The Idiot's test
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The IDIOT TEST
> Scoring: 20 Correct - Genius
> 17 Correct - Above Normal
> 15 Correct - Normal
> 8 Correct - Nincompoop
> 6 Correct - Moron
> 3 Correct - Idiot
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> 1. Do they have a 4th of July in England?
> 2. How many birthdays does the average man have?
> 3. Some months have 31 days; how many have 28?
> 4. A woman gives a beggar 50 cents; the woman is the beggar's
> sister,but the beggar is not the woman's brother. How come?
> 5. Why can't a man living in the USA be buried in Canada?
> 6. How many outs are there in an inning?
> 7. Is it legal for a man in California to marry his widow's
> sister? Why?
> 8. Two men play five games of checkers. Each man wins the same
> number of games. There are not ties. Explain this.
> 9. Divide 30 by 1/2 and add 10. What is the answer?
> 10. A man builds a house rectangular in shape. All sides have
> southern exposure. A big bear walks by, what color is the bear?
> Why?
> 11. If there are 3 apples and you take away 2, how many do you
> have?
> 12. I have two US coins totaling 55 cents. One is not a nickel.
> What are the coins?
> 13. If you have only one match and you walked into a room where
> there was an oil burner, a kerosene lamp, and a wood burning
> stove, which onewould you light first?
> 14. How far can a dog run into the woods?
> 15. A doctor gives you three pills telling you to take one every
> half hour. How long would the pills last?
> 16. A farmer has 17 sheep, and all but 9 die. How many are left?
> 17. How many animals of each sex did Moses take on the ark?
> 18. A clerk in the butcher shop is 5' 10'' tall. What does he weigh?
> 19. How many two cent stamps are there in a dozen?
> 20. What was the President's name in 1950?
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> ANSWERS:
> 1. yes (they also have a 3rd of July, a 2nd of July, etc....)
> 2. one a year
> 3. all months have (at least) 28 days
> 4. the beggar is the woman's sister
> 5. because he is living
> 6. 6 (3 per side)
> 7. no. the man would be dead
> 8. they are not playing each other
> 9. 70 (30 divided by .5 is 60)
> 10. white. (the bear would be a polar bear, because the house must
> be at the north pole)
> 11. 2 (you just took 2 apples)
> 12. a fifty cent piece, and a nickel (one is not a nickel, but the
> other one is)
> 13. light the match first
> 14. half way (then he would be running out)
> 15. one hour (the first one, a half hour later, and another one more
> half hour)
> 16. 9 (all but 9 die...)
> 17. none. Moses was not on the ark
> 18. he weighs meat.
> 19. 12
> 20. Bill Clinton
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