| Saippuakivikauppias is the Finnish word for a soapstone seller. Aside from being a long tongue twister, what else is special about this word? |
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| “One of the volcanoes on the Hawaiian islands just erupted and sent all kinds of rock and ash into the air! I just saw it on the news!”, Fred spouted, running into the room. Everyone paid close attention to the television set as they changed it to the news channel. Liz, knowing that isn’t true, said, “Hawaii? I think not”. How did Liz know the eruption never happened?
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| Marina, her sister, her daughter, and her son are playing volleyball on the beach. Marina’s sister is directly across the net from her son. Marina’s daughter is diagonally across the net from the best player’s sibling. The best player and the worst player are on the same side of the net.
Who is the worst player? |
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| Aliens miniaturize you and place you on a fresh Cheerio floating on milk. You are a few millimeters away from another Cheerio. They give you the option of taking them up on a challenge: “We will give you $1 million if your Cheerio does not touch the other Cheerio; otherwise we will remove your hand.”
Do you accept the challenge? |
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