The worlds first riddle!

DrewDad wrote, "This sounds like Jeffery Daumer's tag line...."

....Try our fine French cuisine!

Jeffrey Daumer's invited a couple of his friends over for dinner. In the middle of the meal, one of them turns to him and says, "you know, I really hate your neighbors." Jeffrey replies, "That's okay, you can just have the salad."


You heard they did an autopsy on Jeffrey Daumer? They found Jimmy Hoffa...

DrewDad:
21. A
22. A
23. B
24. D
25. C (Although this gives me some ideas on aquiring vehicles at a discount....)

Mark:
23) D
Ever vigilant.


26. If all fish can walk, then trout can:

A. dance B. swim C. sing D. stroll


27. A fallacious argument is:

A. disturbing B. valid C. false D. necessary


28. What comes next in this series
1, A, 6, B, 4, C, 9, D

A.10 B. E C. 5 D. 7


29. Twenty percent of 25% of 20 is:

A. 1/4 B. 1 C. 4 D. 5


30. Expedite is most similar in meaning to:

A. facilitate B. impede C. excavate D. work

Try wrote:

"You heard they did an autopsy on Jeffrey Daumer? They found Jimmy Hoffa..."

I wonder if Jimmy Hoffa had good taste...or tasted good...or...<stop it self!>

26. D
27. C
28. E
29. D
30. D

28) D (7)
30) A

9. Decipher:

ALL 4 1 & 1 4 ALL => mark solved this one
D & => The end
G B O => B in go
WAR AND PEA => never ending story
M Y E C => am I easy?
B X => be cross!
E W D & E D D => W in ED and D in ED
THE SAND => ?

12. If you find question 9 simple, try to uncover the phrase symbolized by the single letters A, D, S, V, or R.


A = Midd-A-y
D = The end of the world
R= Middle Ea-R-th
S = 40 :-)
V = West Virginia

Li'l Turtle:

26. D
27. C
28. E
29. D
30. D

Mark:

28) D (7)
30) A

We have an objection to the answer of Q. 29.

29. Twenty percent of 25% of 20 is:?

I have; 20% of 25% = 5% of 20 = B.1

Any views?


Whim:

ALL 4 1 & 1 4 ALL => mark solved this one
D & => The end
G B O => B in go
WAR AND PEA => never ending story
M Y E C => am I easy?
B X => be cross!
E W D & E D D => W in ED and D in ED
THE SAND => ?

Congratulations Whim, you never miss a thing.

9. All for one and one for all; damper sand (D + ampersand); bingo (B in GO); to cut a long story short (War and Peace shortened); appendectomy (append E C to M Y); beaten (B + the Roman numeral for ten); wined and dined (W in E D and D in ED); head in the sand.

Whim:

A = Midd-A-y
D = The end of the world
R= Middle Ea-R-th
S = 40
V = West Virginia


12. Possible answers (there are thousands of others):

A = the second of JanuAry (or the sixth of FebruAry, or the second of MArch . . .)
D = dauntless aunt (i.e. Daunt less aunt).
S = leiSure centre.
V = the centre of graVity.
R = the bitteR end.



31. Animals always have:

A. hair B. babies C. food D. bodies


32. Terse is most similar in meaning to:

A. concise B. loud C. stress D. mouse


33. Roads always have:

A. lines B. width C. lighting D. gas stations


34. Cow is to fawn, as mare is to:

A. horse B. deer C. puppy D. motorcycle


35. Radios always have:

A. music B. lights C. handles D. shapes

"We have an objection to the answer of Q. 29.
29. Twenty percent of 25% of 20 is:?
I have; 20% of 25% = 5% of 20 = B.1
Any views? "

B is correct. I misread it the first time around.

31) D
32) A
33) B
34) C
35) D

Mark:
31) D
32) A
33) B
34) C
35) D

Wow, a shutout.


36. How many of the numbers between 100 and 300 begin or end with 2

A. 20 B. 40 C. 100 D. 110 E. 120



37. Mr. Jones is clear and direct of speech, yet his remarks today were uncharacteristically:

A. sprightly B. lucid C. superficial D. obscure D. servile


38. Phil gets twice as large a share of the profits as any of his 3 partners get. The 3 partners share equally. What percent of the entire profits is Phil's

A. 25% B. 40% C. 50% D. 66.67%


39. If no dog can fly, but some dogs can sing, then:

A. Some dogs can fly, and sing. B. All dogs can't fly, or sing. C. Some dogs can't sing, or fly. D. Some dogs can't fly, but can sing.


40. If all cars are green, then:

A. Fords are black. B. Trucks are not green.
C. Small cars are green. D. Buses are green.

36) D
37) D
38) B
39) D
40) C

Mark:

36) D
37) D
38) B
39) D
No dogs can fly. No given answer is correct.
40) C

Nice work Mark. Last few over this weekend.



