9 Lists

Can you recall the items that belong in the 9 lists below?

• 8 planets in the solar system (formally known as the 9 planets)
• 7 dwarfs
• 7 (widely accepted) natural wonders of the world
• 8 reindeer
• 5 oceans
• 7 deadly sins
• 7 continents
• 13 major deserts
• 10 Commandments

Answers to follow in a day or 2...

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September Quiz

1. Do they have a 4th of July in England?
2. How many birthdays does the average man have?
3. Some months have 31 days; how many have 28?
4. A woman gives a beggar 50 cents; the woman is the beggar's sister, but the beggar is not the woman's brother. How come?
5. Why can't a man living in the USA be buried in Canada?
6. How many outs are there in an inning?
7. Is it legal for a man in California to marry his widow's sister? Why?
8. Two men play five games of checkers. Each man wins the same number of games. There are not ties. Explain this.
9. Divide 30 by 1/2 and add 10. What is the answer?
10. A man builds a house rectangular in shape. All sides have southern exposure. A big bear walks by, what color is the bear and why?
11. If there are 3 apples and you take away 2, how many do you have?
12. I have two U.S. coins totaling 55 cents. One is not a nickel. What are the coins?
13. If you have only one match and you walked into a room where there was an oilburner, a kerosene lamp, and a wood burning stove, which one would you light first?
14. How far can a dog run into the woods?
15. A doctor gives you three pills telling you to take one every half-hour. How long would the pills last?
16. A farmer as 17 sheep, and all but 9 die. How many are left?
17. How many animals of each sex did Moses take on the ark?
18. A clerk in the butcher shop is 5'10" tall. What does he weigh?
19. How many two-cent stamps are there in a dozen?
20. What was the President's name in 1950?
21. How much dirt is in a hole 3 feet wide by 5 feet long by 4 feet deep?
    

August Quiz

Take a few minutes to answer the following questions. They are legitimate quiz questions. I'll post the answers tomorrow...

1. How long did the Hundred Year War last?
2. Which country makes Panama hats?
3. From which animal do we get catgut?
4. In which month do Russians celebrate the October Revolution?
5. What is a camel's hair brush made of?
6. The Canary Islands in the Pacific are named after what animal?
7. What was King George VI's first name?
8. What color is a purple finch?
9. Where are Chinese gooseberries from?
10. How long did the Thirty Years War last?

Answers will be posted tomorrow. Let me know how you did!