Only 1 in 40 People Can Answer These Common Sense Questions. Can You?

By: Isadora Teich
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Only 1 in 40 People Can Answer These Common Sense Questions. Can You?
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About This Quiz

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Ready to put your common sense to the test? Play this fun quiz and see if you can answer these everyday common sense questions that only 1 in 40 people can get right. Think you have what it takes?

Common sense is an essential skill for navigating daily life and business. It's all about making practical decisions that benefit yourself and others. Do you have what it takes to ace this quiz and prove your practical knowledge?

Don't miss out on the chance to show off your intelligence and test your common sense with this interactive quiz. Challenge yourself and see if you have what it takes to beat the odds and come out on top!

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C is the father of D. But D is not the son of C. How is that possible?
D is C's daughter.
C is D's uncle.
Both are brothers.
They are not related.
Correct Answer
Wrong Answer

D is the child of C. If C is not D's son, she must be D's daughter.

Before Mount Everest was discovered, what was the highest mountain on earth?
Mt. Vesuvius
Mt. Everest
Mt. Carmel
Mt. McKinley
Correct Answer
Wrong Answer

Mt. Everest was the tallest mountain on earth long before discovered it. It was always there.

What is the world's most populous country?
United States
China
India
Russia
Correct Answer
Wrong Answer

China is the world's most populous country. It's home to over 1.3 billion people.

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If peacocks do not lay eggs, how are baby peacocks born?
live birth
in labs
They are born from an older peacock's ashes.
Peahens have them.
Correct Answer
Wrong Answer

Peacocks are the males of the species and peahens are the females. Females lay the eggs.

How can a man go 9 days without sleep?
magic
surgery
by sleeping during the night
It's impossible.
Correct Answer
Wrong Answer

Depending on the hours a person keeps, it is technically very possible to go 9 days without sleep. You just have to sleep at night.

Do they celebrate Thanksgiving in the UK?
yes
no
Correct Answer
Wrong Answer

Thanksgiving is a uniquely American holiday. It is not celebrated in the UK.

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Are low-fat foods usually better for you than the regular foods?
yes
no
Correct Answer
Wrong Answer

While low-fat foods are always lower in fat, companies usually replace that fat with sugar and artificial flavorings. This means that many of these foods are not as good for your diet as they are marketed to be.

Which of these colors is warm?
blue
purple
black
red
Correct Answer
Wrong Answer

Red is a warm tone. Other warm tones include yellow, pink and orange.

Which is heavier: 100 pounds of steel or 100 pounds of feathers?
steel
feathers
They weigh the same.
Neither weighs anything.
Correct Answer
Wrong Answer

This is an old trick question. Since there are 100 pounds of both things, they both weigh the same.

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What do they call eggplants in the UK?
courgettes
whiffles
eggplants
aubergines
Correct Answer
Wrong Answer

Many things have different names in American English than UK English. What we call eggplants, they call aubergines.

What is the main language spoken in India?
Sanskrit
English
Urdu
Hindi
Correct Answer
Wrong Answer

The top 5 most spoken languages in India are Hindi, English, Bengali, Telugu and Marathi. The highest amount of people speak Hindi as a first language, while the most people speak English as a second or third language.

Lake Geneva is in which state?
Missouri
Switzerland
liquid
gas
Correct Answer
Wrong Answer

Lake Geneva is in Switzerland, which is a country and not a state. However, its state of matter is liquid (unless it freezes).

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Which US city has a very French heritage?
Boise
New York City
Savannah
New Orleans
Correct Answer
Wrong Answer

New Orleans was initially part of a large North American French territory. This history is why today New Orleans has French flair and French is still spoken in the Canadian province of Quebec.

Which two continents are basically one continent?
Europe and Asia
North America and South America
Asia and Australia
Antarctica and Australia
Correct Answer
Wrong Answer

Europe and Asia are considered two separate continents largely for political reasons. If you look on a map, there is no actual separation between them.

If a coconut falls from a tree where the wind is blowing from the east, where will the coconut land?
to the west
to the east
on the ground
it won't
Correct Answer
Wrong Answer

Regardless of the direction the wind is coming from, anything which falls will inevitably hit the ground. This is, of course, as long as nothing is in the way.

