Lateral Thinking Trivia
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- 1.
The name of which human body part is a palindrome?
- A.
Ear
- B.
Eye
- C.
Knee
- D.
Teeth
Correct Answer
B. Eye -
- 2.
Which last name of a U.S. president can be rearranged to spell an ordinary English word?
- A.
James Polk
- B.
William Taft
- C.
Franklin Pierce
- D.
Henry Truman
Correct Answer
C. Franklin Pierce -
- 3.
Which state would come next in this pattern: Ohio, Idaho, Hawaii, Indiana?
- A.
Washington
- B.
Georgia
- C.
Texas
- D.
Arkansas
Correct Answer
D. Arkansas -
- 4.
What's the fewest possible cars: two cars in front of a car, two cars in back of one, a car between two cars?
- A.
Three
- B.
Four
- C.
Five
- D.
Six
Correct Answer
A. Three -
- 5.
Gesundheit is to blessyou as mazel tov is to what?
- A.
Happy Birthday
- B.
Cheers
- C.
Good Health
- D.
Congratulations
Correct Answer
D. Congratulations -
- 6.
Fleming is to James Bond as Burroughts is to what?
- A.
Tarzan
- B.
Frodo
- C.
Luke Skywalker
- D.
Batman
Correct Answer
A. Tarzan -
- 7.
Stylish is to Fashionable as Chicanery is to what?
- A.
Humility
- B.
Trickery
- C.
Honesty
- D.
Chivalrous
Correct Answer
B. Trickery -
- 8.
Anorexia is to eating disorder as lymphoma is to what?
- A.
Leukemia
- B.
Emphysema
- C.
Cancer
- D.
Deep Tissue
Correct Answer
C. Cancer -
- 9.
Oil is to frying as water is to what?
- A.
Sauteeing
- B.
Blackening
- C.
Poaching
- D.
Marinating
Correct Answer
C. Poaching -
- 10.
Which two words in the list "glucose, diabetes, kidney sugar" are most similar in meaning?
- A.
Glucose And Sugar
- B.
Kidney And Diabetes
- C.
Kidney And Sugar
- D.
Glucose And Diabetes
Correct Answer
A. Glucose And Sugar -
- 11.
What series shows how many U.S. state names start with the first six letters of the alphabet?
- A.
1-1-2-3-6-7
- B.
4-0-3-1-0-1
- C.
9-5-6-0-3-2
- D.
1-2-3-4-5-6
Correct Answer
B. 4-0-3-1-0-1 -
- 12.
PP is to pianissimo as FF is to what?
- A.
Mezzo Forte
- B.
Fortissimo
- C.
Forte
- D.
Finale
Correct Answer
B. Fortissimo -
- 13.
Michelangelo is to David as Donatello is to what?
- A.
Aphrodite
- B.
Venus
- C.
David
- D.
Mary
Correct Answer
C. David -
- 14.
If a 40-inch wire is cut in two, how long is the shorter piece if it's 2/3 as long as the other?
- A.
16 Inches
- B.
30 Inches
- C.
24 Inches
- D.
8 Inches
Correct Answer
A. 16 Inches -
- 15.
Which of these numbers does not read the same if rotated 180 degrees?
- A.
816918
- B.
196961
- C.
189981
- D.
116911
Correct Answer
C. 189981 -
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