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Only Logical Thinkers (Or Anyone With Common Sense) Will Pass These 30 WWI Recruit Questions
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Only Logical Thinkers (Or Anyone With Common Sense) Will Pass These 30 WWI Recruit Questions

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Ready to test your common sense?

Just like in the first part of this quiz, these are real questions that were given to WWI recruits over 100 years ago. They might seem easy at first – questions like “Can a bed run?” or “Are false arguments valid?” – but they weren’t meant to trick, just to see if someone could think clearly.

In this second part, we picked 30 more real questions from that original test. All you have to do is answer yes or no.

Think your mind’s still sharp enough to pass? Let’s find out! 🎖️

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    Not-a-Clue (she/her)
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    6 months ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    What a strange set of questions. I agree with Unicorn it's mainly about understanding the language.

    Corwin 02
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    6 months ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Well it explains why in WW1 people were willing to run out of the trenches into the machinegun fire to escape dull tests like this.

    FreeTheUnicorn
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    6 months ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    This seems much more like an English proficiency test than a common sense test.

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    Not-a-Clue (she/her)
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    6 months ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    What a strange set of questions. I agree with Unicorn it's mainly about understanding the language.

    Corwin 02
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    6 months ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Well it explains why in WW1 people were willing to run out of the trenches into the machinegun fire to escape dull tests like this.

    FreeTheUnicorn
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    6 months ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    This seems much more like an English proficiency test than a common sense test.

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