Trick Questions

  Some of these have been around for a long time, some are original. 

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Trick questions:

1) If an airplane crashed on the border between the US and Canada, where would the survivors be buried?

2) If you were offered a conversation with one great person, living or dead, which one would it have to be? 

3) What was the first US state attacked during world war II?

• 1. Hawaii

  2. Alaska

  3. California

4) No matter how hungry an Eskimo gets, he will never eat a penguin. Why?

5) You see Venus, the brightest star in the sky, directly overhead at midnight. What would astronomers call this?

6) No one has ever seen a peacock lay an egg. Why?

7) When an airplane crashes, you always hear about the “black box” that is used for crash investigation. What color is this box? 

8) How long was the 100 years war? 

9) Some months have 30 days, some months have 31 days. How many months have 28 days?

10) If you had only one match and entered a COLD and DARK room, where there was an oil lamp ,an oil heater and a candle, what would you light first?

11) How many animals of each species did Moses take with him in the Ark?

12) Is it legal for a man to marry his widow's sister? 

13) What was the (American) President's name in 1990?

14) Which of these is not true:

• 1. The guy who invented artificial coffee creamer did it to spite his dad, who was in the dairy business

  2. Genghis Khan conquered the known world to get girls, and fathered over 1000 children

  3. The battle of New Orleans, which has a famous song written about it, ended the war of 1812.

  4. Velcro was invented by a guy who got the idea from cockleburs stuck in his dogs fur.

15) How many National Football League teams play home games in New York? 

16) How many National League Baseball Teams Play home games in Florida? 

17) What is the definition of the word : CLEAVE?

• 1. adhere closely; stick; cling, push together,

  2. split or divide by or as if by a cutting blow

  3. None of the above

  4. Both of the above

18) Which of these is False:

• 1. ILC Data Devices, which manufactures sophisticated electronic circuits for spacecraft, was originally International Latex Corporation, specializing in women's foundation apparel.

  2. FMC, which manufactures the Bradley Fighting Vehicle, was named Food Machinery Company.

  3. Motorola, a prominent electronics corporation, originally manufactured electronic motors.

19) What color is a “Green Card”?

20) This is a drawing of a bus, and it is moving fast. Which direction is it moving?  (Elementary School kids always get this one right). 

Double click on drawing to make larger, so you can see the detail that gives it away.

21) During the 1920s, before the Hays Code was adopted, one of the biggest box office stars of the time appeared completely naked at some point in practically every one of their films.  Who was it?

22) You are driving the bus above.  There are 10 passengers on the bus.  At the first stop, 3 people get on, 2 get off.  At the next stop 4 get on, 5 get off.  At the next stop, a volleyball team gets on.  

What color are the bus drivers eyes? 

23) Is the pool on the Titanic still full of water?

Bonus:  "Son, I didn't see you at camouflage practice today!!!"  Are you in trouble?

Extra Bonus: Do two people who don't know what they are doing know more or less,  than one person that doesn't know what he/she is doing?