Description : A farmer had 17 sheep. All but 9 died. How many live sheep were left?
Last Answer : 9 live sheep.
Description : If a doctor gives you 3 pills and tells you to take one pill every half hour, how long would it be before all the pills had been taken?
Last Answer : 1 hour. If you take a pill at 1 o'clock, then another at 1.30 and the last at 2'clock, they will be taken in 1 hour.
Description : You walk into a room that contains a match, a kerosene lamp, a candle and a fireplace. What would you light first? -Riddles
Last Answer : Obviously, anyone will light the match first.
Description : If you drove a bus with 43 people on board from Chicago and stopped at Pittsburgh to pick up 7 more people and drop off 5 passengers and at Cleveland to drop off 8 passengers and pick up 4 more and eventually arrive at Philadelphia 20 hours later, What's the name of the driver?
Last Answer : You are the driver.
Description : How many animals of each species did Moses take with him in the Ark?
Last Answer : None. It was Noah, not Moses.
Description : Take 2 apples from 3 apples. What do you have?
Last Answer : 2 apples.
Description : A man builds a house with four sides of rectangular construction, each side having a southern exposure. A big bear comes along. What color is the bear?
Last Answer : White
Description : Divide 30 by half and add ten. What do you get?
Last Answer : 70. Dividing by half is the same as multiplying by 2.
Description : I went to bed at eight 8 'clock in the evening and wound up my clock and set the alarm to sound at nine 9 'clock in the morning. How many hours sleep would I get before being awoken by the alarm?
Last Answer : 1 hour. It is a wind up alarm clock which cannot discriminate between a.m. and p.m.
Description : Some months have 30 days, some months have 31 days. How many months have 28 days?
Last Answer : All of them. Every month has at least 28 days.
Description : If you have only one match and you walked into a room where there was an oil burner, a kerosene lamp, and a wood burning stove, what would you light first? ..the kerosene lamp because it is easier ..the oil burner... the wood burning stove... the thing in my hand
Last Answer : the thing in my hand
Description : There is a lamp inside a photography darkroom. When the darkroom door is closed, it is impossible to tell from outside the room whether or not the lamp is on. There are two switches outside the door of ... dark-room door one time, how can you tell which switches, if any, control the lamp? -Riddles
Last Answer : Turn the first switch on and leave it on for ten minutes. After ten minutes, turn that switch off and turn the second switch on. Open the darkroom door, and lightly (in case it is hot) touch the ... one controls the lamp. If the lamp is off, and the bulb is cool, neither switch controls the lamp.
Description : Which of the following uses non-conventional Source of Energy? (1) Kerosene lamp (2) Wax candle (3) Solar lantern (4) Torch
Last Answer : (3) Solar lantern
Description : The illustration shows a fluorescent light fixture. The ends of the lamp alternately glow and become dark, but the tube will not light. The most probable cause is that ____________. EL-0081 ... start the lamp D. component 'B' contacts are opening and closing thus prohibiting sufficient current flow
Last Answer : Answer: C
Description : An AC generator panel is fitted with both synchronizing lamps and a synchroscope. When the synchroscope pointer reaches the noon position, one synchronizing light is bright and the other is dark. This ... sequence is incorrect C. the phase sequence is correct D. the generator breaker may be closed
Last Answer : Answer: B
Description : A man was found dead in his study. He was slumped over his desk and a gun was in his hand. There was a cassette recorder on his desk. When the police entered the room and pressed the play ... . How did the detective immediately know that the man had been murdered and it wasn't a suicide? -Riddles
Last Answer : The cassette had started at the beginning of the man's utterance. Someone else had to be there to rewind the tape.
Description : How can I get candle wax off my dark brown, Trex deck?
Last Answer : answer: Use a putty knife to remove the bulk of the wax. Then you can apply hot soapy water and blot it up. You might try a wax and grease remover. But first try it on a small ... the best luck with our steam cleaner. Hot water and a little pressure will do wonders. American Deck Maintenance
Description : Which zone of a candle flame is the hottest? (1) Dark innermost zone (2) Outermost zone (3) Middle luminous zone (4) Central zone
Last Answer : (3) Middle luminous zone Explanation: The outermost zone of the flame is blue in colour and it is the hottest part. The innermost zone is the least hot and black in colour.
