Comon sence test prep

Question 1

How many times you can subtract the number 5 from 25

Answer 1

Once. After the first calculation, you will be subtracting 5 from 20, then 5 from 15, and so on.

Question 2

Is it legal for a man to marry his widow’s sister?

Answer 2

No, because he is dead.

Question 3

Two mothers and two daughters were fishing. They managed to catch one big fish, one small fish, and one fat fish. Since only three fish were caught, how is it possible that they each took home a fish?

Answer 3

The fishing party consisted of three people – a grandmother, a mother and a daughter. The mother is both a mother and a daughter.

Question 4

If you were to put a coin into an empty bottle and then insert a cork into the neck, how could you remove the coin without taking out the cork or breaking the bottle?

Answer 4

Simply push the cork into the bottle and shake the coin out.

Question 5

What is the beginning of eternity, the end of time, the beginning of every end, and the end of every place?

Answer 5

Letter “e”.

Question 6

If there are fifteen crows on the fence and the farmer shoots a third of them, how many are left?

Answer 6

None. They all fly away after hearing the shots.

Question 7

What is the easiest way to throw a ball, have it stop, and completely reverse direction after travelling a short distance?

Answer 7

Throw the ball straight up.

Question 8

Before the Mount Everest was discovered, what was the highest mountain in the world?

Answer 8

Mt. Everest was still the highest mountain even before it was discovered!

Question 9

Why is it against the law for a man living in North Carolina to be buried in South Carolina?

Answer 9

Because he is still living.

Question 10

There are five oranges in a basket. How will distribute the oranges to five people, such that one orange is still in the basket?

Answer 10

Distribute 1 orange each to the four people. And then give the fifth orange together with the basket to the last person.

Question 11

How many animals of each species did Adam take with him on the ark?

Answer 11

None, Noah took the animals on the ark, not Adam.

Question 12

Do they have a 4th of July in England?

Answer 12

Yes. Everyone has a July 4th.

Question 13

How many birthdays does the average man have?

Answer 13

One.

Question 14

Some months have 31 days; how many have 28?

Answer 14

All of them (12).

Question 15

A woman gives a beggar 1 dollar and 32 cents; the woman is the beggar’s
sister, but the beggar is not the woman’s brother. How come?

Answer 15

The beggar is her sister.

Question 16

Why can’t a man living in the U.S. be buried in Canada?

Answer 16

He can’t be buried if he isn’t dead.

Question 17

How many outs are there in an inning?

Answer 17

6

Question 18

Is it legal for a man in California to marry his widow’s sister? Why?

Answer 18

No. He’s dead.

Question 19

Two men play five games of checkers. Each man wins the same number of
games. There are no ties. Explain this.

Answer 19

They were playing different people.

Question 20

A man builds a house rectangular in shape. All sides have southern exposure.
A big bear walks by. What color is the bear? Why?

Answer 20

White. It is at the North Pole.

Question 21

If there are 3 apples and you take away two, how many do you have?

Answer 21

2

Question 22

I have two U.S. coins totaling 55 cents. One is not a nickel. What are the coins?

Answer 22

A 50 cent piece and a nickel. Only one is not a nickel.

Question 23

If you have only one match and you walked into a room where was an
oil burner, a kerosene lamp, and a wood burning stove, which one would you light first?

Answer 23

The match.

Question 24

How far can a dog run into the woods?

Answer 24

Halfway. Then it’s running out of the woods.

Question 25

A doctor gives you three pills telling you to take one every half hour.
How long would the pills last?

Answer 25

1 hour.

Question 26

A farmer has 17 sheep; all but 9 die. How many are left?

Answer 26

9

Question 27

How many animals of each sex did Moses take on the ark?

Answer 27

None. Moses didn’t have an ark. Noah did.

Question 28

A clerk in the butcher shop is 5’10” tall. What does he weigh?

Answer 28

meat

Question 29

How many two cent stamps are there in a dozen?

Answer 29

12

Question 30

What was the president’s name in 1950?

Answer 30

Donald J. Trump. Same as it is now.

Question 31

There once was a lady who really liked pink. In her cozy, little one-story house,
everything was pink. Even her dog was pink. Her hair, her carpet, everything.
What color are her stairs?

Answer 31

She didn’t have stairs. It was one story.

Question 32

There was an evergreen tree in the dark, ugly forest where ghosts, witches, and even Frankensteins lived. All of the sudden, a great gust of wind flew through the forest. Which way did the leaves on the tree fall?

Answer 32

It is a pine tree. It doesn’t have leaves.