Mr. B's Brain-O Quiz #21

8/21/2015

Mr. B’s “BRAIN-O” Quiz

Guaranteed to unclog clogged up brains!

NAME:__________________ DATE:____________ PERIOD:_______

Directions: Carefully read and answer the following questions.  Print your answer clearly in the box next to each question.  Questions are worth one zillion nano bonus points each.  However, if you get all five correct, we will double the points for a total of ten zillion nano bonus points.

1.		Last night a storm knocked out electric power in the town where Mr. Johnson lives.  All of Mr. Johnson’s neighborhood was darkened by the power outage.  During the period when this was happening, Mr. Johnson sat quietly reading in his living room.  How did he escape the inconvenience his neighbors suffered?
2.		In what portion of the Iberian peninsula is the average annual rainfall the greatest?
3.		What relationship to you is your father’s only son’s brother’s uncle’s wife’s daughter’s cousin’s grandmother?
4.		If I have just ten blue socks and 12 black socks in my top drawer, how many do I have to take out to be sure of having at least one pair of the same color?
5.		Which is worth more, a pound of $10 gold pieces or half a pound of $20 gold pieces?  Or are they the same value?

For every failure, there’s an alternative course of action.  You just have to find it.  When you come to a roadblock, take a detour.

- Mary Kay Ash

WARNING: For Educational Purposes Only.
Please do not attempt to answer any of these questions
unless you are willing to learn something.

Answers will be posted on Monday.

David