1.By moving one of the following digits, make the equation correct. 62 - 63 = 1Show the answer »  Link26 - 63 = 1(26 = 2x2x2x2x2x2 = 64, ∴ 64 - 63 = 1)

2. You have a fox, a chicken and a sack of grain. You must cross a river with only one of them at a time. If you leave the fox with the chicken he will eat it; if you leave the chicken with the grain he will eat it. How can you get all three across safely?Show the answer »  Take the chicken over first. Go back and bring the grain next, but instead of leaving the chicken with the grain, come back with the chicken. Leave the chicken on the first side and take the fox with you. Leave it on the other side with the grain. Finally, go back over and get the chicken and bring it over.

3.You have 12 black socks and 12 white socks mixed up in a drawer. You're up very early and it's too dark to tell them apart. What's the smallest number of socks you need to take out (blindly) to be sure of having a matching pair?Show the answer »  3 socks. If the first sock is black, the second one could be black, in which case you have a matching pair. If the second sock is white, the third sock will be either black and match the first sock, or white and match the second sock.4. A rooster lays an egg at the very top of a slanted roof. Which side is the egg going to roll off on?Show the answer »  Neither, roosters don't lay eggs.

5.What seven-letter word has hundreds of letters in it?Show the answer »  Mailbox

6. Tom's mother has three children. One is named April, one is named May. What is the third one named?Show the answer »  Tom

7. Two women apply for a job. They are identical and have the same mother, father and birthday. The interviewer asks, "Are you twins?" to which they honestly reply, "No".

How is this possible?Show the answer »  They are triplets.

8.What number comes next?2, 2, 4, 12, 48, ___Show the answer »   240. To get the number, multiply the previous number in the series by its position. 48 is in the 5th position, so 48 × 5 = 240

9. If:2 3 = 107 2 = 636 5 = 668 4 = 969 7 = ??Show the answer »  f(n,m) = (n + m) * ne.g. f(2,3) = (2 + 3) * 2 = 10Hence, f(9,7) = (9 + 7) * 9 = 144

10.Rearrange the letters in the words "new door" to make one word.Show the answer »  "new door" can be rearranged into "one word”11. Name three consecutive days without using the words Wednesday, Friday, or Sunday.Show the answer »  Yesterday, today and tomorrow12.A man says his dog can jump over his house. No one believes him but he is right. How is that possible?Show the answer »  The dog can jump over his dog house.

13.How can you alter the following equation by a single stroke to make it correct?5 + 5 + 5 = 550Show the answer »  5 4 5 + 5 = 550Add a diagonal line on the top left of the first plus sign to convert + into a 4. You could also put a slash through the equal sign to make ≠ (not equal) but that's not as cool.14. What do these represent?24 = HiaD26 = LotA7 = DotWShow the answer24 hours in a day26 letters of the alphabet7 days of the week

15.What is N?6, 9, 27, 54, N, 2241Show the answer »  675.The next number in the sequence is n squared minus m or f(n,m) = n2 - mf(6,9) = 62 - 9 = 27f(9,27) = 92 - 27 = 54f(27,54) = 272 - 54 = 675f(54,675) = 542 - 675 = 2241

16.Fill in the blanks with the same 4 letters to make 5 different words. A ____ old woman on ____ bent, picked up her ____ and away she went. “____ my son” she was heard to say, “what shall we do to ____ today?”Show the answer »  vile, evil, veil, Levi, live

A vile old woman on evil bent, picked up her veil and away she went. “Levi my son” she was heard to say, “what shall we do to live today?”

17.What does this represent?Pot OOOOOOOOShow the answer »  Potatoes (Pot + 8 Os)

18. SO, ND, JF, MA, __, __What are the next two pairs of letters?Show the answer »  MJ, JA. September, October, November, December.

19. What is the longest word in the English dictionary?Show the answer »  Smiles because there is a mile between the two s's.

20.What is special about the phrase, 'Race car'?Show the answer »  It's a palindrome (a word or phrase that's spelled the same backwards and forwards).21. I am an odd number. Take away one letter and I become even. What number am I? Answer: Seven (take away the ‘s’ and it becomes ‘even’).22. Sally is 54 years old and her mother is 80, how many years ago was Sally’s mother three times her age? Answer: 41 years ago, when Sally was 13 and her mother was 39.23. There is a three digit number. The second digit is four times as big as the third digit, while the first digit is three less than the second digit. What is the number? Answer: 141

24.Which 3 numbers have the same answer whether they’re added or multiplied together? 

Answer: 1, 2 and 3.

25. What word looks the same backwards and upside down? 

Answer: SWIMS

26.There are three houses one is red one is blue band one is white. If the red house is to the left of the house in the middle and the blue house is to the right to the house in the middle where is the white house?Answer: In Washington DC

27. If a man is trapped in a room. There are no doors no windows how did he get out?Answer: Through the door way,there were no doors but a doorway

28.What is the special offer at the pet shop this week?Answer: Buy one cat and get one flea

29. What is black and white and read all over?Answer: A News Paper

 

FACE ILLUSION

Who is this ?Vikram Pandit Designation:CEO of Citigroup.

Shantanu Narayen, CEO of Adobe Systems

Apple CEO Steve

Sunil Mittal Chairman of Bharti Airtel, Sunil Mittal's rank has slipped to 4th place this year with a wealth of Rs 77,558 crore (Rs 775.58 billion).He is the 87th richest man in the world.Indra Nooyi (R), CEO of PepsiCo, with Sunil Mittal.

It was Sunday on Jan 1, 2006. What was the day of the week Jan 1, 2010?A.SundayB.SaturdayC.FridayD.WednesdayAnswer & ExplanationAnswer: Option CExplanation:On 31st December, 2005 it was Saturday.Number of odd days from the year 2006 to the year 2009 = (1 + 1 + 2 + 1) = 5 days. On 31st December 2009, it was Thursday.Thus, on 1st Jan, 2010 it is Friday.

TEST YOUR LISTENING SKILLSby Betty Lochner on January 1, 2011A Quick Self-Rated Listening QuizHere is a quick quiz I use in some of my workshops designed to show you what skills are necessary to be a good listener.Answer these questions by grading your Listening Behaviors. Read the question and think about whether the statements are true of you.If the statement is always true of you, note the answer as “Always”.If the statement is not always true of you, note the answer “Sometimes”. “Rarely” would indicate that you would rarely or never listen that way.1. I allow speakers to complete sentences before I speak.2. I make sure I understand the other person’s point of view before I respond. 

3. I listen for the speaker’s important points. 4. I try to understand the speaker’s feelings. 5. I attempt to visualize my response before I speak. 6. I visualize the solution before speaking. 7. I am in control, relaxed, and calm when listening. 8. I use listening noises such as yes, gee, I see. 9. I take notes when someone else is speaking. 10. I listen with an open mind. 11. I listen even if the other person is not interesting. 12. I listen even if the other person is a moron. 

13. I look directly at the person speaking. 14. I am patient when I listen. 15. I ask questions to be sure I understand the speaker. 16. I do not allow distractions to bother me when I listen.

GRADING INFORMATION

If you have mostly Always (14 to 16) you are an excellent listener.  Good for you!If you marked Always for 11 to 13 statements, you are a good listener but could use some help in a few areas.  Go back over the questions and see where those area are.If you marked Always for 7 to 10 statements, you are a fair listener.  You need to listen more and talk less!If you marked Always for 4 to 6 statements, you are a poor listener. Less than 4 indicates an extremely poor listener and you really need to brush up on your active listening skills!