Get your brains in gear guys. 20 questions.

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!!



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 wholefamily reach the other side of the river?



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



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



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


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?



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



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



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?



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



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?



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?



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



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



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?



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?



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



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?



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



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.

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!!


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 wholefamily reach the other side of the river?


3. Why can't you take a picture of a Indian woman with hair curlers?
cos you need a camera not curlers


4. What is the largest possible number you can write using only 2 digits - just 2 digits, nothing else?
whatever number yu like your digits are you fingers holding the pen


5. Before Mt. Everest was discovered, what was the tallest mountain in the world?
who would know? what would you measure against??


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?


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


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


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?
MUM


10. Which weighs more, a pound of feathers or a pound of gold?
OH MY....um the same


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?


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?


13. Why are 1898 silver dollars worth more than 1897 silver dollars?
cos theres more of them


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


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?
JOHNNY


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?


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


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?


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


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
The match

just quick ansers, give me more time for the rest........

okies, I'll post the answers before I go on holiday, or I could leave you all in suspense for a week :ninja:

okies, I'll post the answers before I go on holiday, or I could leave you all in suspense for a week :ninja:

Leaving us in suspense is more your style Floops :thumbsup:

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?

13

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

You need a camera

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

Mt. Everest, was always the tallest, even before it was discovered

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

He may have loads of 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?

Mum

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

Queue

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?

Johnny

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

She's a justice of the peace?



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

The match

...the apples ... the apples .... I just don't geddit Morph - explanation required, please! :confused: :)

...the apples ... the apples .... I just don't geddit Morph - explanation required, please! :confused: :)

Well Dol, there are 5 there YOU take 2, so You only have 2 in your hand :thumbsup:

2: 2 kids cross one comes back dad crosses kid comes back 2 kids cross one comes back mum crosses kid comes back 2 kids cross

7: sequoia

Well Dol, there are 5 there YOU take 2, so You only have 2 in your hand :thumbsup:
d'oh! I'm useless at riddles. I even get the "what's heavier a pound of lead or a pound of feathers" question wrong every time!


sigh - one day I'll find something I'm good at!

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!!

....seven?...



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 wholefamily reach the other side of the river?

stinker...



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

stinker...



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

...digits being fingers, you can type as large a number as you desired...



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

....just because it was discovered, does not negate the fact that it already existed beforehand...



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?

stinker...



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

Giant Redwood?...(I know I'm so wrong, but it's the only American variety of tree I know of..)



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

....only born once...



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?

....I'm guessing at mother - it has the very devious look of one of those..



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

...a pound is a pound..



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?

stinker...



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?

...just the nine minutes...



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

...didn't exist in 1897....



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

stinker...



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?

..why Johnny of course..



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?

...I'm reckoning at twenty-three...



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

...if she is the vicar/ordane minister/whatever-they-call-em



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?

...house numbers...





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

still only two....



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.

...the match....

Nice one Floop - lot of effort here and well worth it. Some real testers...:thumbsup:

11. At the moment of impact, the one that left Paris will still be slightly nearer, but once they become a tangled mess of bits and pieces, then they will both be the same distance away.

For the gloves

2 (1 pair) as they are already in pairs. :unsure:

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?

Both will planes be the same distance from Paris when they meet.

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?


Or ... given that they don't collide, one will be flying lower than the other to allow them to pass each other safely. THe lower of the two will be nearer to Paris.

for the gloves it's 3. Assuming they're loose and not paired up, you might be lucky and pull out two matching ones first time, if you dont you will have a black and a brown and need to pull out a third to get a match.


Going along the same lines for the sock one it's 4.

Oops, forgot about this. Do you want the answers? Do you?


I can't hear you



Go on then.

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

4. 99, this is 9x9x9x9x9x9x9x9x9 or 387,420,489.

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


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

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

10. The answer is actually feathers. We need proof though! - 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. They will both be the same distance from Paris when they meet!! *See note below!

12. 9 minutes. It only takes 9 cuts to get 10 equal sections.

13. $1,898.00 is one more silver dollar than $1,897.00

14. Queue and thanks to some of our visitors here is another answer: aitch - take away the aitc and you are left with "h".

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

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

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

18. House numbers.

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

20. The match of course!

4. 99, this is 9x9x9x9x9x9x9x9x9 or 387,420,489.
This hasn't really come out right. I think the correct answer is not "99" but 9 to the power of 9. Since we can't do superscript with this editor, it's virtually impossible to reproduce that here. Something like:

...9
9

Which is the big number 387,420,489 Floops refers to.

Thanks to my lovely assistant Blink for that explanation :wink_kiss (thinks he's Carol Vorderman)

I reckon the answer to q4 should be infinity, cos if you place two zero's together so they just touch then it makes an infinity sign (more or less ;) )