Fun intelligence tests with a trick
Test No. 1
Answer quickly without hesitation. And don’t peek at the answers!
1.
You are competing and have passed the runner in second position.
What position do you take now?
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Try to answer the second question of the test
2. You passed the last runner, what position are you in now?
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3. Take 1000. Add 40. Add another thousand. Add 30. Another 1000. Plus 20. Plus 1000. And plus 10. What happened?
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4. Mary's Father has five daughters: 1. Chacha 2. Cheche 3. Chichi 4 Chocho. Question: What is the name of the fifth daughter? Think fast. The answer is just below.
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Test No. 2
This test is very simple. You need to answer one question...
Why is honey golden?
P because flowers receive a lot of sunlight.
P because flower pollen is naturally golden in color.
P because bees enrich it with enzymes that have such a shade.
P because that’s how people make honey.
I Don't know.
Mini-test for intelligence No. 3
Want to test your intelligence? A little test!
1.
So, the deaf-mute decided to buy a toothbrush. He goes to the store and gestures to the seller that he is brushing his teeth. The seller guesses what it is about, and the deaf-mute gets his brush.
Now the blind man decided to buy himself sunglasses. How can he inform the seller about this?
Think and then look at the correct answer...
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2. Make one word from the given set of letters - L O S O N D O V
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3. The pilot jumped out of the plane without a parachute. How was he able to remain unharmed after landing on solid ground?
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Test No. 4
1. There are two bottles of 5 and 3 liters. How to use them to measure exactly a liter of water, without using any other containers.
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2. There are 5 mushrooms in the basket. How to divide mushrooms between five mushroom pickers so that everyone gets an equal share and one mushroom remains in the basket?
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3. In 1970 a person was 30 years old, and in 1975 he was 25 years old. How is this possible?
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4.
Guess how many cats are in the room, if there is 1 cat in each of the 4 corners of the room, 3 cats are opposite each cat, 1 cat is sitting on the tail of each cat.
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5.
Many of you have seen bottles of alcohol in liquor stores that also contain some large ripe fruit inside: an apple, a pear, etc. Now tell me how to place a fairly large ripe fruit (not dried) into such a bottle with a narrow neck without damaging it. without dividing it.
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6.
Not far from the shore there is a ship with a lowered rope ladder. The staircase has 15 steps. The distance between the steps is 45 cm. The lowest step touches the surface of the water. Suddenly the tide begins, due to which the water level rises by 15 cm every hour. Question: after what period of time will the water level reach the third stage?
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7.
There are two traffic police inspectors standing by the road. One looks to the left to see if a car is approaching from the north, and the other looks to the right to see if a car is approaching from the south. Suddenly one asks the other: “Why are you smiling?” How could he know that the other inspector was smiling?
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8.
Imagine two cities, in one of which people tell only the truth, and in the other only lies. People from one city often visit people in another city and vice versa. If you find yourself in one of the cities, what is the only question you should ask a passerby to find out which of the two cities you are in?
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9.
A motorist in the parking lot this morning discovered that his car had one tire that was flat. Despite this, he got into the car and drove 50 km to work and drove 50 km back in the evening again, without carrying out any repairs or replacing the wheel. How is this possible?
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10.
A tool for measuring time with a minimum number of moving parts is sundial. Which instrument for measuring time has maximum amount moving elements?
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11. At a sports car competition, two of the best drivers made an unusual bet - whose car is slower will be the winner and prize fund takes it for himself. At the start, when the start gong sounded, both cars did not even think about moving forward. Everyone is confused, the competition breaks down. To young people (racers). Came up old man and said something to both of them. After a short pause, both accelerated, whoever was faster, trying to overtake each other. The rules are unchanged - the fund will be taken by the one whose car arrives second. Question: What did the old man say to the racers?
Cross is a question. Intellectual marathon
3-4 teams of 10-12 people are pre-formed, they come up with names and make emblems.
Leading.
Hurry up everyone to the cross!
Let's start the cross-question!
Cross-country participants,
Don't be afraid of questions
Solve problems
Good luck!
Dear viewers, let us greet the participants in the intellectual game “Cross Question” with thunderous applause. These are the teams...
And this is the fairest jury in our camp, which will evaluate the knowledge and abilities of our players. (Represents the jury.)
Competition "The Best"
Leading. I hand whistles to the team captains. They will use them to notify that their team is ready to respond. Whoever answers correctly first earns his team 1 point. Are the terms clear? Let's start!
1. Most famous cartoonist? (Walt Disney)
7. The most difficult period in life bearded men? (Era of Peter I)
9. The very first garment of a person? (Diaper)
10. Most “resourceful” competition? (KVN)
12. Most stubborn pet? (Donkey)
14. The deepest lake on Earth? (Baikal)
16. Southernmost continent? (Antarctica)
17. What is the prickliest plant on the windowsill? (Cactus)
18. The most important god of the ancient Slavs? (Perun)
19. The most big Island? (Greenland)
21. The tallest building in Moscow? (Ostankino Tower.)
22. What is the shortest month of the year? (February)
23. What is the funniest genre of play? (Comedy)
25. What is the most common timing mechanism? (Watch)
26. The very first cosmonaut to go into space open space? (Leonov)
27. The most famous competitions in Hellas? (Olympic Games.)
28. Most famous novel in verse? (A.S. Pushkin. “Eugene Onegin.”)
29. The most famous liar? (Baron Munchausen.)
30. The slowest animal? (Three-toed sloth.)
32. Tallest plant in the world? (Eucalyptus)
33. The thickest plant in the world? (Baobab)
34. The most famous words of Yu. Gagarin? ("Go!")
Summarizing.
Competition "Multi-remote"
Leading. You all love cartoons and know the lines of cartoon characters well. Answer which cartoon character owns the words:
1. “It’s an everyday matter!” (Carlson)
2. “This is the wrong sandwich!” (Cat Matroskin.)
3. “I don’t want anything!” (Princess from the film “The Town Musicians of Bremen.”)
