QUICK QUIZ

1 If 3 cats can kill 3 rats in 3 minutes, how long will it take 100 cats to kill 100 rats?

2 A Whisky and Soda costs £1.10p. The Whisky costs £1 more than the soda. How much does the soda cost?

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

4 Which is correct: 8 and 8 ARE 15, or 8 and 8 IS 15?

5 If you have 10 black socks and 10 white socks in a drawer, what is the minimum number of socks that you have to select in the dark to be sure of having a matching pair?

6 Take two apples from three apples and what have you got?

7 A little Eskimo and a big Eskimo are walking in the snow. The Little Eskimo is the big Eskimo’s son, but the big one is not the little one’s father. Who is the big Eskimo?

8 I have 2 minutes to catch a train and 2 miles to go. If 1 go at 30mph for the first mile, how fast must I go over the second mile in order to catch the train?

9 A shepherd had 17 sheep. All but nine died. How many did he have left?

10 A rope ladder 10 feet long is hanging over the side of a ship. The rungs are 1 foot apart and at low tide the bottom rung is resting on the surface of the sea. The tide rises at a rate of 6 inches per hour. How long will it be before the first 3 rungs are covered with water.

11 In which book of the Bible does it tell the story of Abel slaying Cain?

12 A boat will carry only 200lbs. How may a man weighing 200lbs and his two sons, each of whom weighs 100lbs, use it to cross a deep river?

13 A set of books is arranged on a shelf. Each book has 100 pages, making 1000 pages in all. A bookworm starts by eating the first page of the last book, and finishes by eating the last page of the first book. How many pages has it eaten? (ignore the book covers)

14 Two trains 100 miles apart approach each other at 60mph and 40mph respectively. A bee is flying at 25mph. What distance does it cover by the time the two trains meet if it started at the same time as the trains?

15 Standing on a beach at high tide mark on a bright sunny day, what is the maximum distance you can see with the naked eye?