Here is one of those "literal" tests.

Think of everything literally before you answer.

 

  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? Why?
  8. Two men play five games of checkers. Each man wins the same number of games. There are not 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?
  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?
  14. How far can a dog run into the woods?
  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?

 

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  1. Yes
  2. One, I don't know anyone born on two different days.
  3. All of them 12
  4. The beggar is her sister
  5. Because he's not dead.
  6. Six, 3 in the top half, 3 in the bottom
  7. No, because he's dead.
  8. They don't play each other.
  9. 70. 30/.50 =60 + 10=70
  10. White. The house would have to be built on the North Pole.
  11. Two
  12. A 50 cent piece and a nickel.
  13. The match.
  14. Half way.
  15. One hour
  16. Nine
  17. None, it was Noah's ark, not Moses ark.
  18. Meat, what else would he weigh.
  19. Twelve
  20. George Bush. Same as it is now (2002).