Q.3. My brother Mahesh says he is able to place a bottle in the middle of a room and by crawling on the floor, he can slide into it. How can this be?
He can slide in the room...everyone can.. (he never mentions.. he slide into the bottle..)
From India, Kota
9He can slide in the room...everyone can.. (he never mentions.. he slide into the bottle..)
From India, Kota
Q.12. My neighbour's son cam to me and told me this yesterday, "Four days ago, my school's basketball team won a game, although none of the boys on the school's team scored any baskets. Also, the other team didnt score against itself accidently (means, they didnt ball in their own basket by mistake). How can this be?
Ans. (means, they didnt ball in their own basket by mistake) means by mistake they balled in opponent basket (just a try):icon1:
From India, Delhi
Ans. (means, they didnt ball in their own basket by mistake) means by mistake they balled in opponent basket (just a try):icon1:
From India, Delhi
Q.15. How can you light a match under water? By holding the glass of water Anyone can light a match
From India, Kota
From India, Kota
Q.1. A dog is tied to a 15-feet long leash. How can the dog reach a bone that is 20-feet away?
The other end of the leash is not tied.
Q.2. Last week, my uncle Ramesh was able to turn his bedroom light off and get into bed before the room was dark. The light switch and the bed are ten feet apart. How did he accomplish this?
Day light ????
Q.3. My brother Mahesh says he is able to place a bottle in the middle of a room and by crawling on the floor, he can slide into it. How can this be?
???
Q.4. Last Friday I flew to Mumbai. It was a scary flight. bout an hour after getting onto the plane, I saw a very thick fog and then the engines stopped due to lack of fuel. Why didnt we die?
You had landed.
Q.5. A mother has 6 children and 5 potatoes. How can she ffed each an equal amount of potatoes? (Do not use fractions).
5 for the kids one each & one for the mother....
Q.6. While eating out, my brother-in-law Joy found a fly in his coffee. fter taking the cup away, the waiter came back with a different cup of coffee. My brother-in-law got upset andreturned it, saying that the coffee int the second cup was the same as in the first one. How did he know?
The fly was still there
Q.7. You find shelteer in a mountain ldge on a windy night. When you go in, youfind a match, a candle, a sheet of newspaper, a torch, and some dry grass. You need to light the fireplace. What would you light first?
The match
Q.8. A farmer has twenty sheep, ten pigs, and ten cows. If we call the pig cows, how many cows will he have?
U can call them anything but there would be only 10 cows still
Q.9. Where must a referee be to blow the whistle?
He can be anywhere
Q.10. How much will a 33 degree angle measure when onserved under a microscope hat magnifies 1.33 times?
33 degree
Q.11. Imagine you are a taxidriver, and you are driving a Tata Sumo. This taxi is meant only for senior citizen passengers. Your pasengers are an older couple, and they want to travel 6 miles. You a re a driving at 40 miles an hour with the tank one-third full, when, 2 miles into the trip, the tank is down to one-fourth full. Ten minutes, later, the trip is over. What is the name and age of the driver?
My name & age. I am the driver remember....
Q.12. My neighbour's son cam to me and told me this yesterday, "Four days ago, my school's basketball team won a game, although none of the boys on the school's team scored any baskets. Also, the other team didnt score against itself accidently (means, they didnt ball in their own basket by mistake). How can this be?
Walk over the other team did a no show....
Q.13. A boy of 22 years was driving a scooter down a one-way street in the wrong direction. A policeman stopped him and challaned him. The policeman himself paid for the challan also. Can you find a logical explanation for this?
His father
Q.14. Why do black sheep eat less grass tan white sheep?
???
Q.15. How can yo light a match under water?
Put a glass on top of the table and light a match below it.
From India, Pune
The other end of the leash is not tied.
Q.2. Last week, my uncle Ramesh was able to turn his bedroom light off and get into bed before the room was dark. The light switch and the bed are ten feet apart. How did he accomplish this?
Day light ????
Q.3. My brother Mahesh says he is able to place a bottle in the middle of a room and by crawling on the floor, he can slide into it. How can this be?
???
Q.4. Last Friday I flew to Mumbai. It was a scary flight. bout an hour after getting onto the plane, I saw a very thick fog and then the engines stopped due to lack of fuel. Why didnt we die?
You had landed.
Q.5. A mother has 6 children and 5 potatoes. How can she ffed each an equal amount of potatoes? (Do not use fractions).
5 for the kids one each & one for the mother....