41. What number is as much more than 10 as it is less than one-half of what 50 is 10 less than

A. 15 B. 20 C. 25 D. 30


42. Two numbers have a sum of 80. If one number is 5 more than the other, what is the larger number

A. 40 B. 42.5 C. 45 D. 80


43. Parenting has undergone redefinition in recent years, yet child psychologists believe that the basic parental role is essentially:

A. altered B. valueless C. protection D. unchanged


44. These words can be arranged to form a sentence. Is this sentence true or false: rains it in never California.

A. true B. false C. don't know.


45. Two cars start off at the same point on a straight highway facing opposite directions. Each car drives for 3 miles, takes a left turn, and then drives for 4 miles. How far apart are the two cars

A. 5 miles B. 6 miles C. 7 miles D. 10 miles E. 14 miles

41) B
42) B
43) D
44) B
45) D

37. I think all of the answers apply... do I get a 1/4 of a point? One of them must be right
39. C
40. C
43. D
44. B

46) B
47) D
48) C
49) B
50) A

FLYING DOGS REVISITED

PROBLEM:
39. If no dog can fly, but some dogs can sing, then:

A. Some dogs can fly, and sing. B. All dogs can't fly, or sing. C. Some dogs can't sing, or fly. D. Some dogs can't fly, but can sing.

PROPOSED ANSWER:
39) D

RESPONSE:
No dogs can fly. No given answer is correct.

REBUTTAL:
All dogs can be categorized as:

Type 1: can't fly, can sing (this is a non-empty subset per the problem statement)
Type 2: can't fly, can't sing (this subset may be empty since "some" could be "all," which is why C is not the correct answer)

"can't fly, but can sing" is:
true for type 1
false for type 2

Therefore, "some dogs can't fly, but can sing" is true.

Whilst I enjoy rebuttal and discussion, I am keenly aware I have yet to win a single point in presenting a re-rebuttal. However, hope springs eternal, so here goes:

NO FLYING DOGS RE-REVISITED

PROBLEM:
39. If no dog can fly, but some dogs can sing, then:

A. Some dogs can fly, and sing. B. All dogs can't fly, or sing. C. Some dogs can't sing, or fly. D. Some dogs can't fly, but can sing.

I would submit that as; NO dogs fly/SOME sing. Excludes answers A.C.D. As they, state SOME can fly, and we know NONE can fly.

Answer B. is also excluded because it states, "All dogs can't fly, or sing" (ALL can't sing) when we know SOME can.

Ipso fatso: ALL is not SOME, and SOME is not ALL.


Merriam-Webster Online Dictionary




1 a : the whole amount or quantity of <needed all the courage they had> <sat up all night> b : as much as possible <spoke in all seriousness>

2 : every member or individual component of <all men will go> <all five children were present>

3 : the whole number or sum of <all the angles of a triangle are equal to two right angles>

4 : EVERY <all manner of hardship>

5 : any whatever <beyond all doubt>




1 : being an unknown, undetermined, or unspecified unit or thing <some person knocked>

2 a : being one, a part, or an unspecified number of something (as a class or group) named or implied <some gems are hard> b : being of an unspecified amount or number <give me some water> <have some apples>

3 : REMARKABLE, STRIKING <that was some party>

4 : being at least one -- used to indicate that a logical proposition is asserted only of a subclass or certain members of the class denoted by the term which it modifies



"Therefore, "some dogs can't fly, but can sing" is true."

For that to be true, at least one dog must be able to fly, which is false, as NO dogs can fly.

However, if we were to change the animal to say, Pigs. Then you would be correct, as we all know pigs can fly. On the other hand, I don't know if they can sing.

10/4 comeback.

"I would submit that as; NO dogs fly/SOME sing. Excludes answers A.C.D. As they, state SOME can fly, and we know NONE can fly. "

D does NOT state that some can fly. It states that SOME "can't fly, but can sing."

If you go back to the types I defined, each of these is a true statement:
- Some dogs can't fly, but can sing. (all type 1 dogs)
- Some dogs can't fly, and can't sing. (all type 2 dogs)
The union of these two sets comprises the set of all dogs.

"... can he leap tall buildings with a single bound?"

You never know!...Mark, don't read this--> [size=7]Hey Try, let's find out. We'll trick him into telling us. You go first, I'll watch. [/size]

46. B
47. D
48. C
49. B
50. A



That's one way of flushing out numerous numerists.

Did you write...Ipso fatso...?

You did that on purpose! Just so...you could, you know!

Huh? Don't read what? I didn't see anything.

I once leapt over a Lego building that was a scaled down version of a tall building. Does that count?

The sad fact is I can't quite touch the rim of a basketball hoop.

Isn't ipso fatso an Archie Bunkerism?