BRAIN TEASERS WITH A DIFFERENCE
OCTOBER 2002


1.) What do you put in a toaster?

2.) Say "silk" five times. Now, spell "silk." What do cows drink?

3.) If a red house is made with red bricks, a blue house is made with blue bricks, a pink house is made with pink bricks, a black house is made with black bricks, what is a greenhouse made with?

4.) Twenty years ago, a plane is flying at 20,000 feet over Germany. If you will recall, Germany at the time was politically divided into West Germany and East Germany. Anyway, during the flight, TWO of the engines fail. The pilot, realizing that the last remaining engine is also failing, decides on a crash landing. Unfortunately, the engine fails before he has time and the plane crashes smack in the middle of "no-man's-land" between East Germany and West Germany. Where would you bury the survivors - East Germany or West Germany or in "no-man's-land?"

5.) If the hour hand on a clock moves 1/60th of a degree every minute, then how many degrees will the hour hand move in one hour?

6.) Do this without using a calculator. You are driving a bus from Chennai to Tirumala. In Chennai Central, 17 people get on the bus. In Perambur, six people get off the bus and nine people get on. In Arakkonam, two people get off and four get on. In Tiruttani, 11 people get off and 16 people get on. In Puttur, three people get off and five people get on. In Tirupathi, six people get off and three get on. You then arrive at Tirumala. Now, what was the name of the bus driver?


If you answered all questions correctly, pat yourself on the back and send your application to Mensa Club.



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