FORUM FUN FEATURE!! Tough Test 10

**Bumper** · 09-20-2004

Don't know if anybody missed these or not, but here goes. Great to be back, by the way.

Tough Test 10

1. A teacher has a total of 25 pieces of chalk. When a piece is used up to 1/5 of its original size, it gets to be too small for her to hold for writing on the blackboard, and she puts it aside. But the teacher hates wasting things and so, when she realizes she has enough of these small pieces to join and make another chalk of the same size, she joins them and uses the new piece of chalk. If she uses one piece of chalk each day, how many days would the 25 pieces of chalk last?

2. What’s the better-known name for Mrs. Francesco di Bartolommeo di Zanobi del Giocondo?

3. Bumper gives you money every day to put into your piggy bank. He gives you money in such a way that each day the amount of money in the bank doubles. If you already have one cent in the piggy bank, and Bumper gives you one cent the first day, two cents the second day, four cents the third day and so on, your piggy bank will be full on the 11th day.

a) On which day will your piggy bank be half full?

b) In addition to Bumper’s contributions, what if Mrs. B gave you one cent on the first day, two cents on the second day, four cents on the third day and so on, then on which day would your piggy bank be half full?

4. What currency did West Germany’s Deutschmark replace in 1948?

5. I drove my car East in a straight line for half a mile, and when I stopped, the car was facing West. How is this possible?

6. What’s the name of the canine hero in The Call of the Wild?

7. What would you always find in the firmament?

Glass Water Stars Fish Numbers

8. Who played Steve Douglas on My Three Sons?

9. A man was born in 1969, and died in 1999 at the age of 73. How is this possible?

10. What five countries did Charles Lindbergh fly over during his epic flight?

**sctx** · 09-20-2004

1- 10 all "B". Bump, you really need to start making these a little tougher !!! :p

**Bumper** · 09-20-2004

Quote:

Originally Posted by sctx

1- 10 all "B". Bump, you really need to start making these a little tougher !!! :p

Sorry, Scotty, but I gotta "dumb 'em down" a bit to make allowances for the lowest common denominator issue.

jtm1631 · 09-20-2004

All right, I'll take a shot at some of these...

1. 31 Days
2. Mona Lisa
3a. Day 9
3b. Day 10
5. You drove in reverse
6. Buck
7. Stars?
8. Fred McMurray

Critter · 09-20-2004

1 -30
2 - Mona Lisa
3a - 10th
3b - 5th or 4th, my head hurts
4 - Reichsmarks
5 - you are at the north pole
6 - Buck
7 - stars
8 - Fred McMurray
9 - birth certificate was wrong?
10 - US, Canada (Newfoundland) Greenland, England, and France. He flew off the coast of Ireland. Not sure of Greenland either, it could have been Iceland. One or the other would have been in the way.

**SunKneeMarie** · 09-20-2004

Tough Test 10--Bumper really IS back....

1. 31 days

2. Lady Godiva?

3. a) day 10

b) on day 10 sort of... I think you'll still be one penny short from exactly half, though... maybe...??

4. reichsmark

5. You crossed the... whaddaya call it line... latitude thingy...

6. Buck

7. stars

8. Fred MacMurray

9. Dunno this one... confuses me....

10. US, Canada, Ireland, England, France

**Bumper** · 09-23-2004

Okay, so here's the answers.

Tough Test 10 - Answers

1. The teacher uses 1 piece of chalk each day. Hence the total number of days it takes to use the 25 pieces of chalk is 25 days. Each piece of chalk leaves a remainder of 1/5 of its size...so 25 such short pieces are left. Since 5 such short pieces can be joined together to create a new piece of chalk, the teacher combines all the short pieces to produce 5 full-sized pieces, which can be used for an additional 5 days. Thus, she can use 25 pieces of chalk for 25 + 5 days. But, what about the leftovers of the chalks used over the last 5 days? They can be joined to form yet another piece of chalk...which means another day’s usage. So, the teacher uses the 25 pieces of chalk for a total of 31 days.

2. The Mona Lisa

3. a) Since the money in the piggy bank doubles each day, the bank will be half full the day previous to the day on which it is full. Thus, the piggy bank will be half full on the tenth day.

b) If both Bumper and Mrs. B contribute equal amounts to the bank, then each needs to only make your piggy bank one quarter full. When both Bumper and Mrs. B contribute, the piggy bank will be half full two days prior to the day it would be full when only Bumper kicks in. Thus, the piggy bank will be full on the ninth day when both Bumper and Mrs. B contribute.

4. The Reichsmark

5. I drove the car in reverse.

6. Buck

7. Stars

8. Fred MacMurray

9. 1969 and 1999 are room numbers in the hospital in which the man was born and died.

