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Old 11-01-2005, 07:11 AM   #3 (permalink)
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1. Samuel ***** and Alonzo ****** invented the first ever drill. What were their surnames?

Black & Decker

2. Who captained England to win the World Cup (Soccer) in 1966?

Alf Ramsey

3. What is the best selling album of all time?

The Eagles - Greatest Hits

4. Who was the prime minister of England at the start of the Second World War?

Clement Atlee

5. Triton is a moon of which planet?

Neptune

6. In which country is the worlds highest waterfall?

Angel Falls, Venezuela

7. Golf was played first in which country?

Scotland

8. Which is the lowest whole number, when spelt out, is in correct alphabetical order?

Forty

9. M,A,M,J,J,A,S,O,... what letter comes next?

N - November.

10. David is half his father Duncan's age. In 10 years, David will be three-fifths Duncans age. Ten years ago, David was one third Duncan's age. How old are David and Duncan now?

20 and 40

11. What words rhyme with purple?

purple, whirlpool, urkel, snorkel, gerbil, churchill, verbal, thermal, durable, normal, vorpal, hurtful, circle, hornbill, myrtle, nermal, neural, mural, fourple.

12. A man left home one day and made three left turns and met a man with a mask on. What was the first mans profession (job)?

Baseball player

13. Four people are suspected of stealing a diamond from a museum. If one of their statements is true, and the other false, whos the thief?

Bo said: It was Bo. It wasn't Roman
Roman said: It was Kate. It wasn't Bo
John Said: It was Roman. It wasn't Kate
Kate said: It was John. It was Bo

Bo.

14. Does 0.99999999... = 1? If so prove it. If not disprove it.

No, but an interesting theory says it does:

let x = .99999'
= 9/10 + 9/100 + 9/1000 + 9/10000 . . .
Multiply both sides by 10:
:. 10x= 9 + 9/10 + 9/100 + 9/1000 + 9/10000 . . .
substitute 9/10 + 9/100 + 9/1000 . . . = x:
:. 10x= 9 + x
:. 9x= 9
:. x= 1

15. What word can be found if one fills in the missing letters s _ _ _ u _ p _ _ _ _ i _ n?

Sesquipedalian
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