Problem:

Look at this series: 7, 10, 8, 11, 9, 12, ... What number should come next?

Quiz:

Iron can be found in the solid as well as the liquid state. A single iron atom in the solid state is __________ that in the liquid.

Problem:

In parking meters downtown, you can get 15 minutes parking for 50cents. Dad put $3.50 into the parking meter at 3:15pm. At what time did the parking meter expire?

Quiz:

What year was the two dollar bill last printed in the United States?

Problem:

In 16 years, Ben will be 3 times as old as he is right now.
How old is he right now?

Quiz:

The Summer Olympics has been hosted by all of these cities, except:

• A) Los Angeles
• B) Atlanta
• C) St. Louis
• D) San Francisco

Problem:

There are five gears connected in a row, the first one is connected to the second one, the second one is connected to the third one, and so on. If the first gear is rotating clockwise what direction is the fifth gear turning?

Quiz:

Who was the oldest signer of the Declaration of Independence?

• A) Benjamin Franklin
• B) John Adams
• C) Steven Hopkins
• D) George Washington

Problem:

A small boat is floating in a swimming pool. You have a rock which you will throw into the pool or put into the boat. Which is true?

• A) The water in the pool rises higher when the rock is put in the boat.
• B) The water in the pool rises higher when the rock is put into the pool.
• C) The level would rise the same either way.

Quiz:

The first department store to hold a Thanksgiving paradewas:

• A. Montgomery Ward
• B. J.C. Penney
• C. Gimbels
• D. Macy's.

Problem:

Find the odd one out.

• FIRST
• GHOST
• DEMON
• FORTY

Quiz:

What was the original name of Memorial Day?

• Remembrance Day
• Commemoration Day
• Decoration Day
• Dedication Day

Problem:

The diagram shows 15 billiard balls that fit exactly inside a triangular rack. The rigid rack prevents the balls from sliding. What is the largest number of balls that can be removed so that the remaining balls are theoretically unable to move?

Solution:

Six balls can be removed. In theory, a ball does not move if its center is inside the polygon based on supporting points.

Quiz:

What is the name of the Greek goddess whose return was believed to signal the start of spring?

• Demeter
• Persephone
• Hades
• Freya

Problem:

In the middle of an otherwise empty field there lies a man wearing a pack. He is dead. There are no other clues visible. How did he die?

Quiz:

Where is the world's largest New Year's party?

• Times Square, New York
• Rio de Janeiro, Brazill
• The Champs Elysees, Paris
• Sydney, Australia

Problem:

There are 8 match sticks in the pyramid shown in the figure below. Now move 4 sticks to form 5 equilateral triangles.

Solution:

1 tetrahedron + 1 equailateral triangle = 5 equilateral triangles.

Quiz:

Where did the song "Have Yourself a Merry Little Christmas" originally appear?

• Miracle on 34th Street
• It's A Wonderful Life
• Meet me in Saint Louis

Problem:

Use five 0's and any math operation to get the total of 120.

Quiz:

Though wild turkeys can only fly for short distances, they can sometimes reach speeds of:

• 7 mph
• 35 mph
• 55 mph
• 72 mph