“Fight Against Stupidity And Bureaucracy”
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Why is today Sneaky Sunday?
Because this Sunday there is a test for you. They’re no good unless they sneak up on you by surprise. This way there’s no time get a sick note or prepare another excuse.
Some of the questions are easy, some of them are hard, some of them are tricky, and some are a combination of one or more of the above.
So sharpen your pencils and whatever else you need to do and begin when you are ready.
(As usual the answers are waaaaaaaay down below, but no cheating!)
Enjoy!
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Q 1: Launched on February 1, 1958 what was the name of the first American satellite in orbit?
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Q 2: Most people know what a bibliophile is, but what is a bibliopole?
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Q 3: Train ‘A’ leaves from New York City heading toward Los Angeles at 100 mph. Three hours later, train ‘B’ leaves from Los Angeles heading toward New York City at 200 mph. Assume there is exactly 2,000 miles between Los Angeles and New York City. When they meet, which train is closer to New York City?
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Q 4: There is the only royal palace in the United States of America – where is it?
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Q 5: What sort of paper are US dollar bills made out of?
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Q 6: What does the ZIP in “ZIP code” mean?
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Q 7: Nowadays they go for tens of millions of dollars each, but how many paintings did Vincent Van Gogh sell during his entire life?
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Q 8: A certain five letter word becomes shorter when you add two letters to it. What is the word?
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Q 9: What is the only planet in our solar system that rotates clockwise?
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Q 10: What is a rhinoceros horn made of?
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Q 11: Name an English word that ends in “mt”
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Q 12: What was the first novel ever written on a typewriter?
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Q 13: If an electric train is traveling northwest at 95 miles per hour, and the wind is blowing southwest at 95 miles per hour, in which direction does the smoke blow?
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Q 14: Who was the first U.S. President to be born in a hospital?
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Q 15: How long would you have to hold your breath before you kill yourself?
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Q 16: What are the six official languages of the U.N.?
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Q 17: “Big Ben” in London, England is what?
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Q 18: There are 10 human body parts that are only 3 letters long. What are they? (And you know them all)
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Q 19: Who is Robert Zimmerman?
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Q 20: While on my way to St. Ives, I met a man with seven wives. Each wife had seven sacks; Each sack had seven cats; Each cat had seven kittens. Kittens, cats, sacks, wives; How many were going to St. Ives?
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ANSWERS
Q 1: Launched on February 1, 1958 what was the name of the first American satellite in orbit?
Explorer
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Q 2: Most people know what a bibliophile is, but what is a bibliopole?
A bibliophile is a collector of rare books, and a bibliopole is a seller of rare books.
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Q 3: Train ‘A’ leaves from New York City heading toward Los Angeles at 100 mph. Three hours later, train ‘B’ leaves from Los Angeles heading toward New York City at 200 mph. Assume there is exactly 2,000 miles between Los Angeles and New York City. When they meet, which train is closer to New York City?
Two answers are allowed to this one, either
When they meet, they’re both exactly the same distance from New York City.
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if you consider “meeting” to be nose to nose, the one that left from New York City is closer to New York City by a train length.
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Q 4: There is the only royal palace in the United States of America – where is it?
Honolulu, Hawai
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Q 5: What sort of paper are US dollar bills made out of?
US Dollar bills are made out of cotton and linen.
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Q 6: What does the ZIP in “ZIP code” mean?
Zoning Improvement Plan.
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Q 7: Nowadays they go for tens of millions of dollars each, but how many paintings did Vincent Van Gogh sell during his entire life?
Vincent Van Gogh sold exactly one painting during his lifetime, “Red Vineyard at Arles”.
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Q 8: A certain five letter word becomes shorter when you add two letters to it. What is the word?
Short
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Q 9: What is the only planet in our solar system that rotates clockwise?
Venus
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Q 10: What is a rhinoceros horn made of?
Compacted hair
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Q 11: Name an English word that ends in “mt”
Dreamt
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Q 12: What was the first novel ever written on a typewriter?
Tom Sawyer
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Q 13: If an electric train is traveling northwest at 95 miles per hour, and the wind is blowing southwest at 95 miles per hour, in which direction does the smoke blow?
Smoke? It’s an electric train, there ain’t no smoke!
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Q 14: Who was the first U.S. President to be born in a hospital?
Jimmy Carter
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Q 15: How long would you have to hold your breath before you kill yourself?
You cannot kill yourself by holding your breath, with the best will in the world, even if you held you breath long enough to pass out your body reflex would then take over and you would start to breathe again involuntarily
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Q 16: What are the six official languages of the U.N.?
English, French, Spanish, Russian, Chinese and Arabic
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Q 17: “Big Ben” in London, England is what?
Many people mistakenly think it is a clock. Actually, it’s the bell.
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Q 18: There are 10 human body parts that are only 3 letters long. What are they? (And you know them all)
Eye, hip, arm, leg, ear, toe, jaw, rib, lip, gum.
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Q 19: Who is Robert Zimmerman?
Bob Dylan’s real name is Robert Zimmerman
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Q 20: While on my way to St. Ives, I met a man with seven wives. Each wife had seven sacks; Each sack had seven cats; Each cat had seven kittens. Kittens, cats, sacks, wives; How many were going to St. Ives?
Read it again, it was only you who was going to St Ives, so the answer is one
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Did ya do good???
fasab 
I was wrong with the Big Ben as well!very informative!
Most people get that one wrong so don’t worry. Thanks for having a go.
Ya stole that last one from “Die Hard With A Vengeance”! Other than that, I got a solid “D”. I never knew rhino horns were hair, I thought they were something like chitin in seashells or cartilage. And technically, there are multiple bells in the clock tower that contains Big Ben – he’s the hour-chiming bell. 😀
And who the heck is Bob Dylan? 😉
I forgot about the Die Hard movie, well remembered. Of course that rhyme is a lot older than that.
Ben is the big one, he’s a dong more than a chime 😉
And Bob’s the little guy with the guitar, or is it a tambourine, man! 🙂
no i did terrible, but in question 18, there are 11 human body parts that are only three letters long, one is missing….do you know which one?
Hmmmm, I only know a slang term for another one, but I hope that’s not what you are thinking of :o()
ha well umm…not quite sure which one you mean..lol
the part is bum. LOL or ass, maybe that’s what you meant?
There’s not a good way to reply to this, let’s just say I was thinking of the latter of your suggestions. So there is eleven! Have some more points. Well done 🙂
lol did i make it awkard??? i’m so sorry 😉 ahaha!
now what to use my points for???
You learn something everyday! I’d like to know if the Zoning Improvement Plan actually worked 😉 some oldies too which are always welcome for guaranteed points.
We all need a few guaranteed points these days 🙂
Thanks for commenting.
Not so good on this this one! Great questions though
It’s the taking part that counts. Thanks for having a go!
Excellent! I remember when ZIP codes came in – yes, that dates me. And I got St. Ives. Bravo to you .
Oh no, bravo to you for having a go at them. Glad you enjoyed the ‘test’.