General Logical Reasoning and Puzzles 4

Question 1

Three boxes are labeled 'Apples', 'Oranges', and 'Mixed'. All labels are wrong. You pick one fruit from the 'Mixed' box and it's an apple. What does the 'Apples' box contain?

Accepted Answer

Oranges

Answer

The 'Mixed' box is actually Apples; 'Apples' can't be Apples (label wrong) or Mixed (taken), so it must be Oranges.

Question 2

What comes next in the series? 2, 3, 5, 8, 13, 21, ?

Accepted Answer

34

Answer

This is the Fibonacci sequence; each term is the sum of the two preceding terms: 13+21=34.

Question 3

A snail climbs a 10-ft pole. Each day it climbs 3 ft, each night it slides back 2 ft. On which day does it reach the top?

Accepted Answer

Day 8

Answer

Net gain is 1 ft/day; after 7 days it's at 7 ft, then on day 8 it climbs 3 ft reaching 10 ft before sliding back.

Question 4

Which word does NOT belong? Eagle, Hawk, Falcon, Penguin, Osprey

Accepted Answer

Penguin

Answer

Eagle, Hawk, Falcon, and Osprey are all birds of prey; Penguin is a flightless bird that does not hunt by flight.

Question 5

If you rearrange the letters 'CIFAIPC', you get the name of a(n):

Accepted Answer

Ocean

Answer

Rearranging CIFAIPC gives PACIFIC, which is an ocean.

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