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Quiz questions cover a number of different areas.

Mathematical problem solving

Mark and John drove their car from Newton to Marlbury, a total distance of 150 miles.
They left Newton at 08:24 and arrived at Marlbury at 10:54.
What was the average speed of the car?

A. 50 mph

B. 55 mph

C. 70 mph

D. 60 mph

Which of the following fractions is greater that 3/5 and less than 5/6?

A. 1/2

B. 9/12

C. 4/7

D. 18/20

Pattern recognition

Which of the following is least like the others?

A. cube

B. sphere

C. pyramid

D. circle

Consider the following...
3,4,6,9,13,____   What comes next?

A. 15

B. 16

C. 17

D. 18

E. 19

Spatial aptitude

Logic

1. Paul is taller than John and shorter than Larry.
2. Karen is shorter than Larry and taller than Paul.
3. John is taller than Karen.

If the first two statements are true, the third statement is:

A. True

B. False

Programming

Write a program (in any computer language of your choice) that writes the phrase Hello World! ten times. The program must use a conditional loop.

Note: This is the actual programming question on the quiz.

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 == Logic ==
-. Paola is taller than Giovanni and shorter than Luis.
+. Paul is taller than John and shorter than Larry.
-. Kompal is shorter than Luis and taller than Paola.
+. Karen is shorter than Larry and taller than Paul.
-. Giovanni is taller than Kompal.
+. John is taller than Karen.
  If the first two statements are true, the third statement is:
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 :A. True
 :B. False
 == Programming ==
 Write a program (in any computer language of your choice) that writes the phrase '''Hello World!''' ten times. The program must use a conditional loop.