Logic Questions
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Brain-bending and sometimes confusing, logic questions are often the impetus for intriguing discussions at parties and family gatherings. They aren't necessarily just for game-playing purposes, though; these tricky questions also amuse kids endlessly and may even be asked at job interviews for certain positions. There's more to that pesky logic than meets the eye!
Getting Logical
Most of you probably think you are logical people, but logic itself is truly something of an art form. Stripped down, define logic as a basic method or investigation of reasoning. Logic stems from reasonable judgments and valid deductions based on specific principles. Its complex definition is a study unto itself.
Types of Logic Questions
Unless your field of study or professional line of work involves the actual principles of logic, your basic familiarity comes from everyday occurrences and, yes, from fun riddles and party games. Most individuals are familiar with the famous "mindbender" games that seem like trick questions in disguise. Kids love them, adults use them as entertainment at parties and, in more serious circumstances, they are often used on standardized educational exams and at job interviews to determine a candidate's ability to reason and think analytically.
It makes sense that there are many different types of logic questions. Some of the most intriguing ones are those that fool your friends on the spot. These are the ones you jot down on cards, toss into a hat and ask some lucky person at your next party! You might also pose these questions to kids or teenagers; they're popular with the younger set because they read like riddles. Try a few of these logic questions the next time an appropriate opportunity arises.
Q: You have ten apples in a basket and give one each to ten of your friends. When you're done, everyone has an apple, but one remains in your basket. How is this possible?
A: One of your friends has simply put his apple in the basket!
Q: What is just as large as your body, yet weighs absolutely nothing?
A: Your shadow.
Q: Which non-living object happens to have a thumb and four fingers?
A: A glove!
Q: A young man just learned how to drive. He went down a one-way street, but he didn't break any laws in the process. How is this possible?
A: He was walking, not driving!
Q: One day every single year is 25 hours long. Which day is this?
A: Daylight savings day, although not all parts of the country observe this.
Q: A cowboy arrived in town on Wednesday, stayed for two days and left on Wednesday. How is this possible?
A: His horse's name is Wednesday.
Q: A man is found in a puddle, dead on the floor of a locked room with no windows. How did he die?
A: He committed suicide with an icicle.
Q: What is the one possession that belongs to you but is used more by others?
A: Your first name.
Q: Which one word is spelled incorrectly in the dictionary?
A: "Incorrectly," naturally!
Q: You're trapped in a dark room with just one match, a lamp, a candle and a fireplace. Which item do you light first?
A: You have to light the match before you light anything else!
Q: Before the discovery of Mount Everest, which mountain ranked as the tallest in the world?
A: Mount Everest, it just hadn't been discovered yet!
Q: A man, a woman and their two children arrive at a river. There is just one boat docked, and it is only large enough to support two people. How can all four people cross the river?
A: The man and woman row across, then the man rows back for one child, rows back across the river to drop the child off, then rows back across to pick up the last child.
Q: Why is it impossible to take a picture of a woman with a flower?
A: Pictures can only be taken with cameras, not flowers!
Q: James wears a size 11 shoe, measures six feet tall and works at a butcher shop. What does he weigh?
A: Meat!
The Right Answers to Logic Questions
Of course, this is just a sampling of the types of logic questions you might want to use to entertain and amuse your friends. You might want to encourage everyone to think before shouting out the response. Often, the answer is plain as day and just requires some logic to figure it out!
