Situation puzzleAdam and Eve

An artist took an order to paint a portrait of a very ugly and arrogant woman. Everyone tried to dissuade him, claiming that she wouldn’t pay a penny, because the portrait would be bad. And so it happened. But two days later, the woman returned and begged the artist to sell her the portrait. Why?

In the 1950s in America there was invented a chicken gun. What for?

Over 80 percent of Greenland is covered in ice. But why then it was called Greenland (a green land)?

When kids were watching TV, they were not frigthened so much. But when they saw others suffering, they realized that something was not right.

Aborigines lived on an island in the middle of the ocean. However, they found a way to get rich. How did they do it?

Bill always wore a silk scarf to work, whatever the weather. What’s his job, and why does he need this scarf?

Beulah died in the Appalachians, while Craig died at sea. Everyone was much happier with Craig's death. How come?

Two devices are commonly used by people. They are created for the same purpose. But one of them has lots of details and another does not has any. What are these things?

In the 1940s, a real football game in Brazil ended with an unusual score of 0.5 - 0. What happened?

Landlords used to delay payment to people who built and repaired houses or even booted them out without money. But the builders came up with an uncommon move, which immediately made the landlords pay them in full. What did they do?

Why is it better to have round manhole covers than square ones?

George was late for a math class and misunderstood the teacher. This brought him a reward and recognition! What happened?