ABPA - Australian Bush Poets Association

whilst on the subject of scoks and shoes................


For all of you wordsmiths out there who pride yourselves on having a high iq, can you answer this one ????? an iq question used to test rugby league players iq level back in the 90's was...
'If there are 50 black socks and 50 white socks in a drawer, what is the minimum number of socks you would need to take out of that drawer to be guaranteed of getting a pair ??????? So as not the let the proverbial 'cat out of the drawer' too early.....send me a private posting and i will announce the winners...

tom mcilveen

I've pm'd my answer. I would be curious to know how many rugby players got the right answer Tom.

Heather

G'day

Yes, I too have had a guess. Then thought about the problem and posed another solution.

The answer Tom is 2. Take 2 and you get a pair, if you want a matching pair, you look in the drawer and choose what you want.

Don't need IQ for that, just common sense.

Two if you are a winger as they are pretty smart

and all of them if you are a dumb forward ????



Bob

And if you are an AFL player you would choose 2 white socks to go with your dark suit and 2 black socks to wear with your sandals ,

G'day Neville

I think I'll stick with words.

Cheers, Jeff

how many socks quiz??? IF THERE ARE 50 BLACK AND 50 WHITE SOCKS IN A DRAWER ..WHAT IS THE MINIMUM NUMBER OF SOCKS YOU NEED TO TAKE OUT TO BE GUARANTEED A PAIR ?????
COME ON FELLAS..THE LADIES ARE HAVING A GO..BUT MEN WHO PRIDE THEMSELVES ON THEIR ABILITY WITH WORDS ARE HESITANT TO MAKE THEM SELVES LOOK SILLY WITH THE WRONG ANSWER...THIS QUESTION APPLIES TO THE THE NON CREATIVE SIDE OF THE BRAIN..AND IS ONE THAT MOST ACADEMICS STRUGGLE WITH...STRANGE THAT I HAVE HAD 36 VIEWS AND ONLY4 REPLIES..WHAT DOES THIS INDICATE ???? GIVE ME SOME MORE REPLIES AND I WILL POST THE WINNERS.......

TOM MCILVEEN

Question Tom. Can you look as you take the socks out of the drawer or you taking socks blindly? Very important for the answer.

Heather

they asked rugby players Heather....'course you are allowed to look....would it make any difference to a rugby player?