Nationwide Exam

Thirty-two students took a nationwide exam and all the students from Indiana passed it.  If the students from Indiana made up exactly 5% of the total number of students that passed the test, how many students passed it and how many students were from Indiana?

Map Trivia

If you look at a map of South Dakota where it borders Montana, you will see a straight line with a kink of about one mile.  Everywhere else the border is a straight line.  The kink does not benefit any local landowner, and no other states are involved.

Why is the kink there?

Sticks and Stones

Which of these anagrams does not belong?
ibiat
emorfar
emruf
altepal
srumueh

Stand Your Ground

Two sentries were on duty outside a barracks. One faced up the road to watch for anyoe approaching from the North. The other looked down the road to see if anyone approached from the South. Suddenly one of them said to the other, "Why are you smiling?"

How did he know that his companion was smiling?

It Took Me Months to Solve This One

The following sets of letters are related in a way known to most people.  Can you find the missing letters?
ON
DJ
FM
AM
??

What is the Value of F

What is the value of F in the following system?

A + B =  Z
Z + P = T
T + A = F
B + P + F = 30
A = 8

Game of Cards?

You have three cards: an ace, a queen, and a six. One is a diamond, one is a heart, and one is a spade, although not necessarily in that order.

The diamond sits between the queen and the heart.
The six is immediately to the right of the spade.

Put the cards in the correct order in your answer below.