ANSWERS FOR QUESTIONS

What letter comes next in this sequence: P O I U Y T ==?== Answer: R. From the top row of a keyboard - backwards.

What two letters come next in this sequence: A E F H I K L M ==?== ==?== Answer:  N, T. These are the letters that only require straight lines to form them.

At the local School meeting on Sunday, the teacher brought in some puppies. There were 20 more children than puppies. In the corner of the room, within the ant's nest, the number of ants was 10 times the number of children. In total, including the teacher, the children, the puppies and the ants, there were 1440 legs in the room. How many children attended? Answer: 23 children (46 legs). With 230 ants (1380 legs), 3 puppies (12 legs) and 1 teacher (2 legs).

What's the difference between here and there? Answer: The letter T.

Which is longer, 250 centimetres or 8 feet? Answer: 250 centimetres. One inch = 2.54 cm, so 1 foot = 12 inches = 30.48 cm, so 8 feet = 243.84 cm.

How far can a horse run into a forest? Answer: Half way - After that, it will be running out of the forest.

What comes next in this sequence: elgnairt, erauqs, nogatnep, nogaxeh, nogatpeh, ==? Answer: nogatco. From octagon. Simple geometric shapes whose number of sides increases and the words have been reversed.

A farmer was asked how many chickens he had sold at market that day. His reply was: "I've had four customers today, and each bought half of my remaining chickens, plus a half chicken." The farmer sold all of his chickens at market that day. How many chickens did the farmer sell? Answer: 15 chickens. The first customer bought  15 ÷ 2 + ½ = 8 (leaving 7) The second customer bought  7 ÷ 2 + ½ = 4 (leaving 3) The third customer bought   3 ÷ 2 + ½ = 2 (leaving 1) The fourth customer bought   1 ÷ 2 + ½ = 1 The answer can be worked out in the following way: The fourth customer can only have bought one chicken, otherwise there would be some chickens left. The third customer bought all but 1, so total - (total ÷ 2 + ½) = 1. Hence we can...

What number will come next in the sequence? 302, 202, 102, 2, 991, ??? Answer: 891. Reversing the digits will show the perfect sequence. 203,202,201,200,199, 198.

How many times can you take 7 out of 49? Answer: Only one time. After that, it will become 42.

In a faulty machine, the distance from India to some of the countries are listed below. They are: Brazil -4400 Canada - 3600 Denmark - 5400 Zaire - 2600 Yemen - 3400 What is the distance of Argentina from India? Answer: 5800 miles. Each vowel indicates 200 miles whereas each consonant indicates 1000 miles.

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 12, 11, 2 and 3 is used in fishing. 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. RAM, LOW, YAM, HE, HALO, REEL, HEM.

What is the next letter in this sequence: J A S O N ==?== Answer: The answer is D. It is a common sequence showing the order of months  starting with July. July, August, September, October, November, December.

What is the 10th prime number? Answer: The 10th prime number is 29.  The prime numbers in the order are 2, 3, 5, 7, 11, 13, 17, 19, 23 and 29.

As my birthday approaches I start to collect leaves - a little bizarre perhaps, but I enjoy it! On the first day of the month I collect 1 leaf, on the second day I collect 2 leaves, the third day I collect 3 leaves, and so on. By my birthday I will have collected 276 leaves altogether. On which day of the month is my birthday? Answer: On the 23rd. 276 = 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 5 + 6 + 7 + 8 + 9 + 10 + 11 + 12 + 13 + 14 + 15 + 16 + 17 + 18 + 19 + 20 + 21 + 22 + 23.