4. “Guys, let’s live together!” (Leopold the Cat)
5. “Well, crazy guy, wait a minute!” (Wolf)
6. “Eat, daughter, a dietary egg” (The King from the film “The Bremen Town Musicians.”)
7. “I’m lying in the sun.” (Turtle and Lion Cub.)
8. “Have you been to Tahiti?” (Parrot Kesha.)
9. “I live like a toadstool, but I want to fly.” (Water)
10. “Tell me, Snow Maiden, where have you been?” (Hare)
Summarizing.
Competition "Talking Surnames"
Leading. The occupations of these people are anagrams of their first and last names. Your task is to figure out professions by last name.
1. Rapov (cook).
2. Korovin (escort).
3. Egor Platonov (neurologist).
4. Sidorov (rice farmer).
5. Podelov (field farmer).
6. Katadov (lawyer).
7. Kologin (dog handler).
8. Pechkin (stove maker).
9. Rezhenin (engineer).
10. Dosadov (gardener).
11. Verterina (veterinarian).
12. Tildoev (driver).
13. Protsedova (seller).
14. Lobyrov (fisherman).
15. Arkhipova (cook).
Summarizing.
Competition "Do you believe that..."
1. Does a horse snort to warn others of danger? (No, he clears his nose to smell better.)
2. B zoological museum Is there a stuffed Kamchadal in St. Petersburg? (No, Kamchadal is a resident of Kamchatka.)
3. Is the dollar the monetary unit of Ethiopia, Liberia, and Singapore? (Yes)
4. Migratory birds have two nests - in the place of residence and in the southern regions? (No)
5. Will bunnies, like kittens, be born blind? (No)
6. When devouring their victims, do crocodiles cry? (No. Crocodiles that live in salt water often cry on the shore, but at the same time they simply get rid of excess salt, and do not cry out of remorse or remorse.)
7. Do swifts even sleep on the fly? (Yes. At sunset, swifts fly to a low altitude and sleep on the fly, and at dawn they descend closer to the ground.)
8. In medicine, is the diagnosis of “Munchausen syndrome” given to a patient who lies a lot? (No, this diagnosis is given to a patient who has constant desire to be treated.)
9. In Japan, do students write on the blackboard with a brush with colored ink? (Yes)
10. Are you taller in the morning than in the evening? (Yes)
11. Can you see a rainbow at midnight? (Yes)
12. Does the cobra dance to the fakir’s pipe? (No, the cobra is not able to hear music: when the lid is removed from the basket where the snake is located, the cobra rises, preparing to defend itself. And then follows the movements of the pipe, preparing to attack.)
13. Are there man-eating flies in Africa? (Yes, the larvae of African tumbu flies penetrate deep into human skin, creating painful open wounds.)
14. In Africa, fortified pencils are produced for children who tend to chew on anything? (Yes)
15. Is the eye filled with air? (No, the eye is filled with fluid.)
Summarizing.
Competition "Trick Questions"
1. When is a person in a room without a head? (When he sticks it out of the window.)
2. What needs to be done so that four guys remain in one boot? (Take off each person’s boot.)
3. When a horse is bathed, what kind of horse is it? (Wet)
4. In what year do people eat more than usual? (In leap year)
5. What disease on earth has no one ever had? (Nautical)
6. What gets bigger when you put it upside down? (Number 6)
7. When does a sentry walk upside down? (Always)
8. What do a crocodile and a suitcase have in common? (Leather)
9. What is behind the hare and what is in front of the heron? (Letter C)
10. How to jump off a ten-meter ladder without hurting yourself? (You have to jump from the bottom step.)
11. How many months of the year have 28 days? (All months)
12. The dog was tied to a ten-meter rope and walked 300 meters. How did she do it? (The rope was not tied to anything.)
13. Three tractor drivers have a brother, Ivan, but Ivan has no brothers. Could this be possible? (Yes, if the tractor drivers are women.)
14. What comes first in Russia and second in France? (Letter P)
15. Small, gray, looks like an elephant. Who is this? (Baby elephant)
16. What is the name of the costume for those who are taller than everyone and shorter than everyone? This word is translated from Greek as “man in a boat.” (Spacesuit)
17. Everyone knows that Cheburentia has two right legs, two left legs, two legs in front and the same number in back. How many legs does Cheburentia have? (Four)
18. How should you throw a stone to make it come back? (Up)
19. I have two coins total amount 15 kopecks. One of them is not a nickel. What kind of coins are these? (The other coin is a nickel, and the first is 10 kopecks.)
20. What can you cook, but cannot eat? (Lessons)
Summarizing.
Competition "Alphabet Sundries in Riddles"
A. Striped toddler. (Watermelon)
B. He strains himself, yells, and doesn’t let sleepyheads sleep. (Alarm)
B. I’ll spin, I’ll spin, I’ll fly into the heavens. (Helicopter)
G. The box jumps on its knees - sometimes it sings, sometimes it cries bitterly. (Accordion) D. She doesn’t offend anyone, but everyone pushes her. (Door)
E. What kind of girl is this?
She doesn’t sew anything herself,
And in needles all year round. (Hedgehog)
E. Prickly, but not a hedgehog. (Ruff)
G. An oak tree hid in a golden ball. (Acorn)
3. If you roll it up, it’s a wedge, if you unfold it, it’s a damn thing. (Umbrella)
I. She gave clothes to everyone, but she herself was naked. (Needle) K. Made a hole, dug a hole,
The sun is shining, but he doesn't even know it. (Mole) L. He doesn’t take anything for himself - he gives everything to others. (Spoon)
M. A red-hot arrow felled an oak tree near the village. (Lightning)
N. A flock of birds is resting on five wires.
O. What is before us:
Two shafts behind the ears,
Before our eyes on the wheel
And the nurse on the nose? (Glasses)
P. There is a ladder in the field,
The house is running down the stairs. (Train)
R. Whoever touches -
He clings to him. (burdock)
S. There are balls hanging on the branches, blue from the heat.
(Plums) T. Frowns, frowns,
If you fall into tears, there will be nothing left. (Cloud)
U. I come from fire, and from fire I die. (Coal)
F. Sleeps during the day, flies at night,
It scares passersby. (Owl)
X. In our kitchen all year long
Santa Claus lives in the closet. (Fridge)
C. Two legs conspired
Make arcs and circles. (Compass)
Ch. From a hot well
Water flows through the nose. (Kettle)
Sh. On the squares of the board
The kings brought down the regiments.
