You searched for: “part b
Practical Intelligence Quiz, Part B

See if you can come up with the "correct answers" for the second part of the quiz.

  1. A man built a house with four sides to it and it was rectangular in shape. Each side had a southern exposure. A big bear came along one day. What color was the bear?
  2. How far can a dog run into the woods?
  3. What four words appear on every denomination of U.S. coins?
  4. What is the minimum number of active baseball players on the playing the field during any part of an inning? How many outs are there in each inning?
  5. A man had two U.S. coins in his hand which totaled 55 cents. One of the coins was not a nickel. Please bear that in mind. What were the two coins?
  6. A farmer had seventeen sheep. All but nine died. How many did he have left?
  7. Two men played checkers. They played five games and each man won the same number of games. There were no ties. How was that possible?

The answers for this part of the quiz is shown below:


  1. A man built a house with four sides to it and it was rectangular in shape. Each side had a southern exposure. A big bear came along one day. What color was the bear?
  2. White (a polar bear) because the house is located at the north pole.


  3. How far can a dog run into the woods?
  4. Half way, then it starts to go out of the woods.


  5. What four words appear on every denomination of U.S. coins?
  6. "In God We Trust" and "United States of America".


  7. What is the minimum number of active baseball players on the playing field during any part of an inning?

    Ten.

    How many outs are there in each inning?

    Six.


  8. A man had two U.S. coins in his hand which totaled 55 cents. One of the coins was not a nickel. Please bear that in mind. What were the two coins?
  9. A fifty-cent coin and a nickel.


  10. A farmer had seventeen sheep. All but nine died. How many did he have left?
  11. Nine.


  12. Two men played checkers. They played five games and each man won the same number of games. There were no ties. How was that possible?
  13. They didn't play each other.


This entry is located in the following unit: Log or Blog of Words in the News and from Other Media Sources (page 6)