Who want to be a Millionaire? (Semifinal)
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Welcome again! After those funny questions for warming-up, let's try toughen stuff...
Q1: Sally likes 225 but not 224; she likes 900 but not 800; she likes 144 but not 145. Which does she like:
A. 1700
B. 1600
Q2: If two typists can type two pages in two minutes, how many typists will it take to type 18 pages in six minutes?
A. 3
B. 4
C. 6
D. 12
E. 36
Q3. If you count from 1 to 100, how many 7's will you pass on the way?
A. 10
B. 11
C. 19
D. 20
E. 21
Q4: There are 1200 elephants in a herd. Some have pink and green stripes, some are all pink and some are all blue. One third are pure pink. Is it true that 400 elephants are definitely blue?
A. Yes
B. No
Q5: If a circle is one, how many is an octagon?
A. 2
B. 4
C. 6
D. 8
E. 12
(Answers on Wednesday afternoon, goodluck!)
[This message has been edited by ^__* (edited 01 July 2001).] -
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[This message has been edited by zhi (edited 01 July 2001).] -
hahaha! our singapore 1st millionaire!!
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1. b
2. c
3. d
4. b
5. d -
B, C, B, B, A
Peace -
Thank for zhi, Chinchila and zora for trying. (funk, where are you?)
Congrat to Chinchila! Perfect score!
Q: Sally likes 225 but not 224; she likes 900 but not 800; she likes 144 but not 145. Which does she like:
A: 1600. Sally likes perfect squares.
Q: If two typists can type two pages in two minutes, how many typists will it take to type 18 pages in six minutes?
A: 6. One typist types one page in two minutes.
Q. If you count from 1 to 100, how many 7's will you pass on the way?
A: 20.
If you found 10, you forgot about 70, 71, etc.
If you got 11, you forgot about the 70 series, but remembered 77 had 2;
if you got 19, you forgot about the extra 7 in 77;
if you got 21 you created a 7 out of thin air.
(zhi, are you satisfy with this answer?)
Q: There are 1200 elephants in a herd. Some have pink and green stripes, some are all pink and some are all blue. One third are pure pink. Is it true that 400 elephants are definitely blue?
A: No. The other 800 elephants can be any mix of all blue and pink and green stripes.
Q: If a circle is one, how many is an octagon?
A: 8. Circle has one line, octagon has eight.
(Source: These questions appear on the "mental workout" Web page (www.mensa.org/workout) designed by Mensa, the international society for smart people. To join Mensa, there is only one qualification: you must score in the top 2% on a standard intelligence test.)
Lady and gentleman,
The LAST QUESTION will reveal on Saturday (7th July, 12.00am). Stay tune!!!
[This message has been edited by ^__* (edited 04 July 2001).] -
Q1 can be answered in another way......
for all the numbers.225.144 and 900...
they only consist of one odd number.so it could be 1700.
for 77.yah..i kinda missed it. -
wow! i all correct ah??!!
hahaha..
waiting for the last question!
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mi gonecase wif #s..
