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The following list of people attended a concert: a Count, a Duke, a First Lady, a Lady, three Kings, a Knight, a Professor, and a President.

There was no one from royalty, politics, or education present, nor were any very important dignitaries attending the concert either. What is happening here?

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Jim and Bob each owned a car. Then they stole another one on March 3, two more on April 24 and another one on July 12. How many cars did they own?

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Which is the odd word out?

Convict
Transport
Compact
Project
Respect

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An old fellow is driving home. It’s late at night. He’s travelling along the highway, and he’s some considerable distance from home. Suddenly, he feels himself having a heart attack. He says, “Oh my God. It’s the big one.” Thinking quickly, he takes the first available exit.

As luck would have it, he winds up in a residential neighborhood. It’s very late at night. He pulls over to the side of the road behind some parked cars. He’s fading fast, but he has the presence of mind to pull out his cell phone and call 911.

He says to the dispatcher, “I need help. I’m having a heart attack.” She says, “Where are you?”

And the rest of the conversation goes something like this:
He: “I don’t know where I am.”
She: “What exit did you take?”
He: “I don’t remember.”
She: “Were you going north or south or east?”
He: “I don’t remember.”
She: “Can you tell me what street you’re on?”
He: “I’m in the middle of the block. I’m parked behind some cars. I didn’t see any street signs.”
She: “Start blowing the horn. Someone will come out of the house.”

No one comes out.

She then asks him to do one more thing. Minutes later, an ambulance is on its way there and saves his life.

What did she ask him to do?

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Elliot the detective heard the news of a double murder that occurred on a train.
“The driver and the conductor were on the opposite ends of the train, but both were shot at the same time”, reported a policeman who was at the center of the train at the time. The policeman had heard both gunshots at the same time. The train was travelling 150 kilometers per hour. Elliot immediately realized that the driver and the conductor were not killed at the same time. How is it so?

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Refer to the above picture. Move one of the red sticks so that the new arrangement represents 1.

Source: 536 Puzzles and Curious Problems by Dudeney (p. 203)

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A man wanted to get into a members only club so he hid and watched the guard at the door of the club house. The guard said a number to each member as they approached, and the member would respond with a number of their own. If the member responded with the correct number they were let in. If they responded incorrectly they were thrown out. One member came up to the door, the guard said twelve, and the member responded with six and was let in. Another member came to the door, the guard said six and the member responded with three and was let in. Believing he had heard enough, the reject went up to the guard. The guard said ten, and the reject said five, but was not let in. What should the reject have said?

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Young Al had a brilliant idea. He bet his friends that they could not take hold of the ends of a piece of string and without letting go, tie a knot in the middle of the string. After they had all failed miserably, he showed they how it is done. What did he do?

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Two fathers and two sons went into a bar to have a Friday night drink together. They spent $15. Each spent the same amount. How much did each man spend?

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What is the meaning of this rebus?

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