35 trick questions that you can’t answer without being embarrassed.

These types of questions are misleading no matter what the answer is. Here are some examples.

Some questions can be confusing and lead us to believe that the answer causes problems precisely because of the way the question is phrased.

These questions, which are known as trick questions, can lead to simple mistakes.. Not only that, but in answering them we can do so with total confidence and speed, believing that we are 100% correct. Many times, the reasoning errors we make are due to the fact that our starting point is a trick question. Now, how do we recognize them?

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Leading questions: some examples

In the following lines you can find a list of trick questions that you will not be able to answer without being embarrassed, precisely because there is a trap in them.

What was King George VI's first name?

Although the name George appears in the question, in reality, the first name of this English king is Albert. Many people forget that kings often used a name other than their own, often for shortening it.

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, due to the fact that a different calendar was used at the time.

3. What color are the "Black Boxes" of the airplanes?

In spite of the color indicated in the question, the truth is that the black boxes of the airplanes are actually orange.

4. To what animal do the Canary Islands owe their name?

These islands, located in African territory, but belonging to Spain, owe their name to dogs, in Latin called Canis.

5. What do you need to light a candle?

Possibly a lighter or a match, but mainly that it is extinguished. 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, both weigh the same, what varies is the density.

7. Where does Thursday come before Wednesday?

This question can 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 is possible to pronounce, but the answer is: by pressing the button.

9. What are "Camel Hair" brushes made of?

Camel brushes are not made of this humpbacked animal, but of squirrel hair.

10. 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.

11. How long did the famous 100 Years War last?

The answer is not 100, because this war lasted 116 years. It was a war between the kingdoms of France and England.

12. What is the longest day of the week?

All days have 24 hours; however, in writing, the longest name is Wednesday, with 9 letters.

13. What is the 1+2 malaise?

This question is quite far-fetched. The answer has a lot to do with psychology: it is stress.

14. What is the question that no one could answer in the affirmative?

Are you asleep? Here's the answer. No one could answer that if they really are.

15. If I have 5 fish and 3 of them drown, how many fish do I have left?

The fish do not drown and, therefore, the same number of fish remain, i.e. 5.

16. Which country manufactures the famous "Panama Hats"?

Many people would answer Panama, but the correct answer is Ecuador.

17. In English, what animal name begins with the last letter of the alphabet and ends with the first letter?

A complex question, but the correct answer is zebra.

18. How can a man go eight days without sleep?

By sleeping at night.

19. The word Paris begins with "P" and ends with "T", true or false?

It is true. If we think only of the word Paris, we will think no. But Paris begins with "P" and ends with "T". But Paris begins with "P" and ends with "T".

20. How does a cow look like 2 Argentines fighting?

Argentines say the word "Ché" a lot. So, an Argentinean fighting will say to another one "Dale Che".

21. A truck driver drives down a one-way street in the opposite direction, and passes at least ten policemen. Why is he not stopped?

Because at no point does it say that the truck driver is driving. The truck driver is on the sidewalk.

22. Two soldiers are going 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 on the phone.

23. What is a guy doing running fast around the university?

This sentence is more of a joke, and the answer is the university race.

24. If an electric train goes from north to south, where does it smoke?

Electric trains don't smoke, but some people don't realize that the train is electric when they first ask about it.

25. How is a stove similar to an airplane?

Both the stove and the airplane have a pilot, otherwise they wouldn't be able to do their job.

26. A is the father of B. But B is not the son of A. How is this possible?

Because in reality B is his daughter and A is his father.

27. What is hairy and peeks out of your pajamas at night?

The first intuition may seem like an answer with sexual content, but it refers to the head.

28. What goes up and down, but stays 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 passed seven shepherds. Each shepherd with a sack, each sack with three sheep. How many shepherds were going to Villa Vieja?

None of them were going to "Villa Vieja", because they only crossed each other.

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 is 1961.

31. Before Mount Everest was discovered, what was the highest mountain in the world?

It was Mount Everest anyway, it just hadn't been discovered yet.

32. We know that one is loneliness, 2 are company and three are a multitude, but what will be 4 and 5?

Another answer that is simple, but it is only necessary to observe the question, because 4 and 5 are 9.

33. It has cat ears and is not a cat, it has a cat tail and is not a cat, it has cat eyes and is 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 has only 28 days, but, in reality, they all have 28.

35. A father and his son are driving on the freeway until their car hits a car going in the opposite direction. The father dies on the spot, but the son survives and is taken to the hospital. He requires a high-risk operation, so a medical eminence is called in to perform the surgery. But when he enters the operating room, he exclaims: "I can't operate, he's my son! How is this possible?

Do you have the answer? Perhaps your macho bias does not allow you to deduce that, quite simply, the medical eminence is the mother of the child requiring surgery.