35 tricky questions that you can not answer without being in evidence
Some questions can confuse and lead us to believe that the answer causes problems precisely because of the way in which the question is formulated.
These questions, which are known as leading questions, can lead us to make simple mistakes . Not only that, but by answering them we can do it safely and quickly, believing that we are 100% right. Many times, the reasoning errors that we make are due to the fact that our point of departure is a trick question. Now, how to recognize them?
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In the following lines you can find a list of tricky questions that you will not be able to respond without being in evidence, precisely because there is a trap in them.
1. What was the first name of King George VI?
Although in the question appears the name of Jorge; Actually, the first name of this English king is Alberto. Many people forget that kings often used a different name to theirs, often to shorten it.
2. In what month do the Russians celebrate the "October Revolution"?
Almost instinctively most individuals would respond October, but the date of the celebration is in the month of November, because at that time a different calendar was used.
3. What color are the "Black Boxes" of the planes?
Despite the color indicated by the question, the truth is that the black boxes of planes are, in reality, orange.
4. To what animal do the Canary Islands owe their name?
These islands, located in African territory, but belonging to Spain, owe their name to dogs, in Latin called Canis.
5. What does it take to light a candle?
Possibly a lighter or a match, but mainly that it is off. This is the only option that is always necessary.
6. What weighs more, a kilo of cotton or a kilo of lead?
Neither cotton nor lead, both weigh the same, what varies is the density.
7. In what place is Thursday before Wednesday?
This question can lead people to think a lot, but the answer is simple: in the dictionary.
8. Do you know how they call the elevator in Japan?
In Japan, elevator has a name that is possible to pronounce, but the answer is: pressing the button.
9. What are the "Camel Hair" brushes made of?
The camel brushes are not made of this animal with a hump, but with squirrel hair.
10. From which animal are the "Cat Gut Strings" obtained?
Like the previous question, it can be confusing. Actually, they are extracted from the entrails of sheep or horses.
11. How long did the famous 100 Years War last?
The answer is not 100, because this war lasted 116 years. It was a war between the kingdoms of France and England.
12. What is the longest day of the week?
Every day they have 24 hours; however, when writing it, the longest name is Wednesday, with 9 letters.
13. What is the discomfort of 1 + 2?
This question is quite far-fetched. The answer has a lot to do with Psychology: it's stress.
14. What is the question that no one could answer in the affirmative?
Are you asleep? This is the answer. Nobody could respond to that if in fact it is.
15. If I have 5 fish and 3 of them drown, how many fish do I have left?
The fish do not drown and, therefore, the same remain, that is, 5.
16. Which country manufactures the famous "Panama Hats"?
Many people would respond to Panama, but the correct answer is Ecuador.
17. In English, what animal name begins with the last letter of the alphabet and ends with the first?
A complex question, but the correct answer is zebra.
18. How can a man be eight days without sleep?
Well, sleeping at night.
19. The word Paris begins with "P" and ends with "T", true or false?
It's true. If we think only of the word Paris, we will believe that it does not. But Paris starts with "P" and ends with "T".
20. How is a cow like 2 Argentines fighting?
The Argentines say a lot the word "Ché". Then, an Argentine peeling will tell another "Dale Che".
21. A trucker goes down a one-way street in the opposite direction, and passes at least ten policemen. Why is not it stopped?
Because at no time does it say that the truck driver is driving. The truck driver goes down the sidewalk.
22Two soldiers go to war, one to Africa and the other to Israel, what are the soldiers called?
It is impossible to know their respective names, but they are called by telephone.
23. What is a guy doing running around the university quickly?
This phrase is more of a joke, and the answer is the university career.
24. If an electric train goes from north to south, where will it release the smoke?
Electric trains do not smoke, but some people do not realize that the train is electric when they ask for the first time.
25. How is a stove similar to an airplane?
Both the stove and the plane have a pilot, otherwise they could not do their job.
26. A is the father of B. But B is not the son of A. How is that possible?
Because in reality B is his daughter and A is his father.
27. What is hairy and looks out of your pajamas at night?
The first intuition may seem like an answer with sexual content, but it refers to the head.
28. What goes up and down, but still in the same place?
You may think for a long time until you come to the conclusion that they are the stairs.
29. I was going to "Villa Vieja" when I came across seven shepherds. Each pastor with a sack, each sack with three sheep. How many pastors went to Villa Vieja?
None went to "Villa Vieja, because they only crossed.
30. Year of the twentieth century that does not change if you turn the figures
The answer to this question is simpler than it seems at first glance. It's 1961.
31. Before Mount Everest was discovered, what was the highest mountain in the world?
It was also Mount Everest, it just had not been discovered yet.
32. We know that one is loneliness, 2 are company and three are a crowd, but what will be 4 and 5?
Another answer that is simple, but you only have to observe the question, because 4 and 5 are 9.
33. It has cat ears and it is not a cat, it has a cat tail and it is not a cat, it has cat eyes and it is not a cat, so what is it?
It is not a male cat, but a female, that is, a cat.
34. Some months have 31 days, others have 30 days. How many have 28 days?
February is the month that only has 28 days, but, in reality, everyone has 28.
35. A father and his son drive along the highway until their car hits violently against a car driving against the direction. The father dies in the act, but the son survives and is transferred to the hospital. It requires a high risk operation, so they call a medical eminence to perform the surgery. But when he enters the operating room, he exclaims: "I can not operate it, it's my son!" How is it possible?
Do you have the answer? Perhaps your macho bias does not allow you to deduce that, simply, the medical eminence is the mother of the child that requires surgery.
