Brain Teasers 15-11

1.  Loaded Questions, Part 2.   More not-as-easy-as-they-might- look questions.  Think twice.

a.   Who said “Everybody talks about the weather but nobody does anything about it.”?

b.   Which of the following rid Ireland of the snakes?  a)  The Royal Zoological Society, b)  Nobody – there were never any snakes there,   c)  Irish terriers, d) St. Patrick

c.  How much more reflected light do we get from a full moon than from a half-moon?  Twice as much?  About the same?  Four times as much?  Seven times as much?

d.   Where was the Battle of Bunker Hill fought?

2.    What are the two missing letters?  I  V  X  L  __  __  M
3.  What is the 117th odd natural number?
4.  What is a particular number if 1/2 of it plus 2/3 of it add to 42?
5.   Can you find 5 consecutive integers, none of which are prime?