Something to think about

Can you solve these logic question teasers?

1. Cathy has six pairs of black gloves and six pairs of brown gloves in her drawer. In complete darkness, how many gloves must she take from the drawer in order to be sure to get a pair that match? Think carefully!!

ANSWER.13. She could possibly take out 6 black left hand gloves and then 6 brown left hand gloves, the next one would have to be either the right hand or left hand match.

2. Mom, Dad, and 2 kids have come to a river, and they find a boat. It is small and can only carry one adult or 2 kids at a time. Both kids are good rowers, but how can the whole family reach the other side of the river?

ANSWER. The kids row across. One comes back. An adult goes over, and the kid comes back. Both kids row across again, and one comes back. The other adult rows across and the kid comes back. Both kids row across again.

3. Why can't you take a picture of an Indian woman with hair curlers?

ANSWER. You can't take a picture with hair curlers you need a camera!

4. What is the largest possible number you can write using only 2 digits - just 2 digits, nothing else?

ANSWER.9⁹, this is 9x9x9x9x9x9x9x9x9 or 387,420,489.

5. Before Mt. Everest was discovered, what was the tallest mountain in the world?

ANSWER. Mount Everest has always been the tallest mountain, even before being discovered!

6. Because cigars cannot be entirely smoked, a hobo who collects cigar butts can make a cigar to smoke out of every 5 butts that he finds. Today, he has collected 25 cigar butts. How many cigars will he be able to smoke?

ANSWER. 6, he makes 5 originals from the 25 butts he found, and after he smokes them he has 5 butts left for another cigar.

7. Jenn is facetious. She is also abstemious. She gets pneumonia. Given those clues, what is the only American tree she will like?

ANSWER. The Sequoia. She only likes words with all 5 vowels in them. The Sequoia is the only American tree that contains all 5 vowels.  

8. How many birth days does the average man have?

ANSWER. One, he may have many Birthdays, but only one birth day!

9. Someone at a party introduces you to your mother's only sister's husband's sister in law. He has no brothers. What do you call this lady?

ANSWER. Mother, or Mom, or whatever you call your maternal relative.

10.  Which weighs more, a pound of feathers or a pound of gold?

ANSWER. The answer is actually feathers. We need proof though! AND SO: One pound of feathers is more than one pound of gold because the "pound" unit is different. The most commonly used system of weights in the US and Great Britain is the avoirdupois system, where 1 pound = 16 ounces. This is used for most solid objects, except for precious metals and gems; gold is weighed by a special system, called the troy system, where one troy pound = 12 troy ounces. Where one avoirdupois ounce is 28.35 grams, one troy ounce is about 31.10 grams. To convert from avoirdupois pounds to troy pounds, multiply the first by 1.2152 to get its equivalent in troy measurement. Therefore, one "pound" of feathers in troy weight is actually 1.2152 pounds (one avoirdupois pound), compared to one troy pound of gold. And the feathers win.

11. Two planes take off at the same exact moment. They are flying across the Atlantic. One leaves New York and is flying to Paris at 500 miles per hour. The other leaves Paris and is flying to New York at only 450 miles per hour (because of a strong head wind). Which one will be closer to Paris when they meet?

ANSWER. They will both be the same distance from Paris when they meet!!

12. A carpenter was in a terrible hurry. He had to work as quickly as possible to cut a very heavy 10 foot plank into 10 equal sections. If it takes 1 minute per cut, how long will it take him to get the 10 equal pieces?

ANSWER. 9 minutes. It only takes 9 cuts to get 10 equal sections

13. Why are 1898 silver dollars worth more than 1897 silver dollars?

ANSWER. $1,898.00 is one more silver dollar than $1,897.00

14. What English word can have 4 of its 5 letters removed and still retain its original pronunciation?

ANSWER. aitch - take away the aitc and you are left with "h".

15. Johnny's mother had three children. The first child was named April. The second child was named May. What was the third child's name?

ANSWER. It has to be Johnny. He's the third child!

16. In your sock drawer, you have a ratio of 5 pairs of blue socks, 4 pairs of brown socks, and 6 pairs of black socks. In complete darkness, how many socks would you need to pull out to get a matching pair of the same color?

ANSWER. 4. If you don't agree, try it yourself!

17. How can a woman living in New Jersey, legally marry 3 men, without ever getting a divorce, be widowed, or becoming legally separated?

ANSWER. It's her job, she's a Justice of the Peace or a Minister.

18. A woman goes into a hardware store to buy something for her house. When asked the price, the clerk replies, "the price of one is twelve cents, the price of forty-four is twenty-four cents, and the price a hundred and forty-four is thirty-six cents. What does the woman want to buy?

ANSWER. House numbers.

19. If there are 5 apples on the counter and you take away 2, how many do you have?

ANSWER. You have 2 apples. There are 3 left on the counter, but you have 2.

20. If, having only one match, on a freezing winter  day, you entered a room which contained a lamp, a kerosene heater, and a wood burning stove, which should you light first.

ANSWER. The match of course!

Done by: Nathroy palmer

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