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Brain teaser quiz

Here’s a quick test of intelligence. There are no tricks to the test, and it looks pretty simple. But let’s see how YOU do! Read this sentence:

FINISHED FILES ARE THE RESULT OF YEARS OF SCIENTIFIC STUDY, COMBINED WITH THE EXPERIENCE OF YEARS.

Now count aloud the F’s in that sentence. Count them ONLY ONCE. Do not go back and count them again. What is your answer? Now, check the correct answer below.

Answer:

There are six in the sentence…many people forget the “f” in “of.” The human brain tends to see it as as “v”s instead of “f”s.

There’s one sport in which neither the spectators, nor the participants, know the score or the leader until the contest ends. What is it?

Boxing

Of all vegetables, typically only two can live to produce on their own for several growing seasons. Most other vegetables must be replanted every year. What are the two vegetables that are most commonly considered perennials?

Asparagus and rhubarb

Name the only sport traditionally played in America in which the ball is always in possession of the team on defense, and the offensive team can score without touching the ball.

Baseball

What fruit has its seeds on the outside?

Strawberry

It’s the only vegetable or fruit that is never sold frozen, canned, processed, cooked or in any other form, but fresh. What is it?

Lettuce

Name ten or more things that you can wear on your feet that begin with the letter “s”.

Shoes, socks, sandals, sneakers, slippers, skis, skates, snowshoes, stockings and stilts

Only four words in standard English begin with the letters “dw”. They are all common. Name two of them

Dwarf, dwell, dwindle & dweeb

Get all of them right: Join MENSA

Miss one: You’re still a GENIUS

Miss two: Nobody’s Perfect

Miss three: Average

Miss four: Dufus

Miss five or more:

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