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Hello Everyone!
My children like numbers... Many months ago, during a bible study, I showed them the mysterious number 153.
What's so special about it? ---------------------------------------------------------- Well, for one, it's the sum of the numbers 1 through 17.
1+2+3+4+5+6+7+8+9+10+11+12+13+14+15+16+17 = 153.
Secondly, the sum of each of its numbers cubed is 153.
1 cubed + 5 cubed + 3 cubed = 1 + 125 + 27 = 153.
And finally,
1! + 2! + 3! + 4! + 5! = 153.
That is: (1x1) + (1x2) + (1x2x3) + (1x2x3x4) + (1x2x3x4x5) = 153. -----------------------------------------------------------
"And you brought this up in a bible study?" someone may ask.
That's right! It's the same number of fish the disciples caught after Jesus asked them to cast their nets (John 21:11).
So, if you have any children interested in math or numbers, have them look at good old 153 next time you study the Book of John. |
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OK, you asked for it... Seems my last questions were too easy for some, so take a chance at World Geography!
Just click on the answer you believe is correct... If you are wrong, you will be directed to return to this page to begin again.
1) I border BRAZIL.
D) CHILE, ARGENTINA, and PANAMA
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TAKE THE 5 QUESTION HISTORY CHALLENGE. CLICK ON THE RED-COLORED ANSWER YOU BELIEVE IS CORRECT.
If you make a mistake, you will need to take the test again. Have fun!
1) DURING 1862, the United States of America was involved in this war.
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OK, here's the challenge... If you know an answer (or answers) to any of the following ten clues/questions, then post the question number and your answer as a comment.
YOU MAY USE THE COMMENT SECTION TO SEE THE ANSWERS OF OTHERS BEFORE YOU POST!!! But, please avoid using maps or text books. You may post as often as you like... The geography champion will be the first to post ALL ten correct answers ---------- 1. For MOST of the Civil War, I was the home to the Confederate capital.
2. At the beginning of the Civil War, this state's capital was CORYDON.
3. Helen Keller was born in this state! She's featured on its new quarter.
4. I border New Hampshire and New York.
5. I became a state on January 3rd, 1959.
6. I border North Dakota and Iowa.
7. Officially, this state was the first one to join the Union.
8. The Mason-Dixon line runs along my NORTHERN border.
9. I border Maryland, Virginia, and Kentucky.
10. I am sometimes called the "EVERGREEN" state. ------------- Please share the answers you know with everyone else in the comment section. Can anyone go 10 for 10?
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Time for some fun...
Here are some old riddles I remember... If you haven't heard them, give 'em a try! Or, if you know an answer, drop a comment.
Answers tomorrow.
---------- Number 1: A detective went to the scene of a crime. The only evidence was broken glass on the floor near a table, a puddle of water around the broken glass, and a cat sitting on the sofa.
"Murder," he concluded.
Questions: Who was killed? And who did the killing? ----------
Number 2: What walks on four legs in the morning, two in the afternoon, and three at night? ----------
Number 3: What do Eskimos get from sitting on the ice too long? ----------
Number 4: I am a thing that nothing is, and yet I have a name; I'm sometimes tall and sometimes short; I join your walks, join your sport; and play at every game. What am I? |