A new Engineering building containing 100 offices had just been completed. John was hired to paint the numbers 1 to 100 on the doors. How many times will John have to paint the number nine (9)?

Today is a very icy and cold morning in Newcastle. Mr Shearer, an office bus driver arrived to pick up the employees from the last stop. Shearer suddenly remembers that he needs to pick a newly joined 4miles to the north. Mr Shearer lost his direction compass, a few minutes later Shearer is able to figure that he is moving in the correct direction i.e. north. How did Shearer know that he is moving in the correct direction?

A bag contains 64 balls of eight different colours. There are eight of each colour (including red). What is the least number you would have to pick, without looking, to be sure of selecting 3 red balls?

If there are fifteen crows on a fence and the farmer shoots a third of them, how many crows are left?

A man who was outside in the rain without an umbrella or hat didn’t get a single hair on his head wet. Why?

The person who makes it has no need for it. He who purchases it does not use it. The person who does use it does not know they are. What is it?

How is the moon similar to a dollar?

There are a number of books on a shelf. If one book is the 4th from the left and 6th from the right, how many books are on the shelf?

What have one eye but still cannot see?

using four eights (8) and a one (1) and one mathematical symbol , create the number 100