Logical Problems

(16) If you have a barrel that is filled with water up to the halfway mark, how can you empty the barrel until it’s completely empty without using any tools or removing the water?

  • (a) Pour the water out
  • (b) Tilt the barrel
  • (c) Wait for it to evaporate
  • (d) Fill it to the top



(17) If you have a boat in the middle of a lake and you throw a rock into the lake, what happens to the water level?

  • (a) The water level rises
  • (b) The water level remains the same
  • (c) The water level goes down
  • (d) The water level becomes turbulent



(18) If it takes 5 machines 5 minutes to make 5 widgets, how long would it take 100 machines to make 100 widgets?

  • (a) 1 minute
  • (b) 5 minutes
  • (c) 5 minutes
  • (d) 100 minutes



(19) What has keys but can’t open locks and has space but no room?

  • (a) A keyboard
  • (b) A computer
  • (c) A room with a view
  • (d) A piano



(20) What comes once in a minute, twice in a moment, but never in a thousand years?

  • (a) The number 1
  • (b) The letter “e”
  • (c) The letter “m”
  • (d) The word “time”


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