Critical Thinking #1
If you were alone in a deserted house at night, and there was an oil lamp, a candle and firewood and you only have one match, which would you light first?
The match
What is the capitol of the US?
Washington DC
How much dirt is in a round hole that is 9 feet deep with a diameter of 3 feet?
0
Optimus Prime is a character from which film?
Transformers
The 60th and 62nd British Prime Ministers of the UK had the same mother and father, but were not brothers. How do you account for this?
Same person
Which side of a cat contains the most hair?
Outside
What is the capitol of Spain?
Madrid
A police officer saw a person clearly going the wrong way down a one-way street, but did not try to stop him. Why not?
They were walking.
Han Solo is from what film franchise?
Star Wars
Is it legal for a man to marry his widow's sister?
No, because he is dead.
Why can't a man living in Columbus be buried west of the White River?
He is still alive.
What is the capitol of Austria?
Vienna
A woman gave natural birth to two sons who were born on the same hour of the same day of the same month of the same year. But they were not twins and she had no access to a time machine. How could this be?
Triplets
Who played Eleven in Stranger Things?
Millie Bobby Brown or Millie Bonnie Bongiovi
The Zorganian Republic has some very strange customs. Couples only wish to have female children as only females can inherit the family's wealth, so if they have a male child they keep having more children until they have a girl. If they have a girl, they stop having children. What is the ratio of girls to boys in Zorgania?
50/50
Name three consecutive days in English without using the words Tuesday, Thursday, or Saturday
Yesterday, today, tomorrow
What is the capital of Norway?
Oslo
How can you throw a ball as hard as you can and have it come back to you, even if it doesn't hit anything, there is nothing attached to it, and no one else catches or throws it?
throw it up into the air
Which movie franchise had the characters Mitchie and Shane?
Camp Rock
What can you put in a wooden box that would make it lighter? The more of them you put in the lighter it becomes, yet the box stays empty.
a hole
A five letter word becomes shorter when you add two letters to it. What is the word?
Short
What is the capital of Switzerland?
Bern
All of Jenny's pets are dogs except one. All of her pets are cats except one. How many cats and dogs does Jenny have?
2
What book series by Stephine Myer became a successful movie franchise?
Twilight
A cowboy rides into town on Friday, stays three days, and leaves on Friday. How'd he do it?
The horse's name was Friday.