Re: [RR] Heeeeeeeelllllllllllllllppppppppppp

[Stuart Precious]

Hi Adrian,   Re your quest for lateral thinking questions.   I found these 27 howlers in a game I have called MindTrap. Its published by Spears Games (c) Mindtrap Games Inc 1993.   Well thats the legal bit done.   Here are the questions:   1. If you put a coin in to an empty bottle and then put a cork in the neck, how can you remove the coin without removing the cork or breaking the bottle?   Push the cork into the bottle and shake out the coin.   2. Even if they are starving, Eskimos of the Arctic will never eat a penguin egg, why?   Penguins are only found in Antarctica.   3.What word from group B belongs to group A and why?   A) FRONT, SKI, MELON, FALL. B) ROAD, TYRE, TOWER, CLIFF.   Tower. this and all the words in group A can be preceeded by the word 'water'.   4. How long will it take to cut a wooden log into 10 equal pieces if it takes 1 minuite to make each cut?   9 minutes. only 9 cuts are needed.   5. A woodcutter charges £5.00 to cut a wooden log into 2 pieces. How much will he charge to cut a log into 4 pieces?   £15.00. It takes 3 cuts to make 4 pieces.   6. How far can a dog run into the woods?   Halfway, after that it is running out of the woods.   7. When can you add 2 to 11 and get 1 as the right answer.   When you add 2 hours to 11 o clock, you get 1 o clock.   8. What is the next letter in the sequence?           M A M J J A S O   N for the month of November.   9. What is the next letter in this sequence?           O T T F F S S   E for Eight.   10. What are the next 2 letters in this sequence?           A E F H I K L M   N & T . These are the next 2 straight line letters of the alphabet.   11. What is the closest relation that your Father's Sister's Sister in law could be to you?   Your Mother   12. If it takes 6 men to dig six holes, how long will it take 1 man to dig half a hole?   No such thing, a hole is a hole   13. A high speed electric train is travelling southeast at 90kph. the wind is blowing westward at 30kph. In what direction will the smoke from the engine be blowing?   Electric trains don't blow smoke.   14. How long will a so-called 'Eight Day Clock' run without winding?   If it isn't wound it won't run at all   15. How many cubic metres of dirt are there in a hole 6 metres long, 2 metres wide and 1 metre deep?   None. It's a hole!!   16. Mr and Mrs Parent have 5 children, half of them are boys. how is this possible?   The other half are also boys.   17. Chuck Chromedome went for a walk without an umbrella. He did not wear a hat, and he did not take refuge under a shelter; yet not one of the remaining hairs on his head got wet. how could this be?   It wasn't raining.   18. What word does every Oxford graduate pronounce wrong?   The word 'wrong'   19. In MacTavishes cottage where the temperature was below freezing, there was a newspaper, a fireplace, some kindling, and a kerosene lamp, he has only one match. What should MacTavish light first?   The Match   20. How can you rearrange the letters in 'new door' to make one word? There is only one answer.   new door is an anagram of 'one word'   21. What five letter word becomes shorter by adding 2 letters to it?   The word 'short'   22. In Okmulgee, Oklahoma, you cannot take a picture of a man with a wodden leg. Why not?   You need a camera to take a picture of a man, not a wooden leg.   23. Do we have a 4th of July here in England?   Of course we do. Just before the 5th of July.   24. In our calendar some months have 30 days, others have 31. How many months have 28 days?   All of them   25. Before Mount Everest was discovered, what was the highest mountain on earth?   Mount Everest.   26. There is an ancient invention still used in some parts of the world today that allows people to see through walls. What is it?   A window   27. Which is correct to say, "The yolk of the egg are white" or, "The yolk of the egg is white"?   Neither, Egg yolk is yellow.   Hope these help.   God bless   From the Fulltime Halfwit in England   Stu Precious   Outpost 51, Nelson, Lancashire.       -----Original Message----- From: Adrian Bonham <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Date: 18 August 1999 11:16:pm Subject: [RR] Heeeeeeeelllllllllllllllppppppppppp Dear Rangers, As a part of our Pre-meeting activities for Pioneer boys, we are running a quiz each week. It is made up of three sections. The first section is worth 1 piont for a correct answer, the second 5 and the memory verse worth 10 pionts. I has been a good success, so far. The boys are competing for a prize at the end of Septeber. What I need help in is coming up with laterial thinking questions like "How can you arrange for two people to stand on the same piece of newspaper and yet be unable to touch each other without stepping off the newspaper. If you can help please send to me quickly. Thanks in advance There's a storm coming, our Storm. PROCLAIMING GOD'S LOVE TO A DYING WORLD Say to the captives, 'come out,' and those in darkness, 'Be free!' Isaiah 49:9 I looked to the heavens to where God dwells I looked into my life to see he lives there as well. Love in Jesus Adrian Bonham aka Morning Light Outpost 49 Hawkesbury Royal Rangers Windsor, N.S.W. Australia F.C.F. 94 http://www.summit.net.au/~founder1/ _______ To unsubscribe, send "unsubscribe rangernet" to [EMAIL PROTECTED] "Eat the hay & spit out the sticks! - A#1's mule" RTKB&G4JC! http://rangernet.org Autoresponder: [EMAIL PROTECTED]