Not for regimental battles
No cartridges, no bayonets. (Chess)
Shch. Bone back,
There are bristles on the back. (Toothbrush)
E. A mole climbed into our yard,
Digging the ground at the gate.
A ton of earth will enter your mouth,
If the mole opens his mouth. (Excavator)
Yu. I'm spinning, spinning,
And I'm not lazy
Spin around all day. (Yula)
I. If it weren’t for him,
I wouldn't say anything. (Language)
Summarizing.
Competition "Color Questions"
1. Which city is called “Belokamennaya” and “Zlatoglavaya”? (Moscow)
2. What is lilac in Vladimir Markin’s song, and blue in Vyacheslav Dobrynin’s song? (Fog)
3. Which “white” person always has a red nose? (At the snowman's)
4. What starts with the red line? (Paragraph)
6. In the movie “The Adventures of Pinocchio,” the turtle Tortilla was played by an actress named Zelenaya. What is her name? (Rina)
7. What is the name of the fun establishment located in Moscow on Tsvetnoy Boulevard? (Circus)
8. What do we call “green-eyed” transport? (Taxi)
9. What is the name of the most famous picture K. Malevich? ("Black square")
11. How many and what colors did the first traffic lights have? (Two: green - “you can go”, red - “stop”.)
12. What is the name of the Chinese “yellow river”? (Huang He)
13. What is the name of V. Shukshin’s film about the fate of a thief? ("Red viburnum")
14. Which tree is called “white-trunked” and “green-trunked”? (Birch)
15. “The black cow conquered the whole world.” What is this? (Night)
16. What is indigo? ( Blue paint from India, which was brought to Europe in ancient times.)
17. What bird does A. Sviridova sing about: “...child of sunset”? (Pink flamingo)
18. What is the name of a marine mammal that survives today only in the north? Pacific Ocean? (Gray whale)
19. How red gem has become a brand of domestic TV? (Ruby)
Summarizing.
Competition "Who thinks what"
1. The Chinese believe that seven things are necessary for human life: firewood, oil, tea, salt, vinegar, rice. And what else? (Soy)
2. The great commander Hannibal believed that you can fight not only with weapons, but also... with vessels with living creatures, which soldiers threw onto enemy ships. This practice often brought victory. Who was in the vessels? (Poisonous snakes)
3. Disneyland cleaners think "it's trash #1." What it is? (Chewing gum)
4. Muslims consider this day of the week a holiday. What day is it? (Friday)
5. Ethiopians believe that a man who has been married to one woman for 25 years is worthy of a reward. Which? (In Ethiopia, men are given the Order of Marital Fidelity.)
6. What did Homer consider “the river that flows around the Earth”? (Ocean)
7. The Japanese rightly believe that they are the record holders for the production of this product. Which one? (Japan produces the most fish per year.)
8. The Eskimos of Greenland consider their language to be the calmest. Why? (There are no swear words in it.)
9. Bernard Shaw believed that this particular caricature of him was the best. What is this? (Reflection in the mirror)
10. Residents of this European capital believe that they are the ancestors ballroom dancing. Name the country. (England)
Summarizing. Winner's reward ceremony.
QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS
THERE ARE GOOD QUESTIONS
In conclusion, I would like to recall some questions. And those that I solved and took at the last second, and those that I didn’t take, but then didn’t get angry, but gasped and giggled for a long time, and those that I just heard about, but didn’t forget - I remembered, and probably not just So. The authors of these questions are very different, I don’t always know them, but all of them thanks a lot for the pleasure provided. I present the questions just to show you a beautiful thing. It's always nice.
In 1544, this theater finally opened in Padua with pan-European fame. It was built in the form of an oval room with several tiers for spectators. Although curious spectators willingly visited it, none of the luminaries of the European stage sought to appear on its stage - rather, on the contrary. Why?
Answer: it was anatomical theater.
During the reign of Caesar Nero, repression fell on the heads of dissident Roman aristocrats who seemed dangerous to the emperor. No one was surprised by the death of Senator Caesonius Rufus, Consul Cornelius Sabinus, and Decimus Pompey. And only the death of the rich man Vattius surprised many. Why?
Answer: he died a natural death.
One day, Chekhov, who was ill, sent a messenger to the pharmacy for castor oil. The pharmacist handed out two huge capsules. The angry writer sent the messenger back with an angry note: “I am not a horse!” In response, the pharmacist gave out six small capsules in a box. Why didn't he do this right away?
Answer: wanted to get Chekhov's autograph.
There are many known pseudonyms of A. S. Pushkin. Can you name at least one pseudonym for Dantes?
Answer: Abbot Busoni, Lord Whitmore, Count of Monte Cristo. (The first is more accurate, since the Count of Monte Cristo is a title that Edmond Dantes rightfully owned as the owner of the corresponding island.)
The brother of the famous Osip de Ribas, Emmanuel de Ribas, also served in the Russian army. He fought bravely in many battles, stormed Ochakov and Izmail, and was wounded many times. During the assault on Ishmael by a Turkish cannonball, his arm was torn off. This, of course, upset him, but not too much. Why did he care so little about the loss of his arm?
Answer: the hand was artificial. His real one was torn off near Ochakov...
An unusual competition was held in one of the shopping districts of Tokyo. Its goal is to “instill in sellers the ability to actively trade even during the summer heat.” Fifteen sellers took part in the competition, dressed in fur coats, thick pullovers, woolen underwear and hats with earflaps. According to the terms of the competition, it was necessary to stand for an hour under the scorching sun at a temperature of 40 degrees above zero. Everyone succeeded. By what criteria was the winner determined?
