KITCHEN CHAOS
What kitchen tool would you normally use to cut bread?
A bread knife.
If your boss asks you to “meet the deadline,” what does your boss want?
You to finish the work on time.
What color traffic light normally means “stop”?
Red.
You have five oranges. You give two away. How many do you have?
Three.
Who wrote Alice's Adventures in Wonderland?
Lewis Carroll.
You put raw food in an oven and heat it. What are you doing?
Baking / cooking.
What document usually contains information about your education and work experience when you apply for a job?
A résumé / CV.
If you miss your exit on a highway, what should you NOT do?
Stop or suddenly turn around on the highway.
A box contains three red balls and three blue balls. Without looking, what is the minimum number you must take to guarantee two balls of the same color?
Three.
Why 3 Balls?
There are only 2 colors of balls: red and blue.
If you pick 2 balls, you might get one red and one blue.
When you pick the 3rd ball, it must be either red or blue.
This 3rd ball will match one of your first two picks, giving you a pair of the same color.
In the story of Cinderella, what does Cinderella leave behind at the ball?
A glass slipper.
What do you call the clear liquid that comes from boiling water and becomes a gas?
Steam.
If someone says, “Let's put a pin in that,” should you actually get a pin?
No. It means to stop discussing it for now and return to it later.
What should you normally do when an ambulance approaches with its siren on?
Move over and let it pass.
There are three switches downstairs and one light upstairs. You can go upstairs only once. How can you discover which switch controls the light?
Turn one on for a while, turn it off, turn another on, then go upstairs. The light that is on belongs to the second switch; a warm bulb belongs to the first; the cold, off bulb belongs to the third.
In The Wizard of Oz, what color is the famous road?
Yellow.
If a recipe says “chop the onions,” should you cut them into large pieces or small pieces?
Small pieces.
Your coworker says, “Can you cover for me?” What are they asking you to do?
Take their place / do their job temporarily.
What part of a car protects passengers with a cushion during some crashes?
An airbag.
A father and son are in a car accident. The father dies. At the hospital, the surgeon says, “I can't operate on him. He's my son.” How is this possible?
The surgeon is his mother.
Who is the wooden character whose nose grows when he tells lies?
Pinocchio.
A recipe tells you to “simmer” soup. Should the soup be boiling violently?
No. It should cook gently at a low temperature.
Your manager says, “Let's touch base next week.” What does this mean?
Let's contact or talk to each other next week.
If your car gets a flat tire, what part of the tire has lost its air?
The tire.
You have a 3-liter container and a 5-liter container. Neither has measurement marks. How can you measure exactly 4 liters?
Fill the 5-liter container, pour into the 3-liter container, leaving 2 liters. Empty the 3-liter container, pour in the 2 liters, then fill the 5-liter container again and pour 2 liters into the 3-liter container. One liter remains in the 5-liter container — wait, this is not 4.
In The Three Little Pigs, what does the wolf famously try to do to the pigs' houses?
Blow them down.