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Which country is not in the Americas?
Bolivia
Chile
Canada
Senegal
Correct Answer
Wrong Answer

Bolivia and Chile are South American countries and Canada is located in North America. Senegal is located in Africa.

How many months have 28 days?
1
3
none
all of them
Correct Answer
Wrong Answer

February is the only month that has only 28 days. Every month has at least 28 days however.

Are eggs good or bad for you in moderation?
good
bad
neither
No one knows.
Correct Answer
Wrong Answer

While eating 500 eggs a day isn't good for anyone, eggs still have a controversial reputation even in small amounts. Even though they were declared healthy by the American Heart Association nearly 20 years ago, people still think they are a heart attack on a plate.

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Who was the president of the US in 1700?
Barack Obama
George Washington
FDR
None of the above
Correct Answer
Wrong Answer

The US was not founded until 1776. In 1700 there was no US and no president of that country.

How many things are in a baker's dozen?
1
5
13
12
Correct Answer
Wrong Answer

A dozen is 12 items. A bakers dozen is 13 items.

How many times can you subtract 5 from 40?
no times
1 time
6 times
4 times.
Correct Answer
Wrong Answer

You can only do this once. When you subtract 5 from 40 you get 35, and 40 is no more.

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Leap year is every 4 years. When does February have 28 days?
every 4 years
every 3 years
every year
never
Correct Answer
Wrong Answer

February has at least 28 days every year. This is not affected by leap year, every 4 years, when an extra year is added.

A truck driver goes down a one-way street the wrong way in front of cops. Why is he not pulled over?
It was opposite day.
He was walking.
His truck was blue.
He was very short.
Correct Answer
Wrong Answer

Just because he's a truck driver doesn't mean he was in his truck at the time. It's not specified in the brain teaser.

Do all of the countries in Europe belong to the EU?
yes
no
Correct Answer
Wrong Answer

Europe is a geographic region, while the European Union is a political union that not every country in the area is part of. Macedonia, Russia, Gibraltar and Belarus are some non-EU countries located at least partially in Europe.

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How many pears can you put in an empty basket?
0
1
15
need more info to answer
Correct Answer
Wrong Answer

You can only put one pear in an empty basket. Once that pear is in there, the basket is no longer empty.

A rooster lays an egg on a barn roof, which way does it roll?
to the left
to the right
up
It doesn't.
Correct Answer
Wrong Answer

The egg would not exist in the first place. This is because roosters do not lay eggs.

Is it legal for a person living in Texas to be buried in Pennsylvania?
Yes
No
Correct Answer
Wrong Answer

This is a trick question. It is illegal to bury anyone alive, regardless of the state they are in.

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When is the right time to flip a pancake?
whenever you want
when it gets brown on top
when the top starts to bubble
never
Correct Answer
Wrong Answer

This one is an old trick that fewer people know than you might think. When the pancake's top starts to bubble, flip it.

Which of these numbers is even?
1
4
7
11
Correct Answer
Wrong Answer

Even numbers can be divided neatly by 2. Odd numbers cannot.

What part of a person's body grows for their whole life?
toes
shoulders
ears
eyes
Correct Answer
Wrong Answer

Two parts of a person's body grow throughout their whole life. They are the ears and the nose.

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In which of these countries do they not use euros?
The Netherlands
England
Germany
Italy
Correct Answer
Wrong Answer

While many European countries use euros, they don't use them in the UK. In the UK they use pounds.

Do Buddhists believe in god?
yes
no
some of them
no one knows
Correct Answer
Wrong Answer

Some Buddhists believe in one or many deities. Others do not believe in gods at all.

You are in a dark room with a candle, a gas stove and a lamp. You only have one match. Which do you light first?
the stove
the lamp
the match
the candle
Correct Answer
Wrong Answer

You would have to light the match first. This is the only way you can light the other things.

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How much dirt is in a hole that 18 feet deep and 4 feet wide?
100 pounds
a ton
none
some
Correct Answer
Wrong Answer

There is no dirt in there. If it was full of anything at all, it would not be a hole.

If there are 5 apples and you take 4, how many do you have?
1
4
5
none
Correct Answer
Wrong Answer

If you took 4 apples than you have 4 apples. The number of apples you took from is irrelevant.

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