This is the sequel to Dr. Shapiro's Question of the Day. As it says there:
I teach middle and high schoolers in San Francisco. Every day, I wear a puzzle or trivia question on my shirt. This quiz is a selection of past questions with no particular commonality, except that each one has been solved by at least one kid. (N. B.: I work with some pretty clever kids.)
Some puzzles don't come with explicit instructions, which you may find annoying if that is the sort of thing that annoys you. Some answers may not be unique. I will judge as fairly as I can.
| Rank | Player | Total | %ile | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Money Value (% Incorrect): | 45 | 48 | 32 | 06 | 77 | 53 | 43 | 50 | 32 | 06 | 61 | 29 | |||
| 1 | Frivolisaurus | 438 | 98 |
15 45 |
15 |
15 32 |
15 |
15 77 |
15 |
15 43 |
15 |
15 |
15 |
15 61 |
15 |
| 2 | SpraragenM | 412 | 96 |
15 45 |
15 48 |
15 |
15 |
00 |
15 |
15 43 |
15 50 |
15 |
15 |
15 61 |
15 |
| 3 | Natasha | 403 | 93 |
15 45 |
15 |
15 |
15 |
00 |
15 53 |
15 |
15 50 |
15 |
15 |
15 61 |
15 29 |
| 4 | BenjaminJ | 399 | 90 |
15 45 |
15 |
15 32 |
15 |
15 |
15 53 |
15 43 |
15 |
15 |
00 |
15 61 |
15 |
| 5 | HensleyB | 388 | 88 |
15 45 |
15 |
15 32 |
15 |
00 |
15 53 |
15 |
15 |
15 32 |
15 |
15 61 |
15 |
| 6 | Projectyl | 385 | 85 |
15 45 |
15 |
15 32 |
15 |
00 |
15 53 |
15 |
15 |
15 |
15 |
15 61 |
15 29 |
| 7 | WangS | 378 | 82 |
00 |
15 |
15 32 |
15 |
00 |
15 53 |
15 |
15 50 |
15 32 |
15 |
15 61 |
15 |
| 8 | LuskT | 364 | 78 |
15 45 |
15 |
15 32 |
15 |
15 |
00 |
15 43 |
15 50 |
15 |
15 |
15 |
15 29 |
| 8 | BradburnA | 364 | 78 |
00 |
15 |
15 |
15 06 |
15 |
15 53 |
15 |
15 50 |
15 |
15 |
15 61 |
15 29 |
| 10 | IrwinK | 346 | 75 |
15 45 |
00 |
15 32 |
15 |
15 77 |
00 |
15 43 |
15 |
00 |
15 |
00 |
15 29 |
| 11 | jefe | 338 | 72 |
15 45 |
00 |
15 32 |
15 |
00 00 |
15 |
15 |
15 50 |
15 |
15 |
15 61 |
15 |
| 12 | BoyerA | 337 | 69 |
15 45 |
15 |
15 32 |
15 |
00 |
00 |
00 |
15 50 |
00 |
15 |
15 61 |
15 29 |
| 13 | CrosslandC | 332 | 67 |
15 45 |
15 |
15 32 |
15 06 |
00 |
15 53 |
00 |
00 |
15 |
15 |
15 61 |
15 |
| 14 | DoyleE | 327 | 64 |
00 |
00 |
15 32 |
15 |
00 |
15 53 |
15 43 |
15 50 |
15 |
15 |
00 |
15 29 |
| 15 | letouj | 322 | 61 |
15 |
15 |
15 32 |
15 |
15 77 |
15 |
15 43 |
00 |
00 |
15 06 |
00 |
15 29 |
| 16 | VenguswamyK | 316 | 59 |
00 |
00 |
15 32 |
15 |
00 |
15 53 |
15 |
15 50 |
15 32 |
15 |
00 |
15 29 |
| 17 | AllyScully | 294 | 56 |
15 |
00 |
15 32 |
15 06 |
15 |
15 53 |
15 |
15 |
15 32 |
15 06 |
15 |
15 |
| 18 | LongD | 281 | 53 |
15 45 |
15 |
15 32 |
15 |
00 |
00 |
15 43 |
15 50 |
00 |
15 06 |
00 |
00 |
| 19 | petkunm | 276 | 51 |
15 |
00 |
15 |
15 |
00 |
15 53 |
15 |
15 50 |
15 32 |
15 06 |
15 |
00 00 |
| 20 | WattsR | 271 | 48 |
00 |
00 |
15 32 |
15 06 |
00 |
15 53 |
15 43 |
00 |
15 32 |
15 |
00 |
15 |
| 21 | rstrata | 270 | 46 |
15 45 |
15 |
00 |
15 06 |
00 |
15 53 |
00 |
00 |
15 32 |
15 |
00 |
15 29 |
| 22 | LoveF | 245 | 42 |
15 45 |
00 |
00 |
15 |
00 |
00 |
15 43 |
00 |
15 32 |
15 06 |
00 |
15 29 |
| 22 | StahlhutJ | 245 | 42 |
00 00 |
15 48 |
15 32 |
