Friday, 3/25/11
Prepare sheet for Test
Mental Floss.

1. What are violin strings made of? (Not a trick.)
2. An archeologist claims to have dug up a coin that is clearly dated 46 B.C. How do we know he's lying?
3. What can speak every language in the world?
4. Two fathers and two sons own 21 horses between them. How is it possible to evenly divide the herd among them?
5. This sounds impossible, but it can be done. Take one from twenty nine and leave thirty.
6. A man builds an extraordinary house where all four sides face south.  A bear walks up to one of his windows and peers in. What color is the bear?
7. The following clues make a pun on words that start with mis-. Example: This young woman could lead the orchestra. Answer: Misconduct.
• a) This young woman is in great shape.
• b) This young woman is very generous at Christmas.
• c) This young woman showed me where to go.
• d) This young woman knew exactly what I meant.

Test #24 (7th grade)  Test #23 (8th grade)