Question: A man went on a trip with a fox, a goose and a sack of corn. He came upon a stream which he had to cross and found a tiny boat to use to cross the stream. He could only take himself and one other - the fox, the goose, or the corn - at a time. He could not leave the fox alone with the goose or the goose alone with the corn. How does he get all safely over the stream?
Answer: Take the goose over first and come back. Then take the fox over and bring the goose back. Now take the corn over and come back alone to get the goose. Take the goose over and the job is done!
Question: Susan has invited her family to Thanksgiving Dinner. As her plates are not the best, Susan wants to buy new plates, one for each person at her Thanksgiving Dinner.
There'll be a grandfather, a grandmother, two fathers, two mothers, four children, three grandchildren, one brother, two sisters, two sons, two daughters, one father-in-law, one mother-in-law and a daughter-in-law.
Question: NASA was considering sending canaries into space to study them under zero gravity. The project was scrapped when someone realized that in spite of having sufficient water supplies, they could die of dehydration within a few hours. Why?
Answer: Birds, unlike humans, need gravity to swallow. Humans can swallow even while hanging upside down.
Question: With a little detective work and deep thought, the following facts can make an accurate statement. Can you figure it out?
11 is a race horse
12 is 12
1111 race
12112
Answer: 11 is a race horse
12 is one too
11 won one race
12 won one too
Answer: 26 = LETTERS IN THE ALPHABET
7 = WONDERS OF THE WORLD
1001 = ARABIAN NIGHTS
12 = SIGNS OF THE ZODIAC
54 = CARDS IN A DECK
9 = PLANETS IN THE SOLAR SYSTEM
88 = PIANO KEYS
13 = STRIPES ON THE AMERICAN FLAG
32 = DEGREES FAHRENHEIT AT WHICH WATER FREEZES
18 = HOLES ON A GOLF COURSE
90 = DEGREES IN A RIGHT TRIANGLE
200 = DOLLARS FOR PASSING GO IN MONOPOLY
8 = SIDES ON A STOP SIGN
4 = QUARTS IN A GALLON
24 = HOURS IN A DAY
1 = WHEEL ON A UNICYCLE
5 = DIGITS IN A ZIP CODE
57 = HEINZ VARIETY
11 = PLAYERS ON AN AMERICAN FOOTBALL TEAM
1000 = WORDS THAT A PICTURE IS WORTH
29 = DAYS IN A LEAP YEAR
64 = SQUARES ON A CHECKERBOARD
3 = BLIND MICE (SEE HOW THEY RUN)
101 = DALMATIANS
9 = INNINGS IN A BALL GAME
66 = BOOKS IN THE BIBLE
40 = NOAH SAILED FORTY DAYS AND FORTY NIGHTS
360 = DEGREES IN A CIRCLE
50 = STATES IN THE UNION
20,000 = LEAGUES UNDER THE SEA
1760 = YARDS IN A MILE
Question: You have a fox, a chicken, and a bag of chicken feed, and must take them all to the other side of a river. You have a boat but can only take one thing across at a time. You cannot leave the chicken with the fox, nor the chicken with the bag of chicken feed. How will you get them all across??
Answer: First, you must take the chicken aross. Then bring the chicken feed, but while on the other side grab the chicken and take it back across. Next, leave it on the first side and take the fox across. Last bring the chicken.
Question: A bus driver was heading down a street in Colorado. He went right past a stop sign without stopping, he turned left where there was a "no left turn" sign, and he went the wrong way on a one-way street. Then he went on the left side of the road past a cop car. Still - he didn't break any traffic laws. Why not?
Question: An officer wishing to arrange his men in a solid square found by his first arrangement that he had 39 men left over. He then started increasing the number of men on a side by one, but found that 50 additional men would be needed to complete a new square. How many men did the officer have?
Answer: The officer had 1975 men. When he formed a square measuring 44 by 44, he had 39 men over. When he tried to form a square 45 x 45, he was 50 men short.