Carlton’s Trick Questions
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1. Name two Heisman trophy winners who share the same sir name as a former US president.
(Bo Jackson and Reggie Bush)
2. Name professional football, baseball, basketball, or Hockey teams that do not end with the letter “S”.
a. Football – None, Ottawa CFL (Coming in 2012)
b. Baseball – Boston Red Sox, Chicago White Sox, Oklahoma City Thunder
c. Basketball - Miami Heat, Orlando Magic, Utah Jazz
d. Hockey – Minnesota Wild, Tampa Bay Lightning, Colorado Avalanche
3. A rope ladder hanging from a ship has 10 rungs showing, and the rungs are 1 foot apart. How many rungs will be showing after the tide rises 4 feet?
(Still 10 because the boat floats).
4. How many months have 28 days?
(They all do.)
5. If you are in 3rd place in a race, and you pass the person in 2nd place, what place are you in?
(Second place)
6. Divide 30 by half and add ten – what do you get?
(70)
7. If a doctor gives you 5 pills and tells you to take one pill every half an hour, how many hours pass until all the pills are taken?
(2)
8. Lost in the woods during winter you come across an abandoned cabin with an oil lamp, an oil heater, and a candle, but you only have one match - what do you light first?
(the match)
9. A rooster lays an egg on top of roof, which side of the roof does the egg roll down?
(Neither, rosters can’t lay eggs)
10. If you have 27 sheep and all but nine die, how many do you have left?
(nine)
11. How many of each animal did Moses take onto the =Ark?
(none)
12. Why are 2001 pennies worth more than 2000 pennies?
(one more penny)
13. What is the eleven letter word that all Georgia Tech graduates spell incorrectly?
(incorrectly)
14. "Loo-iss-vill" or "Loo-ee-vill"- which is the correct way to pronounce the capital of Kentucky?
(Frankfurt)
15. There are two coins which total 15 cents. One of them is not a nickel. What are the two coins?
(one dime and the other is a nickel)
16. How many birth days does the average person have?
(1)
17. What do you sit on, sleep on, and brush your teeth with?
(a chair, a bed and a toothbrush)
18. Why is it against the law for a man living in North Carolina to be buried in South Carolina?
(Because he is not dead)
19. Before Mount Everest was discovered, what was the highest mountain in the world?
(Still Mount Everest)
20. A man and his son were in an automobile accident. The man died on the way to the hospital, but the boy was rushed into surgery. The emergency room surgeon said "I can't operate, that's my son!" How is this possible?
(the surgeon was his mother)
21. What do you put in a toaster?
(bread)
22. Say "silk" five times. Now spell "silk." What do cows drink?
(Water)
23. A man left home running. He ran a ways and then turned left, ran the same distance and turned left again, ran the same distance and turned left again. When he got home there were two masked men. Who were they?
(The Catcher and the Umpire)
24. There was an airplane crash, every single person died, but there were three survivors. How is this possible?
(The survivors weren’t single, they were married)
25. If the price of an apple was raised 50% and then decreased 50%, making it cost $0.75, how much was the original price?
($1.00)
26. Now, say you test positive for a disease that affects 1 in 100 people. The test is 99% accurate. What is the chance you have the disease?
(100% - I tested positive, didn't it?)
27. What color is an aircraft's black box?
(Orange – so it can be located)
28. How long did the Hundred Years War last?
(116 years - 1337 to 1453)
29. How much dirt is in a hole measuring two feet by two feet?
(None)
30. You are driving along in your car on a wild, stormy night, it’s raining heavily, you pass by a bus stop, and see three people waiting for a bus: An old lady who looks as if she is about to die. An old friend who once saved your life. The perfect partner you have been dreaming about. Which one would you choose to offer a ride to, knowing very well that there could only be one passenger in your car?
(Give the car keys to my Old friend and let him take the lady to the hospital. I would stay behind and wait for the bus with the partner of my dreams."
31. Someone shows you a cup of coffee and asks what is before you? How do you respond?
(Tea as in the letter “T”)
32. Name nine ways a baseball player can reach first base without getting a hit.?
1. Walk
2. Hit by a Pitch
3. Error
4. Fielder's Choice
5. Interference
6. Fielder's Obstruction
7. Substitute Runner
8. Dropped Third Strike
9. Dropped Sacrifice Fly (You might think this an error, but officially it goes down in the books as a sacrifice fly, even if the fielder drops it –subject to the official’s judgment) Thanks for playing
33. A murderer is condemned to death. He has to choose between three rooms: The first is full of raging fires, the second is full of assassins with loaded guns, and the third is full of lions that haven't eaten in 3 years. Which room is safest for him?
The third. Lions that haven't eaten in three years are dead.
34. A woman shoots her husband. Then she holds him under water for over 5 minutes. Finally, she hangs him. But 5 minutes later they both go out together and enjoy a wonderful dinner together. How can this be?
The woman was a photographer. She shot a picture of her husband, developed it, and hung it up to dry.
35. A magician was boasting one day at how long he could hold his breath under water. His record was 6 minutes. A kid that was listening said, "that's nothing, I can stay under water for 10 minutes using no type of equipment or air pockets!" The magician told the kid if he could do that, he'd give him $10,000. The kid did it and won the money. Can you figure out how?
The kid filled a glass of water and held it over his head for 10 minutes.
36. There are two plastic jugs filled with water. How could you put all of this water into a barrel, without using the jugs or any dividers, and still tell which water came from which jug?
Color and Freeze them first. Take them out of the jugs and put the ice in the barrel. You will be able to tell which water came from which jug.
37. What is black when you buy it, red when you use it, and grey when you throw it away?
Charcoal.
38. This is an unusual paragraph. I'm curious how quickly you can find out what is so unusual about it? It looks so plain you would think nothing was wrong with it! In fact, nothing is wrong with it! It is unusual though. Study it, and think about it, but you still may not find anything odd. But if you work at it a bit, you might find out! Try to do so without any coaching!
The letter "e", which is the most common letter in the English language, does not appear once in the long paragraph
39. You are participating in a race. You overtake the second person. What position are you in?
If you answer that you are first, then you are absolutely wrong! If you overtake the second person and you take his place, you are second!
40. If you overtake the last person, then you are...?.
If you answered that you are second to last, then you are wrong again. Tell me, how can you overtake the LAST person?!
41. (in your head!) Take 1000 and add 40 to it. Now add another 1000. Now add 30. Add another 1000. Now add 20. Now add another 1000. Now add 10. What is the total?
Did you get 5000? The correct answer is actually 4100. Don't believe it? Check with your calculator!
42. Susan's father has five daughters: 1. Nana, 2. Nene, 3. Nini, 4. Nono. What is the name of the fifth daughter? Now how many could you answer?
Nunu? NO! Of course not. The fifth daughter is Susan. Read the question again.
43. Name the actor who has been killed by a Predator, Terminator and Alien.
Bill Paxton You have to see Predator 2 for to see him die at the hands of a Predator as one of Danny Glover's team. In Aliens 1, he was the robot. In terminator 2, he was the punk killed when Arnold punched through his stomach after telling him that he needed his clothes.