Are you listening?
You've probably seen a version of the riddle, but here is the original, and it's much easier to solve.
Think of words ending in -GRY. Angry and hungry are two of them. There are only three words in
the English language. What is the third word? The word is something that everyone uses every
day.  If you have listened carefully, I have already told you what it is.
1.  Do they have a 4th of July in England?
2.  How many birthdays does the average man have?
3.  Why can't a man living in Winston, NC be buried west of the Mississippi River?
4.  If you had only one match and entered a room in which there was a kerosene lamp, an oil
      heater, and a wood burning stove, which would you light first?
5.  Some months have 30 days, some have 31, how many have 28 days?
6.  If a doctor gave you 3 pills and told you to take one every half hour, how long would they
      last you?
7.  A man builds a house with four sides to it and it is rectangular in shape.  Each side has a
      southern exposure.  A big bear comes wandering by, what color is the bear?
8.  How far can a dog walk into the woods?
9.  What is the minimum number of active baseball players "on field" during any part of an inning?
       How many outs in each inning?
10.  I have in my hand two U.S. coins which total $ .55 in value.  One is not a nickel.  Please bear
       that in mind.  What are the two coins?
11.  A farmer had 17 sheep.  All but nine died.  How many did he have left?
12.  Divide 30 by 1/2 and add ten.  What is the answer?
13.  Two men play checkers.  They played five games and each man wins the same number of
       games.  How can you figure this?  No ties.
14.  Take two apples from three apples and what do you have?
15.  An archaeologist claimed he found some gold coins dated 46 B.C.  Do you think he did?
16.  A woman gives a beggar $ .50.  The woman is the beggar's sister, but the beggar is not the
       woman's brother.  How come?
17.  How many animals of each species did Moses take aboard the ark with him?
18.  Is it legal for a man to marry his widow's sister in North Carolina?
19.  What word is mispelled in this test?
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