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LYAO - Special - The Genius Test
[originally from 04/27/1998 LYAO]
Okay all you genius-types. Don't cheat.
Answer the questions (and write the answers down, so it's HARDER to cheat) before you scroll down and check the answers!
(See Below For Answers - NO CHEATING!)
- Do they have a 4th of July in England?
- How many birthdays does the average man have?
- Some months have 31 days; how many have 28?
- A woman gives a beggar 50 cents; the woman is the beggar's sister, but the beggar is not the woman's brother. How come?
- Why can't a man living in the USA be buried in Canada?
- How many outs are there in an inning?
- Is it legal for a man in California to marry his widow's sister? Why?
- Two men play five games of checkers. Each man wins the same number of games. There are not ties. Explain this.
- Divide 30 by 1/2 and add 10. What is the answer?
- A man builds a house rectangular in shape. All sides have southern exposure. A big bear walks by, what color is the bear? And Why?
- If there are 3 apples and you take away 2, how many do you have?
- I have two US coins totaling 55 cents. One is not a nickel. What are the coins?
- 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?
- How far can a dog run into the woods?
- A doctor gives you three pills telling you to take one every half hour. How long would the pills last?
- A farmer has 17 sheep, and all but 9 die. How many are left?
- How many animals of each species did Moses take on the ark?
- A clerk in the butcher shop is 5' 10'' tall. What does he weigh?
- How many two cent stamps are there in a dozen?
- What was the President's name in 1950?
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VAnswers to Genius Test:
- Yes (they also have a 3rd of July, a 2nd of July, etc.)
- One a year.
- All months have (at least) 28 days.
- The beggar is the woman's sister.
- Because he is living!
- 6 (3 per side).
- No. The man would be dead,
- They are not playing each other.
- 70 (30 *divided* by ½ (.5) is 60).
- White. (The bear would be a polar bear, because the house *must* be at the North Pole).
- 2 (You just took 2 apples).
- A fifty cent piece, and a nickel (one is not a nickel, but the other one is).
- You will light the match first.
- Half-way (Then he would be running out).
- One hour (Take the first one, the second a half hour later, and then the third one in another half hour).
- 9 ("… all but 9 die ...").
- None. Moses was not on the ark.
- He weighs meat.
- 12
- The same as it is now (1998: Bill Clinton, 2006: GW Bush)
Scoring:
19-20 Correct - Genius
16-18 Correct - Above Normal
9-15 Correct - Normal
7-8 Correct - Nincompoop
4-6 Correct - Moron
0-3 Correct - Idiot
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