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Five questions for clever minds

Logic, numbers and general knowledge. How many can you get first time?

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Question 1

What gets bigger the more you take away from it?

  1. AThe sea
  2. BA hole
  3. CA shadow
  4. DAge
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Answer: B) A hole. The more earth you dig out of a hole, the bigger it gets.

Question 2

What comes next? 2, 6, 12, 20, 30, …

  1. A38
  2. B40
  3. C42
  4. D45
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Answer: C) 42. The gaps grow by 2 each time: 4, 6, 8, 10, then 12. So 30 + 12 = 42. (Each number is n × (n + 1).)

Question 3

If yesterday was Friday, what day is the day after tomorrow?

  1. ASunday
  2. BMonday
  3. CTuesday
  4. DSaturday
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Answer: B) Monday. Yesterday was Friday, so today is Saturday, tomorrow is Sunday, and the day after is Monday.

Question 4

A shepherd has 17 sheep. All but 9 die. How many are left?

  1. A8
  2. B9
  3. C17
  4. DNone
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Answer: B) 9. "All but 9" means 9 survived. The trap is subtracting 9 from 17.

Question 5

Which is the largest planet in the solar system?

  1. ASaturn
  2. BEarth
  3. CJupiter
  4. DNeptune
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Answer: C) Jupiter. Jupiter is the largest planet. More than 1,300 Earths would fit inside it.

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