1. A magician was boasting one day at how long he could hold his breath under water. His record was 6 minutes. A kid that was listening said, "That’s nothing, I can stay under water for 10 minutes using no types of equipment or air pockets!" The magician told the kid if he could do that, he'd give him $10,000. The kid did it and won the money. Can you figure out how?
2. If a rooster laid a brown egg and a white egg, what colour chicks would hatch?
3. Paris starts with a "p" and ends with an "e". Is this true?
4. How many times can you subtract the number 5 from 25?
5. What 5 letter word typed in all capital letters can be read the same upside down?

6. Try to fill in the missing numbers.

   The missing numbers are integers between 0 and 99. The numbers in each row add up to totals to the right. The numbers in each column add up to the totals along the bottom. The diagonal lines also add up the totals to the right.

7. Three men were sitting in a small speedboat 1 km from the shoreline. The first man is afraid of water, the second is afraid of drowning, and the third afraid of sharks. The boat’s engine is not working and there is nothing to row with. How do they get to the shoreline?

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