Monday, December 29, 2008

"IQ Test" from youth group a long time ago

I found this paper while cleaning my room.
Answers can be found at the end of this blog.

1. If you went to bed at 8:00 am and set the alarm to get up at 9:00 the next morning, how many hours of sleep would you get?
2. Does England have a Fourth of July?
3. Why can't a man living in Winston-Salem, North Carolina be buried west of the Mississippi river?
4. If you had a match and entered a room in which there were a kerosene lamp, an oil heater, and a wood-burning stove, which would you light first?
5. A man built a house with four sides to it and it is rectangular in shape. Each side has a southern exposure. A big bear came wandering by; what color is the bear?
6. How far can a dog run into the woods?
7. I have in my hand two US coins which total 55 cents in value. One is not a nickel. What are the 2 coins?
8. A farmer had 17 sheep; all but 9 died. How many does he have left?
9. Divide 30 by one-half and add 10. What is the answer?
10. Take two apples from three apples and what do you have?
11. 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?
12. Is it legal in North Carolina for a man to marry his widow's sister? Why?


ANSWERS
1. one hour
2. yes
3. he isn't dead yet
4. the match
5. white
6. halfway
7. half dollar and nickel
8. nine
9. seventy
10. two apples
11. the beggar is a girl
12. No, because if he has a widow, then he has to be dead.

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