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"""Trick Questions, by Al Sweigart al@inventwithpython.com A quiz of several trick questions. This code is available at https://nostarch.com/big-book-small-python-programming Tags: large, humor""" import random, sys # QUESTIONS is a list of dictionaries, each dictionary represents a # trick question and its answer. The dictionary has the keys 'question' # (which holds the text of the question), 'answer' (which holds the text # of the answer), and 'accept' (which holds a list of strings that, if # the player's answer contains any of, they've answered correctly). # (!) Try coming up with your own trick questions to add here: QUESTIONS = [ {'question': "How many times can you take 2 apples from a pile of 10 apples?", 'answer': "Once. Then you have a pile of 8 apples.", 'accept': ['once', 'one', '1']}, {'question': 'What begins with "e" and ends with "e" but only has one letter in it?', 'answer': "An envelope.", 'accept': ['envelope']}, {'question': "Is it possible to draw a square with three sides?", 'answer': "Yes. All squares have three sides. They also have a fourth side.", 'accept': ['yes']}, {'question': "How many times can a piece of paper be folded in half by hand without unfolding?", 'answer': "Once. Then you are folding it in quarters.", 'accept': ['one', '1', 'once']}, {'question': "What does a towel get as it dries?", 'answer': "Wet.", 'accept': ['wet']}, {'question': "What does a towel get as it dries?", 'answer': "Drier.", 'accept': ['drier', 'dry']}, {'question': "Imagine you are in a haunted house full of evil ghosts. What do you have to do to stay safe?", 'answer': "Nothing. You're only imagining it.", 'accept': ['nothing', 'stop']}, {'question': "A taxi driver is going the wrong way down a one-way street. She passes ten cops but doesn't get a ticket. Why not?", 'answer': "She was walking.", 'accept': ['walk']}, {'question': "What does a yellow stone thrown into a blue pond become?", 'answer': "Wet.", 'accept': ['wet']}, {'question': "How many miles does must a cyclist bike to get to training?", 'answer': "None. They're training as soon as they get on the bike.", 'accept': ['none', 'zero', '0']}, {'question': "What building do people want to leave as soon as they enter?", 'answer': "An airport.", 'accept': ['airport', 'bus', 'port', 'train', 'station', 'stop']}, {'question': "If you're in the middle of a square house facing the west side with the south side to your left and the north side to your right, which side of the house are you next to?", 'answer': "None. You're in the middle.", 'accept': ['none', 'middle', 'not', 'any']}, {'question': "How much dirt is in a hole 3 meters wide, 3 meters long, and 3 meters deep?", 'answer': "There is no dirt in a hole.", 'accept': ['no', 'none', 'zero']}, {'question': "A girl mails a letter from America to Japan. How many miles did the stamp move?", 'answer': "Zero. The stamp was in the same place on the envelope the whole time.", 'accept': ['zero', '0', 'none', 'no']}, {'question': "What was the highest mountain on Earth the day before Mount Everest was discovered?", 'answer': "Mount Everest was still the highest mountain of Earth the day before it was discovered.", 'accept': ['everest']}, {'question': "How many fingers do most people have on their two hands?", 'answer': "Eight. They also have two thumbs.", 'accept': ['eight', '8']}, {'question': "The 4th of July is a holiday in America. Do they have a 4th of July in England?", 'answer': "Yes. All countries have a 4th of July on their calendar.", 'accept': ['yes']}, {'question': "Which letter of the alphabet makes honey?", 'answer': "None. A bee is an insect, not a letter.", 'accept': ['no', 'none', 'not']}, {'question': "How can a doctor go 30 days without sleep?", 'answer': "By sleeping at night.", 'accept': ['night', 'evening']}, {'question': "How many months have 28 days?", 'answer': "12. All