-to be used the last day before a holiday or whenever you need a break/ laugh The questions are read aloud - students write down their answers (Handout a piece of paper for each student) Is it true that some weeks have days? Is it possible to shoot a bird wearing red suspenders? Is Egypt in Africa? How many face cards are there in decks of cards? Write the number: Eleven thousand eleven hundred and eleven Is it allowed in Turkey that a man marries his widow’s sister? 300 divided by ½ is 150 Is it true? Is it true that every year has 365 days? Imagine yourself being a person operating the lifts in the tower of Eifel An old Russian man and to 25-year-old Americans enter the lift and start arguing all the way up to the first floor Here one of the American men gets out On the top floor a 30-yearoldFrenchman enters and asks the two passengers to leave the elevator If the Russian person is 65 years old are you able to tell the age of the lift operator? 10 Is it true that 137 is almost the half of 274? 11 Can you call a rhomb a crooked square? 12 Rectangles are squares and squares are smaller than rectangles True or false? 13 How many 8s are there from – 100? 14 Has Donald Duck 3, 4, or fingers on each hand? 15 Is there a lack of hunger in China? 16 When a person speak Esperanto as a native speaker, can you name the country he is from? 17 You are in your own room at the hospital When the doctor enters the room the doctor says: Oh, this is my son lying there When you know for sure the doctor isn’t your father, how can it then be explained? 18 If 11 students can eat 11 ice creams in eleven seconds, how long will it take nine students to eat nine ice creams? Answers: 1) every week has days 2) yes 3) yes 4) 24 5) 12111 6) impossible 7) no 8) yes, at least 9) your own age 10) no 11) yes, you can 12) false 13) 20 14) 15) no 16) no 17) it is your mother 18) 11 seconds Rating: (You may want to moderate the ratings and use other words for the different categories Just make sure no one is offended)! mistakes: intelligent 1-2 mistakes: fairly intelligent 5-7 mistakes: intelligently your brain is like a cheese 10 and more mistakes: brain dead! PS Don’t play this game if your students are too sensible! 3-4 mistakes: a little behind 8-9 mistakes: a retard