A selection of questions for you to take a stab at. Some of them really simple, others a bit more difficult. If you would like to know the answer to one of these questions, email me at the address listed above.
- How far can a dog run into the woods?
- Clara Clatter was born on December 27, on a hot summer’s day. How is that possible?
- Why are 2004 dollar notes worth more than 2003 dollar notes?
- Even when the Arctic natives are starving, why won’t they eat penguin eggs?
- Why can’t you take a picture of a man with a wooden leg?
- How many birthdays does the average man have?
- Some months have 31 days. How many have 28?
- How many members of each animal did Moses take on the ark?
- How many times can you subtract 5 from 25?
- Before Mt. Everest was discovered, what was the biggest mountain in the world?
- What is it that people who make it, don’t want it; the people who buy it, don’t use it; and the people who use it, don’t know it?
- A man rides into a town on Sunday. Three days later he leaves on Sunday. How can this be?
- What’s more powerful than God? The rich don’t want it, the poor have much of it, and if you eat it you die.
- Johnny’s mother had three children. The first was named April. The second child was named May. What was the third child’s name?
- Can in England a man legally marry his widow’s sister?
- Divide 30 by 1/2 and add 10. What is the answer?
- If there are 3 apples and you take away 2, how many do you have?
- A doctor gives you three pills, telling you to take one every half hour. How many minutes would the pills last?
- A farmer has 17 sheep standing in a field and all but 9 drop down and die. How many sheep are left standing?
- The butcher in the butcher’s shop is 5′ 10″ tall. What does he weigh?
Some questions to ponder