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Just How Smart Are You?

May 20, 2008
How smart am I?

Hmmm, how smart am I?


We haven't had a fun quiz for a while, so we're due.  This one is purely for fun and will only take a minute to complete (ok, maybe 2 minutes for my brother) and I found it at the All The Tests site.

1: Do they have a 4th of July in England?
     Yes     No

2: How many birthdays does the average man have?
 1        66        72

3: Some months have 31 days; how many have 28?
 12        1        6

4: How many outs are there in an inning?
 2        3        6

5: Is it legal for a man in California to marry his widow's sister? 
Yes        No

6: Divide 30 by 1/2 and add 10. What is the answer? 
25       70        35

7: If there are 3 apples and you take away 2, how many do you have?
 1        2        3

8: A doctor gives you three pills telling you to take one every half hour. How many minutes would the pills last?
 60        90        120

9: A farmer has 17 sheep, and all but 9 die. How many are left?
 17        8        9

10: How many animals of each sex did Moses take on the ark? 
1000        499        0

11: How many two cent stamps are there in a dozen?
 6        9        12 

I love these kinds of tests.

Here are the answers for the weak-minded:Homer finds out how smart he is

Q. Is there a Fourth of July in England?
A. Yes, it comes after the third of July!

Q. How many birthdays does the average man have?
A. 1 - Just one!

Q. Some months have 31 days; how many have 28?
A. 12, all of them!

Q. How many outs are there in an inning?
A. 6, three per side!

Q. Is it legal for a man in California to marry his widow's sister?
A. No - because he is dead!

Q. Divide 30 by 1/2 and add 10. What is the answer?
A. 70, (30  divided by 1/2 equals 60! Takes some thinking.....

Q. If there are 3 apples and you take away 2, how many do you have?
A. 2, you took them, remember?

Q. A doctor gives you three pills telling you to take one every half hour. How many minutes would the pills last?
A. 60  -    Start with the 1st pill, 30 minutes later take  the 2nd, then 30 minutes for the 3rd.

Q. A farmer has 17 sheep, and all but 9 die. How many are  left?
A. 9

Q. How many animals of each sex did Moses take on the ark?
A. 0. Moses didn't have an ark, Noah did!

Q. How many two cent stamps are there in a dozen?
A. 12. There are twelve 2 cent stamps in a dozen! 

Well, how did you do?  Don't be shy...share.  I got one wrong (divide 30 by 1/2) and I really thought about that one too!  But then, like I said, I love these tests.

Bottom Line:  Your fun break is over...back to work.
                


Posted by Barbara Vey on May 20, 2008 | Comments (14)


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May 20, 2008
In response to: Just How Smart Are You?
CJ Lyons commented:

Thanks for the morning wake up, Barbara!!! I got them all right, but I did have to think twice about the widow one--only because it said "Legal in California", LOL!!!

Guess that means I'm awake enough to get to work....




May 20, 2008
In response to: Just How Smart Are You?
Marilyn AKA The Playground Monitor commented:

The Moses one stumped me. LOL! Here's one for you: If a couple gets divorced in Alabama does that mean they're still brother and sister?




May 20, 2008
In response to: Just How Smart Are You?
Stacey Joy Netzel commented:

Sad to say I got 3 wrong. Fun quiz, though. I'll have to test my 14yr old when he gets home from school.




May 20, 2008
In response to: Just How Smart Are You?
Stacey Joy Netzel commented:

Sad to say I got 3 wrong. Fun quiz, though. I'll have to test my 14yr old when he gets home from school.




May 20, 2008
In response to: Just How Smart Are You?
Shari Anton commented:

2 wrong. The math one (which doesn't surprise me at all) and Moses. Must not have had enough coffee ;).




May 20, 2008
In response to: Just How Smart Are You?
violet s commented:

Not to brag Barbara, but even being valedictorian in 1938 didn't help me--I got 7 wrong on this quiz!!




May 20, 2008
In response to: Just How Smart Are You?
Amanda commented:

I missed the math and the California law one. It just goes to show how every word counts.




May 20, 2008
In response to: Just How Smart Are You?
Clea Simon commented:

The 30 one got me, too, Barbara. So did the pill one (I forgot that you take one immediately - at "zero minutes"). D'oh!

thanks for the laugh. (And I have a BIG REUNION coming up too -- see myblog)

Clea
www.cleasimon.com




May 20, 2008
In response to: Just How Smart Are You?
Emily Howard commented:

OMG, I got all, but one of the questions wrong! I totally over thought the questions, and answered with what I thought was the obvious. D'oh! Great post Barbara.




May 20, 2008
In response to: Just How Smart Are You?
TarotByArwen commented:

Errr... I missed four. The silliest one was the month one. HAHAHA!




May 20, 2008
In response to: Just How Smart Are You?
Christy commented:

I missed 2 of them Barb...I didn't allow SIX outs for an inning, as I wasn't thinking top and bottom of the inning and I so didn't see the word "Moses"..my mind "saw" the word Noah right away, lol...this was fun.




May 20, 2008
In response to: Just How Smart Are You?
Christy commented:

I missed 2 of them Barb...I didn't allow SIX outs for an inning, as I wasn't thinking top and bottom of the inning and I so didn't see the word "Moses"..my mind "saw" the word Noah right away, lol...this was fun.




May 21, 2008
In response to: Just How Smart Are You?
Edie Ramer commented:

Math must be my weak point, because I got the 70 wrong and the stamps wrong. Two wrong isn't bad.




May 21, 2008
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johnd commented:

I GOT THEM ALL!!!!!!!!!!
OF COURSE IT TOOK ME 4 MIN. SO YOU HAD THAT ONE WRONG!





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