The Fear of

Each of the following phobias have been labeled by psychiatrists.

I got these out of a Peanuts strip, so they may be real or they may not be (I wonder if the fear of getting questions wrong is also labeled?).

1. Hypengyophobia
2. Ailurophobia
3. Climacophobia
4. Thalassophobia
5. Gephyrophobia
6. Pantophobia

Mrs Muddled

When asked her 3 children's ages, Mrs. Muddled said that Alice is the youngest unless Bill is, and that if Carl isn't the youngest then Alice is the oldest. Who is the oldest and who is the youngest?

A Poem by Robert Frost

What was Frost referring to when he wrote the following:
He has dust in his eye and a fan for a wing,
a leg akimbo on which he can sing,
and dye in his mouth instead of a sting

Each Took a Pear

Twelve pears hanging high, twelve men passing by.
Each took a pear and left eleven hanging there.
How can this be?

Of Course There is a Trick to It

What is half of 2+2?

Turn Yourself Around

What turns everything around, but does not move?

The Answer is the Key

Name three keys that unlock no doors.