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What would be the next letter in this series: A ... C ... F
... J ... O ... ? a. R b. S c. T d. U e. V
One hundred businesspeople gather at a meeting. 85 of them
carry a cellular phone, 80 of them have a beeper, 75 of them speak
at least two languages and 70 of them wear a suit. Therefore, a
certain number of them have all of the above: a cell phone AND a
beeper AND speak at least two languages AND wear a suit. Out of
these 100 businesspeople, what is the least possible number who
have all of the above? a. 10 b. 15 c. 17 d. 18
e. 20
Joe lost his part-time job, which reduced the net family
income by 20%. His wife Janice decided to work overtime to
compensate for the lost income. Other things being equal, by what
percentage must her net salary increase in order to arrive at the
same net family income as they had before Joe lost his job? a.
20% b. 25% c. 30% d. 35% e. 40%
What would be the next number in this series: 2 ... 4 ... 8
... 16 ... 32 ... ? a. 56 b. 64 c. 72 d. 88 e.
96
Which one of the following five is least like the other four?
a. Cocacola b. Juice c. Water d. Cake e.
Milk
Which one of the following five is least like the other four?
a. Airplane b. Car c. Bus d. Train e.
Steamboat
What would be the next number in this series: 3 ... 5 ...
10 ... 12 ... 24 ... 26 ... ? a. 48 b. 50 c. 52 d.
54 e. 56
Which one of the following five is least like the other four?
a. Liberal b. Democrat c. Conservative d. Engineer
e. Socialist
Grandma sent Johnny some money for his birthday. Johnny spent
all of it in five stores. In each store, he spent $1.00 more than
half of what he had when he came in. How much money did he get
from grandma? a. $7.50 b. $25 c. $30 d. $46 e.
$62
Which one of the following five is least like the other four?
a. Think b. Speak c. Run d. Call e.
Listen
Magellan was a famous: a. Traveller b. Painter c.
Musician d. Writer e. Astronomer
Which one of the following five is least like the other four?
a. Jakarta b. Teheran c. Madrid d. Havana e.
Munich
What would be the next number in this series: 1 ... 2 ... 3
... 5 ... 8 ... 13 ... 21 ... 34 ... ? a. 47 b. 53 c.
55 d. 62 e. 65
Your teenage daughter Sally and her friend Monica invented a
secret alphabet. You find a note that Sally wrote for Monica using
this secret code. Sally tells you that it says: "Hi Monica,
Yesterday, ?????? asked me out. Sally"
You
desperately want to know who the guy is, but she won't tell you.
Can you figure out his name from the note?
"Ls Ucvskj,
Tbdfboqjt, Ujofsv jdmbq ub cxf. Djppt" a. Mathew
b. Marcus c. Michel d. Mickey e. Martin
Julius Caesar a. died of natural causes. b. was killed
in a riding accident. c. was killed in a battle. d.
committed suicide. e. was murdered.
Light is to window as air is to: a. Wind b.
Suffocation c. Breath d. Filter e. Atmosphere
A group of old ladies meet for an afternoon tea party. They
bring all their cats. In all, there are 22 heads and 72 feet. How
many old ladies and how many cats are in the room? a. 6 old
ladies and 16 cats b. 7 old ladies and 15 cats c. 8 old
ladies and 14 cats d. 9 old ladies and 13 cats e. 10 old
ladies and 12 cats
If you rearrange the letters "ZILBRA", you would have the name
of a a. River b. Country c. City d. Animal e.
Plant
Let's say that the following arguments are true:
All sales are cheats.
No cheats are bargains.
Therefore, we can
conclude that no bargains can be sales. Is this conclusion true or
false? a. True b. False
Napoleon lost his final battle at a. Moscow b.
Waterloo c. Leipzig d. Berlin e. Paris
George took a test of a certain number of questions, each
question having the same value. He answered 10 questions
incorrectly. This resulted in an accuracy score of 60%. How many
questions were in the test? a. 15 b. 20 c. 25 d.
30 e. 35
A car is to gas as Television is to: a. Counter top b.
Coffee c. Electricity d. Warming plate e. Plastic
Peter is helping his gym teacher. The teacher asks him to
bring 16 balls from the storage room. Peter can carry 3 balls at a
time. How many trips to the storage room does Peter need to make?
a. 4 b. 4.5 c. 5 d. 5.5 e. 6
Vacuum cleaner is to carpet as broom is to: a. Dust b.
Carpet c. Table d. Dust pan e. Seat
Igor was both the 15th highest and the 15th lowest in a tennis
tournament. How many people were in the tournament? a. 28
b. 29 c. 30 d. 31 e. 32
