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There are three men in a boat with four cigarettes but no matches. How do they manage to smoke?
They throw one cigarette overboard and made the boat a cigarette lighter.

Sam's son is the brother of the only sister of Andrew. Dorothy, the only daughter of Sam, has only two brothers. What is the relation between Sam and Andrew?
Sam is Andrew's father.

What is it that's always coming but never arrives?
Tomorrow.

Place a word with 4 letters in between the two words so that it can be used as a prefix and suffix to make two new words. SPOILS_______ION

How many two cent stamps are there in a dozen?
12. There are 12 2-cent stamps in a dozen!

Fill in the sequence: prl, my, jn, jly, gst ?
sptmbr Explanation:Name of the months after removing the vowels - APRIL, MAY, JUNE, JULY, AUGUST, SEPTEMBER.

I am clean when I look black and dirty when I look white. Who am I?
Blackboard

What is half of 4 plus 4?
6. Explanation: Half of 4 is 2 and then plus 4 is 6.

The anagram of this phrase is an instrument used in the orchestra. What is it? A bliss nectar
Bass clarinet

A grandfather, a father and 2 sons were having tea in the garden. But there are only 3 cups on the table. Justify how.
Grandfather is the father of one son and he himself also has one son. That makes two fathers and two sons.

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