1. A farmer has 37 sick sheep, all but nine die. How many sheep does the farmer have left ?
2. You are lost in the bush, all you have is a match box with one live match in it. You come across a cave , in it you find a kerosene heater, lamp, stove, all with kerosene in them, some kindling and some fire wood. What would you light first ?
3. I have given you 55¢ in legal Australian currency, I have only given you two coins. One of the coins is not a 5¢ piece. What are the two coins ?
4. In America they celebrate 4th of July with sky forks night (Fire Crackers). Do we still have 4th of July here in Australia ?
5. How many birth days does the average Australian male have ?
6. One month of the year has 28 days (February), how many of the remaining 11months have 30 days in them ?
7. How far can a dog run into a forest?
8. How many animals of each species did Moses take on the Ark ?
9. Is it legal in Singapore for a man to marry his widow’s sister ?
10. If a doctor gives you three pills and instructs you to take one pill every half an hour, how much time would pass before you have finished taking all the pills ?
11. If you take two apples from three apples, how many apples do you have ?
12. If a person claims that they have found a coin dated 46 years B.C, would they be lying or telling the truth ?
13. A plane has left Brisbane airport heading for Adelaide after picking up 109 passengers comprising of 60 men, 30 women and 19 children. Tragedy the plane crashes about 59km south of Melbourne. The authorities are arguing over where to bury the victims. Some say Brisbane because that’s where they came from, some say Adelaide because that’s where they were going and some say Melbourne because that is the closest major city. Where do you think they should bury the survivors?
14. A speed boat is traveling at sixty knots an hour up river, however the current is running at fifty knots an hour down river. Given this information how fast would you think the speed boat is traveling?
15. A wild game hunter is out hunting, he hears a noise, he turns and sees a large bear 100 meters due east of him. He takes aim and fires but his gun misfires so he runs due north as fast as he can for 100 meters reloads turns and fires his rifle due south killing the bear (who has not moved from it’s original position)in one straight shot. What color is the bear? Please explain how you arrived at your answer.
16. If it takes you ¾ hr to dig a hole. How long does it take to dig ½ a hole.
17. You have three books placed on a bookshelf in the normal way marked volume 1, volume 2, volume 3. Each book is 1" thick. How far would a bookworm have to travel if it started eating through the front cover of volume 1 and continued eating through to the back cover of volume 3?