World · page 21 2101Reading the clock: hours, minutes and the two hands15 questions · Tyler goes, "long hand's on the 3, so it's 3 o'clock, no cap." The short hand is just past the 12. Is he rig…102Quarter past, quarter to, and how people really say the time15 questions · Chloe goes, "Quarter to seven? Easy, that's quarter past, so 7:15." What's the right answer?103Morning, afternoon and the 24-hour clock15 questions · Ella fumes, "Stupid phone rang at 7 at night!" Her sister says, "You picked pm, ya numpty." What did Ella do…104Timetables: buses, trains, TV and the school day15 questions · Tom's mate reckons Leeds 09:05 to York 09:28 takes "about an hour". Is he right?105Alarms, stopwatches and how long a second is15 questions · Max, groaning: "Snooze is life, bro." He slept through two of his three alarms. What does the science say?106Late and early: being where you need to be on time15 questions · Rory: "Mam says if you're on time you're late. That makes no sense!" What does she mean?107How long until? Counting on across the hour15 questions · Darius gets home at 7:28 for a 7:45 kick-off: "Plenty of time, yeah nah, I'll grab a snack first." How long…108How long since? Counting back15 questions · Ali, proper mardy: "I've been waiting ages!" He came at 3:50 and it's 4:05. What's the truth?109"Five more minutes" and other waiting games16 questions · Zara's brother at the theme park: "Wait's 45 mins? Nah, I ain't standing here for an hour." Put him right.110Why time flies and why it drags16 questions · Maya swears, "I only played for 10 minutes!" Clock: 4:00 to 5:10. How much is she out by?111Days, weeks and months16 questions · Zack's teacher says "close but no cigar" to his 48-week year. What does she mean?112Leap years and 29 February birthdays15 questions · Olivia's mate: "Born on 29 Feb 2016? So you're only 2, lol." What's the truth?113Seasons, terms and holidays15 questions · Freddie: "My cousin says Christmas is on the beach in Oz. He's lying, innit?" What's the truth?114Birthdays, ages and "how many sleeps"15 questions · Ava on 20 November: "Christmas is like 5 sleeps, it's bussin'!" Put her right.115What day of the week will it be?15 questions · Kai counts on from Monday: "10 days, so Wednesday next week." What's right?116How our calendar was made: Romans, Julius Caesar and Pope Gregory16 questions · Ollie goes, "sept means 7 innit, so September's month 7, end of." His sister: "It's month 9, ya plonker." (A…117Other calendars: Chinese New Year, Islamic and Jewish calendars, and Christmas in Ukraine15 questions · Mei's mate: "Isn't New Year 1 Jan, end of?" Mei: "Not in our house, bestie." What's the best answer?118Day and night, shadows and sundials15 questions · Mila's brother: "The Sun goes to bed, duh." ("Duh" means that's obvious.) Dad: "Nah, we're the ones turning.…119The Moon's month and the year round the Sun15 questions · Ruby: "Moon's gone, it's hiding, innit." What's really happening?120Time zones: why it's night in Sydney when it's day in London16 questions · Jake's cousin in Sydney, in her pyjamas: "Mate, it's 8 at night here, yeah nah, can't play." ("Yeah nah" mea…121The date line and summer time: clocks going forward and back16 questions · Mia: "First New Year's in London, obviously, it's the capital of time." Dad: "Nah." Who's right?122Clocks before clocks: sundials, water clocks, candles and hourglasses15 questions · Jake: "Shadow clocks 3,500 years ago? That's older than my grandad, lol." How many 70-year lives fit into 3,…123Pendulums, Greenwich and railway time, atomic clocks and phones16 questions · Leo times a conker on a string: big swing, small swing, same time. His mate: "Nah, big swings take longer, d…124Decades, centuries and millennia15 questions · Ruby: "Nan was a teen in the eighties? So, like, 80 years ago?" What's right?125BC and AD, dinosaurs and pyramids, and timelines16 questions · Zoe: "500 BC in one book and AD 500 in another, same year innit?"126"In the olden days": Grandad's 199015 questions · Grandad: "No phones in our pockets in 1990." Kai: "So, like, the Middle Ages, then." Fix it.127Sleep and the body clock15 questions · Ollie: "I'm 10, I only need 6 hours' kip like Dad." ("Kip" means sleep.) Mum: "Not a chance, sunshine." Why…128Growing up: ages of people and pets, and the "dog years" myth15 questions · Jack: "My dog's 3, so he's 21 in dog years, simple maths." Vet: "That's a myth, actually." What's closer?129Being on time around the world, waiting your turn and deadlines16 questions · Callum: "Sorry for being early? That's mad." Why did the Japanese company say sorry?130Screen time, wasted time, and putting it all together16 questions · Josh: "It's only 2 hours a day, chill." What does that add up to in a year?161Lucky socks and Grandma's superstitions15 questions · Grandson: "Grandad, the players can't even see your socks, mate. You're not on the team sheet." What is he m…162Who stole the remote? Jumping to conclusions at home15 questions · Ruby: "Yeah, I nicked it from school using my mind powers, Dad." What is she pointing out?163"Because I said so" and other dead-end reasons15 questions · Ethan, under