1) How much soil is there in a hole measuring one foot by one foot by one foot?

2) Would a stone travel faster through water at 55◦f or - 25◦f?

3) There are 5 apples in a basket and five people in a room. How can you give an apple to each person in the room and yet leave one apple in the basket?

4) A man dressed all in black is walking down a country road. Suddenly a large car without any lights on comes round the corner and screeches to a halt. How did the driver know there was a man in the road?

5) Is it legal for a man to marry his widow's sister?

6) How could the 22nd and 24th U.S. Presidents have the same parents, even though they were not brothers?

7) Why are 2003 pennies worth more than 1963 pennies?

8) If you had only one match, and entered a dark room containing an oil lamp, some newspaper, and some kindling wood, which would you light first?

9) What can go up a chimney down but not down a chimney up?

10) When is four half of five or when is seven half of twelve?

11) Imagine you are in a sinking rowboat surrounded by hungry man-eating sharks. How could you survive?

12) What came first, chickens or eggs? Explain