Concentration Quiz

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Instructions: Pay close attention! These tricky questions test your focus, attention to detail, and careful reading skills.

1.
A farmer has 17 sheep. All but 9 run away. How many sheep does the farmer have left?
A
17
B
9
C
0
D
8
2.
How many months in a year have 28 days?
A
2
B
6
C
12
D
1
3.
If you're running a race and you pass the person in 2nd place, what place are you in now?
A
2nd place
B
It depends
C
3rd place
D
1st place
4.
A doctor gives you 3 pills and tells you to take one every 30 minutes. How many minutes will it take to finish all the pills?
A
60 minutes
B
120 minutes
C
30 minutes
D
90 minutes
5.
Which is heavier: a pound of feathers or a pound of gold?
A
Feathers
B
They weigh the same
C
Depends on the feathers
D
Gold
6.
If there are 6 apples in a basket and you take away 4, how many apples do YOU have?
A
0
B
2
C
4
D
6
7.
Some months have 30 days, some have 31 days. How many months have exactly 30 days?
A
5
B
7
C
6
D
4
8.
Is it legal for a man to marry his widow's sister?
A
He can't — he's dead
B
No, never
C
Yes, always
D
Only in some states
9.
Before Mount Everest was discovered, what was the tallest mountain in the world?
A
Kangchenjunga
B
It was unknown
C
Mount Everest
D
K2
10.
What word is spelled incorrectly in every dictionary?
A
Mischievous
B
Pneumonia
C
Accommodate
D
Incorrectly
11.
If a red house is made of red bricks and a blue house is made of blue bricks, what is a greenhouse made of?
A
Recycled materials
B
Green bricks
C
Glass
D
Green wood
12.
Two fathers and two sons go fishing. Each catches one fish. They bring home exactly 3 fish. How is that possible?
A
They're lying
B
One fish escaped
C
One is grandfather, father, and son
D
Two fish were the same
13.
How many times can you subtract 5 from 25?
A
1 time
B
4 times
C
Infinite times
D
5 times
14.
Which weighs more: 100 pounds of rocks or 100 pounds of cotton?
A
Depends on the type of rock
B
Cotton
C
They weigh the same
D
Rocks
15.
If you have a bowl with six oranges and you take away two, how many oranges do you have?
A
Two
B
Four
C
Six
D
None
16.
What gets wetter the more it dries?
A
A towel
B
The ground
C
A sponge
D
Hair
17.
A plane crashes exactly on the border of the United States and Canada. Where do they bury the survivors?
A
Canada
B
You don't bury survivors
C
Both countries
D
United States
18.
If it takes 5 machines 5 minutes to make 5 widgets, how many minutes does it take 100 machines to make 100 widgets?
A
20 minutes
B
500 minutes
C
5 minutes
D
100 minutes
19.
How many animals of each kind did Moses take on the Ark?
A
7
B
2
C
1
D
It was Noah, not Moses
20.
A clerk at a butcher shop stands five feet ten inches tall and wears size 13 sneakers. What does he weigh?
A
200 pounds
B
Meat
C
180 pounds
D
220 pounds

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