00 |
00 |
15 |
15 43 |
00 |
15 32 |
15 |
00 |
00 |
| 24 | Steve | 211 | 38 |
15 |
15 48 |
00 |
15 06 |
00 |
00 |
00 |
00 |
15 32 |
15 06 |
00 |
15 29 |
| 25 | quarterrican | 193 | 34 |
15 45 |
00 |
00 |
15 06 |
00 |
00 |
00 |
00 |
15 32 |
15 06 |
00 |
15 29 |
| 25 | scottyc34 | 193 | 34 |
15 45 |
00 |
15 32 |
15 06 |
00 |
00 |
00 |
00 |
00 |
15 06 |
00 |
15 29 |
| 27 | ZellwegerS | 189 | 30 |
00 |
00 |
15 32 |
15 06 |
15 |
00 00 |
00 |
00 |
15 32 |
15 |
00 |
15 29 |
| 28 | WellsW | 188 | 27 |
00 |
00 00 |
15 32 |
15 06 |
00 |
00 |
15 43 |
00 |
15 32 |
15 |
00 |
00 |
| 29 | kbarcomb | 180 | 25 |
00 |
00 |
15 32 |
15 06 |
00 |
00 |
00 |
00 |
15 |
15 06 |
15 61 |
00 00 |
| 30 | SingerJ2 | 166 | 22 |
00 00 |
15 |
00 |
15 06 |
00 |
00 |
00 |
15 50 |
00 |
15 06 |
00 |
15 29 |
| 31 | AdamKing | 148 | 19 |
00 |
15 |
00 |
15 06 |
00 00 |
00 |
00 |
00 |
15 32 |
15 06 |
00 |
15 29 |
| 32 | DangerussW | 117 | 17 |
15 45 |
15 |
00 00 |
15 06 |
00 |
00 |
00 |
00 |
00 |
15 06 |
00 |
00 00 |
| 33 | chrisivision | 107 | 14 |
00 00 |
00 |
00 00 |
15 06 |
00 |
00 |
00 |
15 50 |
00 |
15 06 |
00 |
00 |
| 34 | SeigelK | 100 | 11 |
00 |
00 |
00 |
15 06 |
00 00 |
00 |
15 43 |
00 |
00 |
15 06 |
00 |
00 00 |
| 35 | JonesRW | 89 | 9 |
00 |
00 |
00 |
15 06 |
00 |
00 |
00 |
00 00 |
15 32 |
15 06 |
00 |
00 00 |
| 36 | JJA | 84 | 6 |
00 00 |
15 48 |
00 |
00 |
00 00 |
00 |
00 00 |
00 |
00 |
15 06 |
00 |
00 |
| 37 | Consigliari | 66 | 3 |
00 |
00 |
15 |
15 |
15 |
00 |
00 00 |
00 00 |
00 00 |
15 06 |
00 00 |
00 |
| 38 | MangaserA | 65 | 1 |
00 |
00 |
00 |
15 06 |
00 00 |
00 |
00 |
00 |
00 00 |
00 |
00 00 |
15 29 |
A potato is initially 99 percent water by weight. After drying out some, the potato is 98 percent water by weight. What percentage of its original weight did the potato lose?
(This question was on my nametag on February 8, 2016.)
I walked around my neighborhood at midnight last night, watching festivities that I could barely have slept through if I'd tried. What did I see, hear, and smell on nearly every block? (I'm just looking for a single answer here.)
The word THEME contains three pronouns (he, me, them). What five-letter word contains four pronouns?
(Originally presented as a cartoon.)
Hedgehog A: "You nine three much, glutton." Hedgehog B: "It takes two three know two." These hedgehogs have obviously developed their own secret slang. Show that you understand it by using "five" in a sentence.
A student at the San Francisco Ferry Building sees a rainbow over Treasure Island. At the same moment, someone on Treasure Island sees a rainbow over... where?
What hard-to-spell color is named for the flower seen here? You don't have to actually get the spelling right.
(This question was suggested by one of my students.)
What plural noun becomes a different, singular noun when you add an S to the end?
If PAGER is purple and MILE is green and CHEAP is orange, what color is MELON?
This question's all in the image.
Corn = baby tree. Den = paradise. Scream = a sweet treat. Cur = reddish gold. Nit = a foot, perhaps. And sometimes, pout = ?