Friday, 9/19/08
Prepare sheet for Test 1A
Mental Floss

1. Johnny's mother had four children. The first was April, the second was May, and the third was June. What was the name of her fourth child?
2. A boat has a ladder hanging off the side that has six rungs. Each rung is one foot apart. The bottom rung is one foot from the water. The tide rises at 12 inches every 15 minutes. High tide peaks in one hour. When the tide is at its highest, how many rungs are under water?
3. Show how it is possible to name the capital of each and every one of the United States in less than a minute.
4. Which is correct, "bigger of two halves" or "biggest of two halves"?
5. Here is a question on international law: If an international airliner crashed exactly on the U.S.-Mexican border, where would they be required to bury the survivors?
6. There are ten sheep walking in a straight line across a field. What numbered sheep can look back and say he is the third from the last in line?
7. A fish weighs 10 pounds plus half its weight. How much does it weigh? (Not a trick; just math.)

Test 1A
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