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Some months have 31 days, some have 30 days, how many months in the Gregorian calendar have 28?
All the 12 months!

Complete the sequence: 4, 7, 15, 29, 59, 117 ?
235 Explanation: 4+3=7 7+4x2=15 15+7x2=29 29+15x2=59 59+29x2=117 117+59x2=235

Find the missing number: 6 13 25 51 101 ?
203 Explanation: 6x2+1=13 13x2-1=25 25x2+1=51 51x2-1=101 101x2+1=203

Feed me and I live, yet give me a drink and I die.

Forward I am heavy, but backward I am not. What am I?
Forward I am ton, backwards I am not

Show that half of 5 equals to 4.
Remove F and E from FIVE IV = 4 (Roman)

What comes twice in a week, once in a year, but never in a month or a day?
The Letter 'E'.

If it took fifteen men ten days to build a tower, how long would it take four men to build it?
No time at all, as the tower it is already built!

A rooster was injected with strong fertility inducing injections that could yield an average production of 10 score eggs over a period of 10 months. How many eggs would it deliver in a single day?
A rooster does not deliver eggs, it's the hen who does that!

The diameter of a hole is 4ft 5in. How much dirt does it contain?
A hole has no dirt in it. It contains only air.

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