Re: Some fun for A.S.A. members (from Firechief) ANSWERS



ANSWERS

1. A coffin

2. The child was born before 1776.

3. Mount Everest (It just hadn't been discovered.)

4. Clara lives in the southern hemisphere.

5. World War I wasn't called "World War I" until World War II.

6. The word "and".

7. They fall in the same year every year. New Year's Day just arrives very
early in the year and Christmas comes very late in the same year.

8. One thousand nine hundred and ninety dollar bills are worth one dollar
more than one thousand nine hundred and eighty-nine dollar bills.

9. Nine

10. Only once, then you are subtracting it from 20, 15, etc.

11. "One word".

12. Penguins live in the Antarctic.

13. Neither. The yolk of the egg is yellow.

14. You have to take a picture of a man with a camera, not with a wooden
leg.

15. They were husband and wife.

16. Meat




"Gwen Love" <cglghl@xxxxxxxxxxx> wrote in message
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> QUESTIONS THAT YOU CAN'T ANSWER
>
> 1. The maker doesn't want it; the buyer doesn't use it; the user doesn't
> see it. What is it?
>
> 2. A child is born in Boston, Massachusetts to parents who were both born
> in Boston. The child is not a United States citizen. How is this
> possible?
>
> 3. Before Mount Everest was discovered, what was the highest mountain on
> earth?
>
> 4. Clara Clatter was born on December 27, yet her birthday is always in
> the summer. How is this possible?
>
> 5. Captain Frank and some of the boys were exchanging old war stories.
> Art Bragg offered one about how his grandfather led a battalion against a
> German division during World War I. Through brilliant maneuvers, he
> defeated them and captured valuable territory. After the battle he was
> presented with a sword bearing the inscription "To Captain Bragg for
> Bravery, Daring , and Leadership. World War I. From the men of
> Battalion." Captain Frank looked at Art and said, "You really don't
> expect anyone to believe that yarn, do you?" What is wrong with the
> story?
>
> 6. What is one thing that all wise men, regardless of their religion or
> politics, agree is between heaven and earth?
>
> 7. In what year did Christmas and New Year's fall in the same year?
>
> 8. Why are 1990 American dollar bills worth more than l989 American
> dollar bills?
>
> 9. A farmer has 17 sheep and all but 9 die. How many are left?
>
> 10. How many times can you subtract the number 5 from 25?
>
> 1l. How could you rearrange the letters in the words "new door" to make
> one word?
>
> 12. Even if they were starving, natives living the the Arctic will never
> eat a penguin's egg. Why not?
>
> 13. Which is correct to say, "The yolk of the egg are white", or "The yolk
> of the egg is white?"
>
> 14. In Ocmulgee, Oklahoma, you cannot take a picture of a man with a
> wooden leg. Why not?
>
> 15. There were an electrician and a plumber waiting in line for admission
> to the International Home Show. One of them was the father of the other's
> son. How could this be possible?
>
> 16. A butcher in the butcher shop is 5' 10" tall. What does he weigh?
>
> Answers in next post.
>
>
>
>
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