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Impossible Quiz

This is an "Impossible Quiz" that my teacher had us complete in World Studies. It was suppose to help us think critically. See how many you can get right! (If you are unsure, comment and I can tell you, but don't look at the answers until you are done with the 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?

8. Two men play five games of checkers. Each man wins the same number of games. There are no 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 bear walks by the house. What color is the bear? Why?

11. 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 oil burner, a kerosene lamp, and a wood burning stove, what would you light first?

14. How far can a dog run into the woods?

15. What was the president's name in the 1970?

16. A forester has 17 trees, and all but 9 die. How many are left?

17. How many animals of each gender did Moses take on the ark?

18. How many two cent stamps are in a dozen?

(I got this from online so I wouldn't have to retype everything. This is the site I got it from...) Source: http://www.cof.orst.edu/cof/teach/for442/quizzes/q1003.htm