Mr.
B’s “BRAIN-O” Quiz
Guaranteed
to unclog clogged up brains!
NAME:__________________ DATE:____________
PERIOD:_______
Directions: Carefully read and answer the
following questions. Print you answer
clearly in the box next to each question.
Questions are worth one zillion nano bonus points each. However, if you get all five correct, we will
double the points for a total of ten zillion nano bonus points.
1.
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In New York, a woman
married ten different men from that city.
None of the men died, and she never divorced, yet she never broke any
laws. How was this possible?
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2.
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A taxi driver was
called to take a group of passengers to the airport. The airport is normally an hour away, but
with traffic being extra slow, it took a full hour and half an hour. On the return trip the traffic was still
heavy, but it only took him 90 minutes.
Why?
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3.
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Which is
grammatically correct? Should you say “The
yolk of an egg is white.” or “The yolks of eggs are
white.”?
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4.
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An electrician and a plumber attended
the “International Home Show.” One of
them was the father of the other’s son.
How could this be possible?
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5.
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Using any
combination of parentheses and the operation symbols (+, -, x, and ÷), how can you
arrange the numbers 6, 6, 6, 6, and 6 into a mathematical expression equal to
8?
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The problem is not that there are problems.
The problem is expecting otherwise
and thinking that having problems is a problem.
- Theodore Rubin
WARNING: For
Educational Purposes Only.
Please do not attempt to answer any of these questions
unless you are willing to learn something.
Please do not attempt to answer any of these questions
unless you are willing to learn something.
Answers will be posted on Monday.
David
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