Answer: the participant who wore largest number of items of clothing(56).
“To Maxim Gorky in Sorrento,” this is how they usually answered some sacramental question in the 20s. Who is the author of this question?
Answer: question “Who can live well in Rus'?” Nekrasov was the first to ask.
Everyone knows the feat of Alexander Matrosov, who covered with his body enemy embrasure. What is the name of the person who accomplished this feat, the fifty-ninth in a row during the years of World War II?
Answer: the same Sailors- only his feat was picked up by propaganda.
In the 1920s, criminal investigation officers used so-called “concealed carry badges” instead of identification cards during operational work. They consisted of service and camouflage tokens. The service badge was hidden under the lapel of his jacket. The camouflage tag, which was screwed on the front side of the lapel, could have three different designs: a hunter shooting at a duck, a horseman overcoming an obstacle, or... Name the third, most common type of design.
Answer: pointer dog(and hunter). Hence the well-known insult to police officers.
What does a circle have in common with a standard red clay brick?
Answer: According to GOST, the weight of a standard red clay brick is 3,14 kilogram.
Once, in a conversation with Gilyarovsky, one merchant, a big fan of night-time revelry in restaurants, insisted that he preferred French champagne of the Mumm brand to all others, giving this a completely logical, from his point of view, explanation. What was it?
Answer: drunk to the point of insensibility, this merchant to the waiter’s question “What else would you like?” was usually only able to make a mooing sound, after which I received another bottle of Mumm.
To take the position of cook for one Chinese emperor, the applicant had to prepare an edible dish from equal quantities of liquid, salt and product. A craftsman was found who passed this exam. What dish did he prepare?
Answer: eggs.
Everybody knows it popular expression. However, in fact, it represents only the first part of a classical Latin saying that ends with the words “rare luck.” What did it sound like in full?
Answer: V healthy body a healthy mind is a rare success!
One television program thought that these two things had a remarkable common property: no matter how big they are, they always seem small to us. I’ll give you a hint: these two words are most often used in plural, start with the same letter. Name these two words.
Answer: children And money.
I think that any resident of the CIS can easily guess what kind of verb the Chinese write using two hieroglyphs, one of which means “bottle”, and the second means “woman”.
Answer: want, desire.
Dear experts! Name the nickname of the most famous spaniel in Russian and Soviet literature, known to all of you.
Answer: Mu Mu: “...and after eight months... she turned into a very nice little dog of the Spanish breed.”
Nursultan Nazarbayev, President of Kazakhstan - V.I. Lenin, political figure. Askar Akaev, President of Kyrgyzstan, is Togolok Moldo, poet and thinker. Sapamurad Niyazov, President of Turkmenistan, is Magtymguly, poet and philosopher. Max Otto von Stirlitz, SS Standartenführer -?
Answer: Hitler. In Stirlitz’s office there hung a portrait of the Fuhrer.
The first such mechanism was manufactured by Spanish mechanics on the instructions of the Holy Inquisition, and more than one sinner experienced its effects. This mechanism has survived almost unchanged to this day, and all of you have probably experienced its effects on yourself. What kind of mechanism is this?
Answer: drill.
Her story was told to us by the teacher and governess Raisa Kudasheva, and the composer Beckman set it to music. She was born far from society, experienced cold and cold, and her environment can with a clear conscience be called real animals. But her elderly killer gave her the opportunity after death to experience true bliss and give it to others. Name it.
Answer: herringbone who was born in the forest.
At this time, the Kalmyk throws a net over the wagon, runs around, waves his club and shouts: “Get away, devil!” The Greek dances with a weapon, beats his sword on his shield and chops the air. What are the Kalmyk and Greek women doing?
Answer: give birth. This is how evil spirits are driven away from the child.
The Canadian government's air travel regulations specifically prohibit passengers from boarding an aircraft under certain conditions. Passengers obediently follow this rule and never break it. What are these conditions?
Answer: It is prohibited to enter the aircraft during the flight.
In 1709, a resident of a German city named Farina invented and produced this water. But the Germans did not drink it, just like the French, who gave it the name by which it is known among us. But in Russia they drink it quite willingly. In what city did its inventor Farina live?
Answer: in Cologne– this is cologne, in French “Cologne water”.
In a certain magazine series of parodies of love lyrics readers saw the name in the list of those parodied famous poet, co-author of the USSR Anthem Harold El-Registan. It was under this text:
Blue-blue evening
Pale moonlight
Skinny shoulders
Eighteen years.
Tears on my eyelashes
Waiting for me in the garden.
I'm already over thirty.
Answer: instead of a parody of El-Registan, it was placed his real poem.
The guitar has six of these, the domra has only five, and the harp has only four. What is it about?
Answer: about the number of letters in the name these tools.
It is widely known what role patronage has played in Russia, the USSR and the CIS at all times. At the end of the last century, there was even a phraseology “dacha with protection.” What did it mean?
Answer: the dacha is bad and its roof leaks.
I hope that after reading these questions and answers you will be more willing to support me in the fact that the ChGK issue is the most real literary work. With a plot, climax, denouement and plot, with individual style features, conflict and a lot of tropes. Moreover, all this is on an insignificant volume, so do good question really difficult.
THE ANSWERS ARE DIFFERENT
A new hobby for a number of experts arose here in Odessa, at a large and representative tournament held in 1991. A generally simple question was asked: “Name a new vehicle on 8 wheels that is environmentally friendly and popular among young people.” Many easily gave the correct answer - “roller skates.” But everyone was amazed by the Murom team. Obviously, remembering the unforgettable period of our history from 1982 to 1985, they replied that it was... a gun carriage! The laughter in the hall after this answer was announced died down after about five minutes.
From this point on, incorrect answers became almost as much an object of interest (and perhaps even more to a greater extent object of art), as well as the correct ones. They usually entertain the audience even more than the correct ones, and legends about the best among the worst are passed on among experts, as they say, by word of mouth.
