# Stupid Quiz

**URL:** <https://forums.speedlife.net/t/stupid-quiz/39921>\
**Category:** NYSpeed Off Topic\
**Created:** [December 7, 2007, 1:19pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/stupid-quiz/39921 "2007-12-07T13:19:22Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 20\
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**Author:** ![sureshot](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/sureshot/32/7578_2.png) [@sureshot](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/sureshot)\
**Post date:** [December 7, 2007, 1:19pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/stupid-quiz/39921/1 "2007-12-07T13:19:22Z")

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I rarely read forwarded emails, but this one I did, and I fucked it up 2 times in a row trying to figure the number out in my head. I got it after writing it down. Anyways, for those of us still stuck at work at 4:18 on a Friday… here is something to pass the time:

**How many legs are there in the bus?**  
   
_They are looking for an actual number - not the word! It’s not a trick  
question. Can you figure this one out…_

There are 7 girls on a bus.

Each girl has 7 backpacks.

In each backpack, there are 7 big cats.

For every big cat there are 7 little cats.

How many legs are there in the bus?

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**Author:** ![BuickGN](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/buickgn/32/7200_2.png) [@BuickGN](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/BuickGN)\
**Post date:** [December 7, 2007, 1:22pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/stupid-quiz/39921/2 "2007-12-07T13:22:12Z")

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**Author:** ![sureshot](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/sureshot/32/7578_2.png) [@sureshot](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/sureshot)\
**Post date:** [December 7, 2007, 1:26pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/stupid-quiz/39921/3 "2007-12-07T13:26:00Z")

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incorrect, it’s not a trick question

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**Author:** ![OfficerK](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/o/4da419/32.png) [@OfficerK](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/OfficerK)\
**Post date:** [December 7, 2007, 1:28pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/stupid-quiz/39921/4 "2007-12-07T13:28:46Z")

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yeah I tried to multiply this out, but without a calculator at the time it just pissed me off

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**Author:** ![Blown\_Stroked](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/blown_stroked/32/7324_2.png) [@Blown\_Stroked](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Blown_Stroked)\
**Post date:** [December 7, 2007, 1:28pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/stupid-quiz/39921/5 "2007-12-07T13:28:50Z")

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**Author:** ![BuickGN](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/buickgn/32/7200_2.png) [@BuickGN](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/BuickGN)\
**Post date:** [December 7, 2007, 1:29pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/stupid-quiz/39921/6 "2007-12-07T13:29:48Z")

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too hard fuck it

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**Author:** ![Geoff](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/geoff/32/6104_2.png) [@Geoff](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Geoff)\
**Post date:** [December 7, 2007, 1:30pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/stupid-quiz/39921/7 "2007-12-07T13:30:04Z")

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10990?

7 girls, 7 backpacks = 49 total backpacks

each backpack has 7 large cats and 49 small cats = 56 cats = 224 legs/backpack

49 total backpacks \* 224 legs/backpack = 10976 legs

7 girls = 14 legs, 10976+14 = 10990.

lol @ micah’s snky edit

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**Author:** ![micah](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/micah/32/7257_2.png) [@micah](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/micah)\
**Post date:** [December 7, 2007, 1:39pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/stupid-quiz/39921/8 "2007-12-07T13:39:44Z")

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geoFF is correctO

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**Author:** ![3sny](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/3sny/32/5005_2.png) [@3sny](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/3sny)\
**Post date:** [December 7, 2007, 1:41pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/stupid-quiz/39921/9 "2007-12-07T13:41:00Z")

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there are 0 legs, the girls are on the bus not in it…lol

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**Author:** ![FightinMike](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/7bcc69/32.png) [@FightinMike](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/FightinMike)\
**Post date:** [December 7, 2007, 1:41pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/stupid-quiz/39921/10 "2007-12-07T13:41:29Z")

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14 legs on the girls  
there are 49 backpacks, with 49_7 big cats and 49_7_4 legs,  
then 49^2 little cats with 49^2_4 legs

so 14+(49_7_4)+(49^2\*4) legs, Geoff wins

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**Author:** ![TORQDSS](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/torqdss/32/5125_2.png) [@TORQDSS](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/TORQDSS)\
**Post date:** [December 7, 2007, 1:42pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/stupid-quiz/39921/11 "2007-12-07T13:42:51Z")

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7 girls, 49 backpacks, 56 cats in each backback, 4 legs on each cat, 2 legs on each girl, 14 girl legs + 2744 cat legs = 2758 legs

Is this right?

where the hell is newman and his crazy math??!!

