3. mindtrap

4. How to… 1.Form groups of 3-4 and position your desks so no other group can hear you. 2.Think of a team name. 3.You will be given 2-3 minutes to discuss each question.

5. How to… 4. Write down your answer and bring it to the front to be checked 5. Each group gets 1 guess per question!! 6. The order of groups does not matter

6. 10 questions

7. How many cubic meters of dirt are there in a hole 6 meters long, 2 meters wide, and one meter deep? Zero. There is no dirt in a hole.

8. What occurs once in every minute, twice in every moment, yet never in a thousand years? The letter “m”

9. After the new Canon Law that took effect on November 27 th, 1983, would a Roman Catholic man be allowed to marry his widow’s sister? No. If he has a widow, he is dead.

10. A tree doubled in height each year until it reached its maximum height over the course of 10 years. How many years did it take the tree to reach half its maximum height? 9 years. The next year (10) it would be at a maximum.

11. A horse travels a certain distance each day. Strangely enough, two of its legs travel 30 km each day and the other 2 legs travel nearly 31 km. It would appear that two of the horses legs must be almost a kilometer ahead of the other 2 legs. But of course, this is not the case. Since this is a normal horse, how is this possible? The horse travels in a circle.

12. If you divide 30 by half and add ten what is the answer? 30 / 0.5 = 60. 60 + 10 = 70

13. A new school containing 100 offices has just been completed. Hardy was hired to paint the number 1 to 100 on the doors. How many times will Hardy have to paint the number 9? 9,19,29,39,49,59,69,79,89,90,91,92,93,94,95,96,97,98,99 = 20

14. How long will it take to cut a wooden log into 10 equal pieces if it takes 1 minute to make each cut. 9 minutes

15. How many three cent stamps are in a dozen? 12

16. A hotel was hosting a party. A cake was cut into 4 equal pieces as shown. If 4 more people show up to the party, how can the cake be divided up so everyone gets the same amount with just one more cut?

17. A horizontal cut through the middle

18. Final Question!!! You may offer as many of your points as you wish

19. How could you give someone $63.00 using exactly six bills. You may choose from the following $50, $20, $10, $5, $2 You would give them: 1 - $50 bill, 1 - $5.00, 4 - $2.00