Thinking Challenge Quiz


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  1. If a brick weighs 7 pounds plus half a brick, what is the weight of a brick and a half?
a. 16 3/4 pounds.
b. 14 pounds.
c. 21 pounds.
d. None of the above is correct.

  1. Jack's bean stock doubled in height every day. After 10 days it was as high as the town's heighest building. How many days after sprouting was the beanstalk half as high as the building?
a. 5 days.
b. 6 days.
c. 9 days.
d. None of the above is correct.

  1. Some hikers are walking along a path. There is a hiker in front of two hikers. There is a hiker behind two hikers. There is a hiker in the middle of two hikers. What is the least number of hikers there could be?
a. 3 hikers.
b. 5 hikers.
c. 7 hikers.
d. None of the above is correct.

  1. Put 5 identical red socks in a bag. Put 5 identical blue socks in the same bag with the red socks. How many socks must you take out of the bag to be sure of getting 2 socks that match?
a. 2 socks.
b. 3 socks.
c. 4 socks.
d. None of the above is correct.


  1. What is the next number in this sequence: 1, 3, 7, 15.
a. 31.
b. 26.
c. 35.
d. None of the above is correct.


  1. A piece of paper is 4 inches long and 4 inches wide. It weighs 8 milligrams. You cut the paper so that you are left with a square piece 2 inches long and 2 inches wide. How much does it weigh?
a. 4 milligrams.
b. 1 milligram.
c. 2 milligrams.
d. none of the above is correct.

  1. My printer was running out of ink. Pieces of letters were not being printed. All pieces that were printed were in the right places. The top part of the diagram shows what was printed. Which word is one that could not be what the printer should have printed.

misprinted letters
a.
b.
c.
d.

  1. These shapes are made of wire and are laying on a flat surface. Which one cannot be rotated so that it looks like one of the others. No part of any shape can be raised off of the surface.
cursive L shape
a.
b.
c.

  1. What day is it if Thursday is four days before the day after tomorrow?
a. Sunday.
b. Saturday.
c. Friday.
d. None of the above is correct.


  1. Alan has no bothers and sisters. My father is Alan's father's son. Who is my father?
a. Alan's father.
b. Alan's son.
c. Alan's grandfather.
d. Alan.



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