A number of teams that have completed the answer ahead of time, simply out of a cheerful mood, come up with such an answer that it would kill the saints, and indicate it in the note, marking it so as not to break the rules, with the letters C.V. (private version) - if such an answer is good , it is not a sin for the presenter to read it out loud. But answers given completely seriously are usually much funnier. Special prizes are established for them (for example, in Dnepropetrovsk such a prize is called “Spreading Cranberry” and represents a hefty bottle of Finnish cranberry vodka - they say, if you are dreaming up such a thing with sober eyes...). And I collect them, and I am pleased to present several copies of this collection to your consideration.
Here's an example question:
In the 50s of our century, at a meeting of geologists, the last toast was proclaimed to Russian Emperor Alexandra II. Why?
The answer is quite logical - sold Alaska and won’t be sent there. But one team answered: “He freed geologists from serfdom” - and after this answer was announced, it was impossible to play for some time.
Napoleon was not very eccentric, but he threatened to guillotine the cook who cooked him chicken. Napoleon's hatred of this dish is explained by the same reason as the love of Soviet emigrants in America for it. Give this reason.
The matter seems to be simple: both in Corsica and in America chicken is the food of the poor, the cheapest meat. Napoleon was unpleasantly reminded of his poor childhood. But one of the teams responded that Napoleon was outraged... by the reminder of his fat thighs! Thank God I didn't make it great emperor before this, otherwise he would definitely declare war on Ukraine...
And even I am surprised at the answer to this question. It sounds quite solemn:
Science defines it as a non-standard wet material that contains metal, glass, rags and a large number of organic and mineral substances. What is it?
The answer is quite simple: garbage. How one of the teams, during a rather intense game, when a lot depended on this answer, managed to come up with such an answer as “sausage” - yes, yes, exactly that! – is still a mystery to me. Does such sausage really exist? Or does it still happen sometimes? Don't know...
Or another really good question:
The answer is beautiful: “A small step for one person, but a big step for all humanity”- words of Neil Armstrong. And what a wonderful answer one of the teams gave - it’s mind-boggling! "Poor Yorick!" I don’t even know if a point should be awarded for such a flight of mind, just like for the correct answer...
Here's a rather piquant situation. The question was asked:
What did seasoned convicts tattoo on their buttocks? Russian prisons to make your life easier?
Of course, portrait of the sovereign emperor– they didn’t dare to flog him. But one of the teams gave such an answer that I was surprised to note how long it takes to imagine this picture in order to write something like this. This answer is absolutely verbatim: “The inscription “Life has cracked.”” Considering that the team was purely female, one can only be delighted - what else can one do?
Quite recently at the Ukrainian Championship they asked the question:
Jean-Paul Sartre chose the words as an epigraph for the newspaper he published: “Be realistic - demand...” What then?
The correct answer is a rather elegant paradox - "impossible". But it’s not just the Sartres who play our games, and so one of the answers read: “Change,” and another, “Refill after settling.” It’s good, of course, that Sartre didn’t live long enough, but how could he compare to us!
And this example is completely recent. The question sounded like this:
Leonardo da Vinci introduced one invention in Europe, which he called “an alternative to the dirty tablecloth.” What kind of invention is this?
The answer is simple - napkins. But it's not that interesting. And which of the actual answers given by the teams to this question is more interesting: “toilet” or “ abstract painting“I leave it to you to judge.
And what have I never heard from children! For example, at the recently concluded Odessa championship in “What? Where? When?" among schools... There was everything: successes, failures, correct answers, and, of course, incorrect ones, which are somehow more interesting than the correct ones. So, to the question:
Scandinavian hell was significantly different from the Christian hell we are used to. What is the main difference? Scandinavian hell from Christian?
- the answer is actually elementary: for the Scandinavians, fire is grace, and therefore their hell was not fiery, but was kingdom of eternal cold. But one children’s team answered: “It’s not devils who torture people there, but people who torture devils,” and another suggested an even more eccentric option: “It’s not the bad people who end up there, but good people" In any case, it is logical. It would be even more logical to combine these two answers...
I asked the kids this question:
At the Philadelphia Zoo, a lion fell ill: his mane began to fall off, and the other lions drove him away for this. What did the zoo staff do to return the lion to the pack?
Many people gave the correct answer: made him a wig. But isn't it prettier version one of the commands: “Transferred him to the lionesses”? After all, such measures perfectly help not only lions!
However, the above cases at least do not cause controversy.
And in Yerevan at one of the tournaments they once asked the question:
The oldest in Spain and the largest in the world, the Spaniards call “El Gordo” - “The Fat Piece”. She is also called the godmother of the Barcelona Olympics. What is it about?
The question for an experienced team is simple - about the lottery. But 90% of average teams and almost all, so to speak, non-professionals, immediately confidently give the same answer: “Of course, this is Montserrat Caballe!” I have no trouble proving to them that there are older people in Spain, and bigger ones in the world, but after this they are left with some kind of gloomy feeling - they say they spent it, but it’s not yet clear how exactly...
And what kind of jokes old Freud plays on the subconscious of teams, especially youth teams, would take a long time to tell. A question was asked at one time:
The answer is not that complicated. It's clear that we're talking about about "Seven-up" - therefore it is Pepsico. And the stars of our school tournament They answered: “This is a company that produces “week-old” panties.” It was said - there is a number on the T-shirt! And I don’t have enough imagination to imagine a great forward on the field in such equipment...
This is only a small part of my collection. I will gratefully accept any worthy addition – just not at tournaments. And that's enough.
THAT'S ALL!
After reading this, you already know a little about how to write mind game questions. Now you can try and play - it’s quite possible that you’ll like it. How can you join a friendly family of fans of these games? Usually quite simple - many cities have such clubs. And if there is no such club in your city, who is stopping you from creating one? There is an International Association of Clubs “What? Where? When?" – they will always help and advise if necessary. Look at the website http://chgk.tvigra.ru/mak/ - you will learn a lot of interesting things. Oleg Stepanov's question database (http://db.chgk.info/) contains the vast majority of questions asked at tournaments intellectual games worldwide. And the best site that tells us about news in the world of game lovers is http://news.chgk.info/ - it’s also worth taking an interest in. In general, once you start, it’s very difficult to get out of the habit. If you want, try it! But at your own peril and risk.
