As requested, more Devilish Questions....

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  1. Lee

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    1. If you had only one match, and entered a dark room containing an oil lamp, some newspaper and some kindling wood, which would you light first?</p>

    2. Mrs Brown's bungalow is decorated entirely in pink. The carpets, lampshades, ceilings, walls etc are all pink. What colour are her stairs?</p>

    3. Why is it against the law for a man living in England to be buried in Wales?</p>

    4. That lawyer is my brother, testified the accountant. But the lawyer testified he didn't have a brother. How is lying?</p>

    5. Before Mount Everest was discovered, what was the highest mountain in the world?</p>

    6. Eskimos are very good hunters, but they never hunt penguins. Why not?</p>

    7. A man and his son were in a car accident. The man died on the way to the hospital, but the boy was rushed into surgery. The emergency room surgeon said, &quot;I can't operate, that's mt son!&quot;. How is this possible?</p>

    8. You've seen a map of Italy. In which direction does the toe of the boot face?</p>

    9. What was the American Presidents name in 1960?</p>

    10. Is noon Am or PM?</p>

    11. If there are 6 apples and you take away 4, how many do you have?</p>

    12. What is the maximum number of times a normal sheet of paper can be folded in half by hand?</p>

    13. What do you call a person who doesn't have all of his/her fingers on one hand?</p>

    14. Who's bigger: Mr Bigger, Mrs Bigger or their baby?</p>

    15. How many animals of each sex did Moses take with him on the ark?</p>

    16. How much dirt is there in a hole 3ft deep, 6ft long and 4ft wide?</p>

    17. Some months have 31 days, others have 30 days. How many have 28 days?</p>

    18. Imagine a duck in a glass bottle. The neck of the bottle is too small to allow the duck through. The bottle is perfectly formed and has no trick bottoms or other openings. How do you get the duck out of the bottle without damaging either the duck or the bottle?</p>

    19. If a duck came floating down the Mekong river, where would it have come from?</p>

    20. In the massacre of the Innocents under Herod, a number of poor little children were buried in the sand with only their feet sticking out. How might you distinguish the boys from the girls?</p>

    21. An electric train is moving north at 100kph and a wind is blowing to the west at 10kph. Which way does the smoke blow?</p>

    22. A farmer had 15 sheep, and all but 8 died. How many are left?</p>

    23. If you spell &quot;sit all day in the tub&quot; S-O-A-K, and you spell &quot;a funny story&quot; J-O-K-E, how do you spell &quot;the white of an egg&quot;?</p>

    24. Is it legal for a man to marry his widows sister?</p>

    25. How many birthdays does the average person have?</p>
     
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    I know the answers

    1. Match
    2. none
    3. Burrying alive
    4 accountant is a girl
    5. Everest
    6. North Pole south pole thing
    .... bored now! I'll let the others have a go at the rest

    lol at 13 - Think the answer is normal but most people on here would be normal by that definition
     
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    1. How would you know the room contained an oil lamp, some newspaper and some kindling wood?
     
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    1. The match
    2. Bungalows dont have stairs
    4. Presuming you meant 'who is lying' then no-one. The accountant is the lawyers sister.
     
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    7. The surgeon was the mother.
     
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    11. You have the 4
    12. You can only fold it in half once
    13. normal
    16. none
    17 all the months have 28 days
    18. Imagine the duck out of the bottle
     
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    20. Herod only killed boys
     
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    I was thinking you'd just dig them up to find out

    or

    You couldn't distinguish as this was 2000+ years ago and they've long since gone
     
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    It would still be that mountain but wouldn't have a name
     
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    22. He still has 15 sheep, he just has 8 living and 7 dead
     
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    22. He still has 15 sheep, he just has 8 living and 7 dead
     
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    quickly and without feeling

    1. If you had only one match, and entered a dark room containing an oil lamp, some newspaper and some kindling wood, which would you light first?
    match

    2. Mrs Brown's bungalow is decorated entirely in pink. The carpets, lampshades, ceilings, walls etc are all pink. What colour are her stairs?
    no stairs

    3. Why is it against the law for a man living in England to be buried in Wales?
    He's alive

    4. That lawyer is my brother, testified the accountant. But the lawyer testified he didn't have a brother. Who is lying?
    Neither, accountant is lawyers sister.

    5. Before Mount Everest was discovered, what was the highest mountain in the world?
    Mt Everest

    6. Eskimos are very good hunters, but they never hunt penguins. Why not?
    Eskimos Arctice, Penguins Antarctic/Southern Hemisphere

    7. A man and his son were in a car 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 mt son!". How is this possible?
    Suregeon is his mum.

