Rack your Brains (Genre - Trivia/Riddles)

People have been asking me not to write some heavy duty stuff and if i dont heed then I stand a chance to be stoned :D . So trying to keep it light for the weekend.

So its time for some trivia and teaser riddles to "Rack your brains".

Hmm.. has anyone wondered the origins of this idiom ?? Well to Rack means to grill and stretch your mind to recall or make it understand. The origins of the word Rack comes from a torture tool called the Rack used primarily by the British to pull out information from their subjects. It consists of literally stretching the limbs of the victim and cause enough agony for him to cough up any information requested by the tormentors.

There you go .. now time for some silly riddles to stretch your mind ... and please no cheating ... happy weekend :-)

• Why can't a man living in the USA be buried in Canada?
• Is it legal for a man in California to marry his widow's sister? Why?
• A man builds a house rectangular in shape. All sides have southern exposure. A big bear walks by, what color is the bear? Why?
• If there are 3 apples and you take away 2, how many do you have?
• How far can a dog run into the woods?
• One big hockey fan claimed to be able to say the score before any game. How did he do it?
• You can start a fire if you have alcohol, petrol, kerosene, paper, candle, coke, a full matchbox and a piece of cotton wool. What is the first thing you light?
• Why do Chinese men eat more rice than Japanese men?
• What word describes a woman who does not have all her fingers on one hand?