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100
How many 9's are there between 1 and 100?
What is 20!
100
Eggs are $0.12 a dozen. How many eggs can you get for a dollar?
100 eggs!
$0.01 per egg!
100
What year was The LP founded?
1973
100
What is the volume of a cube with a side of 4 inches?
4 x 4 x 4 = 64 inches Cubed
100
Mr. Smith has 4 daughters. Each of his daughters has a brother. How many children does Mr. Smith have?
5! There is only one brother.
200
In two years I know, I'll be twice as old as five years ago, said Tom. How old is Tom?
What is the age of 12.
12 + 2 = 14
12 - 5 = 7
200
A square medieval castle on a square island is under siege. All around the castle there is a square moat 10 meters wide. Due to a regrettable miscalculation the raiders have brought footbridges, which are only 9.5 meters long. The invaders cannot abandon their campaign and return empty-handed.
How can the assailants resolve their predicament?
You can put one foot-bridge over one corner (thus a triangle is created). Then from the middle of this foot-bridge lay another foot-bridge to the edge (corner) of the castle. You can make a few easy equations confirming that this is enough.
200
Why is The Ballroom called the Ballroom?
When it was first renovated, Disney's Beauty and The Beast had just come out and a student exclaimed that it looked just like "a ballroom"!
the name stuck.
200
Find the area of this triangle. 
70meters squared
200
Which fictional city is the home of Batman?
Gotham City!
300
What is half of two plus two?
What is 3!
300
I have two US coins totaling 55 cents. One is not a nickel.
Figure out what the coins are.
One of the coins is really not a nickel because nickel is the other coin. So it is a fifty cent piece and a nickel - it said ONE isn't a nickel, but the OTHER ONE IS!
300
Stuffed Animal Day takes place on what holiday?
April (1st) Fools! (Or very close to it)
300
4x + 10 = 46
Answer = 9
300
What’s the total number of dots on a pair of dice?
42
400
There are 25 red books, 47 green books and 3 blue books in a basket. Without looking, what is the minimum number of books that you have to pick to make sure that there are at least 2 books of different colors?
48 books. There is a small chance you may pick up 47 green books in a row.
400
What number when multiplied by 10 equals the square root of 40,000?
20
20 x 10 = 200
200 x 200 = 40,000
400
Ms. Farbo considers herself this, when it comes to dining!
A vegetarian!
400
Answer = 9!
400
In Greek mythology, who turned all that he touched into gold?
King Midas
500
Use the numbers 2, 3, 4 and 5 and the symbols + and = to make a true equation
2+5 = 3+4
500
Find for x.
(9 x 2) + (7 - 4)(3+2) - 8 + (4 + x) = 35
x = 6
500
Mr. Bates worked for what NFL Football team after college.
Arizona Cardinals!
500
If you buy a rooster for the purpose of laying eggs and you expect to get three eggs each day for breakfast, how many eggs will you have after three weeks?
Zero, roosters do not lay eggs
500
Which American state is called the Green Mountain State?
Vermont