Head Scratchers 17

**Bumper** · 01-18-2007

1. I turn around once. What is out will not get in. I turn around again. What is in will not get out. What am I?

2. Sometimes this planet of our solar system is referred to as the evening star because it shines so brightly in the early evening. Which planet happily maintains this epithet?
Venus
Mars
Mercury
Jupiter

3. If you were locked in a concrete room with no windows or doors, and all you have with you is a bed and a calendar, what would you eat and drink?

4. During a baseball game in Mudville, Casey was Mudville's lead-off batter. There were no substitutions or changes in the batting order of the nine Mudville men throughout the nine-inning game. It turned out that Casey came to bat in every inning. What is the least number of runs Mudville could have scored?

5. What relation would your father's sister's sister-in-law be to you?

6. If three cats catch three mice in three minutes, how many cats would be needed to catch 100 mice in 100 minutes?

7. In a certain city, 5% of all the persons in town have unlisted phone numbers. If you select 100 names at random from that city's phone directory, how many people selected will have unlisted phone numbers?

8. The day before yesterday, Chris was 7 years old. Next year, she'll turn 10. How is this possible?

9. On December 10th, 1967, four band members of the Bar-Kays perished in a plane crash in Lake Monona, near Madison, Wisconsin. Also killed was a singer who will always be remembered for one of the classics. Who was that man?
Richie Havens
J P Richardson
Don McLean
Otis Redding

10. A man was found murdered on Sunday morning. His wife immediately called the police. The police questioned the wife and staff and got these alibis: The Wife said she was sleeping. The Cook was cooking breakfast. The Gardener was picking vegetables. The Maid was getting the mail. The Butler was cleaning the closet. The police instantly arrested the murderer. Who did it and how did they know?

Dale · 01-18-2007

1. a valve
2. venus
3. I hope I never am
4. 19
5. Mom
6. 1, but he'd be tired!
7. None
8. born on leap day
9. It's Ooootttisssss
10. Maid - no mail on Sunday

Sunco · 01-19-2007

Whatever food or drink that been stockup in the room before the lockup

, no, actually, no need for any food or drink, because you will be dead due to lack of oxygen

Dale · 01-19-2007

3. Drink from spring on the calendar or the springs of the bed......haven't figured out the eating yet.

Sunco · 01-19-2007

#8
Today is Jan 1; Chris birthday was yesterday, Dec 31; the day before on Dec 30 she was 7, she turned 8 yesterday; and this year on Dec 31, she will turn 9 and next year she will be 10.

**SunKneeMarie** · 01-19-2007

Quote:

Originally Posted by Dale

3. Drink from spring on the calendar or the springs of the bed......haven't figured out the eating yet.

eating the dates on the calendar....

Sourcerer · 01-23-2007

Quote:

Originally Posted by Bumper

4. During a baseball game in Mudville, Casey was Mudville's lead-off batter. There were no substitutions or changes in the batting order of the nine Mudville men throughout the nine-inning game. It turned out that Casey came to bat in every inning. What is the least number of runs Mudville could have scored?

I knew #4 was a trick.

I ran out of patience waiting for the official answers. So I finally searched elsewhere and found the surprising answer.

**Bumper** · 01-24-2007

The Official Answers

1. A key

2. Venus

3. Dates from the calendar, and water from the bed springs.

4. Zero. In the first inning Casey and the next two batters walk and the next three strike out. In the second inning, the first three walk again, which brings Casey back to bat. But each runner is caught off base by the pitcher, so Casey is back at the plate at the start of the third inning. This pattern is now repeated until the game ends with no joy in Mudville, even though the mighty Casey never once strikes out.

5. Your mother

6. The same three cats would do. Since these three cats are averaging one mouse per minute, given 100 minutes, the cats could catch 100 mice.

7. None. If their names are in the phone directory, they do not have unlisted phone numbers!

8. Today is Jan. 1st. Yesterday, December 31, was Chris's 8th birthday. On December 30, she was still 7. This year she will turn 9, and next year, she'll turn 10.

9. Otis Redding. The cause of the crash that killed Redding was never determined. The Beechcraft in which he was traveling went into a spin and crashed into icy Lake Monona in heavy fog. Redding is best known for his hit song "Sitting On The Dock Of The Bay", which was recorded only three days before his death.

10. The maid. She said she was getting the mail, but there is no mail delivery on Sunday. (We'll eliminate the possibility that she was picking up yesterday's mail.)

