55 Trick Questions That You Won’t Be Able To Answer Without Being Exposed
Some questions can confuse and lead us to believe that the answer causes problems precisely because of the way the question is formulated.
These questions, known as leading questions, can lead us to make simple mistakes Not only that, but by answering them we can do so with complete confidence and speed, believing that we are 100% correct. Many times, the reasoning errors we make are because our starting point is a trick question. Now, how to recognize them?
In the following lines you can find a list of trick questions that you will not be able to answer without being exposed, precisely because there is a trap in them.
Although Jorge’s name appears in the question; In fact, the first name of this English king is Albert. Many people forget that kings often used a name different from their own, often to shorten it.
2. In what month do Russians celebrate the “October Revolution”?
Almost instinctively, most individuals would answer October, but the date of the celebration is in the month of November, because a different calendar was used at the time.
3. Hector’s parents have four children. One is called Luis, another is called Juan, another is called Víctor, and the fourth… what is his name?
Simple: Hector.
4. What animal do the Canary Islands owe their name to?
These islands, located in African territory, but belonging to Spain, owe their name to the 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 unlit. 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, they both weigh the same, what varies is the density.
7. Where does Thursday occur before Wednesday?
This question may lead people to think a lot, but the answer is simple: in the dictionary.
8. Do you know what they call the elevator in Japan?
In Japan, elevator has a name that can be pronounced, but the answer is: pressing the button.
9. What are “Camel Hair” brushes made of?
Camel brushes are not made from this humped animal, but from squirrel hair.
21. A truck driver goes down a one-way street in the opposite direction, and passes at least ten police officers. Why isn’t he arrested?
Because at no time does it say that the truck driver is driving. The truck driver is going on the sidewalk.
22. Two soldiers go to war, one to Africa and the other to Israel. What are the soldiers’ names?
It is impossible to know their respective names, but they call each other by phone.
23. What is a guy doing running quickly around the university?
This phrase is more of a joke, and the answer is a university degree.
24. If an electric train goes from north to south, where will it emit smoke?
Electric trains don’t smoke, but some people don’t realize that the train is electric when they first ask.
25. How is a stove similar to an airplane?
Both the stove and the plane have a pilot, otherwise they would not be able to do their job.
26. A is the father of B. But B is not the son of A. How is it possible?
Because actually B is his daughter and A is his father.
27. What’s furry and peeks out of your pajamas at night?
The first intuition may seem like a response with sexual content, but it refers to the head.
28. What goes up and down, but remains in the same place?
You may think for a long time until you come to the conclusion that it is the stairs.
29. I was going to “Villa Vieja” when I met seven shepherds. Each shepherd with a sack, each sack with three sheep. How many shepherds went to Villa Vieja?
No one was going towards “Villa Vieja, because they only crossed paths.
30. Year of the 20th century that does not change if you turn the figures around
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 hadn’t been discovered yet.
32. We know that one is loneliness, 2 are company and three are a crowd, but what are 4 and 5?
Another answer that is simple, but you just have to observe the question, because 4 and 5 are 9.
33. It has cat ears and it’s not a cat, it has a cat tail and it’s not a cat, it has cat eyes and it’s 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 are driving on the highway until their car violently hits a car traveling in the opposite direction. The father dies instantly, but the son survives and is taken to the hospital. He requires a high-risk operation, so they call in a medical eminence to perform the surgery. But when he enters the operating room, he exclaims: “I can’t operate on him, he’s my son!” How is it possible?
Do you have the answer? Perhaps your sexist bias does not allow you to deduce that, simply, the medical eminence is the mother of the child who requires the surgery.
36. What do we find in the middle of infinity?
The catch is that it is not a number, but two letters: “in”.
37. Who was the underwater fencing champion in 2007?
The usual one: swordfish.
38. What has a human face and a metal body?
The coin.
39. In what area can we find rivers that never carry water?
In which maps printed on paper occupy.
40. What mythical character loses his essence if his hair is cut?
Samson loses his strength, but Homer Simpson loses his essence if he shaves.
41. When does the moment come when the human being becomes a fruit?
When you wait.
42. What is a boomerang that doesn’t come back?
A stick.
43. What thing is round and always gets you into trouble?
The vicious circle.
44. How can we quickly extinguish a candle that has been burning for five minutes?
Open a hole in the sailboat and let it sink.
45. What is so fragile that, just by speaking where it is, it breaks?
The answer is: silence.
46. Which hand is best to mix broth with?
With none, that’s why we usually use a ladle.
47. In which region of the Iberian Peninsula can we find many hairy shoulders wherever we look?
In Gibraltar, an area full of Barbary macaques.
48. What is the name of the elite pilot who managed to achieve fame in the world of sports despite his humble beginnings dedicating himself to construction?
Super Mario. He has also won several awards in the world of golf and tennis.
49. What color are the “Black Boxes” of airplanes?
Despite the color indicated in the question, the truth is that the black boxes of the airplanes are, in reality, orange.
50. What is a crab doing with sunglasses?
Leave discreetly.
51. What can a seal do if it encounters a saber-toothed tiger?
Not fit in your mouth.
52. To what extent is the History of the Cathedral of Seville interesting to a German tourist?
If you don’t have an audio guide in your language, up to the first one.
53. What can you never eat for breakfast?
Dinner, snack or lunch.
54. What is the most practiced religion in Kalmykia, a region of European Russia that we can find a little further north of Armenia and Georgia?
The most practiced religion in this area is Buddhism, since the predominant ethnic group is part of the Mongolian people.
55. From what animal are “Cat Gut Strings” obtained?
Like the previous question, it can be confusing. In reality, they are extracted from the entrails of sheep or horses.
