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ding ding ding

 

This one is for Tom

 

Take the Idiot Test

 

 

1. Do they have a 4th of July in England?

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. How come?

5. Why can't a man living in the USA be buried in Canada?

6. How many outs are there in an inning?

7. Is it legal for a man in California to marry his widow's sister? Why?

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 US coins totaling 55 cents. One is not a nickel (5 cents). What are the coins?

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' 10" 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?

 

Scoring guide:

20 Correct - Genius

17 Correct - Above Normal

15 Correct - Normal

8 Correct - Nincompoop

6 Correct - Moron

3 Correct - Idiot

 

How Did You Do?

 

test answers here >

 

 

 

I think technically #10 should have 4 sides with Northern exposure(not Southern).

 

#20: President wasn't born in 1950 so he wasn't called anything.

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when you are at the apex of North Pole the only view has to be towards the south

 

here's one's they missed

 

If a rooster lays an egg on top of your house - what side does the egg roll down? (front or back, east or west pick the path you think most likely)

 

similar to 5

A plane crashes on the border of the US and Canada - where do they bury the survivors?

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ding ding ding

 

This one is for Tom

 

Take the Idiot Test

 

 

1. Do they have a 4th of July in England?

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. How come?

5. Why can't a man living in the USA be buried in Canada?

6. How many outs are there in an inning?

7. Is it legal for a man in California to marry his widow's sister? Why?

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 US coins totaling 55 cents. One is not a nickel (5 cents). What are the coins?

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' 10" 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?

 

Scoring guide:

20 Correct - Genius

17 Correct - Above Normal

15 Correct - Normal

8 Correct - Nincompoop

6 Correct - Moron

3 Correct - Idiot

 

How Did You Do?

 

test answers here >

 

 

 

Got 'em all

 

when you are at the apex of North Pole the only view has to be towards the south

 

here's one's they missed

 

If a rooster lays an egg on top of your house - what side does the egg roll down? (front or back, east or west pick the path you think most likely)

 

similar to 5

A plane crashes on the border of the US and Canada - where do they bury the survivors?

 

Roosters don't lay eggs; survivors generally aren't buried.

 

It also bothered me that the answer to #15 was simply 1 hour, it should have read: "1 hour, assuming you took 1 pill right away"...if you don't take 1 right away, they can last however long you'd like. At least that's how I answered it.

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when you are at the apex of North Pole the only view has to be towards the south

 

 

I was being a bit more technical than that. Yes, each side of the house is facing South, but the question states the house sides all have Southern exposure. Exposure to what? In the North Pole they wouldn't be exposed to anything relating to South apart from directional facing. The question misused the word exposure.

 

For 7 months of the year, all sides of that house would be exposed to the Northern sun, thus in architectural terms one would say it had Northern exposure on all 4 sides. Every side would be exposed to the same effects as if facing North.

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ding ding ding

 

This one is for Tom

 

Take the Idiot Test

 

 

1. Do they have a 4th of July in England?

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. How come?

5. Why can't a man living in the USA be buried in Canada?

6. How many outs are there in an inning?

7. Is it legal for a man in California to marry his widow's sister? Why?

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 US coins totaling 55 cents. One is not a nickel (5 cents). What are the coins?

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' 10" 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?

 

Scoring guide:

20 Correct - Genius

17 Correct - Above Normal

15 Correct - Normal

8 Correct - Nincompoop

6 Correct - Moron

3 Correct - Idiot

 

How Did You Do?

 

test answers here >

 

 

#11 is exactly what we were trying to answer before with the beers and wings...

 

I'm going to answer these after I have a few beers. Will report back on how I do. Looks fun.

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