There is a rich house and a poor one. They are burning. Which house will the police extinguish?
Police don't put out fires, firefighters put out fires
How can a person not sleep for 8 days?
Sleep at night
You enter a dark kitchen. It contains a candle, a kerosene lamp and a gas stove. What will you light first?
A girl is sitting, and you cannot sit in her place, even if she gets up and leaves. Where is she sitting?
She sits on your lap
You are standing in front of three switches. Behind an opaque wall are three light bulbs that are turned off. You need to manipulate the switches, go into the room and determine which light bulb each switch belongs to.
First you need to turn on two switches. After some time, turn off one of them. Enter the room. One light bulb will be hot from the switch on, the second will be warm from the switch off, the third will be cold from the untouched switch.
It is known that among the nine coins there is one counterfeit one, which weighs less than the rest of the coins. How can you identify a counterfeit coin in two weighings using a cup scale?
1st weighing: 3 and 3 coins. The counterfeit coin is in the pile that weighs less. If they are equal, then the fake is in the third pile. 2nd weighing: Any 2 coins from the pile with the lowest weight are compared. If they are equal, then the remaining coin is fake
Two people approach the river. There is a boat at the shore that can only support one. Both people crossed to the opposite bank. How?
They were on different shores
Two fathers, two sons found three oranges and divided them. Everyone got a whole orange. How can this be?
The dog was tied to a ten-meter rope and walked 300 meters. How did she do it?
The rope was not tied to anything
How can a thrown egg fly three meters without breaking?
You need to throw the egg four meters, then it will fly the first three meters intact
The man was driving a large truck. The lights on the car were not turned on. There was no moon either. The woman began to cross the road in front of the car. How did the driver manage to see her?
It was a bright sunny day
If five cats catch five mice in five minutes, how long does it take one cat to catch one mouse?
Five minutes
Is it possible to light a match underwater?
It is possible if you pour water into some container, for example, into a glass, and hold the match below the glass
The boat rocks on the water. A ladder was thrown from it along the side. Before high tide, the water covered only the bottom step. How long will it take for the water to cover the 3rd step from the bottom if during high tide the water rises at 20 cm per hour and the distance between the steps is 30 cm?
Never, because the boat rises with the water
How to divide five apples between five girls so that each gets an apple and at the same time one of the apples remains in the basket?
Give one girl an apple along with a basket
One and a half pike perch costs one and a half rubles. How much do 13 pike perch cost?
Traders and potters. In one city all the people were traders or potters. Merchants always told lies, but potters always told the truth. When all the people gathered in the square, each of those gathered said to the others: “You are all traders!” How many potters were there in this city?
The potter was alone because:
- If there were no potters, then the traders would have to tell the truth that all the other traders are traders, and this contradicts the conditions of the problem.
- If there were more than one potter, then each potter would have to lie that the rest were traders.
There are two coins on the table; they add up to 3 rubles. One of them is not 1 ruble. What coins are these?
1 and 2 rubles
The satellite makes one revolution around the Earth in 1 hour 40 minutes, and the other in 100 minutes. How can it be?
100 minutes is 1 hour 40 minutes
As you know, all Russian female names end with either the letter “a” or the letter “ya”: Anna, Maria, Irina, Natalya, Olga, etc. However, there is only one thing female name, which ends with another letter. Name it.
What has no length, depth, width, height, but can be measured?
Time, temperature
If it is raining at 12 o'clock at night, can we expect sunny weather 72 hours later?
No, because in 72 hours it will be night
Seven brothers have one sister. How many sisters are there in total?
One yacht goes from Nice to Sanremo, the other from Sanremo to Nice. They left the harbors at the same time. For the first hour, the yachts moved at the same speed (60 km/h), but then the first yacht increased its speed to 80 km/h. Which yacht will be closer to Nice when they meet?
At the moment of their meeting they will be at the same distance from Nice
A woman was walking towards Moscow, and three men met her. Everyone has a bag, in each bag there is a cat. How many creatures were heading to Moscow?
Only the woman went to Moscow, the rest went in the other direction
There were 10 birds sitting on a tree. A hunter came and shot one bird. How many birds are left on the tree?
Not a single one - the rest of the birds flew away
The train runs from east to west, and the wind blows from north to south. In which direction does the smoke fly from the chimney?
You are running a marathon and have passed the runner who was running second. What position do you take now?
Second. If you answered that you are now first, then this is incorrect: you overtook the second runner and took his place, so you are now in second position
You are running a marathon and have passed the last runner. What position do you take now?
If you answered that it was the penultimate one, you were wrong again :). Think about how you can overtake the last runner? If you are running after him, then he is not the last. The correct answer is - it is impossible, you cannot overtake the last runner
There were three cucumbers and four apples on the table. The child took one apple from the table. How much fruit is left on the table?
3 fruits, and cucumbers are vegetables
The product first rose in price by 10%, and then fell in price by 10%. What is its value now relative to its original value?
99%: after the price increase, 10% was added to 100% - it turned out to be 110%; 10% of 110% = 11%; then subtract 11% from 110% and get 99%
How many times does the number 4 appear in the integers from 1 to 50?
15 times: 4, 14, 24, 34, 40, 41, 42, 43, 44 - twice, 45, 46. 47, 48, 49
You have driven your car two-thirds of the way. At the beginning of the journey, the car's gas tank was full, but now it is one quarter full. Will there be enough gasoline until the end of the trip (at the same consumption)?
No, because 1/4< 1/3
Mary's father has 5 daughters: Chacha, Cheche, Chichi, Chocho. What is the name of the fifth daughter?
A deaf and mute man went into a stationery store to buy a pencil sharpener. He stuck his finger in left ear and with the fist of his other hand he made rotational movement near your right ear. The seller immediately understood what was being asked of him. Then a blind man entered the same store. How did he explain to the salesman that he wanted to buy scissors?
