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

Thank you, thank you, thank you.

On Thu, 29 Dec 2005 14:08:28 -0600, "Gwen Love" <cglghl@xxxxxxxxxxx>
wrote:

>ANSWERS
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>1. A coffin

Huh! I remember that one, but I had forgotten the answer.
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>2. The child was born before 1776.
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>3. Mount Everest (It just hadn't been discovered.)
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>4. Clara lives in the southern hemisphere.
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>5. World War I wasn't called "World War I" until World War II.
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>6. The word "and".
Missed this one.
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>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.

I said before the current calendar (Augustin or Julian?).
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>8. One thousand nine hundred and ninety dollar bills are worth one dollar
>more than one thousand nine hundred and eighty-nine dollar bills.
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>9. Nine
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>10. Only once, then you are subtracting it from 20, 15, etc.
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>11. "One word".
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>12. Penguins live in the Antarctic.
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>13. Neither. The yolk of the egg is yellow.
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>14. You have to take a picture of a man with a camera, not with a wooden
>leg.

Isn't it always the obvious ones that throw you?
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>15. They were husband and wife.
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>16. Meat
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Loujean
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>"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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