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Sent: Sunday, March 04, 2001 2:53
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Subject: [RR] A pre-meeting quiz
Some new ones here - some old -
I'll post answers later.
Michael
1. The maker doesn't want
it; the buyer doesn't use it; and the user
doesn't see it. What is it?
Seen this before but cannot
remember.
2. A child is born in Boston, Massachusetts to parents who
were both
born in Boston, Massachusetts. The child is not a United States
citizen.
How is this possible?
Hmm, there is more than one
Boston, Massachusetts? He/she married into a
different nationality and adopted
it. He/she emigrated and took up citizenship.
3. Before Mount Everest
was discovered, what was the highest mountain on
Earth?
Mt. Everest
4. Clara Clatter was born on
December 27th, yet her birthday is always
in the summer. How is this
possible?
She's an
antipodean.
5. Captain Frank and some of
the boys were exchanging old war stories.
Art Bragg offered one about how
his grandfather led a battalion against
a German division during World War
I. Through brilliant maneuvers he
defeated them and captured valuable
territory. After the battle he was
presented with a sword bearing the
inscription "To Captain Bragg for
Bravery, Daring and Leadership. World
War I. From the Men of Battalion
8." Captain Frank looked at Art and said,
"You really don't expect
anyone to believe that yarn, do you?" What's
wrong with the story?
WW 1 wasn't WW 1 until WW
2
6. What is one thing that all wise men, regardless of their religion
or
politics, agree is between heaven and earth?
Sky?
7. In what year did Christmas
and New Year's fall in the same year?
Something to do with horse racing
but I do not know the year.
8. A woman from New York
married ten different men from that city, yet
she did not break any laws.
None of these men died, and she never
divorced. How was this possible?
She was the official.
9.
Why are 1990 American dollar bills worth more than 1989 American
dollar
bills?
A misprint, a
shortage?
10. How many times can you subtract the number 5 from 25?
once
11. How could you
rearrange the letters in the words "new door" to make
one word? Note:
There is only one correct answer.
make them into 'one
word'
12. Even if they are starving, natives living in the Arctic will
never
eat a penguin's egg. Why not?
'Cos penguins live in the
Antarctic
13. Which is correct to say, "The yolk of the egg are white"
or "The
yolk of the egg is white"?
Neither it is yellow.
14.
In Okmulgee, Oklahoma, you cannot take a picture of a man with a
wooden
leg. Why not?
Because you need a
camera
15. There were an electrician and a plumber waiting in line for
admission to the International Home Show. One of them was the father of
the other's son. How could this be possible?
The other was the
mother
16. After the new Canon Law that took effect on November 27,
1983, would
a Roman Catholic man be allowed to marry his widow's sister?
Hmm, need input.
17. How
many outs are there in an inning?
one?
18. How many
animals of each sex did Moses take on the Ark?
one (but not really as everyone
forgets that he took seven of each clean animal)
19. A clerk in the
butcher shop is 5' 10" tall. What does he weigh?
meat
20. A farmer has 17
sheep and all but 9 die. How many are left?
9
