About This Quiz
Do you think you have an all-around intelligence that will make a common sense quiz a breeze? Everyone likes to think that they are smarter than the average person, but there are so many kinds of intelligence that it can be hard to judge this. After all, some people remember every book they have ever read, but they might accidentally put their hand on a hot stove. Some people are masters at chess, while other people can fix or build almost anything. Some people write poetry which makes others cry, and others can do mental math like it's nothing. Some people don't test well but are excellent at talking to and handling people in social situations. There are so many ways to be smart, but for day-to-day life and business, some common sense is a must. Â
Common sense is defined as a good sense in practical matters. Someone with good common sense makes the kinds of daily decisions that benefit them and others. It is an ability to read oneself, others and situations that is always useful. If you think you are a master of common sense, put your practical knowledge and horse sense to the test with this HowStuffWorks quiz!Â
D is the child of C. If C is not D's son, she must be D's daughter.
Mt. Everest was the tallest mountain on earth long before discovered it. It was always there.
China is the world's most populous country. It's home to over 1.3 billion people.
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Peacocks are the males of the species and peahens are the females. Females lay the eggs.
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.
Thanksgiving is a uniquely American holiday. It is not celebrated in the UK.
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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.
Red is a warm tone. Other warm tones include yellow, pink and orange.
This is an old trick question. Since there are 100 pounds of both things, they both weigh the same.
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Many things have different names in American English than UK English. What we call eggplants, they call aubergines.
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 Switzerland, which is a country and not a state. However, its state of matter is liquid (unless it freezes).
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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.
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.
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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Bolivia and Chile are South American countries and Canada is located in North America. Senegal is located in Africa.
February is the only month that has only 28 days. Every month has at least 28 days however.
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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The US was not founded until 1776. In 1700 there was no US and no president of that country.
A dozen is 12 items. A bakers dozen is 13 items.
You can only do this once. When you subtract 5 from 40 you get 35, and 40 is no more.
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February has at least 28 days every year. This is not affected by leap year, every 4 years, when an extra year is added.
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.
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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You can only put one pear in an empty basket. Once that pear is in there, the basket is no longer empty.
The egg would not exist in the first place. This is because roosters do not lay eggs.
This is a trick question. It is illegal to bury anyone alive, regardless of the state they are in.
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This one is an old trick that fewer people know than you might think. When the pancake's top starts to bubble, flip it.
Even numbers can be divided neatly by 2. Odd numbers cannot.
Two parts of a person's body grow throughout their whole life. They are the ears and the nose.
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While many European countries use euros, they don't use them in the UK. In the UK they use pounds.
Some Buddhists believe in one or many deities. Others do not believe in gods at all.
You would have to light the match first. This is the only way you can light the other things.
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There is no dirt in there. If it was full of anything at all, it would not be a hole.