his breath: "Love that for me. Very informative." What is he being sarcastic about?164"It worked once": one example is not all15 questions · Mum: "Last time you were in wellies on a Saturday, Finn. Today you're in your school trousers, you absolute…165The brother who never does anything wrong: double standards at home15 questions · Big sister: "Oh, the invisible sheet. The famous invisible sheet. When I forgot mine it was a week of no tel…166"Everyone has one!": the crowd is not a reason15 questions · Dad: "If everyone jumped off a cliff..." Zara: "Here we go." What is Dad's point?167The rumour that grows15 questions · Mr Hughes: "I hear I was in intensive care? Lovely. I had a sniffle and a Lemsip." Who is he teasing?168The whole class punished, and "you didn't say no"15 questions · Kid at the back: "So I'm in jail for a drawing I didn't draw? This is giving group punishment, Miss." What i…169Bets, dares and silly reasons15 questions · Noah: "Your cousin's a dolphin now, is he? You went red at 30 seconds last time." What is the right thing to…170The football argument that goes in circles15 questions · Girl nearby: "Lads, 'best' and 'greatest' are the same word. You've been arguing with a thesaurus for fiftee…171"I'm due a win": the gambler's fallacy15 questions · His mate: "The coin doesn't know, bro. It's not keeping a diary. It's a coin." What is he mocking?172Loot boxes, streaks and the sunk cost15 questions · His sister: "It's a 1 percent chance, not a 1 percent promise. Bro bought 100 tickets to disappointment." Wh…173"The game is rigged because I lost"15 questions · His brother: "Rigged? You let in four goals from corners, bro. The script is called 'defend'." What is "scri…174The YouTuber who is right about everything15 questions · Jack's mum: "Your YouTuber builds great castles, but he's not a dietitian, love." What does "dietitian" mean?175"It's on TikTok so it's true" and the comment section15 questions · His mum: "No! That's how you get a fire, Ollie. Not everything on TikTok is a life hack." What is a "life ha…176Adverts and "8 out of 10 cats"16 questions · Jayden: "8 outta 10 cats, no cap, this cat food is bussin'." The small print says it was 10 cats. What do yo…177"Crime is up, I saw it on the news"15 questions · Nan in Yorkshire: "I'm not going out after dark, love, crime's proper everywhere, I see it every night on th…178The politician's either-or and the straw man16 questions · Teen: "So if I don't like your plan, I hate kids? I literally am a kid. Make it make sense." What has the te…179"It's natural so it's healthy" and the miracle cure15 questions · Teen: "Bro, this herbal pill is all-natural, it's lowkey a health hack fr." What is the reply?180Correlation is not cause: ice cream and sunburn16 questions · Mia's brother: "So if I wear clown shoes I'll ace my reading test? Sick, I'm buying size 20." Why is it funny?181Trick questions that catch quick thinkers15 questions · Josh shouts "Bricks!" His sister: "He's been cooked by a feather." What did Josh get wrong?182Sounds wrong, but is right15 questions · Leo: "No way, that's illegal." After 30 rounds, switching won about 20 times. What does this show?183Sounds right, but is wrong16 questions · Freddie's sister: "Check it, bro, your answer's 10p too expensive." A pencil and a rubber cost £1.20 togethe…184"If... then..." and its traps15 questions · Ruby's dad: "I've just been watering it, Ruby. The rain didn't send a postcard." What is he teaching her?185Some, all, none and "not all"15 questions · Max's sister: "All carrots are food, all chips are food, so carrots are chips? I wish, Max." What does she s…186"How do you know?"16 questions · Ellie: "You 'just know'? Then where'd you hear it, my guy?" Is she aiming at Toby or at his claim?187One counterexample is enough16 questions · The friend: "It's a swan, bro, and it's black. 'All' just died." What is the fair thing for Freddie to say?188Check the claim, not the person16 questions · Mum: "Is she wrong, Tom? Two plus two? Go on, check." Tom: "...It's four." What did Mum teach him?189Fighting fair: no straw men, no moving goalposts, no either-or16 questions · Mum: "Less, Tom. L-E-S-S. Not 'never'." What is the fair next step for Tom?190Saying "I was wrong" and laughing without being cruel16 questions · Oscar's friend: "Bro just admitted he was wrong. Respect, honestly. Rare W." Why the respect?191A fair trial, and the Wonderland court that gets it all wrong16 questions · «The teacher said Jake broke the window, so he must have, end of» What would a fair trial say?192Olympiad: time and calendar puzzles ★★★15 questions · Mia: "my bday was on a Wednesday this year and there's no 29 Feb before the next one, so it's a Wednesday ev…193Olympiad: logic traps and if-then ★★★15 questions · Ethan: "Mate, the rule's 'vowel means even on the back'. I flipped the 4 and there's a K. Rule's broken!" Is…194Olympiad: everyday reasoning ★★★15 questions · Noah, in the dark: "Red, blue and black socks in here. I'll grab 3, that's defo a pair." What is true?1 2This page in Markdown → https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/questions/world/page/2/