Tricky Questions

Forwaed by Ravinder

1) If it takes twenty minutes to hard-boil one goose egg, how long will
it take to hard-boil four goose eggs?

2) Is there a 4th of July in England? Yes or no?

3) Some months have 31 days. How many have 28?

4) Can a man in California marry his widow's sister?

5) Take the number 30, divide it by 1/2, and then add 10.
.........What do you get?

6) A doctor gives you three pills and tells you to take one every half
an hour.... How long will the pills last?

7) A farmer has 17 sheep. All but 9 of them die.
How many sheep are left?

8) How many animals of each species did Moses bring with him on the ark?

9) A butcher in the market is 5'10" tall. What does he weigh?

10) How many 2 cent stamps are there in a dozen?

11) What was the US President's name in 1960?

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1) If it takes twenty minutes to hard-boil one goose egg, how long will it take to hard-boil four goose eggs?

Ans:-20 minutes, 4 eggs can be boiled at the same time.

2) Is there a 4th of July in England? Yes or No?

Ans:- ....Yes. It comes right after the 3rd.

3) Some months have 31 days. How many have 28?

Ans:- .....Twelve (12). All of them have at least 28 days.

4) Can a man in California marry his widow's sister?

Ans:-....No. He must be dead if it is his widow.

5) Take the number 30, divide it by 1/2, and then add 10.
What do you get?

Ans:-..... Seventy (70). Thirty (30) divided by 1/2 is 60 .

6) A doctor gives you three pills and tells you to take one every half
an hour. How long will the pills last?

Ans:-......One hour. If you take the first pill at 1:00, the second at
1:30, and the third at 2:00, the pills have run out and only one hour
has passed.

7) A farmer has 17 sheep. All but 9 of them die. How many sheep are
left?

Ans:-..... Nine (9). Like I said, all BUT nine die.

8) How many animals of each species did Moses have on the ark?

Ans:-...... None. I didn't know that Moses had an ark.

9) A butcher in the market is 5' 10 tall. What does he weigh?

Ans:-..... Meat ... that is self-explanatory.

10) How many 2 cent stamps are there in a dozen?

Ans:-...Twelve (12). How many eggs are in a dozen? TWELVE ... it's dozen.

11) What was the President's name in 1960?

Ans:-... George Bush. As far as I know, he hasn't changed his name.