Mental Ability Test
Ten (10) Minute Time Limit

  1. With an old alarm clock, if you went to bed at 8:00 at night and set the alarm to get up at 9:00 the next morning, how many hours sleep would you get?
          Answer 1

  2. Do they have a 4th of July in England?
          Answer 2

  3. How many birthdays does an average man have?
          Answer 3

  4. Why can’t a man living in Winston-Salem, North Carolina be buried in a spot west of the Mississippi River?
          Answer 4

  5. If you had only one match and entered a room in which there was an oil heater, a kerosene lanp and a wood burning stove, which would you light first?
          Answer 5

  6. Some months have 30 days, some have 31, how many have 28 days?
          Answer 6

  7. If a Doctor gave you 3 pills and told you to take one every half hour, how long would they last?
          Answer 7

  8. A man builds a house with four sides to it and it’s rectangular, each side has a southern exposure. A big bear wanders by. What colour is the bear?
          Answer 8

  9. How far can a dog run into the woods?
          Answer 9

  10. What four words appear on every denomination of American (US) coins?
          Answer 10

  11. How many outs are there in a baseball inning?
          Answer 11

  12. I have in my hand only two American (US) coins which total 55 cents in value. One is not a nickle. Please bear that in mind. What are the two coins?
          Answer 12

  13. A farmer had 17 sheep. All but 9 died. How many did he have left?
          Answer 13

  14. Divide 30 by 1/2 and add 10. What is the answer?
          Answer 14

  15. Two men are playing checkers. Each played 5 games and each won the same number of games. No draws. How do your explain this?
          Answer 15

  16. Take two apples from three apples and what do you have?
          Answer 16

  17. An archeologist claimed to have found some coins of gold that were dated 46BC. Do you think he really did? Explain.
          Answer 17

  18. A woman gives a beggar 50 cents. The woman is the beggar’s sister, but the beggar is not the woman’s brother. How come?
          Answer 18

  19. How many animals of each species did Moses take aborad the Arc with him?
          Answer 19

  20. Is it legal in California for a man to marry his widow’s sister?
          Answer 20