01-18-2007	#1 (permalink)
Bumper Class Clown Join Date: Feb 2003 Location: Winnipeg, Canada Posts: 9,245	Head Scratchers 17 1. I turn around once. What is out will not get in. I turn around again. What is in will not get out. What am I? 2. Sometimes this planet of our solar system is referred to as the evening star because it shines so brightly in the early evening. Which planet happily maintains this epithet? Venus Mars Mercury Jupiter 3. If you were locked in a concrete room with no windows or doors, and all you have with you is a bed and a calendar, what would you eat and drink? 4. During a baseball game in Mudville, Casey was Mudville's lead-off batter. There were no substitutions or changes in the batting order of the nine Mudville men throughout the nine-inning game. It turned out that Casey came to bat in every inning. What is the least number of runs Mudville could have scored? 5. What relation would your father's sister's sister-in-law be to you? 6. If three cats catch three mice in three minutes, how many cats would be needed to catch 100 mice in 100 minutes? 7. In a certain city, 5% of all the persons in town have unlisted phone numbers. If you select 100 names at random from that city's phone directory, how many people selected will have unlisted phone numbers? 8. The day before yesterday, Chris was 7 years old. Next year, she'll turn 10. How is this possible? 9. On December 10th, 1967, four band members of the Bar-Kays perished in a plane crash in Lake Monona, near Madison, Wisconsin. Also killed was a singer who will always be remembered for one of the classics. Who was that man? Richie Havens J P Richardson Don McLean Otis Redding 10. A man was found murdered on Sunday morning. His wife immediately called the police. The police questioned the wife and staff and got these alibis: The Wife said she was sleeping. The Cook was cooking breakfast. The Gardener was picking vegetables. The Maid was getting the mail. The Butler was cleaning the closet. The police instantly arrested the murderer. Who did it and how did they know?

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Sunco way into it Join Date: Feb 2002 Location: Winnipeg,Canada Posts: 144	Whatever food or drink that been stockup in the room before the lockup , no, actually, no need for any food or drink, because you will be dead due to lack of oxygen Last edited by Sunco : 01-19-2007 at 12:28 PM.

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Dale life=playa Join Date: Apr 2001 Location: Charleston, SC Posts: 653	1. a valve 2. venus 3. I hope I never am 4. 19 5. Mom 6. 1, but he'd be tired! 7. None 8. born on leap day 9. It's Ooootttisssss 10. Maid - no mail on Sunday

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Dale life=playa Join Date: Apr 2001 Location: Charleston, SC Posts: 653	3. Drink from spring on the calendar or the springs of the bed......haven't figured out the eating yet.

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Sunco way into it Join Date: Feb 2002 Location: Winnipeg,Canada Posts: 144	#8 Today is Jan 1; Chris birthday was yesterday, Dec 31; the day before on Dec 30 she was 7, she turned 8 yesterday; and this year on Dec 31, she will turn 9 and next year she will be 10.

01-24-2007	#8 (permalink)
Bumper Class Clown Join Date: Feb 2003 Location: Winnipeg, Canada Posts: 9,245	The Official Answers 1. A key 2. Venus 3. Dates from the calendar, and water from the bed springs. 4. Zero. In the first inning Casey and the next two batters walk and the next three strike out. In the second inning, the first three walk again, which brings Casey back to bat. But each runner is caught off base by the pitcher, so Casey is back at the plate at the start of the third inning. This pattern is now repeated until the game ends with no joy in Mudville, even though the mighty Casey never once strikes out. 5. Your mother 6. The same three cats would do. Since these three cats are averaging one mouse per minute, given 100 minutes, the cats could catch 100 mice. 7. None. If their names are in the phone directory, they do not have unlisted phone numbers! 8. Today is Jan. 1st. Yesterday, December 31, was Chris's 8th birthday. On December 30, she was still 7. This year she will turn 9, and next year, she'll turn 10. 9. Otis Redding. The cause of the crash that killed Redding was never determined. The Beechcraft in which he was traveling went into a spin and crashed into icy Lake Monona in heavy fog. Redding is best known for his hit song "Sitting On The Dock Of The Bay", which was recorded only three days before his death. 10. The maid. She said she was getting the mail, but there is no mail delivery on Sunday. (We'll eliminate the possibility that she was picking up yesterday's mail.)

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