A Pre Exam Brain Workout

In a bit of a change form our usual quizzes in this edition we have a series of questions that don’t need any general knowledge but will make you use your brains. (If they haven’t been destroyed by drink! – Ed)

1)  Timepieces

A sundial is a timepiece that has the fewest number of moving parts. Which timepiece has the most moving parts?

2)  Kitchen Cups

All you have in the kitchen are 2 containers. The smaller holds 3 cups and the larger holds 5 cups. How can you use these two containers to measure exactly 1 cup of water?

3)  The Ball

How can you throw a ball as hard as you can and have it come back to you, even if it doesn't bounce off anything? There is nothing attached to it, and no one else catches or throws it back to you

4)  Apples

A basket contains 5 apples. Do you know how to divide them among 5 kids so that each one has an apple and one apple stays in the basket?

5)  Twins

Two girls were born to the same mother, on the same day, at the same time, in the same month and year and yet they're not twins.
How can this be?

6)  One-Way Street

A girl who was just learning to drive went down a one-way street in the wrong direction, but didn't break the law.
How come?

7)  The Orient

Why do Chinese men eat more rice than Japanese men?

8)  Number Time

What mathematical symbol can be placed between 5 and 9, to get a number greater than 5 and smaller than 9?

9)  Which is Biggest?

What was the highest mountain in the world before Mount Everest was discovered?

10)  What's in a name?

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?

Answers Found On The Club Nights Page