Quiz.....
Posted: Tue Jun 08, 2010 1:27 am
ANOTHER STUPID DINNERTIME QUIZ
How can you arrange for two people to stand on the same piece of
newspaper and yet be unble to touch each other without stepping off
the newspaper.
How many 3-cent stamps are there in a dozen?
A rope ladder hangs over the side of a ship. The rungs are one foot
apart and the ladder is 12 feet long. The tide is rising at four
inches an hour. How long will it take before the first four rungs of
the ladder are underwater?
Which would you rather have, a gallon jar full of nickels or a
gallon jar half full of dimes?
Steve has three piles of sand and Mike has four piles of sand. All
together, how many do they have?
In which sport are the shoes made entirely of metal?
If the Vice-President of the United States should die, who would be
President?
How can you throw a golf ball with all your might and -- without
hitting a wall or any other obstruction -- have the ball stop and
come right back to you?
According to most state laws, the attempt to commit a certain crime
is punishable, but actually committing the crime is not. What is the
crime?
Find the English word that can be formed from all these letters:
PNLLEEEESSSSS
How many times can you subtract 2 from the numeral 9?
If you take two apples from three apples, how many apples will you have?
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ANSWERS:
Slide the newspaper half way under a closed door and ask the two
people to stand on the bit of newspaper on their side of the door.
There are twelve (not four).
Actually, the ladder will rise with the ship!
Dimes are smaller than nickels, so choose the dimes!
When they put them all together, there will be one pile.
Horse racing.
The President.
Throw the ball straight up.
Suicide.
Sleeplessness.
Just once. Then you'd be subtracting 2 from the numeral 7, then 2
from the numeral 5, and so forth.
You will have two apples.
How can you arrange for two people to stand on the same piece of
newspaper and yet be unble to touch each other without stepping off
the newspaper.
How many 3-cent stamps are there in a dozen?
A rope ladder hangs over the side of a ship. The rungs are one foot
apart and the ladder is 12 feet long. The tide is rising at four
inches an hour. How long will it take before the first four rungs of
the ladder are underwater?
Which would you rather have, a gallon jar full of nickels or a
gallon jar half full of dimes?
Steve has three piles of sand and Mike has four piles of sand. All
together, how many do they have?
In which sport are the shoes made entirely of metal?
If the Vice-President of the United States should die, who would be
President?
How can you throw a golf ball with all your might and -- without
hitting a wall or any other obstruction -- have the ball stop and
come right back to you?
According to most state laws, the attempt to commit a certain crime
is punishable, but actually committing the crime is not. What is the
crime?
Find the English word that can be formed from all these letters:
PNLLEEEESSSSS
How many times can you subtract 2 from the numeral 9?
If you take two apples from three apples, how many apples will you have?
(Scroll down for the answers)
ANSWERS:
Slide the newspaper half way under a closed door and ask the two
people to stand on the bit of newspaper on their side of the door.
There are twelve (not four).
Actually, the ladder will rise with the ship!
Dimes are smaller than nickels, so choose the dimes!
When they put them all together, there will be one pile.
Horse racing.
The President.
Throw the ball straight up.
Suicide.
Sleeplessness.
Just once. Then you'd be subtracting 2 from the numeral 7, then 2
from the numeral 5, and so forth.
You will have two apples.
