Peter’s Intelligence Quiz During this presentation there will be several questions to tell whether or not you are qualified to be ”intelligent” The amount of information in the world doubles every 2.3 years. The amount of information in the world doubles every 2.3 years. there are ONLY 20 or so questions, but you don’t kick yourself, because not everything is what it seems!
Peter’s Intelligence Quiz If your read one day’s issue of any current newspaper (even the West Australian!) you would have access to more information than any person had in their entire lifetime during the 17th Century! If your read one day’s issue of any current newspaper (even the West Australian!) you would have access to more information than any person had in their entire lifetime during the 17th Century! The muscles in your heart have the strength to shoot your blood 10 meters in the air?
Peter’s Intelligence Quiz The questions are not that difficult - but please think carefully! Remember…think outside the square! 1. You are participating in a race. You overtake the second person. What position are you in? First Question
Peter’s Intelligence Quiz If you answer that you are first, then you are absolutely wrong! if you overtake the second person and you take his/her place, you are second! First Answer
Peter’s Intelligence Quiz 2. If you overtake the last person in the race, then you are...? Second Question
Peter’s Intelligence Quiz If you answered that you are second to last, then you are wrong again. Tell me, how can you overtake the LAST person! Today’s university students in their first year of study, will be exposed in one year, to more information than their grandparents were in a lifetime. Second Answer
Peter’s Intelligence Quiz Take 1000 and add 40 to it. Now add another Now add 30. Add another Now add 20. Now add another Now add 10. Take 1000 and add 40 to it. Now add another Now add 30. Add another Now add 20. Now add another Now add Do this in your head Third Question
Peter’s Intelligence Quiz Take 1000 and add 40 to it. Now add another Now add 30. Add another Now add 20. Now add another Now add 10. Take 1000 and add 40 to it. Now add another Now add 30. Add another Now add 20. Now add another Now add 10. Did you get 5000? The correct answer is actually Third Answer
Peter’s Intelligence Quiz 4. Mary's father has five daughters: 1. Nana, 2. Nene, 3.Nini, 4.Nono, What is the name of the fifth daughter? Fourth Question
Peter’s Intelligence Quiz 4. Mary's father has five daughters: 1. Nana, 2. Nene, 3.Nini, 4.Nono. What is the name of the fifth daughter? Answer: Nunu? NO! Of course not. Her name is Mary. Read the question again. Fourth Answer
Peter’s Intelligence Quiz 5. How do you put a Giraffe into a refrigerator? Giraffes use their long necks for Fighting … not just to get at fruit in tall trees Fifth Question
Peter’s Intelligence Quiz Open the refrigerator, put in the giraffe and close the door. The correct answer is: This question tests whether you tend to do simple things in an overly complicated way. Fifth Answer
Peter’s Intelligence Quiz 6. How do you put an elephant into a refrigerator? Sixth Question
Peter’s Intelligence Quiz Open the refrigerator, put in the elephant and close the refrigerator? Did you say… Wrong Answer:
Peter’s Intelligence Quiz Open the refrigerator, take out the giraffe, Then put in the elephant and close the door. This tests your ability to think through the repercussions of your actions. The correct answer is: Q: How can you tell that an elephant has been in the fridge? A: Footprints in the butter. Sixth Answer
Peter’s Intelligence Quiz 7. The Lion King is hosting an animal conference. All the animals attend except one. Which animal does not attend? 7. The Lion King is hosting an animal conference. All the animals attend except one. Which animal does not attend? Seventh Question
Peter’s Intelligence Quiz Correct Answer: The Elephant. The Elephant is in the refrigerator, remember. This tests your memory! Elephants are the only animals that cannot jump Seventh Answer
Peter’s Intelligence Quiz O.K. even if you did not get all the answers correct you still have a chance to show your ability
Peter’s Intelligence Quiz 8. There is a river you must cross. But it is in habited by crocodiles. How do you manage it? 8. There is a river you must cross. But it is in habited by crocodiles. How do you manage it? Crocodiles cannot stick out their tongue Eighth Question
