1. |
You find a coin marked "44 BC" -- Could
it be authentic? |
2. |
A solicitor comes to your door requesting a
donation for the "Widow of the Unknown Soldier" -- Comment? |
3. |
Your assistant measures the temperature in the
freezer at -40 but does not say whether it is Fahrenheit or Centrigrade.
Comment. |
4. |
If the number of the Golden State Freeway is 5, what
is the number of the 405 Freeway? |
5. |
If a plane containing US and Canadian passengers
crashes right on the US - Canadian border, where should the
survivors be buried? |
6. |
A weather report from the Everglades reports 100
degrees with 110% humidity -- Comment. |
7. |
If stamps are 12 cents per dozen, how many can
you buy for $1.00? |
8. |
Finish this line: "When renting an
apartment, make sure everything works, especially the ________!"
(you are the manager) |
9. |
Finish this line: Don't Emphasize
the Trivial nor _______ the ________! |
10. |
Finish the line: If you treat
education cheaply, you will get a ______ education! |
11. |
"I have 2 coins in my hand that total 55 cents.
One is not a nickle. What is the value (denomination) of the
coins?" |
12. |
Faster in level flight: What is the
engine that made the Spitfire outperform the Focke Wulf 190? |
13. |
Faster in a dive: WWII
Corsair or Zero? |
14. |
Faster: Viking Warship or
Roman 3-tiered Galley? |
15. |
What would happen if you put an electrical
charge on the leading edge of an aircraft wing? Besides shocking
whatever it hit? |
16. |
How do you know that Santa Barbara is further
west than Reno, Nevada? |
17. |
What comes out of the tailpipe of a car burning
hydrogen? |
18. |
What chemical does the immune system produce? |
19. |
How does its bark protect a tree? |
20. |
What color would the bear be if every
direction he faced was South? |
21. |
Comment: "The theories of Sigmund
Freud are insane! He must have had a very troubled
childhood!" |