|
01.
Somebody sleeps for 12 hours. He sets his alarm clock and awakens
according to that clock at eight o'clock. How may hours did he sleep?
02.
How many months have 28 days?
03.
A doctor gives you 3 tablets and says: "Take every half hour
one." How long does it take to use all 3 tablets?
04.
Do they have in Germany the 4th of July too?
05.
A farmer has 16 sheep. All with the exception of 9 die. How many
living sheep are left?
06.
Somewhere is a house. Every side of the house has a view on the South.
There is a bear passing. What colour has that bear?
07. What is
the next number: 1, 2, 6, 15, 31, .... ?
08. Is it
permitted in China that a man marries the sister of his widow?
09. Can
somebody who lives West of the Mississippi be burried East of that
river?
10. How many
animals of every kind Moses took with him on the ark?
11. Divide 30
by a half and ad 10. What is the outcome?
12. "You
are my son, I am not your father." Who said this?
13. In 1912 a
golden coin was found with the inscription "46 B.C." How old
was that coin?
14. Has a
night watchman an entitlement to a pension when he dies during the day?
15. Somebody
enters a dark room with a box of matches. He wants light. In the room
is an oil lamp, a candle and an open fire place. What's the first
thing he lights?
16. Somebody
has 12 red and 8 black socks in a cupboard. It is dark. How many socks
does he have to take out to have a pair of the same color?
17. A doctor in
Amsterdam has a brother in London, but that brother in London has no
brother in Amsterdam. How is that possible?
18. There is a
hole of 20 meters deep. At the bottom is a snail. This snail wants to
climb to the surface and starts climbing. During the day he climbs 5
meters, but at night he descends 4 meters. It goes like that every
day. After how many days does he reaches the surface?
19. What burns
longer: a thick or a short candle?
20. Imagine a
dry pond in which a flower is growing. Every minute doubles the number
of flowers. At noon the pond is completely
full. At what time is the pond half full?
Your e-mail adress:
|
