Yet more trivia...

[Rob_the_Saint]

By popular request, some more to ponder over. OK, they can easily be found on the net, but hey, where's the fun in that?

 

1. Kindly old Grandfather Lunn

Is twice as old as his son

Twenty-five years ago

Their age ratio

Strange enough was three to one

When does Grandfather celebrate his centenary?

 

2. Said a certain young lady named Gwen

Of her tally of smitten young men

"one less and three more

Divided by four

Together give one more than ten"

How many boyfriends had she?

 

3. There was a young fellow named Clive

Whose bees number ten power five

The daughters to each son

Were as nineteen to one,

A truly remarkable hive.

How many sons (drones) were in the hive?

 

4. A team's opening batter named Nero

Squared his number of hits, the big hero!

After subtracting his score

He took off ten and two more

And the final result was a "zero".

How many hits did Nero make:

 

5. Some freshman from Trinity Hall

Played hockey with a wonderful ball;

Two times its weight

Plus weight squared, minus eight,

Gave "nothing" in ounces at all.

What was the weight of the ball?

 

6. The Bar Z ranch was a dude ranch. One day a new "dude" asked one of the stable hands how many men were tending

 

the horses in the corral. Having a mischievous sense of humor, he replied, "I saw eighty-two feet and twenty-six

 

heads". He then walked away, leaving the dude scratching his head trying to figure it out. How many men were tending

 

the horses?

 

7. One morning as Paul was getting his newspaper, he noticed on his new house something that needed to be fixed.

 

Heading over to the hardware store, he spoke to the manager, describing his problem. The manager said, "I know just

 

what you need". He led Paul down some aisles and stopped in front of some bins. Digging down into some of the bins,

 

he set something up on the shelf. "I saw your house when it was built", the manager said. "Here's all that you'll

 

need and how much it'll cost... five will be 15 cents while fifty will be 30 cents, 250 will be 45 cents, while 2507

 

will only cost you 60 cents. One lady, about 20 blocks from your house, bought 30247 and only paid 75 cents! These

 

are black, but they also come in gold and silver." What was the manager selling?

 

8. If it takes 3 people to dig a hole, how many does it take to dig half a hole?

 

9. What is the beginning of eternity. The end of time and space. The beginning of every end. And the end of every

place?

 

[yunggravesendian]

had a go at a few. there probably wrong but it killed 10 minutes of boredom so....

 

2. 46 (i think that ones really wrong but it's worth a shot)

3. 5000

6. 15 horses, 11 men

8. 3 but in half the time?

9. Death?

[John@TheFleet]

Ah Ha!! Q9 The answer is the letter 'e'!! And I've been drinking...I've impressed myself here... <img src="/images/graemlins/wink.gif" alt="" />

[Badger]

1: Today

2: 9

3: 5000

4: 4

5: 2

6: 11

7: Hardware

8: 3

9: e

 

Fair enough, I don't actually know the answer to number seven.

[Rob_the_Saint]

Answers tomorrow...

[chris blanc]

I was gonna do this last nght, but was drunk

Anyways...

 

 

(1) The old boy is 100

(2) That floozy Gwen had 42 boyfriends

(3) 5000 bees

(4) 4 Homers

(5) 2 Ounces

(6) 11 men, 15 horses

(7) He's selling numbers by the digit (5 is 15 for 1 digit, 50 is 30 for 2 digits etc etc, 15 cents per digit)

(8) You cant dig half a hole. Either it's a hole or it's not

(9) E (the letter, not the math symbol)

 

There you go. Keep these up, keeps the brain ticking over

[Rob_the_Saint]

Well done Chris and others. Here are the questions again with the answers underneath. I'll see if I can find some more later on today.

 

Kindly old Grandfather Lunn

Is twice as old as his son

Twenty-five years ago

Their age ratio

Strange enough was three to one

When does Grandfather celebrate his centenary?

[color:"blue"]This year. He is 100, and his son is 50. [/color]

 

Said a certain young lady named Gwen

Of her tally of smitten young men

"one less and three more

Divided by four

Together give one more than ten"

How many boyfriends had she?

[color:"blue"]Gwen had forty-two boyfriends. 42-1=41. 41+3=44. 44/4=11. 11-1=10. [/color]

 

There was a young fellow named Clive

Whose bees number ten power five

The daughters to each son

Were as nineteen to one,

A truly remarkable hive.

How many sons (drones) were in the hive?

[color:"blue"]Five Thousand. Ten power five = 100,000. Divide that out (it was a 19:1 ratio) and you get a ratio of 95,000:5,000 (daughters:sons). [/color]

 

A team's opening batter named Nero

Squared his number of hits, the big hero!

After subtracting his score

He took off ten and two more

And the final result was a "zero".

How many hits did Nero make:

[color:"blue"]Four. If you square it, you get 16. Subtract his number of hits and you get 12. Subtract 10 and then 2 more and you get 0. [/color]

 

Some freshman from Trinity Hall

Played hockey with a wonderful ball;

Two times its weight

Plus weight squared, minus eight,

Gave "nothing" in ounces at all.

What was the weight of the ball?

[color:"blue"]Two ounces. (Beach ball, or ping-pong ball?) 2x2=4. 4+2^2=8. 8-8=0. [/color]

 

The Bar Z ranch was a dude ranch. One day a new "dude" asked one of the stable hands how many men were tending the horses in the corral. Having a mischievous sense of humor, he replied, "I saw eighty-two feet and twenty-six heads". He then walked away, leaving the dude scratching his head trying to figure it out. How many men were tending the horses?

[color:"blue"]Eleven men (and 15 horses). 11 (men) x 2 (feet per man)=22, 15 (horses) x 4 (feet per horse)=60, and 22 (men's feet) + 60 (horse's feet) = 82 feet. Also, 11 (men) + 15 (horses) = 26 (total heads). [/color]

 

One morning as Paul was getting his newspaper, he noticed on his new house something that needed to be fixed. Heading over to the hardware store, he spoke to the manager, describing his problem. The manager said, "I know just what you need". He led Paul down some aisles and stopped in front of some bins. Digging down into some of the bins, he set something up on the shelf. "I saw your house when it was built", the manager said. "Here's all that you'll need and how much it'll cost... five will be 15 cents while fifty will be 30 cents, 250 will be 45 cents, while 2507 will only cost you 60 cents. One lady, about 20 blocks from your house, bought 30247 and only paid 75 cents! These are black, but they also come in gold and silver." What was the manager selling?

[color:"blue"]House numbers. Each digit costs 15 cents. [/color]

 

If it takes 3 people to dig a hole, how many does it take to dig half a hole?

[color:"blue"]It's impossible to dig a half of a hole. Either you have a hole, or you don't. [/color]

 

What is the beginning of eternity. The end of time and space. The beginning of every end. And the end of every place

[color:"blue"]The letter E. [/color]

 

[Badger]

Quote:

Rob the Saint said:Said a certain young lady named Gwen
Of her tally of smitten young men
"one less and three more
Divided by four
Together give one more than ten"
How many boyfriends had she?
[color:"blue"]Gwen had forty-two boyfriends. 42-1=41. 41+3=44. 44/4=11. 11-1=10. [/color]

Or 9, depending how you read the question.
One less = 9-1 = 8
and three more divided by four = (9+3)/4 = 12/4 = 3
together give one more than ten = 8+3 = 11