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Moonbear
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Okay, with a little cheating to find the optimal answers on a few (and this time all the smilies showed up, so yes, I picked the wrong one there):
The answers to the ones that count follow in white for anyone who wants to check their responses against the correct answers:
First off... Do you feel stupid?
No
How old are you? (No impact on score, just for statistics)
Doesn't matter
Boy? Girl? (Again, just for stats)
Doesn't matter
Can you read?
Yes
Do you read?
Yes
Do people call you oafish?
No
What about vacuous?
No
A plane crashes on the United States - Canada border. Where are the survivors buried?
They aren't
How many planets are in this solar system?
Nine
Jan is twice as old as her sister Betty, but half of Joe's age. Betty just got married. How old is Joe most likely to be?
84 (Betty is obviously a gold digger.)
Look at your computer time. Is it correct?
To within a second! (I lost points the first time for knowing my computer time isn't correct.)
How many F's are in the following sentence:
OFTEN, FISH FIND FOOD AFTER FIFTY YEARS OF SWIMMING THE CHANNEL OF RALPH.
Nine
What is the sum of integers from 1 to 10?
55
How did you figure out the last problem?
In my head
or
The 'Gauss' method (both replies are acceptable and don't affect the score)
Cat is to Dog, as Snake is to ...
Grass
How much dirt is in a 2m x 2m x 2m hole in the ground?
None
Which of the following is least like the others
Carrot
If you were called perspicacious, how would you feel?
Complimented
How many times is it possible to fold a newspaper in half?
Once
When you talk, what do others around you do?
Listen
or
Completely agree with you
How many states (in the USA) border the Gulf of Mexico?
Five
Which smiley best describes you?
The smiley in front of the chalk board.
What color is at the bottom of a rainbow?
Violet
An electric train is moving north at 100kph and a wind is blowing to the west at 10kph. Which way does the smoke blow?
West
What do you see in the following image?
Frogs
A farmer has 20 sheep, and all but 15 die. How many sheep are left?
Fifteen
How do batteries work?
Electrochemical Reaction
You are told to take a pill every hour. You have 3 pills. How long before they are all gone?
2 hours
What is Antarctica?
A continent
Which side is your left hand on when looking at your mirror image?
Left
What is the next number in this sequence:
0, 2, 4, 6, 8, ...
10
What about this sequence
1, 1, 2, 3, 5, ...
8
Without looking, what is the second question that you answered?
How old are you
FYI, you get a nifty graphic to share with others at the end of the test.
If you end up being totally stupid will you show the graphic?
No
What if you are totally smart?
Yes
No
(either answer works)[/color]
The answers to the ones that count follow in white for anyone who wants to check their responses against the correct answers:
First off... Do you feel stupid?
No
How old are you? (No impact on score, just for statistics)
Doesn't matter
Boy? Girl? (Again, just for stats)
Doesn't matter
Can you read?
Yes
Do you read?
Yes
Do people call you oafish?
No
What about vacuous?
No
A plane crashes on the United States - Canada border. Where are the survivors buried?
They aren't
How many planets are in this solar system?
Nine
Jan is twice as old as her sister Betty, but half of Joe's age. Betty just got married. How old is Joe most likely to be?
84 (Betty is obviously a gold digger.)
Look at your computer time. Is it correct?
To within a second! (I lost points the first time for knowing my computer time isn't correct.)
How many F's are in the following sentence:
OFTEN, FISH FIND FOOD AFTER FIFTY YEARS OF SWIMMING THE CHANNEL OF RALPH.
Nine
What is the sum of integers from 1 to 10?
55
How did you figure out the last problem?
In my head
or
The 'Gauss' method (both replies are acceptable and don't affect the score)
Cat is to Dog, as Snake is to ...
Grass
How much dirt is in a 2m x 2m x 2m hole in the ground?
None
Which of the following is least like the others
Carrot
If you were called perspicacious, how would you feel?
Complimented
How many times is it possible to fold a newspaper in half?
Once
When you talk, what do others around you do?
Listen
or
Completely agree with you
How many states (in the USA) border the Gulf of Mexico?
Five
Which smiley best describes you?
The smiley in front of the chalk board.
What color is at the bottom of a rainbow?
Violet
An electric train is moving north at 100kph and a wind is blowing to the west at 10kph. Which way does the smoke blow?
West
What do you see in the following image?
Frogs
A farmer has 20 sheep, and all but 15 die. How many sheep are left?
Fifteen
How do batteries work?
Electrochemical Reaction
You are told to take a pill every hour. You have 3 pills. How long before they are all gone?
2 hours
What is Antarctica?
A continent
Which side is your left hand on when looking at your mirror image?
Left
What is the next number in this sequence:
0, 2, 4, 6, 8, ...
10
What about this sequence
1, 1, 2, 3, 5, ...
8
Without looking, what is the second question that you answered?
How old are you
FYI, you get a nifty graphic to share with others at the end of the test.
If you end up being totally stupid will you show the graphic?
No
What if you are totally smart?
Yes
No
(either answer works)[/color]
Obviously I missed that! Though, it didn't deduct points for west[/color]. When I was a kid, we had electric trains (toys) that you added a drop of oil to the smokestack and got smoke. You could try with all my answers and just change that one and see if it affects the scoring.
Guess so. Oh well.
