1. Hermeneutics Warm-Up Dr. William Cox Ed.D. Summer 2006 Residency

2. Question 1: Is there a Fourth of July in England?

3. Answer: Yes, it comes after the third of July!

4. Question 2: How many birthdays does the average man have?

5. Answer: Just one!

6. Question 3: Some months have 31 days; how many have 28?

7. Answer: 12, all of them!

8. Question 4: In baseball, how many outs are there in an inning?

9. Answer: 6, three per side!

10. Question 5: Is it legal for a man in the United States to marry his widow’s sister?

11. Answer: No, because he’s dead!

12. Question 6: Divide 30 by ½ and add 10. What is the answer?

13. Answer: 70 (30 divided by ½ equals 60! Takes some thinking…)

14. Question 7: If there are 3 apples and you take away 2, how many do you have?

15. Answer: 2, you took them away, remember?

16. Question 8: A doctor gives you 3 pills telling you to take one every half hour. How many minutes would the pills last?

17. Answer: 60 – start with the 1st pill, 30 minutes later take the 2nd, and then 30 minutes later take the 3rd

18. Question 9: A farmer has 17 sheep, and all but 9 die. How many are left?

19. Answer: 9

20. Question 10: How many 2 cent stamps are there in a dozen?

21. Answer: 12 – There are 12, 2 cent stamps in a dozen