Questions

1. What word in the English language is always spelled incorrectly?

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2. A man takes his car to a hotel. Upon reaching the hotel, he is immediately declared bankrupt. Why?

3. Which is it correct to say, “The yolk of the egg is white” or “The yolk of the egg are white?”

4. Count the number of times the letter F appears in the follow-ing sentence:

Finished files are the result of years of scientific study combined with the experience of years.

5. I’m as light as a feather yet an average person can’t hold me for more than one minute. What am I?

6. A farmer has 17 sheep. All but nine die. How many sheep does he have left?

7. Ten candles stand burning in a dining room. A strong breeze blows in through an open window and extinguishes three. Assuming the wind doesn’t extinguish any more candles, how many candles are left in the end?

Answers

1. Incorrectly

2. The man is playing Monopoly. He lands on a property with a hotel and doesn’t have enough money to pay the rent.

3. Neither. Egg yolks are yellow.

4. Six –   F in ished   F iles are the result o F   years o F   sci en ti F ic study combined with the experience o F   years.

5. Your b reath .

6. Nine

7. Three. The seven candles that stay lit will melt down completely. The only candles in the end are the three that are extinguished by the wind and therefore stay intact.