Tom and his younger sister were fighting. Their mother was tired of the fighting and decided to punish them by making them stand on the same piece of newspaper in such a way that they couldn't touch each other. How did she accomplish this?
Tom's mother slid a newspaper under a door, each sibling standing on each side.
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If there are 12 fish and half of them drown, how many are there?
12, fish donโt drown!
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seesaw
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magnet
Take 15 points!
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gift
Win 25 points!
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baam
Lose 10 points!
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15
Connect all the dots with 6 (joint) line segments without lifting your pen off the paper.
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trap
No points!
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fairy
Take points!
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rocket
Go to first place!
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thief
Give points!
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15
How many times can you subtract 10 from 100?
Once. Next time you would be subtracting 10 from 90.
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It is always pronounced wrong, even by scholars and even by teachers. What is it?
The word "WRONG"
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thief
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seesaw
Swap points!
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shark
Other team loses 20 points!
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lifesaver
Give 20 points!
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15
I will always come but never arrive. What am I?
Tomorrow
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15
What belongs only to you, and yet is used more by others than by yourself?
Your name
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A boy and an engineer were fishing. The boy is the son of the engineer but engineer is not the father of the boy. How is that possible?
The engineer is the boy's mother.
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15
The man who makes me doesnโt use me.
The man who buys me doesnโt need me.
The man who uses me doesnโt know that he is using me.
What am I?
A coffin
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15
I am an odd number. If you take away one letter from me, I become even. Who am I?
Seven
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15
An electric train is moving north at 100mph and a wind is blowing to the west at 10mph. Which way does the smoke blow?
There is no smoke with an electric train.
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lifesaver
Give 25 points!
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seesaw
Swap points!
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rocket
Go to first place!
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lifesaver
Give 20 points!
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There was an airplane crash, every single person on board died, but yet two people survived. How is this possible?