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The anagram of this phrase is an instrument used in the orchestra. What is it? A bliss nectar
Bass clarinet

There are three men in a boat with four cigarettes but no matches. How do they manage to smoke?
They throw one cigarette overboard and made the boat a cigarette lighter.

A shepherd has 18 goats. All but 6 die. How many are left?
6 of course!

I have three wings. At times I have 4 wings but still I cannot fly. I can rotate but I can't move from one place to other. People always relax in my company. Who am I?
Ceiling Fan

Complete the sequence: 49 61 51 63 53 65 55 ?
67 Explanation: Alternate numbers increase by 2. 49 become 51 then 53 and so on. Similarly, 61 becomes 63 and then 65.

I have a thumb and four fingers, but I have no flesh or bone. Who am I?

I have four sides. Anyone can calculate my area if they come to know the length of any one side of mine. I have four right angles within me. Which shape am I?

Tim came second in Math. When his mother asked him how much he had scored, he answered that he got the sum of the first 9 even numbers. His mother immediately worked out the answer. How much had he scored in Math?
90 Explanation: Sum = (n x n) + n Hence, 9 x 9 = 81 + 9 = 90

What happens when an elephant sits on a chair?
It's time to buy a new chair!

Fill in the sequence: 1 5 9 15 ?
21 Explanation: Position of the vowels a e i o u.

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