I have nine matchbox sticks and would like to make ten. How do I do it?
Arrange the nine matchbox sticks like so to make the shape of the number ten:
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Which tree is the most difficult to get along with?
A crab tree.
What happens when you throw a yellow rock into a purple stream?
It makes a splash.
A slight inclination of the cranium is as adequate as a spasmodic movement of one optic to an equine quadruped utterly devoid of any visionary capacity.
Translate this rather strange sentence into one that is more sensible.
A nod is as good as a wink to a blind horse.
A nod is as good as a wink to a blind horse.
An iron horse with a flaxen tail.
What is it?
A needle and thread.
A prisoner is told, “If you tell a lie we will hang you; if you tell the truth we will shoot you.”
What can he say to save himself?
You will hang me. If they hang him, then the statement was true and they could only hang him for telling a lie. If they shoot him, then it makes the statement a lie and they were only to shoot him for telling the truth. An alternate solution is to say, “You will not shoot me,” leading to the same quandary for the killers.
You will hang me. If they hang him, then the statement was true and they could only hang him for telling a lie. If they shoot him, then it makes the statement a lie and they were only to shoot him for telling the truth. An alternate solution is to say, “You will not shoot me,” leading to the same quandary for the killers.
The names below rhyme with the first and last names of famous celebrities.
For example, Forge Yearns would be George Burns.
What are the following celebrity names?
1. Bobbin Pilgrims
1. Robin Williams (he will be missed)
1. Robin Williams (he will be missed)
Fill in the blanks with the same 4 letters to make 5 different words.
A ____ old woman on ____ bent, picked up her ____ and away she went. “____ my son” she was heard to say, “what shall we do to ____ today?”
A vile old woman on evil bent, picked up her veil and away she went. “Levi my son” she was heard to say, “what shall we do to live today?”
A vile old woman on evil bent, picked up her veil and away she went. “Levi my son” she was heard to say, “what shall we do to live today?”
How many bricks does it take to finish a brick building?
One (the last one is the only one that can finish the building).
One (the last one is the only one that can finish the building).
What word contains all 26 letters?
Alphabet (unfortunately there aren’t any actual dictionary words with every letter in the alphabet, so this gimmicky, somewhat unsatisfying answer has to suffice).
Alphabet (unfortunately there aren’t any actual dictionary words with every letter in the alphabet, so this gimmicky, somewhat unsatisfying answer has to suffice).