I just said, he's blind, but not dumb
A rooster has flown to the border between Russia and China. I sat down exactly on the border, absolutely in the middle. Layed an egg. It fell exactly across: the border divides it in the middle. Which country does the egg belong to?
Roosters don't lay eggs!
One morning, a soldier who had previously been on night guard approached the centurion and said that that night he had seen in a dream how the barbarians would attack the fortress from the north that evening. The centurion did not really believe in this dream, but still took measures. That same evening, the barbarians actually attacked the fortress, but thanks to the measures taken, their attack was repulsed. After the battle, the centurion thanked the soldier for the warning and then ordered him to be taken into custody. Why?
Because he slept on duty
There are ten fingers on the hands. How many fingers are there on ten hands?
Airplane with English tourists flew from Holland to Spain. He crashed in France. Where should the surviving (wounded) tourists be buried?
The survivors do not need to be buried! :)
You were driving a bus with 42 passengers from Boston to Washington. At each of the six stops, 3 people got out of it, and at every second - four. What was the driver's name when the driver arrived in Washington 10 hours later?
How about you, because in the beginning it was said that You drove the bus
What can you find in minutes, seconds and days, but not in years, decades and centuries?
How many times can you subtract 3 from 25?
Once, because after the first subtraction the number "25" will change to "22"
Mrs Taylor's bungalow is all finished in pink color: It has pink lamps, pink walls, pink carpets and a pink ceiling. What color are the stairs in this bungalow?
There are no stairs in the bungalow
In the ancient castle where the prison was located, there were 4 round towers in which prisoners were imprisoned. One of the prisoners decided to escape. And then one fine day he hid in a corner, and when a guard came in, he stunned him with a blow to the head, and he ran away, changing into different clothes. Could this happen?
No, since the towers were round and there were no corners
The 12-story building has an elevator. Only 2 people live on the ground floor; from floor to floor the number of residents doubles. Which button in the elevator of this building is pressed most often?
Regardless of the distribution of residents by floor - button “1”
A pair of horses ran 20 kilometers. Question: How many kilometers did each horse run individually?
20 kilometers
What can stand and walk, hang and stand, walk and lie at the same time?
Is it possible to predict the score? football match before it starts and if so, how?
The score of any match before it starts is always 0:0
What can a person increase in diameter by 7 times in a few seconds?
Pupil. When moving from bright light towards darkness, the diameter can change from 1.1 to 8 mm; everything else either hardly increases or increases in diameter by no more than 2-3 times
A seller at the market sells a hat that costs 10 rubles. A buyer comes up and wants to buy it, but he only has 25 rubles. The seller sends the boy away with these 25 rubles. change it to a neighbor. The boy comes running and gives 10 + 10 +5 rubles. The seller gives the hat and change 15 rubles, and 10 rubles. keeps it for himself. After some time, a neighbor comes and says that 25 rubles. fake, demands to give her money. The seller returns her money. How much money was the seller defrauded of?
The seller was deceived for a counterfeit 25 rubles.
How many animals did Moses take on his ark?
It was not Moses who took the animals into the ark, but Noah.
2 people entered the entrance at the same time. One has an apartment on the 3rd floor, the other on the 9th. How many times will the first person get there faster than the second? Note: They simultaneously pressed buttons on 2 elevators moving at the same speed.
The usual answer is 3 times. Correct answer: 4 times. Elevators usually go from the 1st floor. The first one will travel 3-1=2 floors, and the second 9-1=8 floors, i.e. 4 times more
This riddle is often offered to children. But sometimes adults can rack their brains for a long time to figure out how to solve such a problem, so you can organize a competition: invite everyone to try to solve the problem. Whoever guesses it, regardless of age, deserves a prize. Here's the task:
6589 = 4; 5893 = 3; 1236 = 1; 1234 = 0; 0000 = 4; 5794 = 1; 1111 = 0; 4444 = 0; 7268 = 3; 1679 = 2; 3697 = 2
2793 = 1; 4895 = 3
The main thing is to look at the problem like a child, then you will understand that the answer is 3 (three circles in the writing of numbers)
Two horsemen competed to see whose horse would reach the finish line last. However, things did not go well, both stood still. Then they turned to the sage for advice, and after that they both rode at full speed.
The sage advised the horsemen to exchange horses
One student tells another: “Yesterday our college basketball team won the basketball game with a score of 76:40. At the same time, not a single basketball player scored a single goal in this match.”
Women's teams played
A man walks into a store, buys sausage and asks to cut it, not across, but lengthwise. The saleswoman asks: “Are you a fireman?” - "Yes". How did she guess?
The man was in uniform
The lady did not have a driver's license with her. She did not stop at the railroad crossing, although the barrier was down, then, not paying attention to the “brick,” she moved along a one-way street against the traffic and stopped only after passing three blocks. All this happened in front of a traffic police officer, who for some reason did not consider it necessary to intervene.
The lady was walking
On one Odessa street there were three tailoring workshops. The first tailor advertised himself as follows: “The best workshop in Odessa!” The second is “The best workshop in the world!” The third “outdid” them both.
“The best workshop on this street!”
Two brothers were drinking at a bar. Suddenly, one of them began to argue with the bartender, and then pulled out a knife and, not paying attention to his brother’s attempts to stop him, hit the bartender. At his trial he was found guilty of murder. At the end of the trial, the judge said: “You have been found guilty of murder, but I have no choice but to let you go.” Why did the judge have to do this?
The culprit was one of the conjoined twins. The judge could not send a guilty person to prison without putting an innocent person there as well.
We were traveling in the same compartment: Baba Yaga, Zmey Gorynych, a stupid ensign and a smart ensign. There was a bottle of beer on the table. The train entered the tunnel and it became dark. When the train came out of the tunnel, the bottle was empty. Who drank the beer?
The stupid ensign drank the beer, since the other creatures are unreal and do not occur in life!)
