A Thinking Person’s Quiz
1. The maker
doesn't want it, the buyer doesn't use it and the user doesn't see it. What is
it?
2. A child is born
in
3. Before
4. Clara Clatter
was born on December 27th, yet her birthday is always in the summer. How is
this possible?
5. Captain Frank
and some of the boys were exchanging old war stories. Art Bragg offered one
about how his grandfather led a battalion against a German division during
World War I. Through brilliant maneuvers he defeated them and captured valuable
territory. After the battle he was presented with a sword bearing the
inscription "To Captain Bragg for Bravery, Daring and Leadership. World War One. From the Men of Battalion
8." Captain Frank looked at Art and said, "You really don't
expect anyone to believe that yarn, do you?" What's wrong with the story?
6. What is one
thing that all wise men, regardless of their religion or politics, agree is
between heaven and earth?
7. In what year did
Christmas and New Year's fall in the same year?
8. A woman from
9. Why are 1990
American dollar bills worth more than 1989 American dollar bills?
10. How many times
can you subtract the number 5 from 25?
11. A taxi driver
was called to take a group of passengers to the train station. The station is
normally an hour away, but with traffic being extra heavy,
it took a full hour and a half. On the return trip the traffic was still as
heavy and yet it took only 90 minutes. Why?
12. How could you
rearrange the letters in the words "new door" to make one word? Note:
There is only one correct answer.
13. Even if they
are starving, natives living in the
14. Which is
correct to say, "The yolk of the egg are
white" or "The yolk of the egg is white"?
15. In
16. There were an
electrician and a plumber waiting in line for admission to the
"International Home Show." One of them was the father of the other's
son. How could this be possible?
17. After the new
Canon Law that took effect on
18. What occurs
once in a minute, twice in a moment, but never in an hour.
19. What do you
throw out when you want to use it, but take in when you don't want to use it?
20. What can pass
before the sun without making a shadow?
21. What can you
catch but not throw?
22. If a rooster
laid a brown egg and a white egg, what kind of chicks would hatch?
Answers:
1. The maker
doesn't want it, the buyer doesn't use it and the user doesn't see it. What is
it?
A coffin.
2. A child is born
in
The child was born before 1776.
3. Before
Mount Everest. It just hadn't been discovered!
4. Clara Clatter
was born on December 27th, yet her birthday is always in the summer. How is
this possible?
Clara lives in the southern hemisphere.
5. Captain Frank
and some of the boys were exchanging old war stories. Art Bragg offered one,
about how his grandfather led a battalion against a German division during
World War I. Through brilliant maneuvers he defeated them and captured valuable
territory. After the battle he was presented with a sword bearing the inscription
"To Captain Bragg for Bravery, Daring and Leadership. World
War One. From the Men of Battalion 8."
Captain Frank looked at Art and said, "You really don't expect anyone to
believe that yarn, do you?" What's wrong with the story?
World War I wasn't called "World War I" until World War II.
6. What is one
thing that all wise men, regardless of their religion or politics, agree is
between heaven and earth?
The word "and."
7. In what year did
Christmas and New Year's fall in the same year?
They fall in the same year every year, New Year's Day just arrives very
early in the year and Christmas arrives very late in the same year.
8. A woman from
The lady was a Justice of the Peace.
9. Why are 1990
American dollar bills worth more than 1989 American dollar bills?
One thousand nine hundred and ninety dollar bills are worth one dollar more
than one thousand nine hundred and eighty-nine dollar bills.
10. How many times
can you subtract the number 5 from 25?
Only once, then you are subtracting it from 20.
11. A taxi driver
was called to take a group of passengers to the train station. The station is
normally an hour away, but with traffic being extra heavy,
it took a full hour and a half. On the return trip the traffic was still as
heavy and yet it took only 90 minutes. Why?
One hour and a half is 90 minutes.
12. How could you
rearrange the letters in the words "new door" to make one word? Note: There is only one correct
answer.
"One word."
13. Even if they
are starving, natives living in the
Penguins live in the Antarctic.
14. Which is correct
to say, "The yolk of the egg are white" or
"The yolk of the egg is white"?
Neither, the yolk of the egg is yellow.
15. In
You have to take a picture of a man with a camera, not with a wooden leg.
16. There were an
electrician and a plumber waiting in line for admission to the
"International Home Show". One of them was the father of the other's
son. How could this be possible?
They were husband and wife.
17. After the new
Canon Law that took effect on
He can't because he's dead.
18. What occurs
once in a minute, twice in a moment, but never in an hour?
The letter M.
19. What do you
throw out when you want to use it, but take in when you don't want to use it?
An anchor.
20. What can pass
before the sun without making a shadow?
The wind.
21. What can you
catch but not throw?
A cold.
22. If a rooster
laid a brown egg and a white egg, what kind of chicks would hatch?
None! Roosters don't lay eggs.
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