Here are 6 questions, some easy, some not so easy -
answers at the end - no peeking: -
1. A murderer is condemned to death. He has to choose between 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 have not eaten in 3 years. Which room
is safest for him?
2. A woman shoots her husband. Then she holds him under water for over 5
minutes. Finally, she hangs him. However, five minutes later they both go out
together and enjoy a wonderful dinner together. How can this be?
3. There are two plastic jugs filled with water. How could you put all of
this water into a barrel, without using the jugs or any dividers, and still tell
which water came from which jug?
4. What is black when you buy it, red when you use it, and grey when you
throw it away?
5. Can you name three consecutive days without using the words Monday,
Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, or Sunday?
6. This is an unusual paragraph. I am curious how quickly you can find out
what is so unusual about it. It looks so plain you would think nothing was wrong
with it! In fact, nothing is wrong with it! It is 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!
Scroll down to the answers after you figure them out!
ANSWERS
1. The third. Lions that have not eaten in three years are dead.
2. The woman was a photographer. She shot a picture of her husband, developed
it, and hung it up to dry.
3. Freeze them first . Take them out of the jugs and put the ice in the
barrel. You will be able to tell which water came from which jug.
4. The answer is Charcoal
5. Yesterday, Today, and Tomorrow
6. The letter "e", which is the most common letter in the English language,
does not appear once in the long paragraph.
So how well did you fare?
answers at the end - no peeking: -
1. A murderer is condemned to death. He has to choose between 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 have not eaten in 3 years. Which room
is safest for him?
2. A woman shoots her husband. Then she holds him under water for over 5
minutes. Finally, she hangs him. However, five minutes later they both go out
together and enjoy a wonderful dinner together. How can this be?
3. There are two plastic jugs filled with water. How could you put all of
this water into a barrel, without using the jugs or any dividers, and still tell
which water came from which jug?
4. What is black when you buy it, red when you use it, and grey when you
throw it away?
5. Can you name three consecutive days without using the words Monday,
Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, or Sunday?
6. This is an unusual paragraph. I am curious how quickly you can find out
what is so unusual about it. It looks so plain you would think nothing was wrong
with it! In fact, nothing is wrong with it! It is 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!
Scroll down to the answers after you figure them out!
ANSWERS
1. The third. Lions that have not eaten in three years are dead.
2. The woman was a photographer. She shot a picture of her husband, developed
it, and hung it up to dry.
3. Freeze them first . Take them out of the jugs and put the ice in the
barrel. You will be able to tell which water came from which jug.
4. The answer is Charcoal
5. Yesterday, Today, and Tomorrow
6. The letter "e", which is the most common letter in the English language,
does not appear once in the long paragraph.
So how well did you fare?