October 18 at 14:30 V reading room Nizhny Tagil State Social Pedagogical Academy (NTGSPA) will be held Freshman Cup 2012 for the game “What? Where? When?".Applications for participation can be submitted to the CDPS until October 18 inclusive. No more than one team per department can participate. Only first-year students can play.
The winning team will be awarded the Challenge Cup.
Upd. The tournament is over. Congratulations to the winner and runners-up!
1st place- IEMI team
II place— IFMC team
III place— SGI team
A total of 30 questions from the main package and 1 additional question were played to determine the winning team.
A small photo report from the championship: , .
Results of all teams:
| Team | 1st round | 2 round | Bottom line | Rating |
| IFMC | 10 | 5 | 15 | 360 |
| IEMI | 8 | 8 | 16 | 398 |
| SGI | 7 | 7 | 14 | 338 |
| FSiBZH | 4 | 3 | 7 | 154 |
| FSI | 7 | 6 | 13 | 340 |
| IHO | 7 | 4 | 11 | 254 |
| IOPS | 6 | 2 | 8 | 182 |
| FSF | 6 | 5 | 11 | 262 |
| NTGSPA team (out of competition) | 8 | 9 | 17 | 427 |
Upd. In anticipation, we suggest you practice on the questions of the 2012 Freshman Cup online.
Questions from the 2012 Freshman Cup:
1.
Let's start ab ovo. British designer Kyle Bean did not think about philosophical questions, and laid out the FIRST from the remnants of the SECOND. Name both the FIRST and the SECOND.
Answer:
chicken, eggs.
Test: in any order.
Comment: philosophical question - “what came first - the chicken or the egg?” Ab ovo (lat.) – literally translated “from the egg”. Stable phraseological turn, meaning "from the very beginning".
Source: http://www.kylebean.co.uk/portfolio/#whatcamefirst
2.
The Labrador dog, unlike some other breeds, did not get its name from the name of the place where it was bred. Name the island where Labrador was bred.
Answer:
Newfoundland.
Test: exact answer.
Comment: I already had a Newfoundland dog.
Source: http://ru.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D0%9B%D0%B0%D0%B1%D1%80%D0%B0%D0%B4%D0%BE%D1%80_%D1%80 %D0%B5%D1%82%D1%80%D0%B8%D0%B2%D0%B5%D1%80
3.
In order for a certain hero to be bewitched, HE, according to the cartoon, had to see with his own eyes how his friend would be served to the table. What was this friend's name?
Answer:
Martin (goose)
Source: cartoon "The Enchanted Boy" (based on "Nils's Journey..."
4.
According to the report of the inspector for the Kherson province dated May 31, 1872, in public schools of that time the following was used: 1) leaving students in the classroom after school without lunch; 2) mocking expressions in dealing with students, especially offending the students’ national feelings; What was applied according to paragraph 3?
Answer:
5.
We could all see the three standing next to each other many times. At the same time, the best one often cries, the second one is sad, and the third one is happy. Where does this happen?
Answer:
6.
The Internet lists sure signs that you are watching this movie too often. These signs include that you:
— you can jump from one nine-story building to another without any problems;
— some bald black man often calls you.
- at work you get stuck several times every day big needle in the back of the head.
Name the movie.
Answer:
7.
Write down a certain sequence (to indicate the beginning of new lines)
B P O
V T M G
H I O V S D
Complete this sequence with 6 elements.
Answer:
CH K O V K R.
Comment: “The lonely sail is white
In the blue sea fog
What is he looking for in a distant land?
What did he throw in his native land?
Source: M.Yu. Lermontov. "Sail"
http://www.litera.ru/stixiya/authors/lermontov/beleet-parus-odinokoj.html
8.
Doublet. Two questions for 30 seconds of discussion.
1. One of the heroines of Yulia Rada’s book “Dorm. Lolitas and Humberts” is used to solving everything with the help of money. According to the author, she had three advantages. The first is rich dad. Name the second and third.
Answer:
rich dad, rich dad.
2. One of the heroines of Yulia Rada’s book “Dorm. Lolitas and Humberts” is used to solving everything with the help of money. The first, second and third word in her vocabulary as a child was the word “give”, and the fourth was a four-letter word. Which?
Answer:
Want.
Source: Yulia Rada. Dorm. Lolitas and Humberts. M., 2007. P. 131
9. In 2010, a monument in the form of a huge bottle was erected in Trafalgar Square in London. What's inside this bottle?
ship.
Test: for the word “ship” without incorrect clarifications.
Comment: in addition to this monument, there is also a column of Admiral Nelson in this square. A model of the battleship Victoria, on which the admiral died, was placed in the bottle.
Source: http://ru.wikipedia.org/wiki/Trafalgar_Square
10.
In the series “Matchmakers”, grandparents on the mother’s side and grandparents on the father’s side are fighting for influence on their granddaughter. As a result, when they make peace, the granddaughter forces them (3 words are missing), although at first they did not want to sell her something without which this final rite would not have taken place. What are they doing?
Answer:
smoke a pipe of peace.
Source: TV series “Matchmakers”
11.
One of the heroines of the film “Europe-Asia” says to a drunk driver who is about to get behind the wheel: “If you miss (pass), you risk saying goodbye to (pass).” Fill in each blank with one adjective.
Answer:
red, white.
Source: film "Europe-Asia"
12.
Fill in the blanks in Peter Orlov's poem dedicated to God.
Rain poured from the sky as if from a bucket.
The old women hid in their homes.
World - Your cheerful (... skip...),
We are Your magical ones (... skip...).
Answer:
game, toys.
Source: P.V. Orlov. Through the eyes of the soul. Kyiv., 2010. P. 120
13.
Finish the joke with two words.
The ship is sinking. The Englishman, with a pipe in his mouth, addresses the captain:
- Sir, which of the boats...
Answer:
for smokers?
Source: Jokes (humorikon). Number 11 for 2010. P. 24
14.
In a scene from the humorous program “6 Frames,” two people walk around the station and ask the people there where they are going. Some answers suit them, but some do not. What are these two doing?
Answer.
