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| Mathematics Magazine for Grades 1-12 |
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| 8/2004 |
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Quick Intelligence Test
1. If you went to bed at 8 o'clock at night and wound up your clock alarm to get you up at 9 o'clock the next morning, how many hours sleep would you get? 2. Do they have a 2th of July in England? 3. How many birth days does the average man have? 4. If you had only one match and entered a room in which there was a kerosene lamp, an oil heater, and a wood burning stove, which would you light first? 5. Some months have 30 days, some have 31; how many months have 28 days? 6. If a doctor gave you 3 pills and told you to take one every half hour, how long would they last you? 7.
A man builds a house and all four sides have a southern exposure.
A bear wanders by - what color is the bear? Here are the answers: 1 One hour of sleep. Clocks don't have am/pm settings. 2 Yes, and a 3th, a 4th, ... 3 1 4 Light the match first. 5 All 12 have 28 days 6 One hour 7 White. The North Pole is the only place where all four sides face south. | ||