Head Scratchers 11

**Bumper** · 11-15-2006

1. I am never the first to speak but I am always the last to be heard. Who am I?

2. Walking home one day, you take a short cut along the train tracks. The tracks cross a narrow bridge over a deep gorge. At the point you are 3/8 of the way across the bridge, you hear the train whistle somewhere behind you. You charge across the bridge, and jump off the track as the train is about to run you down. As it happens, if you had gone the other way, you would have reached safety just before being run over as well. If you can run ten miles per hour, how fast is the train moving?

3. 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?

4. How can you distribute three apples to two fathers and their two sons, giving a whole apple to each.

5. Forward I am heavy, but backward I am not. What am I?

6. What can be driven, but has no wheels, and can be sliced and remain whole?

7. With pointed fangs it sits in wait,
With piercing force its doles out fate,
Over bloodless victims proclaiming its might,
Eternally joining in a single bite.

What am I?

8. Two girls have the same parents and were born at the same hour of the same day of the same month, but they are not twins. How can this be possible?

9. There is a certain family with both girl and boy children. Each of the boys has the same number of brothers as he has sisters. Each of the girls has twice as many brothers as she has sisters. How many boys and girls are there in this family?

10. Which of the following words don't belong in the group and why? CORSET, COSTER, SECTOR, ESCORT, COURTS

**SunKneeMarie** · 11-15-2006

1. I am never the first to speak but I am always the last to be heard. Who am I? an echo

2. Walking home one day, you take a short cut along the train tracks. The tracks cross a narrow bridge over a deep gorge. At the point you are 3/8 of the way across the bridge, you hear the train whistle somewhere behind you. You charge across the bridge, and jump off the track as the train is about to run you down. As it happens, if you had gone the other way, you would have reached safety just before being run over as well. If you can run ten miles per hour, how fast is the train moving?

3. 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? Johnny

4. How can you distribute three apples to two fathers and their two sons, giving a whole apple to each. grandfather, father and son = 2 fathers/2 sons, but only 3 people... one apple for each

5. Forward I am heavy, but backward I am not. What am I?

6. What can be driven, but has no wheels, and can be sliced and remain whole?

7. With pointed fangs it sits in wait,
With piercing force its doles out fate,
Over bloodless victims proclaiming its might,
Eternally joining in a single bite.

What am I?

8. Two girls have the same parents and were born at the same hour of the same day of the same month, but they are not twins. How can this be possible? they were born in different years?

9. There is a certain family with both girl and boy children. Each of the boys has the same number of brothers as he has sisters. Each of the girls has twice as many brothers as she has sisters. How many boys and girls are there in this family? 4 boys, 3 girls

10. Which of the following words don't belong in the group and why? CORSET, COSTER, SECTOR, ESCORT, COURTS courts= all of the others are a combination of the same 6 letters

MWC · 11-15-2006

5. Forward I am heavy, but backward I am not. What am I?
The word “ton”

6. What can be driven, but has no wheels, and can be sliced and remain whole?
A golf ball

7. With pointed fangs it sits in wait,
With piercing force its doles out fate,
Over bloodless victims proclaiming its might,
Eternally joining in a single bite.

What am I?

A stapler

**Bumper** · 11-19-2006

The Official Answers

1. An echo.

2. The train is moving at 40 miles per hour. Imagine that a friend is walking with you. When the train whistle blows, you head away from the train, he heads toward it. When he reaches safety, you will be 6/8 (or 3/4)of the way across the bridge, and the train will have just reached the bridge. For the train to cross 4/4 of the bridge in the time you cross the remaining 1/4, the train must be moving four times your speed.

