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THE CORONER WAS CALLED IN TO EXAMINE THE
BODY OF A MAN WHO HAD DIED DURING A HORROR
FILM. HE WAS TOLD THE MAN HAD FALLEN ASLEEP,
AND DREAMT THAT A TWO-HEADED MONSTER HAD
EATEN HIS WIFE AND CHILDREN AND WAS STARTING
TO EAT HIM, HE HAD A HEART ATTACK AND DIED.
“NONSENSE” REPLIED THE CORONER.
HOW COULD HE BE SURE?
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MR AND MRS SMITH HAVE GOT 4
DAUGHTERS AND EACH DAUGHTER HAS
GOT ONE HUSBAND AND ONE BROTHER.
HOW MANY PEOPLE ARE THERE IN THE
EXTENDED FAMILY?
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AT ANY GATHERING WHERE MORE
THEN TWO PEOPLE ARE PRESENT,
THERE WILL BE AT LEAST TWO
PEOPLE WHO HAVE EXACTLY THE
SAME NUMBER OF FRIENDS
PRESENT.
TRUE OR FALSE?
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IF IN FIVE YEARS TIME, I
WILL BE THREE TIMES
AS OLD AS I WAS THREE
YEARS AGO, HOW OLD
AM I NOW?
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IF I WALKED WITHOUT AN
UMBRELLA, RAINCOAT OR
HAT ACROSS A TREELESS
PLAIN FOR AN HOUR, HOW
DID I AVOID GETTING WET?
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IN A BALLOON, STATIONARY
OFF THE COAST OF IRELAND I
DROPPED TWO WINE
BOTTLES, ONE FULL, THE
OTHER EMPTY.
WHICH HIT THE GROUND
FIRST?
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A PRISONER SURVIVED TEN
WEEKS IN A CELL WITHOUT
WATER, AND WITH A 20CM THICK
STEEL DOOR BETWEEN HIM AND
A FRESH WATER WELL IN THE
NEXT ROOM.
HOW?
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WHICH TWO WORDS, ONE
MEANING “GANGWAY” THE
OTHER “SURROUNDED BY
WATER” SOUND THE SAME BUT
ARE SPELT DIFFERENT?
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I’VE GOT A BUNDLE OF STICKS.
ONE END OF THE BUNDLE HAS 14
ENDS, THE OTHER HAS 21.
EXPLAIN.
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WHICH TWO DISTINCT WORDS,
ONE MEANING “FRILL” THE OTHER
“UNEVEN” SOUND THE SAME?
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YOU CAN USE THREE IDENTICAL
DIGITS IN A SIMPLE ADDITION
SUM SO THAT THE TOTAL IS 12.
YOU CANNOT USE THE NUMBER
4.
WHAT IS THE SUM?
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THEY CAN BE MADE, LAID DOWN,
BENT AND BROKEN ALTHOUGH IT
IS DIFFICULT TO TOUCH THEM.
WHAT ARE THEY?
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