Trick Questions - 7: The King, Tea & Cupcakes

[soroban]

. . . . . . . . . Trick Questions - 7There is an empty wooden crate that weighs two pounds.
What can you put in it to make it lighter?

Spoiler

Holes

Why did the Indians dump tea into Boston Harbor?

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They were colonists, not Indians.

Imagine you have two dozen cupcakes.
You give six cupcakes to your friends.
How many cupcakes can you eat?

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None. They are imaginary.

One night, a king and a queen were in a castle.
The next day, the king and queen left.
Who was left at the castle?

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The knight.
I left out the "k" in "knight" . . . sorry.

 

[lofgran]

Hello there,

I would like to address these questions with a logical and scientific approach.

1) There are a few possible answers to the first question. One option could be to put helium gas inside the crate, as it is lighter than air and would reduce the overall weight of the crate. Another option could be to put feathers inside the crate, as they are lightweight and would also reduce the weight of the crate.

2) The reason why the Indians dumped tea into Boston Harbor was to protest against the British government's taxation policies. This event, known as the Boston Tea Party, was a major turning point in the American Revolution.

3) If you give six cupcakes to your friends, then you would be left with 18 cupcakes to eat. This is because 24 cupcakes minus 6 cupcakes equals 18 cupcakes.

4) I cannot definitively answer this question without more information. It is possible that the king and queen were the only ones in the castle, in which case they would both leave and there would be no one left in the castle. However, it is also possible that there were other people in the castle, such as servants or guards, who would still be there after the king and queen left.