If you were to spell out the numbers, how far would you have to go before encountering the letter A?
One thousa nd (or one hundred a nd one, depending on how you pronounce it ).
One thousa nd (or one hundred a nd one, depending on how you pronounce it ).
I’m lighter than a feather but even the world’s strongest man can’t hold me for more than a few minutes. What am I?
Breath. Air is light, but even Stig Severinsen, the world record holder can only hold his breath for 22 minutes. The world’s strongest man can’t beat that, but you can have the pleasure of telling him to his face.
Breath. Air is light, but even Stig Severinsen, the world record holder can only hold his breath for 22 minutes. The world’s strongest man can’t beat that, but you can have the pleasure of telling him to his face.
Lennie was cleaning up some old papers in his office and found a list with the following names:
Washington
The last name on the list was mostly worn away and he couldn’t make it out. What was the last name and why?
Franklin. It’s a list of the men on U.S. currency, $1, $2, $5, $10, $20 and $50. The $100 bill has Franklin. And an interesting tidbit is that Hamilton, along with Franklin, are the only two men in the list who did not serve as president.
Franklin. It’s a list of the men on U.S. currency, $1, $2, $5, $10, $20 and $50. The $100 bill has Franklin. And an interesting tidbit is that Hamilton, along with Franklin, are the only two men in the list who did not serve as president.
Arrange the numbers from 1 to 8 in the following sequence.
a
b c d
e f g
h
Each number must not be diagonally or directly adjacent to any number directly before or after it.
For example, 2 can only be placed in one spot.
2
x x x
x 1 x
x
Here are two solutions (there might be more).
7
3 1 4
5 8 6
2
2
5 8 6
3 1 4
7
Here are two solutions (there might be more).
7
3 1 4
5 8 6
2
2
5 8 6
3 1 4
7
What goes up and down but doesn’t move?
A staircase. They go up and down, but you’re the one moving.
A staircase. They go up and down, but you’re the one moving.
Two boys weighing 50 pounds each and their older brother weighing 100 pounds wish to cross a river. Their boat will only hold 100 pounds. How can they all cross the river in the boat?
Two 50lb boys cross, one comes back.
Two 50lb boys cross, one comes back.
Fill in the blanks to make three common, English words (no plurals). The answers are a person, a place and a thing, in that order.
1. _ _ L F B A _ _
1. HALFBACK
1. HALFBACK
You heard me before,
An echo.
What does this rebus represent?
I Dreamed a Dream
Halo of water, tongue of wood
A castle.
