Friday - December 27, 2013

just for fun …. for the very few that may be here

He has been described as ‘shambolic’ and in appearance I suppose he often is.

Born in America to Brit parents, he is the mayor of London, often sneered at by liberals and sometimes his fellow conservatives as well.
Reading a bit about his adventurer dad, I’d guess his upbringing along with his siblings was a bit shambolic too.  He’s an interesting person, from what little I know of him.  I do know he’s fun to listen to when he is interviewed or a guest on a panel show.  His sister is a writer as he is btw, there are no dummies in that family I’m aware of.  It would not be allowed.  So this had to be one of those very embarrassing moments for bad Boris, who really is a very smart guy.  But apparently he opened his mouth before his brain was totally engaged. Again.  He does that from time to time, and ppl love the guy. He has committed verbal blunders many politicians would resign over after the dust settles.  Not our Boris.  He seems to go from strength to strength.
Oddly enough, from what I have heard, he once did hold some kind of office but was a dud at it.
He angered conservatives on both sides of the Atlantic when he wrote a piece in the Telegraph supporting Obama and he explained why.
I couldn’t bring myself to read it, which on reflection I really should have done.  But I didn’t and it’s water under the old saying now.  His newspaper columns had been published as a book, he is a good writer if a bit wordy for me.  So that’s a brief background and
HERE’S A BIO if you care.

So then .... away we go.  An episode of foot in mouth?  Btw ... this surely can not be an IQ test.

Some of these are tricks I do believe.  See how ya do and the answers are below the fold.
Boris for all his brains .... failed says the paper this comes from.

Daily Mail

During a radio appearance, Boris Johnson dismally failed an IQ test, only days after saying the population is divided between the dunces who do terribly in IQ tests and the geniuses who pass them with flying colours. Harry Mount compiled some typical questions so you can find out which one you are. (Answers under the fold.)

1. You’re in a race and you overtake third place. What position are you in?
A. Second
B. Third
C. Fourth

2. If you re-arrange the letters CIFAIPC you will get the name of a kind of what?
A. Country
B. Animal
C. City
D. Ocean
E. River

3. If you only have one match inside a matchbox and enter a cold, dark room, in which there’s an oil heater, an oil lamp and a candle, which do you light first?

4. Which one of these five is least like the other four?
A. Painting
B. Statue
C. Novel
D. Flower
E. Poem

5. You drive a bus from Cheltenham with 43 people on board. You stop at Cardiff to pick up seven more people and drop off five passengers. At Edinburgh you drop off three passengers and pick up four more and eventually arrive at York 20 hours later. What’s the name of the driver?

6. Complete the sequence:  A, Z, B, Y, C, X, D, W, E . . .?
A. Q
B. H
C. V
D. F

7. The day before the day before yesterday is three days after Saturday. What day is it today?
A. Monday
B. Tuesday
C. Wednesday
D. Thursday
E. Friday

8. People climb me, cut me and burn me. My rings aren’t made of gold but do tell my age. What am I?

9. There are thirty-nine letters in this sentence.
A. True
B. False
C. Impossible to say

10. If a doctor gives you three pills and tells you to take a pill immediately and another every half an hour, how long is it before all the pills are taken?

11. People is to Democracy as Wealthy is to . . .
A. Oligarchy
B. Plutocracy
C. Monarchy

12. The letters in the word ABOUT are in alphabetical order.
A True
B False

13. Although I may have eyes, I cannot see. At one time there was a lack of me in Ireland, and people starved to death. What am I?

14. Which word does not belong?
A. Apple
B. Marmalade
C. Orange
D. Cherry
E. Grape
Quiz: How will you do in Harry Mount’s quiz after Mayor Boris Johnson failed an IQ test this week

Quiz: How will you do in Harry Mount’s quiz after Mayor Boris Johnson failed an IQ test this week

15. Mary’s father has five daughters: 1. Susan 2. Alice 3. Georgia 4. Tatiana. What is the fifth daughter’s name?

16. Some say I’m rock. Some say I’m cheese and I lift and drop the sea. What am I?

17. Donald and Regan are married with four children, called Michael, Farley, Solomon and Larry. They’ve just had a baby girl and are picking the name. The choices are Tiffany and Allegra. Donald’s brother, a piano teacher, tells them only one name would be correct if they want to follow the family tradition. Which name is it?

18. I am an insect, and the first half of my name is another insect. A famous pop group had a name similar to mine. What am I?

19. What is the similarity between ‘2 + 2 = 5’ and your left hand?

20. How can you make the number seven even?

21. I am a married woman. John’s son is my daughter’s father. What is my relationship to John?

22. Two people were in a house. No one came in or went out, but then there were three people. What happened?

23. Which word is always spelled wrong?

24. A man walked through the woods with his dog and saw three cats, six wolf cubs, seven rabbits and 13 squirrels. How many feet were there in total?

25. Which members of your family are defined by the crossword clue — Lainws?

26. A farmer had 17 sheep. All but nine died. How many live sheep does he have left?

27. An electric train is travelling on a 200-mile journey from Swansea. It has 12 cars with a total of 230 passengers. The weather is overcast and damp, with a warm front approaching from the north. Which direction will the steam blow?

28. How might an American translate the phrase ‘H20 autumn’.

29. David makes a bet with Sally that she can choose any name under the sun and he will use it in a song she will recognise, with the original lyrics. Sally doesn’t believe he can do it, takes him up on the bet — and loses. What song did David sing to win?

30. How much earth is there in a hole that measures two feet by three feet by four feet?

31. A man sees a snake slithering across the road and swerves to crush it with his tyres. All the street lights were off, as well as the car’s headlights. There were no other lights on along the road. How did the man see the snake?

32. There’s a red bungalow on a red street with red walls, tables and chairs. What colour is the staircase?

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