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Test your knowledge?

[updated:LAST EDITED ON 08-11-02 AT 09:46 AM (GMT)]1)Which of these five words means the same thing as TIRED?

(1) Late, (2) Climb, (3) Heavy, (4) Weary, (5) Slow.

2)Lid is related to box, as cork is related to __________?

(1) Water, (2) Lifebelt, (3) Bottle, (4) Tree, (5) Float.

3)Which of these things does a man always possess?

(1) Hat, (2) Children, (3) Motor-car, (4) Heart, (5) Wife.

4)An office employs 9 men, 23 women and 2 boys. How many people work there altogether?

5)A machine stamps 40 metal plates in one minute. How many will it stamp in 3 and a half minutes?

6)I like Mary better than Joan or Margaret, but not so well as Susan, who I prefer to Betty. So who do I like best?

7)One Third of the 210 workers at Smith’s Ltd. are on the night shift. How many people work there during the daytime?

8)My Sister likes John better than Richard, but not so well as Harry. She prefers Both Fred and Peter to John. Which one does she like the least?

9)David Carter celebrated his 21st birthday in 1936. His father was 5 years older than his mother, who was 33 when david was born. How old was his father in 1925?

10)If I have one pound sterling and fifty pence how many pence will I have all together?

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By: wysiwyg - 8th November 2002 at 22:39

RE: Test your knowledge?

1 Weary
2 Bottle
3 Heart
4 34
5 140
6 Susan
7 140
8 Richard
9 47
10 150

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By: ad0nis - 8th November 2002 at 21:54

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These are the answers straight from the heart.

1. weary
2. bottle
3. heart
4. 34
5. 140
6. susan
7. 140
8. richard
9. 48
10. 150 pennies

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By: geedee - 8th November 2002 at 17:28

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Could never figure these type of questions out. For instance if it takes a bloke a week to build a brick wall, how long would it take six men ?….the answers no time at all cos the first bloke’s already done it !.

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By: Saab 2000 - 8th November 2002 at 16:22

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I did this on my IQ test at school…

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By: KabirT - 8th November 2002 at 12:31

RE: Test your knowledge?

>1)Which of these five words means the same thing as TIRED?
>
>(1) Late, (2) Climb, (3) Heavy, (4) Weary, (5) Slow.
(4)-weary
>
>2)Lid is related to box, as cork is related to __________?
>
> (1) Water, (2) Lifebelt, (3) Bottle, (4) Tree, (5)
>Float.

(3)-Bottle
>
>3)Which of these things does a man always possess?
>
> (1) Hat, (2) Children, (3) Motor-car, (4) Heart, (5)
>Wife.

(3)-Car
>
>4)An office employs 9 men, 23 women and 2 boys. How many
>people work there altogether?
>Ans-34
>5)A machine stamps 40 metal plates in one minute. How many
>will it stamp in 3 and a half minutes?
Ans-140?
>
>6)I like Mary better than Joan or Margaret, but not so well
>as Susan, who I prefer to Betty. So who do I like best?
Ans-Susan?
>7)One Third of the 210 workers at Smith’s Ltd. are on the
>night shift. How many people work there during the daytime?
>Ans-161
>8)My Sister likes John better than Richard, but not so well
>as Harry. She prefers Both Fred and Peter to John. Which one
>does she like the least?
>Ans-John
>9)David Carter celebrated his 21st birthday in 1936. His
>father was 5 years older than his mother, who was 33 when
>david was born. How old was his father in 1925?
>-
>10)If I have one pound sterling and fifty pence how many
>pence will I have all together?
>-
>End Of Test
>
>Good Luck, answers coming later on. 🙂

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By: Rabie - 8th November 2002 at 11:12

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>1)Which of these five words means the same thing as TIRED?
>
>(1) Late, (2) Climb, (3) Heavy, (4) Weary, (5) Slow.

4) weary

>2)Lid is related to box, as cork is related to __________?
>
> (1) Water, (2) Lifebelt, (3) Bottle, (4) Tree, (5)
>Float.

3) bottle

>3)Which of these things does a man always possess?
>
> (1) Hat, (2) Children, (3) Motor-car, (4) Heart, (5)
>Wife.

4) heart 🙂

>4)An office employs 9 men, 23 women and 2 boys. How many
>people work there altogether?

34 – men, women and boys

>5)A machine stamps 40 metal plates in one minute. How many
>will it stamp in 3 and a half minutes?

40 * 3.5 = 140

>6)I like Mary better than Joan or Margaret, but not so well
>as Susan, who I prefer to Betty. So who do I like best?

susan ?

>7)One Third of the 210 workers at Smith’s Ltd. are on the
>night shift. How many people work there during the daytime?

210/3*2 = 140

>8)My Sister likes John better than Richard, but not so well
>as Harry. She prefers Both Fred and Peter to John. Which one
>does she like the least?

Harry ?

>9)David Carter celebrated his 21st birthday in 1936. His
>father was 5 years older than his mother, who was 33 when
>david was born. How old was his father in 1925?

born 1915
dad is 38 in 1915
dad is 48 in 1925

>10)If I have one pound sterling and fifty pence how many
>pence will I have all together?

150 pennies

rabie :9

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