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**Author:** ![TORQDSS](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/torqdss/32/5125_2.png) [@TORQDSS](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/TORQDSS)\
**Post date:** [December 7, 2007, 1:43pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/stupid-quiz/39921/12 "2007-12-07T13:43:17Z")

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dammit

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**Author:** ![newman](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/newman/32/7569_2.png) [@newman](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/newman)\
**Post date:** [December 7, 2007, 1:43pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/stupid-quiz/39921/13 "2007-12-07T13:43:27Z")

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[quote=“3sny,post:9,topic:39921"”]

there are 0 legs, the girls are on the bus not in it…lol

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X2

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**Author:** ![Silver](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/silver/32/4953_2.png) [@Silver](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Silver)\
**Post date:** [December 7, 2007, 1:45pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/stupid-quiz/39921/14 "2007-12-07T13:45:07Z")

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So 7 girls with 7 backpacks = 49 backpacks

7 girls with 2 legs each = 14 girl legs

7 big cats in each backpack(49 of them) = 343 big cats

343 big cats with 4 legs each = 1372 big cat legs

343 big cats with 7 little cats each = 2401 little cats

2401 little cats with 4 legs each = 9604 little cat legs

14 girl legs + 1372 big cat legs + 2401 little cat legs = 10990 legs

However, if there is a bus driver, it’s 10992.

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**Author:** ![LAFENGAS](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/lafengas/32/7573_2.png) [@LAFENGAS](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/LAFENGAS)\
**Post date:** [December 7, 2007, 1:45pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/stupid-quiz/39921/15 "2007-12-07T13:45:56Z")

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[(7x2)+ (7x7)(7x4)+ (7x7)(7x7)(4)]=10990

[girl^] [Big Cats^] [little cats^]

plus amputee bus driver, still = 10990 legs

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**Author:** ![micah](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/micah/32/7257_2.png) [@micah](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/micah)\
**Post date:** [December 7, 2007, 1:49pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/stupid-quiz/39921/16 "2007-12-07T13:49:06Z")

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its also an easy google search

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**Author:** ![Justin](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/justin/32/7459_2.png) [@Justin](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Justin)\
**Post date:** [December 7, 2007, 2:18pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/stupid-quiz/39921/17 "2007-12-07T14:18:15Z")

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[quote=“LAFENGAS,post:15,topic:39921"”]

plus amputee bus driver, still = 10990 legs

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👏

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**Author:** ![ryanmcell](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/ryanmcell/32/7510_2.png) [@ryanmcell](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/ryanmcell)\
**Post date:** [December 7, 2007, 2:34pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/stupid-quiz/39921/18 "2007-12-07T14:34:54Z")

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I would say 0 because the girls are on a bus, not in a bus.

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**Author:** ![ryanmcell](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/ryanmcell/32/7510_2.png) [@ryanmcell](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/ryanmcell)\
**Post date:** [December 7, 2007, 2:35pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/stupid-quiz/39921/19 "2007-12-07T14:35:15Z")

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[quote=“3sny,post:9,topic:39921"”]

there are 0 legs, the girls are on the bus not in it…lol

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Damn I’m late.

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**Author:** ![Bacon](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/bacon/32/7230_2.png) [@Bacon](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Bacon)\
**Post date:** [December 7, 2007, 4:59pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/stupid-quiz/39921/20 "2007-12-07T16:59:00Z")

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So say the little cats wore backpacks also.

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