a nickel. What are the coins?

11. If you have only one match and you walked into a room where there was an oil burner, a kerosene lamp, and a wood burning stove, which one would you light first?

12. How far can a dog run into the woods?

13. A doctor gives you three pills telling you to take one every half hour. How long would the pills last?

14. A farmer has 17 sheep, and all but 9 die. How many are left?

15. How many animals of each sex did Moses take on the ark?

16. A clerk in the butcher shop is 5’ 10’’ tall. What does he weigh?

17. How many two cent stamps are there in a dozen?

Answers:

1. Do they have a 4th of July in England?

Yes, they have a 4th of July, but they don’t celebrate that day!

2. How many birthdays does the average man have?

One birthday – the day he was born; but he celebrates it yearly.

3. Some months have 31 days; how many have 28?

All of them (12) have AT LEAST 28 days.

4. Why can’t a man living in the USA be buried in Canada?

Because he isn’t dead if he’s LIVING in the U.S.

5. Is it legal for a man in California to marry his widow's sister? Why? No, because he is DEAD, since his wife is his WIDOW!

6. Two men play five games of checkers. Each man wins the same number of games. There are no ties. Explain this The two men were NOT PLAYING EACH OTHER!

7. Divide 30 by 1/2 and add 10. What is the answer? 70 – thirty divided by 2 would have made the total 25 but thirty divided by 1/2 = 60, plus 10 = 70

8. A man builds a house rectangular in shape. All sides have southern exposure. A big bear walks by, what color is the bear? Why? White – because a house with southern exposures on all 4 sides must be at the North Pole, where they only have Polar Bears.

9. If there are 3 apples and you take away 2, how many do you have? You have two, because YOU took away two!

10. I have two US coins totaling 55 cents. One is not a nickel. What are the coins? A fifty cent piece and a nickel – it said ONE wasn't a nickel, but the OTHER ONE WAS!

11. If you have only one match and you walked into a room where there was an oil burner, a kerosene lamp, and a wood burning stove, which one would you light first? The match has to be lit first!

12. How far can a dog run into the woods? To the middle of the woods (the halfway point), because after that, he's running OUT. (i.e., "Into" represents the distance from any edge to the middle, and after that point, he is running "OUT OF" the woods.)

13. A doctor gives you three pills telling you to take one every half hour. How long would the pills last? One hour – you take one at the start of the hour one after 30 minutes, and one at the end of the hour

14. A farmer has 17 sheep, and all but 9 die. How many are left? Nine are left – because it said all BUT nine died!

15. How many animals of each sex did Moses take on the ark? None – You're thinking of Noah, not Moses.

16. A clerk in the butcher shop is 5' 10'' tall. What does he weigh? He weighs MEAT!

17. How many two cent stamps are there in a dozen? 12! A dozen of anything is still 12.

How did you do? Based on the number of correct answers, YOU MIGHT BE... All correct – An EXPERT at this!

15 and up – Better than the average bear!

8 and up – In need of a little practice!

7 or less – Under the weather today!

to be continued

Source: http://kids.niehs.nih.gov