Quiz
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Four hours ago, it was as long after 4 a.m. as it was before 4 p.m. the same day. What time is it now?
Answer
2 p.m. The halfway point between 4 a.m. and 4 p.m. is 10 a.m., but that was 4 hours ago. Thus, 10 a.m. + 4 hours = 2 p.m.
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While looking at a photograph, a man said, “Brothers and sisters have I none, but that man's father is my father's son.” Who was the person in the photograph?
Answer
The man’s son
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When asked how old she was, Jennifer replied, “In two years I will be twice as old as I was five years ago.” How old is she?
Answer
12
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“That attorney is my brother,” testified the accountant. But the attorney testified he didn't have a brother. Who is lying?
Answer
No one is lying. The accountant is the attorney’s sister.
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You show up for Monday's class and find that it's been postponed. It will be held three days after the day before the day after tomorrow. What day should you show up?
Answer
Friday
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In your pocket you have an equal number of nickels, dimes, and quarters. The total is $4.40. How many of each do you have?
Answer
11
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I run but never walk, have a mouth but never talk, have a bed but never sleep, have a head but never weep. What am I?
Answer
A river
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The more there is, the less you see. What is it?
Answer
Fog
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The poor have it, the rich need it, and if you eat it you will die. What is it?
Answer
Nothing
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Say my name and I disappear. What am I?
Answer
Silence
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What makes a loud noise when changing its jacket and becomes larger but weighs less?
Answer
Popcorn
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A woman shoots her husband. Then she holds him underwater for over 5 minutes. Finally, she hangs him. But 5 minutes later, they go out and enjoy a wonderful dinner together. How can this be?
Answer
She's a photographer
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This event is always going down. When you look right at it, you usually get a good feeling. But when you know it’s going to happen, you might have to cancel your plans.
Answer
Rain
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When you need me, you throw me away. When you’re done with me, you bring me back. What am I?
Answer
An anchor
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Many have heard me, but nobody has seen me, and I will not speak back until spoken to. What am I?
Answer
Echo
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Poke your fingers in my eyes and I will open my jaws wide. Linen cloth, quills, or paper, I will devour them all.
Answer
Scissors
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I may be light as a feather, but almost no one can hold me for very long. What am I?
Answer
Breath
Calling All Puzzle Masters! Can You Solve This?
When John was six years old he hammered a nail into his favorite tree to mark his height.
Ten years later at age sixteen, John returned to see how much higher the nail was.
If the tree grew by five centimetres each year, how much higher would the nail be?
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PM says the ‘war on farming’ is over, at Fieldays’ Mystery Creek
The rural sector will pull the country out of recession, Prime Minister Christopher Luxon told farmers at Mystery Creek on Tuesday.
Luxon’s main message was that farmers are not villains, they are “partners” of the Government and the saviours of the New Zealand economy.
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