1. Big Numbers What is the largest possible number you can write using only 2 numbers - just 2 numbers, no other mathematical symbols?

2. Happy Birthday! How many birth days does the average man have?

3. How Heavy. Which weighs more, a pound of feathers or a pound of gold?

4. Doctors Orders. If a doctor gives you three pills and tells you to take one pill every half an hour, how long would it be before all the pills had been taken?

5. Wakey Wakey! I went to bed at eight o’clock in the evening and wound my clock and set the alarm to sound at nine o’clock in the morning. How many hours sleep would I get before being woken up by the alarm?

6. Sums. Divide 30 by half and then add ten. What number do you get?

7. Counting Sheep. A farmer had 17 sheep, all but 9 died. How many sheep were left.

8. Bears A man builds a box shaped house with four sides, each side has a southern exposure. A big bear comes along. What colour is the bear?

9. Apples. Take two apples from three apples. How many apples do you have?

10. Animals. How many animals of each species did Moses take with him onto the ark?

11. Belongings. What belongs to you, but is mostly used by others?

12. Chemical Substances. What common chemical compound is represented by the letters H,I,J,K,L,M,N,O

13. How Many Gloves. Cathy has six pairs of black gloves and six pairs of brown gloves in her drawer. In complete darkness, how many gloves must she take from the drawer in order to be sure to get a pair that match?