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A Test In Lateral Thinking

Instructions: You have strictly 3 minutes in which to complete these questions.

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Q. How far can a dog run into a forest?
Q. How many Birthdays does the average person have?
Q. Why can't a person living in Glasgow be buried north of Stirling?
Q. Some months have 31 days, some 30 days. How many months have 28 days?
Q. An architect has a house with four sides to it and it is rectangular in shape. Each side has a southerly aspect. A big bear comes wandering by. What colour is the bear?
Q. I have in my hand 2 coins totalling 15p. One is not a 5p piece. Please remember that. What are they?
Q. Your are a pilot of an aeroplane with 100 passengers which drops off half in Glasgow and picks up 10. Flies to Edinburgh, doubles its load and then finally reduces it by a third at Aberdeen. What is the pilots name?
Q. An Archaeologist claims he found 2 coins with the date 10 BC on them. Could they be genuine?
Q. A woman gives a beggar 20p. The woman is the beggar's sister, but the beggar is not the woman's brother. How is this?
Q. How many animals of each species did Moses take aboard the Ark?
Q. Is it legal in Britain for a man to marry his widow's sister?
Q. Some ducks are swimming in a line. There is a duck in front of 2 ducks. A duck behind 2 ducks, and a duck between 2 ducks. How many ducks are there?
Q. .If 10 cats kill 10 rats in 10 minutes. How long will it take 100 cats to kill 100 rats?
Q. The number of eggs in a basket doubles every minute. The basket is full of eggs after 60 minutes. When was it half full?
Q. Two fathers and 2 sons each shot a duck. None of them shot the same duck. Only 3 ducks were shot. Why is this?
Q. It takes 4 men 60 minuets to dig a hole, How long would it take 2 men to dig half a hole?
Q. Take 2 apples from 3 apples and what would you have?
Q. If you had only 1 match left in a box and you entered a room in which there was a paraffin lamp, a gas rig and a fuel stove. What would you light first?
Q. Which country has a 4th of July - Britain or America?