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Complete the sentence using two words, which are anagrams. The man with the _______ wanted to have _______.

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The man with the beard wanted to have bread.
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What has an eye but can not see?

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Needle
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When you buy me I am black in color. When you use me I am red and when you discard me I am grey in color. Who am I?

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Charcoal
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6 15 18 20 ? = FORTY

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25. Explanation: Replace each number with the corresponding letters in the alphabet. 6 = F 15 = O 18 = R 20 = T 25 = Y
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Once upon a time there were two neighbors - one very rich and the other quite poor. Both were singers. While the rich man would sing in concerts, the poor man used to sing by the roadside. The rich man had this tendency to ridicule the poor man for his singing abilities. Once the poor man got infuriated and challenged the rich man that he knew all the songs in the world and could sing any existing song with whatever names the rich man could give. The rich man decided to take up the challenge and to make it more exciting promised the poor man that he would give all his wealth to him if he could really do so. He gave him the names of his four children - Jack, Jonathan, Williams and Harry. The poor man sang and got all the wealth of the rich man. What song did he sing?

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"Happy birthday to you. Happy birthday dear Jack. Happy birthday to you!" "Happy birthday to you. Happy birthday dear Jonathan. Happy birthday to you!" "Happy birthday to you. Happy birthday dear Williams. Happy birthday to you!" "Happy birthday to you. Happy birthday dear Harry. Happy birthday to you!" "Happy birthday to you" - is an existing song and can be sung with any name of the world.
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Fill in the sequence: 1 2 3 2 1 2 3 4 2 ?

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1 Explanation: Number of characters used in writing the numbers in roman numerals.
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There are a few trees in a garden. On one of them, a pear tree, there are pears (quite logical). But after a strong wind blew, there were neither pears on the tree nor on the ground. How come?

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At first, there were 2 pears on the tree. After the wind blew, one pear fell on the ground. So there where no pears on the tree and there were no pears on the ground.
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What gets broken without being held?

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

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Gloves.
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What is greater than God, more evil than the devil, the poor have it, the rich need it, and if you eat it, you'll die?

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Nothing.
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