Idiot Test Original Answers

Scoring:


20 = Genius

17 – 19 = Brilliant
13 – 16 = Smarty Pants

9 – 12 = Average Joe

5 – 8 = Bonehead

0 – 5 = Nincompoop

1.  Which is heavier, a pound of feathers or a rock that weighs one pound?
They weigh the same

2. Some months have 31 days. How many have 28 days?

All of them

3. Is it legal in California for a man to marry to his widow’s sister?

Nope, he's dead!

4. If there are 3 apples and you take away 2, how many do you have?

Two. (You took 2, so you have 2!)

5. A farmer has 17 sheep and all but 9 die. How many are left?

Nine

6. How many animals of each species did Moses take on the ark?

None. (Moses? It was Noah)

7. How many 2 cent stamps are there in a dozen?

12

8. A woman gives a beggar 50 cents; the woman is the beggars sister, but the beggar is not the woman’s brother. How come?

The beggar is the woman's sister.

9.  How many outs are in an inning of baseball?

Six. (Each team has to bat!)

10.  A tree has 24 birds in it. Two hunters shoot 9 of the birds. How many birds are left in the tree?
None

11. If you have only one match and you walk into a room that has one candle, one kerosene lamp, and a wood-burning stove which would you light first?

The match.

12.  A man builds a house rectangular in shape. All sides have southern exposures. A bear walks by, what color is the bear? Why?

White. (He's in the North Pole.)

13. There is a family with a mother a father and seven sisters. Each sister has one brother. How many people are in the family total?
Ten

14. What was the President’s name in 1970?

Barrack Obama

15. A yellow one-story house has three rooms. All the rooms have yellow walls and yellow furniture. Even the TV is yellow. What color are the stairs?

There are no stairs. (It's a one story house.)

16. Why are 2011 pennies worth more than 2010 pennies?

Because 2011 pennies is one more than 2010 pennies.

17. What goes up and down but doesn't move?

Stairs.

18.  You have two coins that together equal 15 cents. One of them is not nickel. What are they?

A dime and a nickel.

19. If a plane crashes on the border of the U.S. and Mexico, where do they bury the survivors?

You don't bury survivors.

20. Larry's Father has 5 sons. Their names are One, Two, Three, Four and... Can you guess the name of the 5th son?
Larry