The Pope Has It
Arnold Schwarzenegger has a big one.
Michael J. Fox has a small one.
The Pope has one but does not use it.
Clinton uses his all the time.
What is it?
SOLUTION
The answer is FAMILY NAME.
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Cucumbers
You had 10kg of cucumbers, each of which consisted of 99% water. After leaving them in the sun, some of the water in the cucumbers evaporated. If the cucumbers ended up with 98% water in them, how much of their weight did they lose?
SOLUTION
The cucumbers lost half of their weight.
If the water was 99% of the total weight, the remaining substance must have weighed 0.1kg. If after the evaporation the substance comprises 2% = 1/50 of the cucumbers, the total weight must be 50 x 0.1kg = 5kg.
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Square Triangle Circle
Can you draw a 3-dimensional object which looks like a square when looked from one side, a triangle when looked from a second side, and a circle when looked from a third side?
SOLUTION
The object bellow satisfies the requirements.
Finn’s World
Help Finn find the way to the secret cave through this hedge maze. Additionally, try to spot two tiny soldiers with large hats, a platypus pair, and a present.
SOLUTION
The solution is shown below.
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Six Friends Camping
Monday, six friends went camping. Tuesday, John, Jack, and James cooked some mushrooms. Wednesday came and they ate the mushrooms. Thursday found them dead. Exactly one friend survived, how come?
SOLUTION
The six friends are called John, Jack, James, Tuesday, Wednesday, and Thursday. John, Jack, James, and Tuesday cooked the mushrooms. Wednesday joined them and they ate the mushrooms. Thursday was the one to find them dead, so he is the survivor.
Six Faces
I have six faces and twenty-one eyes, yet I can not see. What am I?
SOLUTION
The answer is DIE.
Largest Matchsticks Number
Move just two matchsticks so that you get as large a number as possible.
SOLUTION
You can take the two horizontal matchsticks from the first 0, form the number 11 with them to get 1100011. You can also make 1111000 if you don’t mind that the power’s font is larger than the base’s font, or use the quite uncommon operation “tetration” to get 1111000.
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The Golden Cylinder
You are shown two cylinders – one of them is made of gold and hollow, the other one is made of alloy and solid. Both of them have the same weight, shape, and are colored in black. How can you figure out which cylinder is the golden one, without scratching the paint?
SOLUTION
Simply roll the two cylinders on the ground. The hollow one will roll farther than the solid one
Dog on a Measuring Scale
A dog is standing with three of its legs on a measuring scale, keeping its fourth leg in the air. If the scale is displaying 30lbs, how much will it display if the dog places its fourth leg on the scale?
SOLUTION
The answer is 30lbs
Painting on the Wall
If you hang a painting over two nails on the wall and remove one of the nails, the string of the painting will stay over the other nail, and the painting will keep hanging. Can you wrap a string around the nails in such a way, so that after removing any of the nails, the painting will fall?
SOLUTION
The solution is shown below.
