A Quick Quiz
OK, it’s time to take a break! So just for the heck of it, let’s see how smart y’are…
1. Do they have a 4th of July in
2. How many birthdays does the average man have?
3. Some months have 31 days. How many have 28?
4. A woman gives a beggar 50 cents. The woman is the beggar's sister, but the beggar is not the woman's brother. Why?
5. Why can't a man living in the
6. How many outs are there in a baseball inning?
7. Is it legal for a man in
8. Two men play five games of checkers. Each man wins the same number of games. There are no ties. Explain this.
9. Divide 30 by 1/2 and add 10. What is the answer?
10. A man builds a house, rectangular in shape. All sides have southern exposure. A big bear walks by, what color is the bear? Why?
11. If there are 3 apples and you take away 2, how many do you have?
12. I have two
13. If you have only one match and you walked into a room where there was an oil burner, a kerosene lamp, and a wood burning stove, which one would you light first?
14. How far can a dog run into the woods?
15. A doctor gives you three pills telling you to take one every half hour. How long would the pills last?
16. A farmer has 17 sheep, and all but 9 die. How many are left?
17. How many animals of each sex did Moses take on the ark?
18. A clerk in the butcher shop is 5 feet 10 inches tall. What does he weigh?
19. How many two-cent stamps are there in a dozen?
20. What was the President's name in 1950?
ANSWERS
1. Do they have a 4th of July in
Of course. It’s pretty much of a
universal calendar.
2. How many birthdays does the average man
have?
One. The rest are birthday celebrations or anniversaries.
3. Some months have 31 days. How many have
28?
All 12 of them.
4. A woman gives a beggar 50 cents. The
woman is the beggar's sister, but the beggar is not the woman's brother. Why?
The beggar is her sister.
5. Why can't a man living in the
He can't be buried, if he isn't dead.
6. How many outs are there in a baseball inning?
6
7. Is it legal for a man in
No, because he is dead.
8. Two men play five games of checkers. Each
man wins the same number of games. There are no ties. Explain this.
They aren't playing each other.
9. Divide 30 by 1/2 and add 10. What is the
answer?
70 (Multiplying 30 by ˝ will get you
a “25” answer.)
10. A man builds a house, rectangular in
shape. All sides have southern exposure. A big bear walks by, what color is the
bear? Why?
White. The house is at the North Pole, so the bear is a polar bear.
11. If there are 3 apples and you take away
2, how many do you have?
2
12. I have two
50 cent piece and a nickel. (The other one is a nickel.)
13. If you have only one match and you
walked into a room where there was an oil burner, a kerosene lamp, and a wood
burning stove, which one would you light first?
The match.
14. How far can a dog run into the woods?
Half way. Then he is running out of the woods.
15. A doctor gives you three pills telling
you to take one every half hour. How long would the pills last?
One hour. The hour starts by taking the first pill.
16. A farmer has 17 sheep, and all but 9
die. How many are left?
9
17. How many animals of each sex did Moses
take on the ark?
None. Noah took them on the ark.
18. A clerk in the butcher shop is 5'
10" tall. What does he weigh?
Meat.
19. How many two-cent stamps are there in a
dozen?
12
20. What was the President's name in 1950?
Same as it is now.
Scoring:
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20 |
Correct - |
Genius (Well – at
least perceptive…) |
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17 |
Correct - |
Above |
|
15 |
Correct - |
|
|
8 |
Correct - |
Easily distracted |
|
6 |
Correct - |
Potential
candidate for vision correction |
|
3 |
Correct - |
Napping? |
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