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There's one sport in which neither the spectators nor the participants know the
score or the leader until the contestants. What is it?
What famous North American landmark is constantly moving backward?
Of all vegetables, only two can live to produce on their own for several growing
seasons. All other vegetables must be replanted every year. What are the only two
perennial vegetables?
At noon and midnight the hour and minute hands are exactly coincident with each other.
How many other times between noon and midnight do the hour and minute hands cross?
What is the only sport in which the ball is always in the possession of the team on
defense, and the offensive team can score without touching the ball?
What fruit has its seeds on the outside?
In many liquor stores, you can buy pear brandy, with a real pear inside the bottle.
The pear is whole and ripe, and the bottle is genuine; it hasn't been cut in any way. How
did the pear get inside the bottle?
Only three words in standard English begin with the letters "dw". They are
all common. Name two of them.
There are fourteen punctuation marks in English grammar.
Can you name half of them?
Where are the lakes that are referred to in the "Los Angeles Lakers"?
There are seven ways a baseball player can legally reach first base without getting a
hit. Taking a base on balls - a walk - is one way. Name the other six.
It's the only vegetable or fruit that is never sold frozen, canned, processed,
cooked, or in any other form but fresh. What is it?
How is it possible for a pitcher to make four or more strikeouts in one inning?
Name six or more things that you can wear on your feet, that begin with the letter
"s".
The maker doesn't want it; the buyer doesn't use it; and the user doesn't see it.
What is it?
A child is born in Boston, Massachusetts to parents who were both born in Boston,
Massachusetts. The child is not a United States citizen. How is this possible?
If you were born in December, how could your birthday be in
the summer?
Joe and Tom and the boys in the bar were exchanging old war stories.
Joe
offered one about how his grandfather led a battalion against a German division during
World War I. Through brilliant maneuvers, he defeated them and captured valuable
territory. After the battle he was awarded a medal that was inscribed with:
"For Bravery, Daring and Leadership.
World War I. From the Men of Battalion 8."
Tom looked at Joe and
said, "You really don't expect anyone to believe that yarn, do you?"
What's
wrong with the story?
There were an electrician and a plumber waiting in line for admission to the Home
Show. One of them was the father of the other's son. How could this be possible?
How can you arrange for two people to stand on the same piece of newspaper and yet
be unable to touch each other without stepping off the newspaper.
A rope ladder hangs over the side of a ship. The rungs are one foot apart and the
ladder is 12 feet long. The tide is rising at four inches an hour. How long will it take
before the first four rungs of the ladder are underwater?
In which sport are the shoes made entirely of metal?
According to most state laws, the attempt to commit a certain crime is punishable, but
actually committing the crime is not. What is the crime?
Find the English word that can be formed from all these letters: PNLLEEEESSSSS
If you were to spell out numbers, how far would you have to go until you
would find the letter "A"?
