Monday, April 14, 2008

Puzzle of the Day

1. A bear walks ten miles due south, ten miles east, ten miles north, ending up on the spot where it started. What color was the bear?

2. Eight cards were missing from a standard poker deck with no jokers, making it impossible to get a straight flush. Which cards were missing?

3. Avery, Jones, Robinson, Kucic, and Himmelfarb are the starting players on the college basketball team. Avery, who wears jersey number 30, told number 45, Jones, that Robinson was the mean one. Kucic, who wears number 35, told Himmelfarb that Avery was absolutely right. But Robinson, number 40, is even-tempered and kind to everybody. What number is on Himmelfarb's jersey?

4. Halfway through the season, Kucic the basketball player was hurried into the largest hospital in Lexington, Kentucky. The admitting nurse called Dr. Masterson's emergency beeper. In five minutes Dr. Masterson called back. The nurse explained the emergency and asked, "Where are you?" "We're in the middle of Gary, Indiana," she heard the doctor say. "How long will it take you to get here?" "Two minutes." What was Dr. Mastersondoing when she received the emergency call?

6 comments:

Dustin said...

1. White
2. 5 and 10 of each suit
3. ???
4. Doing surgery on someone named Gary.

Chiemi said...

Dustin you are so smart! I got the last one, but that's it. The other ones were a bit over my head.

Brwrr said...

3. 50

Kellie said...

WHY IS THE BEAR WHITE???

Jennie said...

Brett said it's because it's a polar bear at the arctic circle.

Kellie said...

oh...i NEVER would have guessed that.