10. USA, Canada (Newfoundland, actually), Ireland (Just a corner of it), England, France

09-20-2004	#1 (permalink)
Bumper Class Clown Join Date: Feb 2003 Location: Winnipeg, Canada Posts: 11,463	FORUM FUN FEATURE!! Tough Test 10 Don't know if anybody missed these or not, but here goes. Great to be back, by the way. Tough Test 10 1. A teacher has a total of 25 pieces of chalk. When a piece is used up to 1/5 of its original size, it gets to be too small for her to hold for writing on the blackboard, and she puts it aside. But the teacher hates wasting things and so, when she realizes she has enough of these small pieces to join and make another chalk of the same size, she joins them and uses the new piece of chalk. If she uses one piece of chalk each day, how many days would the 25 pieces of chalk last? 2. What’s the better-known name for Mrs. Francesco di Bartolommeo di Zanobi del Giocondo? 3. Bumper gives you money every day to put into your piggy bank. He gives you money in such a way that each day the amount of money in the bank doubles. If you already have one cent in the piggy bank, and Bumper gives you one cent the first day, two cents the second day, four cents the third day and so on, your piggy bank will be full on the 11th day. a) On which day will your piggy bank be half full? b) In addition to Bumper’s contributions, what if Mrs. B gave you one cent on the first day, two cents on the second day, four cents on the third day and so on, then on which day would your piggy bank be half full? 4. What currency did West Germany’s Deutschmark replace in 1948? 5. I drove my car East in a straight line for half a mile, and when I stopped, the car was facing West. How is this possible? 6. What’s the name of the canine hero in The Call of the Wild? 7. What would you always find in the firmament? Glass Water Stars Fish Numbers 8. Who played Steve Douglas on My Three Sons? 9. A man was born in 1969, and died in 1999 at the age of 73. How is this possible? 10. What five countries did Charles Lindbergh fly over during his epic flight?

09-20-2004	#6 (permalink)
SunKneeMarie character encapsulator Join Date: Jun 2004 Location: Texas Posts: 31,247	Tough Test 10--Bumper really IS back.... 1. 31 days 2. Lady Godiva? 3. a) day 10 b) on day 10 sort of... I think you'll still be one penny short from exactly half, though... maybe...?? 4. reichsmark 5. You crossed the... whaddaya call it line... latitude thingy... 6. Buck 7. stars 8. Fred MacMurray 9. Dunno this one... confuses me.... 10. US, Canada, Ireland, England, France Last edited by SunKneeMarie; 09-20-2004 at 01:01 PM.. Reason: typo

09-20-2004	#2 (permalink)
sctx my own peon Join Date: Jul 2003 Location: Body in San Marcos Tx....Tankah in my mind Posts: 34,553	1- 10 all "B". Bump, you really need to start making these a little tougher !!! :p

09-20-2004	#4 (permalink)
jtm1631 añejo Join Date: Mar 2004 Location: Chicagoland Posts: 2,446	All right, I'll take a shot at some of these... 1. 31 Days 2. Mona Lisa 3a. Day 9 3b. Day 10 5. You drove in reverse 6. Buck 7. Stars? 8. Fred McMurray

09-20-2004	#5 (permalink)
Critter añejo Join Date: Aug 2002 Location: Cerca de Washington DC Posts: 3,343	1 -30 2 - Mona Lisa 3a - 10th 3b - 5th or 4th, my head hurts 4 - Reichsmarks 5 - you are at the north pole 6 - Buck 7 - stars 8 - Fred McMurray 9 - birth certificate was wrong? 10 - US, Canada (Newfoundland) Greenland, England, and France. He flew off the coast of Ireland. Not sure of Greenland either, it could have been Iceland. One or the other would have been in the way.

09-23-2004	#7 (permalink)
Bumper Class Clown Join Date: Feb 2003 Location: Winnipeg, Canada Posts: 11,463	Okay, so here's the answers. Tough Test 10 - Answers 1. The teacher uses 1 piece of chalk each day. Hence the total number of days it takes to use the 25 pieces of chalk is 25 days. Each piece of chalk leaves a remainder of 1/5 of its size...so 25 such short pieces are left. Since 5 such short pieces can be joined together to create a new piece of chalk, the teacher combines all the short pieces to produce 5 full-sized pieces, which can be used for an additional 5 days. Thus, she can use 25 pieces of chalk for 25 + 5 days. But, what about the leftovers of the chalks used over the last 5 days? They can be joined to form yet another piece of chalk...which means another day’s usage. So, the teacher uses the 25 pieces of chalk for a total of 31 days. 2. The Mona Lisa 3. a) Since the money in the piggy bank doubles each day, the bank will be half full the day previous to the day on which it is full. Thus, the piggy bank will be half full on the tenth day. b) If both Bumper and Mrs. B contribute equal amounts to the bank, then each needs to only make your piggy bank one quarter full. When both Bumper and Mrs. B contribute, the piggy bank will be half full two days prior to the day it would be full when only Bumper kicks in. Thus, the piggy bank will be full on the ninth day when both Bumper and Mrs. B contribute. 4. The Reichsmark 5. I drove the car in reverse. 6. Buck 7. Stars 8. Fred MacMurray 9. 1969 and 1999 are room numbers in the hospital in which the man was born and died. 10. USA, Canada (Newfoundland, actually), Ireland (Just a corner of it), England, France

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