WALLY Test I (Lateral Thinking Puzzles)
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From the World Association for Learning, Laughter and Youth (WALLY) comes another quickfire WALLY test. It consists of mean questions designed to trip you up. Test your wits now by writing down the answers to these questions. You have two minutes to complete the test.
1. There were eight ears of corn in a hollow stump. A squirrel can carry out three ears a day. How many days does it take te squirrel to take all the ears of corn from the stump?
2. Which triangle is larger -- one with sides measuring 200, 300 and 400 cm or one with sides measuring 300, 400 and 700 cm?
3. How far can a dog run into a wood?
4. Which of the following animals would see best in total darkness: an owl, a leopard or an eagle?
5. What was the highest mountain in the world before Mount Everest was discovered?
6. Where are the Kings and Queens of England crowned?
7. If the Vice-President of the USA were killed, who would then become President?
8. Which candles burn longer -- beeswax or tallow?
9. A farmer had 4 haystacks in one field and twice as many in each of his other two fields. He put the haystacks from all three fields together. How many haystacks did he now have?
10. What five-letter word becomes shorter when you add two letters to it?
11. which weighs more - a pound of feathers or a pound of gold?
12. What has four legs and only one foot?
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From the World Association for Learning, Laughter and Youth (WALLY) comes another quickfire WALLY test. It consists of mean questions designed to trip you up. Test your wits now by writing down the answers to these questions. You have two minutes to complete the test.
1. There were eight ears of corn in a hollow stump. A squirrel can carry out three ears a day. How many days does it take te squirrel to take all the ears of corn from the stump?
2. Which triangle is larger -- one with sides measuring 200, 300 and 400 cm or one with sides measuring 300, 400 and 700 cm?
3. How far can a dog run into a wood?
4. Which of the following animals would see best in total darkness: an owl, a leopard or an eagle?
5. What was the highest mountain in the world before Mount Everest was discovered?
6. Where are the Kings and Queens of England crowned?
7. If the Vice-President of the USA were killed, who would then become President?
8. Which candles burn longer -- beeswax or tallow?
9. A farmer had 4 haystacks in one field and twice as many in each of his other two fields. He put the haystacks from all three fields together. How many haystacks did he now have?
10. What five-letter word becomes shorter when you add two letters to it?
11. which weighs more - a pound of feathers or a pound of gold?
12. What has four legs and only one foot?
