A Simple, Short, Quiz

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  1. shiney

    shiney President, Grumpy Old Men's Club Staff Member

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    Time yourself and see how quickly you can answer the questions.



    1. Johnny’s mother had three children. The first child was named April. The second child was named May. What was the third child’s name?
    2. A clerk at a butcher shop stands five feet ten inches tall and wears size 13 sneakers. What does he weigh?
    3. Before Mt. Everest was discovered, what was the highest mountain in the world?

    4. How much dirt is there in a hole that measures two feet by three feet by four feet?

    5. What word in the English language is always spelled incorrectly?

    6. Billie was born on December 28th, yet her birthday always falls in the summer. How is this possible?

    7. In British Columbia you cannot take a picture of a man with a wooden leg. Why not?

    8. If you were running a race and you passed the person in 2nd place, what place would you be in now?

    9. Which is correct to say, “The yolk of the egg is white” or “The yolk of the egg are white?”

    10. A farmer has five haystacks in one field and four haystacks in another. How many haystacks would he have if he combined them all in one field?
     
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    Just over two and a half minutes.
     
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    my head hurts can i have a break please Shiney??
     
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    • gcc3663

      gcc3663 Knackered Grandad trying to keep up with a 4yr old

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      You obviously buy your eggs from the Supermarket Shiney:coffee:
       
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      A good time - assuming you know you have got the answers correct! :)
       
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      watergarden have left the forum because...i'm a sad case

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      about 30 seconds, but I passed on number 6
       
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        Well I'm still working on them!! How can you possibly know all the answers??
         
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        Pretty confident :)
         
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        watergarden have left the forum because...i'm a sad case

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        seen some before, others are obvious
         
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        shiney President, Grumpy Old Men's Club Staff Member

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        Excellent, Zigs :dancy:

        I did it in a bit less - but I used to write quizzes, which gave me an unfair advantage. :heehee:
         
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          Billie lives in Australia.
           
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            I'm just suspicious:snork:
             
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            Jack McHammocklashing Sludgemariner

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            Again 20 seconds but I am old and experienced

            Seen them before :-)

            Jack McH
             
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              shiney President, Grumpy Old Men's Club Staff Member

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              Well done, Jack :dbgrtmb:. That's fast reading :hate-shocked:
               
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