April Fools' Trivia

Some fun questions from NPR on Sunday, April 1:

1. Farmer Higs owns 3 pink pigs, 4 brown pigs and 1 black pig. How many of Hig's pigs can say it is the same color as another one of the pigs on Higs' farm?
   
2. Tom says his grandfather is only 6 years older than his father. Is that possible?
   
3. If it takes 20 minutes to hardboil one goose egg, how long will it take to hardboil four goose eggs?
   
4. A hobo was walking down a railroad track when he saw a fast express train speeding toward him. Of course he jumped off the track, but before he jumped, he ran 10 feet toward the train. Why?
   
5. Archibald Flapdoodle walked outside through a pouring rain for 20 minutes without getting a single hair on his head wet. He didn't wear a hat or carry an umbrella or hold anything over his head. His clothes though got soaked. How could this be possible?
   
6. Mrs. Fumblefinger was working in the kitchen when a loose ring with a big diamond slipped off her finger and fell smack into some coffee. Strange to say, the diamond did not get wet. Why?
   
7. What do you sit on, sleep on and brush your teeth with?
   
8. What has 18 legs, is covered with red spots and catches flies?
   
9. One day, centuries ago, an alchemist brought a small bottle to the king. "This bottle," said the alchemist, "holds a liquid so powerful it will instantly dissolve anything it touches." How did the king know the man was lying?
   
10. Bascom turned off the light in his bedroom and was able to get to bed before the room was dark. His bed is 15 feet from the wall switch. How did Bascom do it?
    
11. "I guarantee," said the salesman in the pet shop, "this purple parrot will repeat every word it hears." A customer bought the bird, but found the parrot wouldn't speak a single word. Nevertheless, what the salesman said was true. How could this be?

Finally, the challenge question. Take the names of two U.S. States, mix them all together, then rearrange the letters to form the names of two other U.S. States. What states are these?