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Fill in the blanks. Both words are anagrams of each other.
This year the top 10 horse ______ took place in this huge ground measuring two _______.

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races, acres

 
A slice of cake costs $3 if it is cut into two pieces. How much will it cost if it is cut into seven pieces?

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$3.

As the entire slice costs $3, it doesn't matter how many pieces it is cut into.

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

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Bass clarinet

 
A crime is reported from 6 Park Avenue. The police reach the scene of the crime and find that a single life has been lost. The killer is also there on the spot and so are the evidences that are pointing to his crime, but the police cannot arrest him. Why?

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The person who has lost his life, has killed himself. In other words, he has committed suicide.

 
What is the closest relationship my son can have has with my brother's niece's father's brother's mother?

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She can be my son's grandmother.

 
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.

 
A woman met one of her classmates after 20 long years. After exchanging pleasantries, the first woman told the other that she has 4 children, half of them female. At this, the other woman smiled and replied, even half of her children too are female. However, she has 3 children. How is this possible?

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The second woman has all female children.

 
Let us imagine that you are standing at the southern-most point of the earth. Now on the eastern side of that point is an island and on the western side of that point is a lake. Which one is closer to you - the island or the lake - and why?

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Neither of the two because when you are standing at the southern-most point of the earth, all directions are north.

 
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.

 
I started learning to drive today. Just a few minutes back, I went down a one-way street in the wrong direction but I did not break the traffic rules. How?

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Simple, I was not driving then, I was walking.

 
An American woman living in Australia was refused a burial in India. Why?

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Living people can't be buried, isn't it!

 
What comes twice in a week, once in a year, but never in a month or a day?

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The Letter 'E'.

 
A shepherd has 18 goats. All but 6 die. How many are left?

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6 of course!

 
How many two cent stamps are there in a dozen?

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12. There are 12 2-cent stamps in a dozen!

 
If it took fifteen men ten days to build a tower, how long would it take four men to build it?

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No time at all, as the tower it is already built!

 
If there are 8 chocolates and you take away 5, how many do you have?

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5 of course. If you take 5, what else do you expect to have?

 
Does the government of Texas permit a man to marry his widow's sister?

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No question of legitimacy, because the man is already dead!

 
Some months have 31 days, some have 30 days, how many months in the Gregorian calendar have 28?

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All the 12 months!

 
On an average, how many birthdays do men on earth have?

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1, just one! It is the day when we hit the earth. It is a different story that we celebrate our birthday every year, which actually implies Anniversary.

 
How can you drop an egg on a floor 20 yards below, without cracking it?

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The floor will not crack by the dropping of an egg on it!

 
A rooster was injected with strong fertility inducing injections that could yield an average production of 10 score eggs over a period of 10 months. How many eggs would it deliver in a single day?

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A rooster does not deliver eggs, it's the hen who does that!

 
Why did the boy go to his bedroom with a pencil?

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He wanted to draw the curtains.

 
Where do fish store all their money?

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On the river banks!

 
How many pairs of animals did Moses take with him on his Ark to save the world's animals from the Great Flood?

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It was not Moses, but Noah, who built an Ark to save the world's animals from the Great Flood.

 
How can you lift a hippopotamus with one hand?

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You won't find a hippo having one hand!

 
What happens when an elephant sits on a chair?

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It's time to buy a new chair!

 
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