A couple of times one of my daughter's teachers has challenged the class to come up with sensible questions they can't answer. Here are two good stumpers which rely on the fact that you can do the research beforehand, or don't have to provide an answer yourself:
Maths teachers
Take two three digit prime numbers, multiply them together, then ask the teacher to factorise the answer. Finding the primes could be tricky but I'll give you a few memorable ones:
127 (2^7-1), 257(2^8+1), 499, 599,601,911.
So, choose 127 * 911 = 115697. See how long it takes teach to factorise that...
History teachers
Ask "name the great grandparents of..." and insert your favourite King or Queen. This one relies on the fact that the female line can be very obscure. It took at least a day to get the great grandparents of Henry VIII. Choose Victoria and you might find the task impossible as the lines disappear into minor German Duchies.
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OK. Dawn took the challenge and thanks to Wikipedia (but a teacher would NEVER use Wikipedia - its "unreliable") and:
Parents:
Edward August, Duke of York
Victoria of Saxe-Coburg Saalfeld
Grandparents:
George III
Charlotte of Meckenburg-Strelitz
Franz-Frederick Anton Duke of Saxe-Coburg Saalfeld
Augusta Reuss-Ebersdorf
Great-Grandparents:
Frederick Prince of Wales
Augusta of Saxe-Gotha
Charles Louis Frederick Duke of Mecklesburg-Strelitz Prince of Mirow
Elisabeth Albertine Princess of Saxe-Hildburgh-Hausen
Ernst Frederick Duke of Saxe-Coburg Saalfeld
Sophia Antonia of Brunswick Wolfenbuttel
Heinrich XXIV Count of Reuss-Ebersdorf
Karoline Ernestine of Erbech-Schonberg
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