Peter’s Intelligence Quiz Correct Answer: You swim across. Why? All the Crocodiles are attending the Animal Conference! This tests whether you learn quickly from your mistakes. Eighth Answer
Peter’s Intelligence Quiz 9. Join all the dots using four straight lines only, do not go back along a line Ninth Question
Peter’s Intelligence Quiz Ninth Answer Incredibly illogical ? Happiness is a perfume you cannot put on others without getting a few drops on yourself. Happiness is a perfume you cannot put on others without getting a few drops on yourself. -R. W. Emerson Happiness is a perfume you cannot put on others without getting a few drops on yourself. Happiness is a perfume you cannot put on others without getting a few drops on yourself. -R. W. Emerson
Peter’s Intelligence Quiz 10. Complete the sequence 10. Complete the sequence : O, T, T, F, F, S, S,... All polar bears are left handed Tenth Question
Peter’s Intelligence Quiz 10. Complete the sequence 10. Complete the sequence : O, T, T, F, F, S, S,... Eight, Nine, Ten... Tenth Answer
Peter’s Intelligence Quiz 11. Spell the word 'silk'. What do cows drink? Spell the word 'coast’ What do you put into a toaster? Eleventh Question
Peter’s Intelligence Quiz 11. Spell the word 'silk'. What do cows drink? Spell the word 'coast’ What do you put into a toaster? Did you say 'milk' and toast? The answers are 'water' and 'bread' The answers are 'water' and 'bread'. Eleventh Answer
Peter’s Intelligence Quiz FINISHED FILES ARE THE RESULT OF YEARS OF SCIENTIFIC STUDY COMBINED WITH THE EXPERIENCE OF YEARS. FINISHED FILES ARE THE RESULT OF YEARS OF SCIENTIFIC STUDY COMBINED WITH THE EXPERIENCE OF YEARS. 12. Count the number of F’s in the following sentence you have 30 seconds Twelfth Question
Peter’s Intelligence Quiz Amazing, isn't it? Most people count three of them, so much for perception, but it does not say anything about your IQ. Whoever counts the six 'F' the first time is a genius, five is rather rare, four is rather frequent, three is normal. Less than three, and you must change glasses ; -) For some obscure reason, we (or our brain) does not count the "f" in "of", maybe because the phonetic is similar to "ov", or because during (quick) reading the brain focus on "lexical" words, and not so much on "grammatical" words. Amazing, isn't it? Most people count three of them, so much for perception, but it does not say anything about your IQ. Whoever counts the six 'F' the first time is a genius, five is rather rare, four is rather frequent, three is normal. Less than three, and you must change glasses ; -) For some obscure reason, we (or our brain) does not count the "f" in "of", maybe because the phonetic is similar to "ov", or because during (quick) reading the brain focus on "lexical" words, and not so much on "grammatical" words. The answer is 6 My brain hurts Twelfth Answer
Peter’s Intelligence Quiz 13. How many animals of each species did Moses take into the Ark? Thirteenth Question
Peter’s Intelligence Quiz If you answer all of them, then you are absolutely wrong! Thirteenth Answer Noah was looking after the Ark!
Peter’s Intelligence Quiz 14. If you were alone in a deserted house at night, and there was an oil lamp, a candle and firewood and you only have one match, which would you light first? Fourteenth Question
Peter’s Intelligence Quiz If you answered that you would light the oil lamp, candle or firewood You would be wrong Obviously you would light the Match first Fourteenth Answer
Peter’s Intelligence Quiz 15. Which side of a cat contains the most hair? Fifteenth Question Through out the whole of World war II they did not have the technology that is used when one opens a musical greeting card and plays Happy Birthday to you… Through out the whole of World war II they did not have the technology that is used when one opens a musical greeting card and plays Happy Birthday to you…
Peter’s Intelligence Quiz 15. Which side of a cat contains the most hair? The answer is The outside 15. Which side of a cat contains the most hair? The answer is The outside Fifteenth Answer
Peter’s Intelligence Quiz 16, What's the difference between an elephant and a grape? Sixteenth Question Don ’ t look it up on the Internet!
