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Brent and all,
The test was thoroughly enjoyable. Well done. I have to play
Devil's advocate, for reasons explained later in the post.
6) How many outs are there in an inning?
Five. Anything above five is the next inning.
14) How far can a dog run into the woods?
A body length. Anything after that, he is not running INTO the woods but
THROUGH the woods. (a body length + a tail? <g>)
Yes, I got those two questions "wrong". <g>
Loved the spirit of the test. As always, the important thing is not
the answer but the process. I am reminded of the following example from
an intelligence test administered to US schoolchildren :
Question : What does a river always have?
Answers : A) water B) fish C) rocks
The Arizona kids all got it wrong. They answered C) rocks, as the
majority of Arizona rivers are dry for most of the year.
Who was truly being tested? The testers or the children? And who
was the smartest? Everything is relative, and without walking in the
other man's shoes, it is impossible to know, should you desire to. There
often is no single right answer, it is all in the perspective and the
process. And therein lies the reward. : )
Darrin
P.S. Brent, thanks for a fun and thought provoking post. Got my gears
moving.
>THE TRADERS TEST
>
>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?
>
>8) Two men play five games of checkers. Each man wins the same number
of
>games. There are no 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?
>14) How far can a dog run into the woods?
>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 one would
you
>light first?
>
>>
>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
>
>SCOREING: 20 Correct= genius
>
>17 Correct= above normal
>
>15 Correct= normal
>
>8 Correct= nincompoop
>
>6 Correct= Moron
>
>3 Correct= Idiot
>
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