    8. You've seen a map of Italy. In which direction does the toe of the boot face?
    Forward usually

    9. What was the American Presidents name in 1960?
    George Dubya Bush

    10. Is noon Am or PM?
    Neither

    11. If there are 6 apples and you take away 4, how many do you have?
    4 apples

    12. What is the maximum number of times a normal sheet of paper can be folded in half by hand?
    Once, after that you're folding it in quarters, eighths etc

    13. What do you call a person who doesn't have all of his/her fingers on one hand?
    normal, we have our fingers on both hands

    14. Who's bigger: Mr Bigger, Mrs Bigger or their baby?
    Oh dear, the baby. It's a little Bigger

    15. How many animals of each sex did Moses take with him on the ark?
    None, that was Noah

    16. How much dirt is there in a hole 3ft deep, 6ft long and 4ft wide?
    None, it's a flipping hole

    17. Some months have 31 days, others have 30 days. How many have 28 days?
    All of 'em

    18. Imagine a duck in a glass bottle. The neck of the bottle is too small to allow the duck through. The bottle is perfectly formed and has no trick bottoms or other openings. How do you get the duck out of the bottle without damaging either the duck or the bottle?
    Imagine it out of the bottle

    19. If a duck came floating down the Mekong river, where would it have come from?
    An egg originally

    20. In the massacre of the Innocents under Herod, a number of poor little children were buried in the sand with only their feet sticking out. How might you distinguish the boys from the girls?
    He only killed boys

    21. An electric train is moving north at 100kph and a wind is blowing to the west at 10kph. Which way does the smoke blow?
    It's electric, no smoke

    22. A farmer had 15 sheep, and all but 8 died. How many are left?
    8

    23. If you spell "sit all day in the tub" S-O-A-K, and you spell "a funny story" J-O-K-E, how do you spell "the white of an egg"?
    albumen

    24. Is it legal for a man to marry his widows sister?
    He'd struggle, he's dead.

    25. How many birthdays does the average person have?
    Just the one
     
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    21. An electric train is moving north at 100kph and a wind is blowing to the west at 10kph. Which way does the smoke blow?</p>

    Train is electric - NO SMOKE</p>

    22. A farmer had 15 sheep, and all but 8 died. How many are left?</p>

    8</p>

    23. If you spell &quot;sit all day in the tub&quot; S-O-A-K, and you spell &quot;a funny story&quot; J-O-K-E, how do you spell &quot;the white of an egg&quot;?</p>

    White</p>

    24. Is it legal for a man to marry his widows sister?</p>

    Not illegal but impossible. If the man has a widow then he himself is dead</p>

    25. How many birthdays does the average person have?</p>

    1 per year</p>
     
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    He's born every year?
     
  18. Gue

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    My answers...

    1. If you had only one match, and entered a dark room containing an oil lamp, some newspaper and some kindling wood, which would you light first? The match

    2. Mrs Brown's bungalow is decorated entirely in pink. The carpets, lampshades, ceilings, walls etc are all pink. What colour are her stairs? There are no stairs in bungalows

    3. Why is it against the law for a man living in England to be buried in Wales? Because he's still alive

    4. That lawyer is my brother, testified the accountant. But the lawyer testified he didn't have a brother. How is lying? The accountant is the lawyer's sister.

    5. Before Mount Everest was discovered, what was the highest mountain in the world? Everest

    6. Eskimos are very good hunters, but they never hunt penguins. Why not? There's no pigeons where Eskimo's live.

    7. A man and his son were in a car 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 is the sons mother.

    8. You've seen a map of Italy. In which direction does the toe of the boot face? Dunno

    9. What was the American Presidents name in 1960? Dunno

    10. Is noon Am or PM? PM

    11. If there are 6 apples and you take away 4, how many do you have? 6, because you took the 4 away yourself.

    12. What is the maximum number of times a normal sheet of paper can be folded in half by hand? Once

    13. What do you call a person who doesn't have all of his/her fingers on one hand? Normal

    14. Who's bigger: Mr Bigger, Mrs Bigger or their baby? Mrs Bigger

    15. How many animals of each sex did Moses take with him on the ark? None, because it wasn't Moses.

    16. How much dirt is there in a hole 3ft deep, 6ft long and 4ft wide? dunno

    17. Some months have 31 days, others have 30 days. How many have 28 days? All of them

    18. Imagine a duck in a glass bottle. The neck of the bottle is too small to allow the duck through. The bottle is perfectly formed and has no trick bottoms or other openings. How do you get the duck out of the bottle without damaging either the duck or the bottle? dunno

    19. If a duck came floating down the Mekong river, where would it have come from? The river mouth

    20. In the massacre of the Innocents under Herod, a number of poor little children were buried in the sand with only their feet sticking out. How might you distinguish the boys from the girls? There were only boys

    21. An electric train is moving north at 100kph and a wind is blowing to the west at 10kph. Which way does the smoke blow? There is no smoke

    22. A farmer had 15 sheep, and all but 8 died. How many are left? 8

    23. If you spell "sit all day in the tub" S-O-A-K, and you spell "a funny story" J-O-K-E, how do you spell "the white of an egg"? Errr...w-h-i-t-e-o-f-a-n-e-g-g

    24. Is it legal for a man to marry his widows sister? No, because he's dead

    25. How many birthdays does the average person have? One
     
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    There's no pigeons where Eskimo's live?

    I suppose thats true but what has it to do with the question?
     

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