Q00How much dirt is in a hole 2 feet long by 2 feet wide by 1 foot deep?
Q01If a plane crashes on the border of NY and NJ in which state should the survivors be buried?
Q02If you are running a race, and pass the runner in second place, what place will you be in?
Q03Sisters and brothers, I have none, John's father is my father's son. What is my relationship to John?
Q04An old golfer and a young golfer are about to tee off. The young golfer is the old golfer's son, but the old golfer is not the young golfer's father. Who is the old golfer?
Q05A drawer contains 10 black sox and 10 white sox. What is the minimum number of sox you can take with your eyes closed to be sure of having one pair of either color?
Q06A drawer contains 10 black sox and 10 white sox. What is the minimum number of sox you can take with your eyes closed to be sure of having one pair of white sox?
Q07There are 20 animals in a barn (a combination of hens and cows), having a total of 50 legs. How many are hens and how many are cows?
Q08What is the next number in the sequence 1, 4, 9, 16?
Q09There are 6 socks on a table (2 white, 2 black and 2 gray). The socks are mixed together. You are blindfolded and told to match the socks into 3 pairs. If you manage to match the first 4 socks into 2 pairs, what are the chances that the remaining 2 socks will be a pair?
Q10I have ten coins in my pocket that add up to more than a dollar. However, I don't have change of a dollar, a half-dollar, a quarter, a dime or a nickel. Which coins and how many of each do I have?
Q11It takes 2 men 2 days to dig a hole. How long will it take one man to dig half a hole?
Q12Mrs. Green, Mrs. White and Mrs. Brown were at lunch. The woman in green said to the others, "The colors we are wearing match our names, but none of us are wearing the color that matches our own name?" Mrs. White agreed. What colors are each wearing?
Q13Smith, Robinson, and Jones are (not respectively) the fireman, brakeman, and engineer of a train. Three passengers have the same names (Mr. Smith, Mr. Robinson, and Mr. Jones). Using these facts determine the name of the engineer:---1. Mr. Robinson lives in Detroit.---2. The brakeman lives halfway between Chicago and Detroit---3. Mr. Jones earns exactly $80,000 per year.---4. The brakeman's nearest neighbor, one of the passengers, earns exactly three times as much as the brakeman.---5. Smith beats the fireman in billiards.---6. The passenger who has the same name as the brakeman lives in Chicago.
Q14There are 3 light switches (A, B and C) on the wall outside a room. Each switch controls a different lamp on a table inside the room. You can't see into the room. Match the light switches with the lamps they control. You may turn switches on and off as much as you like, but you may only open the door and enter the room once. How can you figure this out?
Q15A purse contains 2 coins totalling 35 cents. One of the coins is not a quarter. Name the two coins.
Q16A man is condemned to death. He has to choose among three rooms. The first is full of raging fires, the second is full of assassins with loaded guns, and the third is full of lions that haven't eaten in 3 months. Which room is safest for him?
Q17A woman shoots her husband. Then she holds him under water for over 5 minutes. Finally, she hangs him. But 5 minutes later they both go out together and enjoy a wonderful dinner together. How can this be?
Q18What is black when you buy it, red when you use it, and gray when you throw it away?
Q19Can you name three consecutive days without using the words Wednesday, Friday, or Sunday?
Q20This is an unusual paragraph. I'm curious as to just how quickly you can find out what is so unusual about it. It looks so ordinary and plain that you would think nothing was wrong with it. In fact, nothing is wrong with it! It is highly unusual, though. Study it and think about it, but you still may not find anything odd. But if you work at it a bit, you might find out. Try to do so without any coaching!
(HINT - What's missing?)