smart

  how smart are you?
 
 

This test has been used for over 50 years and has has pretty much done it with great accuracy. If you don't score high, remember, you can always improve. It has been said Bill Gates once took this test and scored a 3 on it.

1. Do they have a 4th of July in England?
Yes
No

2. How many birthdays does the average man have?
1 to 20
21 to 40
41 to 60
61 to 80

3. How many months have 28 days?
1
5
6
12

4. How many outs are there in an inning?
2
3
6
27

5. Is it legal for a man in California to marry his widow's sister?
Yes
No

6. Divide 30 by 1/2 and add 10. What is the answer?
10
25
50
70

7. If there are 3 apples and you take away 2, how many do you have?
0
1
2
3

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

60 minutes
120 minutes
180 minutes
240 minutes

9. A farmer has 17 sheep, and all but 9 die. How many are left?
0
8
9
17

10. How many animals of each sex did Moses take on the ark?
0
1
2
3

11. How many two cent stamps are there in a dozen?
2
6
12
24

12. A snail is at the bottom of a 30 foot well. It crawls up 3 feet each day, but slips down 2 feet at night. How long does it take for the snail to reach the top?
10 days
28 days
30 days
31 days

13. 2 boys, 40 km apart, began riding toward each other at 20 kph. One of the boys has a trained pigeon that flys back and forth between the two at 30kph until they meet. How far did the pigeon travel?
20 km
30 km
40 km
60 km

14. You must cross a bridge with the 3 Stooges. The bridge can't support more than 2 people at once. A pair must walk together at the slower man's pace. It's night but there's only one flashlight which must be walked back and forth. What's the minimum time to get all 4 across?

  • You: - 1 minute to cross
  • Moe: - 2 minutes to cross
  • Larry: - 5 minutes to cross
  • Curly: - 10 minutes to cross
12 minutes
17 minutes
20 minutes
22 minutes

15. You have 10 baskets, each with 10 balls. All the balls identical in appearance. One basket has 9kg balls, and all the rest are 10kg. What is the minimum number of measurements that are needed to determine which basket has the 9kg balls? (You may remove balls from the baskets)
1
2
3
4
9

16. How many years did the Hundred Years War last?
96
99
100
108
116

17. In which month do Russians celebrate the October Revolution?
May
September
October
November
December

18. The Canary Islands in the Pacific are named after what animal?
Bird
Cat
Dog
Rat
Hog

19. What was King George VI's first name?
Albert
Edward
George
Henry
Winston

20. What color is a purple finch?
Red
Blue
Purple
Black
Green

Bonus:
21. Hank is 33 years old today. This is three time as old as his brother Harvey was when Hank was the age that Harvey is today. How old is Harvey?

4
7
11
22
33