What must be in the oven yet can not be baked?
Yeast.
A car is on a narrow road with a tree in the middle of it. How can the car pass the tree?
The tree is in the middle of the road as measured by length, not in the middle of it by width. In other words, the tree is growing on the side of the road, but it is equidistant from either end of the road, and therefore in the middle.
This makes it quite easy to pass the tree as you just drive on the road, unless you’re texting and you run into said tree. If this is the case, stop texting.
Thanks to everyone’s input on this one!
The tree is in the middle of the road as measured by length, not in the middle of it by width. In other words, the tree is growing on the side of the road, but it is equidistant from either end of the road, and therefore in the middle.
This makes it quite easy to pass the tree as you just drive on the road, unless you’re texting and you run into said tree. If this is the case, stop texting.
Thanks to everyone’s input on this one!
What word in the English dictionary has a silent z?
The word rendezvous. Even though it’s a French word, it’s in the English dictionary and is pronounced [rahn-duh-voo].
Turns out rendezvous isn’t the only one. Another word is oyez.
The word rendezvous. Even though it’s a French word, it’s in the English dictionary and is pronounced [rahn-duh-voo].
Turns out rendezvous isn’t the only one. Another word is oyez.
This word starts with the same letter it ends with and there are two of the same along the way. There is another pair and one each of two more, just to make you smile. What is the word?
Giggling. It starts and ends with ‘g’ and there are two more ‘g’s in the middle. It also has a pair of ‘i’s and one ‘l’ and ‘n’. Plus, giggling makes you smile ;)
Giggling. It starts and ends with ‘g’ and there are two more ‘g’s in the middle. It also has a pair of ‘i’s and one ‘l’ and ‘n’. Plus, giggling makes you smile ;)
At Coney Island (the amusement park in Ohio) over Memorial Day weekend I saw a changing station in the men’s bathroom. A clever fellow had scraped off some letters to make the changing station read, “Turd Station”. What was the original name of the changing station?
sTURDy Station2, by Rubbermaid.
Here’s a picture of one without the letters scratched out.
sTURDy Station2, by Rubbermaid.
Here’s a picture of one without the letters scratched out.
Which letter of the alphabet is the only one that does not appear in any of the names of the 50 United States?
The letter Q.
500 people attended a high school basketball game and raised $500 for the school.
The prices were as follows:
More mothers than fathers turned up. How many children were there?
375 children (70 mothers and 55 fathers)
375 children (70 mothers and 55 fathers)
What number belongs at the beginning of this sequence?
?, 3, 2, 3, 9, 2, 4, 8, 4, 3, 7, 6
3 ½.
If you break up the numbers into groups of 4, a,b,c,d, then 2 × |a – d| = |b – c|.
9 2 4 8 → 2 × |9 – 8| = |2 – 4|, or 2 × 1 = 2
I’m not sure this is the correct solution, but it’s the best I’ve found so far. Email me if you know of a better one.
3 ½.
If you break up the numbers into groups of 4, a,b,c,d, then 2 × |a – d| = |b – c|.
9 2 4 8 → 2 × |9 – 8| = |2 – 4|, or 2 × 1 = 2
I’m not sure this is the correct solution, but it’s the best I’ve found so far. Email me if you know of a better one.
A mother of three children had six apples. She gave two to each and yet 4 remained. How was this possible?
She gave the same 2 apples to each child in succession.
She gave the same 2 apples to each child in succession.
What is the answer to this problem?
48 / 2(9 + 3) = ?
It depends. Usually, math has one right answer, but in this case, the order of operations can get a little quirky.
There are two ways to solve this. First, like so:
But another, arguably valid way is:
Thanks to KnowYourMeme for providing a great overview on this one. Math StackExchange has more discussion.
It depends. Usually, math has one right answer, but in this case, the order of operations can get a little quirky.
There are two ways to solve this. First, like so:
But another, arguably valid way is:
Thanks to KnowYourMeme for providing a great overview on this one. Math StackExchange has more discussion.
