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Question 1

Question 1

Which word is always spelled incorrectly?

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Question 2

Question 2

How many months in a year have 28 days? (Enter your answer as a number)

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Question 3

Question 3

What can you see with your eyes closed?

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Question 4

Question 4

What doesn't burn in fire or sink in water?

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Question 5

Question 5

From which type of dishware shouldn't you eat anything?

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Question 6

Question 6

It's small and gray, and looks like an elephant. Who is it?

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Question 7

Question 7

Which question cannot be answered with “yes”?

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Question 8

Question 8

What is a question you can't answer with "no"?

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Question 9

Question 9

How do day and night end?

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Question 10

Question 10

What is 2 + 2 × 2?

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Question 11

Question 11

What do you own, but others use more often than you do?

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Question 12

Question 12

A person has one, a cow has two, and a hawk has none. What is it?

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Question 13

Question 13

What kinds of rocks aren't found in the sea?

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Question 14

Question 14

Which number will decrease by one-third if you flip it over?

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Question 15

Question 15

What can you cook but not eat?

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Question 16

Question 16

One corner of a square table was cut off in a straight line. How many corners does the table have now? (Enter your answer as a number)

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Question 17

Question 17

What do people put down when they need it, and pick up when they don't?

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Question 18

Question 18

What can travel the world while staying in the same corner?

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Question 19

Question 19

A man went to the market and bought a horse there for 50 rubles. But soon he noticed that horse prices had gone up, so he sold it for 60 rubles. Then he realized he had nothing to ride, so he bought the same horse back for 70 rubles. Then he wondered how he could avoid getting an earful from his wife for such an expensive purchase, so he sold it for 80 rubles. How much did he make as a result of these transactions? (Enter your answer as a number)

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Question 20

Question 20

Chinese martial arts masters used to say that fighting is for fools, and victory is for the intelligent. And what, in their view, is for the wise?

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Question 21

Question 21

In Spain, they're called "Portuguese"; in Prussia, "Rusaks." And what are they called in Russia?

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Question 22

Question 22

What dish did Marco Aroni invent in the 17th century?

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Question 23

Question 23

As is well known, all traditional Russian female (full) names end in either “A” or “Ya”: Anna, Maria, Olga, etc. However, there is one female name that ends in neither “A” nor “Ya.” Name it.

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Question 24

Question 24

Russia consisted of Great Russia (Russia proper), Little Russia (Ukraine), and White Russia (Belarus). And what was the name of Manchuria, which was part of this state?

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Question 25

Question 25

In Russia, it was eaten everywhere; the Romans called it a foul-smelling plant, and Pythagoras called it the king of spices. Name it.

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Question 26

Question 26

Before the introduction of potatoes, it was the staple food of Europe’s poor. We are more familiar with it, however, from a short story featuring six characters.

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Question 27

Question 27

Catherine II bought works of art from all over the world to house them in a “secluded refuge.” What do we call it now?

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Question 28

Question 28

There are 8 benches in the park. Three of them were painted. How many benches are there now in the park? (Enter your answer as a number)

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Question 29

Question 29

The thermometer reads 15 degrees above zero. What will the reading be on two such thermometers? (Enter your answer as a number)

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Question 30

Question 30

The loaf was cut into three pieces. How many cuts were made? (Enter your answer as a number)

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Question 31

Question 31

A truck was driving toward the village. On the way, it passed 4 passenger cars. How many cars were heading toward the village? (Enter your answer as a number)

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Question 32

Question 32

What can't you pick up off the floor by its tail?

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Question 33

Question 33

What always increases and never decreases?

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Question 34

Question 34

The more you take from it, the more it grows. What is it?

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Question 35

Question 35

What goes up and down a hill but stays in the same place?

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Question 36

Question 36

You have guests over, and in the fridge there's a bottle of lemonade, a carton of apple juice, and a bottle of mineral water. Which one will you open first?

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Question 37

Question 37

According to the writer O. Henry, it is the only animal into which nails are driven. What is it?

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Question 38

Question 38

There is something so fragile that just saying its name will break it. What is it?

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Question 39

Question 39

How do you write "nineteen" and then, by removing the one, get "twenty"?

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Question 40

Question 40

Feed it, and it will come to life. Give it water, and it will die. What is it?

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Question 41

Question 41

What has five fingers but isn't a living thing?

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Question 42

Question 42

I am nothing, but I have a name. Sometimes I'm big, sometimes I'm small, and I can't exist on my own. Who am I?

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Question 43

Question 43

Which part of a bookcase consists of half a consonant?

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Question 44

Question 44

What word starts with three "G"s and ends with three "Y"s?

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Question 45

Question 45

How do you spell "mousetrap" in five letters?

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Question 46

Question 46

What ranks first in Russia but second in France?

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Question 47

Question 47

What does a security guard do when a sparrow is perched on his head?

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Question 48

Question 48

Which cardinal direction has 101 letters in its name?

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Question 49

Question 49

What was “tomorrow” and will become “yesterday”?

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Question 50

Question 50

Form a question using five consecutive letters of the Russian alphabet. Hint: It might not be a single word.

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