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Only Logical Thinkers (Or Anyone With Common Sense) Will Pass These 30 WWI Recruit Questions
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) 6 months ago
What a strange set of questions. I agree with Unicorn it's mainly about understanding the language.
FreeTheUnicorn 6 months ago
This seems much more like an English proficiency test than a common sense test.
Ace 6 months ago (edited)
Actually a North American one, as Robins in the UK - a common garden bird but not related to the American Robin, are not migratory. Famously they're often seen in the winter, especially on Christmas Cards. , , , , As for the rest, there's more than language proficiency going on, there's also a certain level of logical reasoning required.
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Michael MacKinnon 6 months ago
As I said on the earlier post of these, they appear to be from the US Army's recruit tests, developed by Robert Yerkes, which were criticized for essentially measuring social class / education / literacy rather than intelligence. Fun to play with here, maybe, but pretty serious if it slotted you into front line infantry.
Petra Peitsch 6 months ago
They were not hiring, they were looking for humanoid-shaped cannon fodder.
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LittleTeapot 6 months ago (edited)
Got one wrong - I said false arguments are valid…because today they can be, sadly. Too 21st century an answer for a 20th century test 😂
TheElementalGod️️ (He/him) 6 months ago
"Do vagrants commonly possess immaculate cravats?" Is NOT common sense. What are these words?
Ace 6 months ago
Words in common use when the quiz was devised over a hundred years ago.
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BrunoVI 6 months ago
Summation: Can you withstand your impulse to overthink questions? Most tempting question: An argument's logic is valid even if a false conclusion is reached due to false antecedents. For example: if and only if the sun is lighting the sky, it is daytime. The sun is lighting the sky. Therefore, it is daytime. This logic is valid, even if it's night time, so long as the reason the conclusion is wrong is that the sun is down. (The existence of eclipses, etc., is why we can't have nice things.)
Wombat 6 months ago
Yes - the validity of an argument just means whether the conclusion follows logically from the premises - it doesn't matter whether the premises are true. So 'all dogs are green, Beano is a dog therefore Beano is green' is a valid argument. If the argument is valid and the premises are true, then it's a sound argument. ' all dogs are mammals, Beano is a dog therefore Beano is a mammal' is a sound argument - valid with true premises. they are the ones you want to believe. In common usage though people often use valid to mean sound, it only annoys people who've studied philosophy or logic.
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Beak Hookage 6 months ago
Well I officially got in. Or I would if a) I wouldn't have instantly failed the medical and b) Am a woman and c) Wasn't born until over 40 years after they had another of those wars. But otherwise, I'm solid.
Paul Richards 6 months ago
No it isnt important to follow commands. That would depend on the command.
Melody 6 months ago
It asked if it's important to remember them, not if it's important to follow them.
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Nicola Roberts 6 months ago
Darn it, it was the first test I was track for 100% Pretty sure robins don't migrate from my garden ....
Dave Pokorny 6 months ago
Well, if they do, they don't get very far! I've seen plenty in winter.
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Nick Faulkner 6 months ago
Did AI write this test? What a weird one. And some of the questions used bad English (Are 3 more than 10...) so it's not an English test... ;)
TheForrestGreene (he/they/it) 6 months ago
understanding some of these questions was harder then reading shakespeare
Keith Handly (Ike) 6 months ago
Christmas, tax day, and Easter are events and they are certain to happen.
Rick Murray 6 months ago
I couldn't finish - what the hell was this? Can you see? Ummmm... [looking at website asking if I can see]
Rick Murray 6 months ago
Do stones float in the air? Not normally but clarify the circumstances, because during a severe hurricane or tornado........
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TotallyNOTAFox 6 months ago
28/30 - Didn't know that Robins migrate and that vagrants don't wear cravats?
UKGrandad 6 months ago
Vagrants might wear cravats but probably not immaculate ones.
Load More Replies... Not-a-Clue (she/her) 6 months ago
What a strange set of questions. I agree with Unicorn it's mainly about understanding the language.
FreeTheUnicorn 6 months ago
This seems much more like an English proficiency test than a common sense test.
Ace 6 months ago (edited)
Actually a North American one, as Robins in the UK - a common garden bird but not related to the American Robin, are not migratory. Famously they're often seen in the winter, especially on Christmas Cards. , , , , As for the rest, there's more than language proficiency going on, there's also a certain level of logical reasoning required.
Load More Replies... Michael MacKinnon 6 months ago
As I said on the earlier post of these, they appear to be from the US Army's recruit tests, developed by Robert Yerkes, which were criticized for essentially measuring social class / education / literacy rather than intelligence. Fun to play with here, maybe, but pretty serious if it slotted you into front line infantry.
Petra Peitsch 6 months ago
They were not hiring, they were looking for humanoid-shaped cannon fodder.
Load More Replies... LittleTeapot 6 months ago (edited)
Got one wrong - I said false arguments are valid…because today they can be, sadly. Too 21st century an answer for a 20th century test 😂
TheElementalGod️️ (He/him) 6 months ago
"Do vagrants commonly possess immaculate cravats?" Is NOT common sense. What are these words?
Ace 6 months ago
Words in common use when the quiz was devised over a hundred years ago.
Load More Replies... BrunoVI 6 months ago
Summation: Can you withstand your impulse to overthink questions? Most tempting question: An argument's logic is valid even if a false conclusion is reached due to false antecedents. For example: if and only if the sun is lighting the sky, it is daytime. The sun is lighting the sky. Therefore, it is daytime. This logic is valid, even if it's night time, so long as the reason the conclusion is wrong is that the sun is down. (The existence of eclipses, etc., is why we can't have nice things.)
Wombat 6 months ago
Yes - the validity of an argument just means whether the conclusion follows logically from the premises - it doesn't matter whether the premises are true. So 'all dogs are green, Beano is a dog therefore Beano is green' is a valid argument. If the argument is valid and the premises are true, then it's a sound argument. ' all dogs are mammals, Beano is a dog therefore Beano is a mammal' is a sound argument - valid with true premises. they are the ones you want to believe. In common usage though people often use valid to mean sound, it only annoys people who've studied philosophy or logic.
Load More Replies... Beak Hookage 6 months ago
Well I officially got in. Or I would if a) I wouldn't have instantly failed the medical and b) Am a woman and c) Wasn't born until over 40 years after they had another of those wars. But otherwise, I'm solid.
Paul Richards 6 months ago
No it isnt important to follow commands. That would depend on the command.
Melody 6 months ago
It asked if it's important to remember them, not if it's important to follow them.
Load More Replies... Nicola Roberts 6 months ago
Darn it, it was the first test I was track for 100% Pretty sure robins don't migrate from my garden ....
Dave Pokorny 6 months ago
Well, if they do, they don't get very far! I've seen plenty in winter.
Load More Replies... Nick Faulkner 6 months ago
Did AI write this test? What a weird one. And some of the questions used bad English (Are 3 more than 10...) so it's not an English test... ;)
TheForrestGreene (he/they/it) 6 months ago
understanding some of these questions was harder then reading shakespeare
Keith Handly (Ike) 6 months ago
Christmas, tax day, and Easter are events and they are certain to happen.
Rick Murray 6 months ago
I couldn't finish - what the hell was this? Can you see? Ummmm... [looking at website asking if I can see]
Rick Murray 6 months ago
Do stones float in the air? Not normally but clarify the circumstances, because during a severe hurricane or tornado........
Load More Replies... TotallyNOTAFox 6 months ago
28/30 - Didn't know that Robins migrate and that vagrants don't wear cravats?
UKGrandad 6 months ago
Vagrants might wear cravats but probably not immaculate ones.
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