Peter’s Intelligence Quiz Grapes are purple (or green) Sixteenth Answer Elephants are grey
Peter’s Intelligence Quiz 1) How long did the Hundred Years War last? 2) Which country makes Panama hats? 3) From which animal do we get catgut? 1) How long did the Hundred Years War last? 2) Which country makes Panama hats? 3) From which animal do we get catgut? Now for a serious quiz Last Chance
Peter’s Intelligence Quiz 1) How long did the Hundred Years War last? 2) Which country makes Panama hats? 3) From which animal do we get cat gut? 1) How long did the Hundred Years War last? *116 years 2) Which country makes Panama hats? * Ecuador 3) From which animal do we get cat gut? *Sheep and Horses Answers
Peter’s Intelligence Quiz 4) In which month do Russians celebrate the October Revolution? 5) What is a camel's hair brush made of? 6) The Canary Islands in the Pacific are named after what animal? what animal?
Peter’s Intelligence Quiz 4) In which month do Russians celebrate the October Revolution? *November 5) What is a camel's hair brush made of? *Squirrel fur 6) The Canary Islands in the Pacific are named after what animal? *Dogs after what animal? *Dogs
Peter’s Intelligence Quiz 7) What was King George VI's first name? 8) What color is a purple finch? 9) Where are Chinese gooseberries from? 10) What is the color of the black box in a commercial airplane? commercial airplane?
Peter’s Intelligence Quiz 7) What was King George VI's first name? 8) What color is a purple finch? 9) Where are Chinese gooseberries from? 10) What is the color of the black box in a commercial 7) What was King George VI's first name? *Albert 8) What color is a purple finch? *Crimson 9) Where are Chinese gooseberries from? * New Zealand 10) What is the color of the black box in a commercial airplane? airplane? * Orange, of course.
Peter’s Intelligence Quiz A conference room contains three separate wall-mounted spotlights - right, left and front of stage. Each is controlled by its own on-off switch. These three switches are numbered 1, 2 and 3, but they are in a back- room which has no sight of the the spotlights or the conference room (and there are no reflections or shadows or mirrors, and you are alone). How do you identify each switch correctly - right, left, front - if you can only enter the back-room once?
Peter’s Intelligence Quiz Answer to Lights Switch number 1 light on for a few minutes then turn it off Switch light 2 on and leave it on. Leave switch 3 off. The lights will be right, left, front - enter room, feel if one of the off lights is warm = switch 1 The one on will be switch 2 and the light off must be switch 3 Switch number 1 light on for a few minutes then turn it off Switch light 2 on and leave it on. Leave switch 3 off. The lights will be right, left, front - enter room, feel if one of the off lights is warm = switch 1 The one on will be switch 2 and the light off must be switch 3
Peter’s Intelligence Quiz Multiplying Multiplying 111,111,111 x 111,111,111 = 12,345,678,987,654,321
Peter’s Intelligence Quiz Help me always to give 100% at work... 12% on Monday, 23% on Tuesday, 40% on Wednesday, 20% on Thursday and 5% on Friday And help me to remember... When I'm having a bad day and it seems that people are trying to wind me up, it takes 42 muscles to frown, 28 to smile and only 4 to extend my arm and smack someone... Help me always to give 100% at work... 12% on Monday, 23% on Tuesday, 40% on Wednesday, 20% on Thursday and 5% on Friday And help me to remember... When I'm having a bad day and it seems that people are trying to wind me up, it takes 42 muscles to frown, 28 to smile and only 4 to extend my arm and smack someone...
Peter’s Intelligence Quiz Thank You ! The End Well Done
Peter’s Intelligence Quiz But many preschoolers and students got several correct answers, how many did you get right?. According to Andersen Consulting Worldwide, around 90% of the professionals they tested got all questions wrong. Anderson Consulting says this conclusively disproves the theory that most professionals have the brains of a four year old.