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100

A plane was flying from Cairo to London. But the plane crashed to the see. Where will   survivors be buried?

Nowhere. Because they didn’t die. 

100

Tim goes to the shop and buys a kilo of feathers and a kilo of meat.   Which one weighs more?

They weigh the same amount.


100

Very easy


A piece of cake


100

lBli’s ognig uoistde. tI’s nargini. eH sah sih uohse yek.

you have 2 minutes. 

Bill’s going outside. It’s raining. He has his house key.

200

How many of each animals did Musa take to his ship?

None. Because Musa didn’t have a ship. 

200

Your parents have 6 sons including you. Each son has a sister.   How many people in the family?  

18 times

200

Extremely happy.


On cloud nine

200


dwlou uoy leik gmhsoietn ot knird?



Would you like something to drink?

300

Which city has no people?

Electricity 

300

Tina has a bucket of milk and wants to measure out exactly 1 litre.   If she gives you a bottle that shows 5 litres and another bottle that shows 3 litres, can you help her?

First fill up the 3 litre bottle and pour the milk into the 5 litre bottle. Fill up the 3 litre bottle again and pour it into the 5 litre bottle until it is full. You’ll be left with 1 litre.

300

It’s not important; don’t worry about it.


It’s not a big deal. 
300

tI’s sdloeuic, tub ym idnferu dluow leik a dretneiff eikfn. 

you have 2 minutes.


It’s delicious, but my friend would like a different knife.

400

What is the best month to parade?

March

400

It takes 18 men, 4 months to build a house. If there were only 9 men,   how long would it take to build that same house?

2.8 months.

400

Save something (usually money) for a future time when you may need it.


Save it for  rainy days

400

oG ot a tsop ffcieo ot yub
sptmas. uoY nac liam ruoy srlteet
dna saekacpg ta eht tsop ffcieo, oot.

Go to a post office to buy stamps. You can mail your letters and packages at the post office, too.

500

What belongs to you but others use it more?

Your name

500

Matt and Ben want to go to the cinema to see a movie that starts at 3.30 pm.   Matt lives further away from the cinema than Ben and both boys plan to walk there.   Matt leaves his house 15 minutes before Ben, but they meet at a park along the way. When they meet, who is closer to the cinema?

4.Neither because they are meeting at the same park so they both an equal distance away from the cinema.


500

Very special or rare; unique.


One in a million 
500

yM ymafil stea ehrte slame a yad. eW hvae gegs dna gaenro cijeu rof asertbkaf. eW tae a shdcwain dna uifrt rof chnlu. eW hvae taem dna steoatop rof rdnnie. eW t’ond tae trdssee.

you have 2 minutes

My family eats three meals a day. We have eggs and orange juice for breakfast. We eat a sandwich and fruit for lunch. We have meat and potatoes for dinner. We don’t eat dessert.

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