Smart Q and A

1. The maker doesn't want it; the buyer doesn't use it; and the user doesn't see it. What is it?

A coffin.

2. A child is born in Boston, Massachusetts to parents who were both born in Boston, Massachusetts. The child is not a United States citizen. How is this possible?

The child was born before 1776.

3. Before Mount Everest was discovered, what was the highest mountain on Earth?

Mount Everest (it just hadn't been discovered).

4. Clara Clatter was born on December 27th, yet her birthday is always in the summer. How is this possible?

Clara lives in the southern hemisphere.

5. Captain Frank and some of the boys were exchanging old war stories. Art Bragg offered one about how his grandfather led a battalion against a German division during World War I. Through brilliant maneuvers, he defeated them and captured valuable territory. After the battle he was presented with a sword bearing the inscription "To Captain Bragg for Bravery, Daring and Leadership. World War I. From the Men of Battalion "Captain Frank looked at Art and said, "You really don't expect anyone to believe that yarn, do you?" What's wrong with the story?

World War I wasn't called "World War I" untilWorld War II.

6. What is one thing that all wise men, regardless of their religion or politics, agree is between heaven and earth?

The word "and".

7. In what year did Christmas and New Year's fall in the same year?

They fall in the same year every year. New Year'sDay just arrives very early in the year andChristmas arrives very late in the same year.

8. Why are 1990 American dollar bills worth more than 1989 American dollar bills?

One thousand nine hundred and ninety dollar billsare worth one dollar more than one thousand ninehundred and eighty-nine dollar bills..

(to be Continued..)