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3 No Questions Asked

What doesn't ask questions but needs to be answered?

3

A telephone

4 A Shorter Word

What word becomes shorter when you add two letters to it?

4

Short

5 Odd Addition

What is the answer to this addition?

1 + 1 + 1 + 1 + 1

1 + 1 + 1 + 1 + 1

1 + 1 x 0 + 1 = ?

5

Answer = 30

explanation

There are two tricks to this question. The first is 1 x 0.

The second is the lines ending with 1 don't have a + sign.  

That means you should combine them.

1 + 1 + 1 + 1 + 11 + 1 + 1+ 1 + 11 + 1 x 0 + 1 = 30

9 The Riddle of Eugene

Eugene died after a long life of 87 years, but on his headsone the following epitaph was written.

9 The Riddle of Eugene

Eugene loved a good long life

He loved his sons and pretty wife

He was kind, generous and deserved nothing but praise

Even if he only had 21 birthdays

How is this possible?

9 The Riddle of Eugene

Clue: he was born on a special day. A leap year.

Eugene was born on February 29th.

In his 87 years he only witnessed twenty-one of his actual birthdays.

In the other years there was no February 29th.