Description : In the illustration, 'D' is the symbol for a/an __________. EL-0005 A. thermal overload heater B. portable cable C. fuse D. indicating lamp
Description : Cannel coal (A) Is non-coking (B) Has a high volatile matter content and burns with a luminous smoky flame (C) Is a non-banded coal which can be ignited easily with a match stick or candle flame, hence is so named (D) All (A), (B) and (C
Last Answer : (D) All (A), (B) and (C
Description : To gain market share Lada entered car markets with a comparatively low price. One of the negative side effects of taking this pricing position is A)a negative impact on consumers' perceptions of ... high return on investment levels affecting tax balances owed. D)poor survival chances in the market.
Last Answer : A)a negative impact on consumers' perceptions of quality.
Description : Oil rises up the wick in a lamp because (1) Oil is very light (2) Of the diffusion of oil through the wick (3) Of the surface tension phenomenon (4) Of the capillary action phenomenon
Last Answer : (4) Of the capillary action phenomenon Explanation: It is because of the capillary action phenomenon because of which oil rise up the wick in a lamp. Capillary action, or capillarity, is the ability ... such as paper, in some nonporous materials such as liquefied carbon fiber, or in a cell.
Last Answer : Of the capillary action phenomenon
Description : An alternator switchboard has a synchroscope and synchronizing lamps. If the synchroscope is broken, which of the steps listed is the most essential before an alternator can be paralleled with the bus? ... D. A portable phase sequence indicator must be used to verify the information from the lamps.
Description : A three-phase electrical system is equipped with ground detecting lamps. If one of the lamp goes dark and the other two burn normally before and after the test switch is operated, this indicates _______________. ... of the three phases D. the voltage to the dark lamp is less than that of the system
Last Answer : Answer: A
Description : After turning on the fluorescent lamp shown in the illustration, you note that the ends of the tube alternately glow and becomce dark without illuminating the center. The most obable cause for ... the lamp D. component 'B' contacts are opening and closing thus prohibiting sufficient current flow
Description : In a three-phase electrical system, three ground detecting lamps are provided. One lamp goes dark and the others increase in brightness. When the test button is pushed, all lamps have equal illumination. You ... C. there are grounds on the lines with the bright lamps D. this is a normal condition
Description : During start-up of the circuit shown in the illustration, it is noted that the ends of component 'C' alternately glow and become dark without the tube illuminating. The most probable cause ... start the lamp D. component 'B' contacts are opening and closing thus prohibiting sufficient current flow
Description : What happens in all dark lamp method ?
Last Answer : If frequency and phase difference of incoming alternator and busbar are not same then lamps connected across incoming alternator will flicker. The flickering decreases as frequency will become near to each other by adjusting the speed by prime mover.
Description : What is dark lamp and bright lamp method for synchronizing? How is the connection made?
Last Answer : Formerly, three light bulbs were connected between the generator terminals and the system terminals. As the generator speed changes, the lights will rise and fall in intensity at a rate proportional to ... to the system may be closed and the generator will then stay in synchronism with the system.
Description : Two teenagers, covered in tattoos and dressed in black leather jackets with chains around their necks, strutted into a local business. Each of the teens was carrying a long, tapered, hardwood stick. ... them for coming --- and even welcomed them back! Has society completely fallen to pie -Riddles
Last Answer : The two talented teens had gone to either a local youth center, or to a local pool hall, where they successfully challenged and defeated each of the willing patrons there in the game of pool.
Description : Should I paint the light colors of a room first or the dark colors first?
Last Answer : Probably depends upon how much of each color and where you’re going to use them. Generaly speaking, it’s best to paint the light colors first, since they are relatively easy to cover over if need be.
