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
>
> 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?
>
>
>
> 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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