3. Johnny

4. They are Grandfather - Father - Son. The middle is a father and a son at the same time!

5. The word "ton"

6. A golf ball.

7. A stapler

8. They were not born in the same year.

9. Four boys and three girls.

10. Courts. All of the others are anagrams. (they all contain the same letters, rearranged.)

11-15-2006	#1 (permalink)
Bumper Class Clown Join Date: Feb 2003 Location: Winnipeg, Canada Posts: 9,243	Head Scratchers 11 1. I am never the first to speak but I am always the last to be heard. Who am I? 2. Walking home one day, you take a short cut along the train tracks. The tracks cross a narrow bridge over a deep gorge. At the point you are 3/8 of the way across the bridge, you hear the train whistle somewhere behind you. You charge across the bridge, and jump off the track as the train is about to run you down. As it happens, if you had gone the other way, you would have reached safety just before being run over as well. If you can run ten miles per hour, how fast is the train moving? 3. 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? 4. How can you distribute three apples to two fathers and their two sons, giving a whole apple to each. 5. Forward I am heavy, but backward I am not. What am I? 6. What can be driven, but has no wheels, and can be sliced and remain whole? 7. With pointed fangs it sits in wait, With piercing force its doles out fate, Over bloodless victims proclaiming its might, Eternally joining in a single bite. What am I? 8. Two girls have the same parents and were born at the same hour of the same day of the same month, but they are not twins. How can this be possible? 9. There is a certain family with both girl and boy children. Each of the boys has the same number of brothers as he has sisters. Each of the girls has twice as many brothers as she has sisters. How many boys and girls are there in this family? 10. Which of the following words don't belong in the group and why? CORSET, COSTER, SECTOR, ESCORT, COURTS Last edited by Bumper : 11-15-2006 at 08:17 AM.

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11-15-2006	#2 (permalink)
SunKneeMarie character encapsulator Join Date: Jun 2004 Location: Texas Posts: 25,649	1. I am never the first to speak but I am always the last to be heard. Who am I? an echo 2. Walking home one day, you take a short cut along the train tracks. The tracks cross a narrow bridge over a deep gorge. At the point you are 3/8 of the way across the bridge, you hear the train whistle somewhere behind you. You charge across the bridge, and jump off the track as the train is about to run you down. As it happens, if you had gone the other way, you would have reached safety just before being run over as well. If you can run ten miles per hour, how fast is the train moving? 3. 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? Johnny 4. How can you distribute three apples to two fathers and their two sons, giving a whole apple to each. grandfather, father and son = 2 fathers/2 sons, but only 3 people... one apple for each 5. Forward I am heavy, but backward I am not. What am I? 6. What can be driven, but has no wheels, and can be sliced and remain whole? 7. With pointed fangs it sits in wait, With piercing force its doles out fate, Over bloodless victims proclaiming its might, Eternally joining in a single bite. What am I? 8. Two girls have the same parents and were born at the same hour of the same day of the same month, but they are not twins. How can this be possible? they were born in different years? 9. There is a certain family with both girl and boy children. Each of the boys has the same number of brothers as he has sisters. Each of the girls has twice as many brothers as she has sisters. How many boys and girls are there in this family? 4 boys, 3 girls 10. Which of the following words don't belong in the group and why? CORSET, COSTER, SECTOR, ESCORT, COURTS courts= all of the others are a combination of the same 6 letters

11-15-2006	#3 (permalink)
MWC añejo Join Date: Jan 2003 Location: Connecticut Posts: 5,655	5. Forward I am heavy, but backward I am not. What am I? The word “ton” 6. What can be driven, but has no wheels, and can be sliced and remain whole? A golf ball 7. With pointed fangs it sits in wait, With piercing force its doles out fate, Over bloodless victims proclaiming its might, Eternally joining in a single bite. What am I? A stapler

11-19-2006	#4 (permalink)
Bumper Class Clown Join Date: Feb 2003 Location: Winnipeg, Canada Posts: 9,243	The Official Answers 1. An echo. 2. The train is moving at 40 miles per hour. Imagine that a friend is walking with you. When the train whistle blows, you head away from the train, he heads toward it. When he reaches safety, you will be 6/8 (or 3/4)of the way across the bridge, and the train will have just reached the bridge. For the train to cross 4/4 of the bridge in the time you cross the remaining 1/4, the train must be moving four times your speed. 3. Johnny 4. They are Grandfather - Father - Son. The middle is a father and a son at the same time! 5. The word "ton" 6. A golf ball. 7. A stapler 8. They were not born in the same year. 9. Four boys and three girls. 10. Courts. All of the others are anagrams. (they all contain the same letters, rearranged.)

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