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Are there more 2s or 8s in the numbers from 1 to 50,000? Show Answer

An errand boy was collecting boxes of cakes for the Summer Fair. He collected boxes from various people in his local village and each box was labelled in Roman Numerals with the number of cakes in the box. By the time the errand boy had collected the last box, he was quite hungry, and really needed to eat at least one cake. Luckily the last box was marked with an underlined XI, meaning there were 11 cakes in it. He had the brain wave of turning the box around and underlining the number again to give the impression there were IX, that is 9 cakes. However, after eating the 2 cakes, he was still hungry. How can he change the number shown on the box again and eat more cakes? Show Answer

This is an annoying paragraph, in which you try and work out what is unusual about it. This paragraph has a quandary though. A solitary word has found a way to slink into this paragraph, to fox your fun, by going against all my jazzy plans. What is that word? Don't try to run a utility to assist you, that would spoil all of my attempts to absorb all of your avid skills in this mind blowing prank. Show Answer

My local bus company has recently expanded and no longer has enough room for all of its buses. Twelve of their buses have to be stored outside. If they decide to increase their garage space by 40%, this will give them enough room for all of their current buses, plus enough room to store another twelve in the future. How many buses does the company currently own? Show Answer

Albert married Carol. Steven married Katie. Bob married Virginia. Who did Simon marry: Teresa, Charlotte or Lisa? Show Answer

Which is larger: the tenth root of 10, or the cube root of 2? Show Answer

I have 55p in my pocket. Can you tell me what two coins they are if I say that one of them is not a 5p coin? Note: This might be a tricky question. Show Answer

Can you find a number such that its double is fourteen more than  its quarter? Show Answer

I really must get a new watch. The one I have loses exactly 20 minutes every hour. It now shows 4:00 A.M. and I know that it was correct at midnight, when I last set it. I happen to know that the watch stopped 4 hours ago, so what is the correct time now? Show Answer

Starting with SOFT, change one letter at a time until you have the word LENS. Each change leaves the other letters in their original places and must result in a proper word. What is the minimum number of steps required to achieve this change? SOFT .... .... .... .... .... LENS Show Answer

A have three children. The youngest is the same age as the first  digit in age of A, another is the same age as the second digit in  age of A, and the third is the same age as the sum of the two  digits in the age of A. None of the children are the same age and the  total of our ages is 33. How old is A? Show Answer

What relationship to you is your father's only brother's wife's  only brother-in-law? Show Answer

What is represented here? S                     S R                    T I                      A A                     I T                     R S                     S View Answer

What number is three quarters of eight ninths of one half of 2001? Show Answer

A game of football with 11 players lasts for exactly 90 minutes.  There are four substitutes that alternate equally. Therefore  each player plays for the same length of time, how long? Show Answer

What is the sum of all of the numbers from 1 to 1000? Show Answer

Which word becomes longer when you remove one of its letters? Show Answer

My 12, 8 and 9 is a sheep. My 3, 5 and 6 is not high. My 1, 8 and 9 is a sweet potato. My 7 and 2 is a male she. My 7, 8, 4 and 5 is a glow around the head. My 12, 11, 2 and 3 is used in fishing. My 7, 2 and 10 can be found at the bottom of a skirt. My whole is a type of bird. What am I? Show Answer

Which are there more of: buns in a dozen baker's dozen or hours  in a week? Show Answer

What number comes next in this sequence: 1 8 9 64 25 216 49 ==?== Show Answer

What number is missing in the below sequence? 10, 14, 18, ?, 34, 50, 66 Show Answer

Three numbers A, B and C are in the ratio 3:4:5. If the sum of A and C is more than B by 52, then what is the value of the highest number? Show Answer

Can you find a five letter word that can suffix (go after) each of these letters: re deva rein over under inter Show Answer

What is the least number which can be spelt with all five vowels at least once? Show Answer

Two boxers are in a match scheduled for 12 rounds. (Pure boxing only – no kicking, UFC takedowns, or anything else). One of the boxers gets knocked out after only six rounds, yet no man throws a punch. How is this possible? Show Answer

In 1990, a person is 15 years old. In 1995, that same person is 10 years old. How can this be? Show Answer

What is unusual about the following words: revive, banana, grammar, voodoo, assess, potato, dresser, uneven? Show Answer

What makes this number unique — 8,549,176,320? Show Answer

A man stands on one side of a river, his dog on the other. The man calls his dog, who immediately crosses the river without getting wet and without using a bridge or a boat. How did the dog do it? Show Answer

What is the unique characteristic of the following words: COUGHING, THIRSTY and DEFIANT. Show Answer

Twins A and B are standing back to back and they started running in opposite direction for 4 kilometers and then turn left and run for 3 kilometers. What is the distance between the twins when they stop? Show Answer