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19-Jan

Questions

What weighs more, a kilogram of lead or a kilogram of feathers?

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They both weigh the same.

26-Jan

Questions

A butcher goes to the market with $100 cash. He has to buy exactly 100 animals. There are calves, geese and chickens for sale. A calf costs $15, a goose is $1 and a chicken costs $0.25. He has to buy at least one of each animal and has to spend all his money. What does the butcher buy?

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3 calves, 41 geese and 56 chicken.

02-Feb

Questions

A clock strikes '6' in 5 seconds. How long does it take to strike '12'?

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11 seconds. There is an interval of 1 second between each stroke. If the clock strikes 6, there are 5 intervals. If the clock strikes 12 there are 11 intervals.

09-Feb

Questions

A father is four times as old as his son. In 20 years he will be twice as old as his son. How old are father and son now?

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The father is 40 son is 10.

16-Feb

Questions

A frog is at the bottom of a 30m well. Each day he summons enough energy for one 3m leap up the well. Exhausted, he then hangs there for the rest of the day. At night, while he is asleep, he slips back 2m. How many days does it take him to escape from the well?

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27 days

23-Feb

Questions

At a family reunion were the following people: one grandfather, one grandmother, two fathers, two mothers, four children, three grandchildren, one brother, two sisters, two sons, two daughters, one father-inlaw, one mother-in-law, and one daughter-in-law. But not as many people attended as it sounds. How many were there, and who were they?

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There were two little girls and a boy, their parents, and their father's parents, totalling seven people.

01-Mar

Questions

Chopper charges $6 to cut a wooden log into 2 pieces. How much will Chopper charge to cut a log into 4 pieces?

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$18 as it requires 3 cuts to make 4 pieces

08-Mar

Questions

Dakin is standing behind Jan, and Jan is standing behind Dakin. How is this possible?

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They are standing back to back.

15-Mar

Questions

David is older than Dean. Susan is younger than David, but older than Jane. Tom is younger than Jane, but older than Dean. Jane is older than Dean but younger than Susan. Tom is not the youngest. Susan is not the oldest. Tom is younger than Susan and David. Who is the youngest?

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Dean

22-Mar

Questions

How can you double your money?

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Look at it in font of a mirror.

29-Mar

Questions

How can you make seven even?

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Take away the letter "s".

05-Apr

Questions

How do you file a nail?

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Under the letter "n".

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