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An errand boy was collecting boxes of cakes for the Summer Fair. He collected boxes from various people in his local village and each box was labelled in Roman Numerals with the number of cakes in the box. By the time the errand boy had collected the last box, he was quite hungry, and really needed to eat at least one cake. Luckily the last box was marked with an underlined XI, meaning there were 11 cakes in it. He had the brain wave of turning the box around and underlining the number again to give the impression there were IX, that is 9 cakes. However, after eating the 2 cakes, he was still hungry. How can he change the number shown on the box again and eat more cakes? Answer: He can put the letter S before IX to make it appear as SIX. Hence he can eat 5 cakes in total.

This is an annoying paragraph, in which you try and work out what is unusual about it. This paragraph has a quandary though. A solitary word has found a way to slink into this paragraph, to fox your fun, by going against all my jazzy plans. What is that word? Don't try to run a utility to assist you, that would spoil all of my attempts to absorb all of your avid skills in this mind blowing prank. Answer: Attempts. It is the only word which contains the letter E in the whole paragraph. Because the longer the paragraph, it is difficult to avoid the letter E. (See how many E's i have typed in answer column)

My local bus company has recently expanded and no longer has enough room for all of its buses. Twelve of their buses have to be stored outside. If they decide to increase their garage space by 40%, this will give them enough room for all of their current buses, plus enough room to store another twelve in the future. How many buses does the company currently own? Answer: The company currently has 72 buses.

Albert married Carol. Steven married Katie. Bob married Virginia. Who did Simon marry: Teresa, Charlotte or Lisa? Answer: Simon married Teresa. The couples' combined letters count to 11 in all cases.

Which is larger: the tenth root of 10, or the cube root of 2? Answer: The tenth root of 10 is 1.2589. The cube root of 2 is 1.2599. Hence the cube root of 2 is larger.

I have 55p in my pocket. Can you tell me what two coins they are if I say that one of them is not a 5p coin? Note: This might be a tricky question. Answer: 50p and 5p. One of the coins is not a 5p and the other one is!

Can you find a number such that its double is fourteen more than  its quarter? Answer: The numbers is 8.

I really must get a new watch. The one I have loses exactly 20 minutes every hour. It now shows 4:00 A.M. and I know that it was correct at midnight, when I last set it. I happen to know that the watch stopped 4 hours ago, so what is the correct time now? Answer: The correct time is 10:00 A.M.

Starting with SOFT, change one letter at a time until you have the word LENS. Each change leaves the other letters in their original places and must result in a proper word. What is the minimum number of steps required to achieve this change? SOFT .... .... .... .... .... LENS Answer: The minimum steps required is three steps. SOFT LOFT LEFT LENT LENS

A have three children. The youngest is the same age as the first  digit in age of A, another is the same age as the second digit in  age of A, and the third is the same age as the sum of the two  digits in the age of A. None of the children are the same age and the  total of our ages is 33. How old is A? Answer: The age of A is 17.

What relationship to you is your father's only brother's wife's  only brother-in-law? Answer: Your father.

What is represented here? S                     S R                    T I                      A A                     I T                     R S                     S Answer: Upstairs and Downstairs.

What number is three quarters of eight ninths of one half of 2001? Answer: 667

A game of football with 11 players lasts for exactly 90 minutes.  There are four substitutes that alternate equally. Therefore  each player plays for the same length of time, how long? Answer: 6 Minutes

What is the sum of all of the numbers from 1 to 1000? Answer: 500,500

Which word becomes longer when you remove one of its letters? Answer: Lounger

My 12, 8 and 9 is a sheep. My 3, 5 and 6 is not high. My 1, 8 and 9 is a sweet potato. My 7 and 2 is a male she. My 7, 8, 4 and 5 is a glow around the head. My 7, 2 and 10 can be found at the bottom of a skirt. My whole is a type of bird. What am I? Answer: Yellowhammer

Which are there more of: buns in a dozen baker's dozen or hours  in a week? Answer: Hours in a week.

What number comes next in this sequence: 1 8 9 64 25 216 49 ==?== Answer: 512

What number is missing in the below sequence? 10, 14, 18, ?, 34, 50, 66 Answer: 26

Three numbers A, B and C are in the ratio 3:4:5. If the sum of A and C is more than B by 52, then what is the value of the highest number? Answer: 65.

Can you find a five letter word that can suffix (go after) each of these letters: re deva rein over under inter Answer: State.

What is the least number which can be spelt with all five vowels at least once? Answer: Five thousand

Two boxers are in a match scheduled for 12 rounds. (Pure boxing only – no kicking, UFC takedowns, or anything else). One of the boxers gets knocked out after only six rounds, yet no man throws a punch. How is this possible? Answer: Both boxers are female.

In 1990, a person is 15 years old. In 1995, that same person is 10 years old. How can this be? Answer: The person was born in 2005 B.C.

What is unusual about the following words: revive, banana, grammar, voodoo, assess, potato, dresser, uneven? Answer: Take the first letter of each word and place it at the end. It will spell the same word backwards.

What makes this number unique — 8,549,176,320? Answer: It contains each number, zero through nine, in alphabetical order.

A man stands on one side of a river, his dog on the other. The man calls his dog, who immediately crosses the river without getting wet and without using a bridge or a boat. How did the dog do it? Answer: There are two options. They are: There is no water in the river. The river is frozen.

What is the unique characteristic of the following words: COUGHING, THIRSTY and DEFIANT. Answer: All these three words have the three consecutive alphabets in each word. GHI, RST and DEF.

Twins A and B are standing back to back and they started running in opposite direction for 4 kilometers and then turn left and run for 3 kilometers. What is the distance between the twins when they stop? Answer: 10 kilometers.

I am a white box having no key or any lid. Yet there is a golden treasure inside it. What Am I ? Answer: An Egg.