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Total questions: 22
Worksheet time: 17mins
A rooster laid an egg on the top of a roof. Which way did it roll?
north
down
when do roosters lay eggs?
it didn't roll, it stayed on top
How much dirt is there in a hole 3 feet deep, 6 feet long and 4 feet wide?
one grain of dirt
5kg
roughly 10 kg
none. How is there dirt in a hole?
What is at the end of a rainbow ?
The letter W
a pot of gold
leprechaun
Using only addition, how do you add eight 8's and get the number 1000 ?
888 + 88 + 8 + 8 + 8
88 + 88+ 88+ 88+ 88+ 88+ 88+ 88+
88 + 888 + 88
You are in a cabin and it is pitch black. You have one match on you. Which do you light first, the newspaper, the lamp, the candle, or the fire? (1 minute)
Match
Newspaper
Lamp
Candle
Fire
What are the next three letters in the following sequence?J, F, M, A, M, J, J, A, __, __, __ (2 minutes) Clue, Months
J, A, M
N, O, D
S, O, N
O, N, D
Jimmy’s mother had four children. She named the first Monday. She named the second Tuesday, and she named the third Wednesday. What is the name of the fourth child?
(10 seconds)
Thursday
Friday
Jimmy
Jim
Bob
You are driving a bus. At the first stop, two women get on. The second stop, three men get on and one woman gets off. At the third stop, three kids and their mom get on, and a man gets off. The bus is grey, and it is raining outside. What color is the bus driver’s hair? (20 seconds)
Blond
Brown
Black
Green
When you have me, you immediately feel like sharing me. But, if you do share me, you do not have me. (20 seconds)
Candy
Secret
Food
Money
When I was 6 years old, my sister was half my age. Now I am 50 years old.
How old is my sister now?
25
3
47
Let’s guess how many blocks in this tower?
5
7
9
Which letter of the alphabet has the most water?
I
B
C
Three people live in these three flats.
Flat 53 has a yellow door.
Ali lives at Flat 51.
Ali lives next door to Hassan.
Omar lives next door to the flat with the green door.
The doctor lives at the flat with blue door.
The student lives next door to the flat with the yellow door.
Who is the teacher?
Ali
Hassan
Omar
teacher
Five men were eating apples.
A finished before B, but behind C.
D finished before E, but behind B.
What was the finishing order ?
C A D B E
A B C D E
E D C B A
A B D C E
I borrowed ................. money from my sister.
many
some
little
few
I could not buy anything ............ I lost my purse
or
so
and
because
The firemen searched for people in ................. house but did not find anyone.
a
an
the
-
