There is a barrel with no lid and some wine in it. 'This barrel of wine is more than half full,' said Curly. 'No it's not,' says Mo. 'It's less than half full.' Without any measuring implements and without removing any wine from the barrel, how can they easily determine who is correct?

What is the word or phrase below?
R | E | A | D

What is next number in the pattern below:

131 517 192 123 ?

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?

Paul's height is six feet, he's an assistant at a butcher's shop and wears size 9 shoes. What does he weigh?

I am an odd number. Take away a letter and I become even. What number am I?

What has six faces, but does not wear makeup, has twenty-one eyes, but cannot see?

A woman shoots her husband.

Then she holds him under water for over 5 minutes.

Finally, she hangs him.

But 5 minutes later they both go out together and enjoy a wonderful dinner together.

How can this be?

Take away my first letter, then take away my second letter. Then take away the rest of my letters, yet I remain the same. What am I?

The Puzzle: Here is a famous prize problem that Sam Loyd issued in 1882, offering $1000 as a prize for the best answer showing how to arrange the seven figures and the eight 'dots' .4.5.6.7.8.9.0. which would add up to 82