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A 40-yard long street has a tree every 10 yards on both sides. How many trees are there?

alastair — Sun, 24 Mar 2013 00:18:20 GMT

A 40-yard long street has a tree every 10 yards on both sides. How many trees are there?

Sita is mother of Ria and sister of Nitin. Ria is sister of Priya. If Pankaj and Nitin is husband of Priya and Madhu respectively. By which relation Priya is related Nitin ?

philip — Tue, 14 May 2013 22:17:55 GMT

Sita is mother of Ria and sister of Nitin. Ria is sister of Priya. If Pankaj and Nitin is husband of Priya and Madhu respectively. By which relation Priya is related Nitin ?

If it takes 6 men 6 days to dig 6 holes, how long will it take 3 men to dig half a hole ?

bal — Mon, 20 May 2013 19:23:18 GMT

If it takes 6 men 6 days to dig 6 holes, how long will it take 3 men to dig half a hole?

What do you call your father-in-law's only child's mother-in-law ?

james — Sun, 19 May 2013 08:26:18 GMT

What do you call your father-in-law's only child's mother-in-law ?

Where can one stand up straight, but still be considered sideways ?

alec — Wed, 08 May 2013 00:46:57 GMT

Where can one stand up straight, but still be considered sideways ?

Six people are standing in a row. D and C are neighbors of E while B's only neighbor is A. A is at the forth place of F. So who are sitting at the both corners of the row ?

alastair — Mon, 13 May 2013 05:10:23 GMT

Six people are standing in a row. D and C are neighbors of E while B's only neighbor is A. A is at the forth place of F. So who are sitting at the both corners of the row ?

When can you add 2 to 11 and get 1 as the correct answer ?

richards — Sat, 20 Apr 2013 19:32:31 GMT

When can you add 2 to 11 and get 1 as the correct answer?

What two words, when combined, hold the most letters ?

richie — Sun, 05 May 2013 01:40:49 GMT

What two words, when combined, hold the most letters ?

What can we catch but cannot throw ?

bal — Wed, 01 May 2013 09:01:56 GMT

What can we catch but cannot throw ?

What turns everything around, but does not move ?

philip — Tue, 30 Apr 2013 11:48:05 GMT

What turns everything around, but does not move ?

How much dirt is in a hole 6 and a half feet wide, 8 feet deep, and 5 feet long ??

raj — Thu, 25 Apr 2013 22:06:15 GMT

How much dirt is in a hole 6 and a half feet wide, 8 feet deep, and 5 feet long ??

Can you think of a word that changes both number and gender when you add the letter 'S' ?

james — Mon, 22 Apr 2013 20:36:23 GMT

Can you think of a word that changes both number and gender when you add the letter 'S' ?

No sooner spoken than broken. What is it ?

alastair — Fri, 19 Apr 2013 10:48:12 GMT

No sooner spoken than broken. What is it ?

Can you convert number zero(0) into a positive number using just one mathematical operator ?

phil — Wed, 17 Apr 2013 10:10:11 GMT

Can you convert number zero(0) into a positive number using just one mathematical operator ?

How can you throw a ball as hard as you can and have it come back to you, even if it doesn't bounce off anything? There is nothing attached to it, and no one else catches or throws it back to you ???

richie — Thu, 11 Apr 2013 18:47:22 GMT

How can you throw a ball as hard as you can and have it come back to you, even if it doesn't bounce off anything? There is nothing attached to it, and no one else catches or throws it back to you.

What number follows the sequence below. 12 23 35 47 511 613 __

bal — Mon, 04 Mar 2013 05:20:18 GMT

What number follows the sequence below.

12 23 35 47 511 613 __

What can pass before the sun without making a shadow ?

philip — Sun, 14 Apr 2013 06:20:36 GMT

What can pass before the sun without making a shadow ?

If the word “NUMBER” is coded as ‘’O13, V6, N14, C25, F22, S9 ’’, then what will be the coded form of “MATRIX”?

bal — Wed, 10 Apr 2013 00:44:39 GMT

If the word “NUMBER” is coded as ‘’O13, V6, N14, C25, F22, S9 ’’, then what will be the coded form of “MATRIX”?

Can you divide a cake in 8 pieces with three cuts ??

alastair — Sat, 06 Apr 2013 23:02:20 GMT

Can you divide a cake in 8 pieces with three cuts?

If an aeroplane makes a round trip and a wind is blowing, is the trip time shorter, longer or the same ???

raj — Mon, 25 Mar 2013 09:34:43 GMT

If an aeroplane makes a round trip and a wind is blowing, is the trip time shorter, longer or the same ??