Ultimate Lateral Thinking Quiz
A fun quiz to test your knowledge on lateral thinking!
- 1.
Curiosity is to cat as vinegar is to what?
- A.
Spider
- B.
Old Maid
- C.
Flies
- D.
Maypole
Correct Answer
C. Flies -
- 2.
If 16 teams play in an single elimination tournament, how many games will the winner have to win?
- A.
4
- B.
8
- C.
6
- D.
15
Correct Answer
A. 4 -
- 3.
How many tablespoons of butter are in one pound of butter?
- A.
45
- B.
47
- C.
48
- D.
32
Correct Answer
D. 32 -
- 4.
How many cards with hearts are in a deck of playing cards?
- A.
13
- B.
52
- C.
11
- D.
12
Correct Answer
A. 13 -
- 5.
The younger prince of England shares a first name with what character at Hogwarts?
- A.
The First Name Of President Truman
- B.
The First Name Of The Youngest Brady
- C.
The First Name Of The Mayor Of New York
- D.
The First Name Of Madonna's Husband
Correct Answer
A. The First Name Of President Truman -
- 6.
If Sam travels 6 miles south, and Jen travels 8 miles east, how far away are they from each other?
- A.
14 Miles
- B.
2 Miles
- C.
10 Miles
- D.
48 Miles
Correct Answer
C. 10 Miles -
- 7.
What's the average speed of an officer leaving at 7:12 AM and arriving 180 miles away at 10:57 AM?
- A.
33 Miles Per Hour
- B.
48 Miles Per Hour
- C.
55 Miles Per Hour
- D.
66 Miles Per Hour
Correct Answer
B. 48 Miles Per Hour -
- 8.
What day is two days before the day after the day three days after the day before Tuesday?
- A.
Thursday
- B.
Saturday
- C.
Friday
- D.
Wednesday
Correct Answer
D. Wednesday -
- 9.
Which word would be in the middle of an alphabetic list: Abound, Abscond, Abalone, Abdomen, Abdicate?
- A.
Abalone
- B.
Abrogates
- C.
Abdicate
- D.
Abdomen
Correct Answer
D. Abdomen -
- 10.
If A's three years older than B, and B's three years older than C, how old are they if their ages add to 57?
- A.
16, 19, 22
- B.
15, 18, 24
- C.
18, 21, 18
- D.
21, 21, 16
Correct Answer
A. 16, 19, 22 -
- 11.
If Ted scored 20% better than Tom on an exam, and Tom scored 80%, what did Ted score?
- A.
96%
- B.
98%
- C.
88%
- D.
100%
Correct Answer
A. 96% -
- 12.
If each of a rectangle's two dimensions is increased by 100%, by what percentage does area increase?
- A.
1000%
- B.
400%
- C.
300%
- D.
100%
Correct Answer
C. 300% -
- 13.
At noon a clock's hands point in the same direction; at what time after noon do they do so again?
- A.
1:05
- B.
1:01
- C.
6:30
- D.
2:12
Correct Answer
A. 1:05 -
- 14.
Which number is two times the result of multiplying the number's individual digits?
- A.
48
- B.
36
- C.
24
- D.
44
Correct Answer
B. 36 -
- 15.
How much do ten bullets cost if one thousand of them cost $10.00 and there are no discounts?
- A.
1.01
- B.
1
- C.
0.1
- D.
1.1
Correct Answer
C. 0.1 -
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