Description : 7.Fine beam of light entering through a small hole in a dark room,illuminates the particles in its path.Name the process associated and Explain. -Chemistry
Last Answer : When fine beam of light entering through a small hole in a dark room, it illuminates the particle in its paths because of collision of particles of air and dust. This happens because of the Tyndall effect.
Description : When a person enters a dark room from bright light he is not able to see clearly for little while because ______ A. Eye is unable to adjust itself immediately B. Retina becomes insensitive ... is unable to dilate the pupil immediately D. Distance between the lens and retina take time to adjust
Last Answer : ANSWER: C
Description : When a person enters a dark room from bright light, he is not able to see clearly for a little while because the (a) eye is unable to adjust itself immediately (b) retina becomes insensitive ... is unable to dilate the pupil immediately (d) distance between the lens and retina takes time to adjust
Last Answer : Ans:(c)
Description : When a person enters a dark room from bright light he is not able to see clearly for a little while because the? A. Eye is unable to adjust itself immediately B. Retina becomes insensitive ... to dilate the pupil immediately (Answer) D. Distance between the lens and retina take time to adjust
Last Answer : C. Iris is unable to dilate the pupil immediately (Answer)
Description : According to Coast Guard Regulation (46 CFR) for emergency power and lighting systems, which of the listed items is the only permissible starting aid for the emergency diesel generator engine? A. Ether B. Lube oil heater C. Jacket water heater D. Fuel oil heater
Description : Wouldn't it make more sense to be dark-skinned in cold climates and light-skinned in hot ones?
Last Answer : no
Description : In the light, I may reflect. In the dark, I'm cold and wet. What am I? -Riddles
Last Answer : Water.
Description : Emergency help, I can't light the candle?
Last Answer : Use a match. Hold the candle at an angle close to parallel with the ground so that the wick is horizontal while lighting with a flame that will be vertical.
Description : Why would a candle refuse to light?
Last Answer : Scrape a little of the wax away in order to have a longer wick, perhaps.
Description : Which one of the following is not a unit of distance? A. Parsec B. Astronomical Unit C. Light Year D. Foot Candle (Answer)
Last Answer : D. Foot Candle (Answer)
Description : Which of the following is a cold cathode lamp ? (A) Mercury vapour lamp (C) Incandescent lamp (B) Sodium vapour lamp (D) Neon lamp
Last Answer : Which of the following is a cold cathode lamp ? (A) Mercury vapour lamp (C) Incandescent lamp (B) Sodium vapour lamp (D) Neon lamp
Description : The hot resistance of a tungsten lamp is about 10 times the cold resistance. Accordingly, cold resistance of a 100 W, 200 V lamp will be
Last Answer : The hot resistance of a tungsten lamp is about 10 times the cold resistance. Accordingly, cold resistance of a 100 W, 200 V lamp will be 40 ohm.
Description : A 40 W bulb is connected in series with a room heater. If now 40 W bulb is replaced by 100 W bulb, the heater output will?
Last Answer : A 40 W bulb is connected in series with a room heater. If now 40 W bulb is replaced by 100 W bulb, the heater output will increase.
Description : Why does running your cold hands under warm water seem more effective than putting them up to the heater?
Last Answer : I imagine that it’s the same principle that you can’t feel the heat when you’re soaked in cold water. (gawd, I know what that’s like.) It probably is something to do with direct contact, but that doesn’t stop me from sitting up close to a heater.
Description : How can I fix my water heater so that the water doesn't go cold after 10 minutes?
Last Answer : There may be something wrong with your water heater. Try turning up your water heater in your house. If that does not work, you should contact either a plumber or someone who works with furnaces and heaters.
Description : _______________ is used to enable cold starting, with out the use of a heater plug. a) Pintaux nozzle b) Multi hole injector c) Long stem injector d) Pintle nozzle
Last Answer : Answer: a Explanation: Generally, intaux nozzle is used to enable cold starting, with out the use of a heater plug.
Description : You enter a dark room and you only have one thread of matches. The room has a candle, a couple of candles, newsprint, some driftwood and a kerosene lamp. What do you ignite first?
Last Answer : This question was a long time ago. Of course we light the match first :)