Q.6. While eating out, my brother-in-law Joy found a fly in his coffee. fter taking the cup away, the waiter came back with a different cup of coffee. My brother-in-law got upset andreturned it, saying that the coffee int the second cup was the same as in the first one. How did he know?
The fly was still there
Q.7. You find shelteer in a mountain ldge on a windy night. When you go in, youfind a match, a candle, a sheet of newspaper, a torch, and some dry grass. You need to light the fireplace. What would you light first?
The match
Q.8. A farmer has twenty sheep, ten pigs, and ten cows. If we call the pig cows, how many cows will he have?
U can call them anything but there would be only 10 cows still
Q.9. Where must a referee be to blow the whistle?
He can be anywhere
Q.10. How much will a 33 degree angle measure when onserved under a microscope hat magnifies 1.33 times?
33 degree
Q.11. Imagine you are a taxidriver, and you are driving a Tata Sumo. This taxi is meant only for senior citizen passengers. Your pasengers are an older couple, and they want to travel 6 miles. You a re a driving at 40 miles an hour with the tank one-third full, when, 2 miles into the trip, the tank is down to one-fourth full. Ten minutes, later, the trip is over. What is the name and age of the driver?
My name & age. I am the driver remember....
Q.12. My neighbour's son cam to me and told me this yesterday, "Four days ago, my school's basketball team won a game, although none of the boys on the school's team scored any baskets. Also, the other team didnt score against itself accidently (means, they didnt ball in their own basket by mistake). How can this be?
Walk over the other team did a no show....
Q.13. A boy of 22 years was driving a scooter down a one-way street in the wrong direction. A policeman stopped him and challaned him. The policeman himself paid for the challan also. Can you find a logical explanation for this?
His father
Q.14. Why do black sheep eat less grass tan white sheep?
???
Q.15. How can yo light a match under water?
Put a glass on top of the table and light a match below it.
From India, Pune
Reji... most of them are right. Some aer not. Incorrect: 5, 6, 9, 12 Vijeta - A.12. is incorrect. The phrase in bracket is oly an explanation - not any clue.
From India, Delhi
From India, Delhi
Vij... Please DONT keep it up (incorrect answers). But surely well tried guess. Incidently today even I got one wrong at one of the threads. Cheers
From India, Delhi
From India, Delhi
Absolutely...
Cost of learning. Normally it is only cost, and no learning.
With any answer going wrong, we see creativity in the attempt.... along with the willingness to attempt.
So guys and gals... lets see some more answers / guesses from you all.... RIGHT or WRONG.... doesnt matter....
From India, Delhi
Cost of learning. Normally it is only cost, and no learning.
With any answer going wrong, we see creativity in the attempt.... along with the willingness to attempt.
So guys and gals... lets see some more answers / guesses from you all.... RIGHT or WRONG.... doesnt matter....
From India, Delhi
Ha ha ha m back again with right ans....well whts for that wrong ans yaar.....m nt getting:(
From India, Delhi
From India, Delhi
Before letting out the right answer, here are some more....
Q.16. A polar bear walks one metre south, one metre west, and then one metre north, and is back at its original position. What colour is the bear?
Q.17.: Here is a conversation held over a phone by Jerry and a salesman:
Salesman: How do you spell you name?
Jerry: J as in juice, E as in egg, R as in Rugby-
Salesman: I'm sorry? R as in what?
Jerry: R as in Rugby. Another R as in Read...
And the conversation continued. Can you spot something wrong with this piece of the conversation?
Q.18. Feed me and I continue to live. Give me a drink and I die. What am I?
Q.19. How could you place a box on the floor where nobody could jump over it?
Q.20. There is an elm tree in front of my friend's house. It has eight branches, and on each branch there are eight acorns. The wind blew off one acorn on each branch. How many acorns are left?
From India, Delhi
Q.16. A polar bear walks one metre south, one metre west, and then one metre north, and is back at its original position. What colour is the bear?
Q.17.: Here is a conversation held over a phone by Jerry and a salesman:
Salesman: How do you spell you name?
Jerry: J as in juice, E as in egg, R as in Rugby-
Salesman: I'm sorry? R as in what?
Jerry: R as in Rugby. Another R as in Read...
And the conversation continued. Can you spot something wrong with this piece of the conversation?
Q.18. Feed me and I continue to live. Give me a drink and I die. What am I?
Q.19. How could you place a box on the floor where nobody could jump over it?
Q.20. There is an elm tree in front of my friend's house. It has eight branches, and on each branch there are eight acorns. The wind blew off one acorn on each branch. How many acorns are left?
From India, Delhi
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