A
B
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D
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100
Why we study math
To learn logic and reasoning
100
Why we study English
To learn to communicate the best we can
100
Why we study science
To learn to research and to understand the world around us
100
Why do we study history?
To learn about our present world and history helps build empathy.
100
The letter R
200
What number goes up and doesn't come back down?
Your age.
200
A pencil
200
If you multiply this number by any other number, the answer will always be the same. What number is this?
0
200
If eggs are $0.12 a dozen, how many eggs can you get for $1?
100 at one penny each
200
How many sides does a circle have?
Two-the inside and the outside.
300
What number is the next number in the series?
7,645 5,764 4,576
6,457 because the last number is moved to the front to make the next number
300
Which word is least like the others? Third, fourth, fifth, sixth, seventh, eighth, ninth?
Third. It doesn't end in "th".
300
When Josh was eight, his brother was half his age. Now that Josh is 14, how old is his brother?
10.
Half of 8 is 4, so Josh's brother is 4 years younger. When Josh is 14, his brother is still 4 years younger, so he's 10.
300
You are all alone in a dark room with a match and matchbox. Nearby you have 3 objects: a candle, an oil lamp and a log of firewood. Which thing do you light first?
The match
300
A hat and scarf cost a total of $1.10. The hat costs $1.00 more than the scarf. How much does the scarf cost?
$0.05
400
If five cats can catch five mice in five minutes, how long will it take one cat to catch one mouse?
Five minutes. Using the information we know, it would take one cat 25 minutes to catch all five mice (5×5=25). Then working backward and dividing 25 by five, we get five minutes for one cat to catch each mouse.
400
Five people were eating apples, A finished before B but behind C. D finished before E but behind B. What was the finishing order?
CABDE.
Putting the first three in order, A finished in front of B but behind C, so CAB. Then, we know D finished before B, so CABD. We know E finished after D, so CABDE.
400
Pink or black
400
The day before two days after the day before tomorrow is Saturday. What day is it today?
Friday.
The "day before tomorrow" is today; "the day before two days after" is really one day after. So if "one day after today is Saturday", then it must be Friday.
400
I add 9 to 5 and get 2. The answer is correct, but how?
When it is 9 a.m. add 5 hours to it and you get 2 p.m.
500
There are two ducks in front of a duck, two ducks behind a duck and a duck in the middle. How many ducks are there?
Three.
Two ducks are in front of the last duck; the first duck has two ducks behind; one duck is between the other two
500
A man is caught on the king’s property. He is brought before the king to be punished. The king says, “You must give me a statement. If it is true, you will be killed by lions. If it is false, you will be killed by trampling of wild buffalo. If I can’t figure it out, I’ll have to let you go.” Sure enough, the man was released. What was the man’s statement?
“I will be killed by trampling of wild buffalo.” This stumped the king because if it’s true, he’ll be killed by lions, which would render the statement not true. If it’s a lie, he’d be killed by wild buffalo, which would make it a truth. Since the king had no solution, he had to let the man go.
500
In an odd little town, was an odd little stream, with odd little fish in an odd little team. A stranger approached a local fisherman and asked him how much his odd little fish weighed. The odd little man replied, “All the fish in this stream weigh exactly 1/2 of a pound plus 1/2 of a fish. Isn’t that odd?” How many pounds does an odd little fish weigh?
One
500
There is a clothing store in Smithville. The owner has devised his own method of pricing items. A vest costs $20, socks cost $25, a tie costs $15 and a blouse costs $30. Using the method, how much would a pair of underwear cost?
$45 because the pricing method consists of charging $5 for each letter required to spell the item.
500
A farmer wants to cross a river and take with him a wolf, a goat and a cabbage. He has a boat, but it can only fit himself plus either the wolf, the goat or the cabbage. If the wolf and the goat are alone on one shore, the wolf will eat the goat. If the goat and the cabbage are alone on the shore, the goat will eat the cabbage. How can the farmer bring the wolf, the goat and the cabbage across the river without anything being eaten?
First, the farmer takes the goat across. The farmer returns alone and then takes the wolf across, but returns with the goat. Then the farmer takes the cabbage across, leaving it with the wolf and returning alone to get the goat.