months have 28 days. Some have more days as well.", 'accept': ['12', 'twelve', 'all']}, {'question': "How many two cent stamps are in a dozen?", 'answer': "A dozen.", 'accept': ['12', 'twelve', 'dozen']}, {'question': "Why is it illegal for a person living in North Dakota to be buried in South Dakota?", 'answer': "Because it is illegal to bury someone alive.", 'accept': ['alive', 'living', 'live']}, {'question': "How many heads does a two-headed coin have?", 'answer': "Zero. Coins are just circular pieces of metal. They don't have heads.", 'accept': ['zero', 'none', 'no', '0']}, {'question': "What kind of vehicle has four wheels and flies?", 'answer': "A garbage truck.", 'accept': ['garbage', 'dump', 'trash']}, {'question': "What kind of vehicle has four wheels and flies?", 'answer': "An airplane.", 'accept': ['airplane', 'plane']}, {'question': "What five-letter word becomes shorter by adding two letters?", 'answer': "Short.", 'accept': ['short']}, {'question': "Gwen's mother has five daughters. Four are named Haha, Hehe, Hihi, and Hoho. What's the fifth daughter's name?", 'answer': "Gwen.", 'accept': ['gwen']}, {'question': "How long is a fence if there are three fence posts each one meter apart?", 'answer': "Two meters long.", 'accept': ['2', 'two']}, {'question': "How many legs does a dog have if you count its tail as a leg?", 'answer': "Four. Calling a tail a leg doesn't make it one.", 'accept': ['four', '4']}, {'question': "How much more are 1976 pennies worth compared to 1975 pennies?", 'answer': "One cent.", 'accept': ['1', 'one']}, {'question': "What two things can you never eat for breakfast?", 'answer': "Lunch and dinner.", 'accept': ['lunch', 'dinner', 'supper']}, {'question': "How many birthdays does the average person have?", 'answer': "One. You're only born once.", 'accept': ['one', '1', 'once' 'born']}, {'question': "Where was the United States Declaration of Independence signed?", 'answer': "It was signed at the bottom.", 'accept': ['bottom']}, {'question': "A person puts two walnuts in their pocket but only has one thing in their pocket five minutes later. What is it?", 'answer': "A hole.", 'accept': ['hole']}, {'question': "What did the sculptor make that no one could see?", 'answer': "Noise.", 'accept': ['noise']}, {'question': "If you drop a raw egg on a concrete floor, will it crack?", 'answer': "No. Concrete is very hard to crack.", 'accept': ['no']}, {'question': "If it takes ten people ten hours to build a fence, how many hours does it take five people to build it?", 'answer': "Zero. It's already built.", 'accept': ['zero', 'no', '0', 'already', 'built']}, {'question': "Which is heavier, 100 pounds of rocks or 100 pounds of feathers?", 'answer': "Neither. They weigh the same.", 'accept': ['neither', 'none', 'no', 'same', 'even', 'balance']}, {'question': "What do you have to do to survive being bitten by a poisonous snake?", 'answer': "Nothing. Only venomous snakes are deadly.", 'accept': ['nothing', 'anything']}, {'question': "What three consecutive days don't include Sunday, Wednesday, or Friday?", 'answer': "Yesterday, today, and tomorrow.", 'accept': ['yesterday', 'today', 'tomorrow']}, {'question': "If there are ten apples and you take away two, how many do you have?", 'answer': "Two.", 'accept': ['2', 'two']}, {'question': "A 39 year old person was born on the 22nd of February. What year is their birthday?", 'answer': "Their birthday is on February 22nd of every year.", 'accept': ['every', 'each']}, {'question': "How far can you walk in the woods?", 'answer': "Halfway. Then you are walking out of the woods.", 'accept': ['half', '1/2']}, {'question': "Can a man marry his widow's sister?", 'answer': "No, because he's dead.", 'accept': ['no']}, {'question': "What do you get if you divide one hundred by half?", 'answer': "One hundred divided by half is two hundred. One hundred divided by two is fifty.", 'accept': ['two', '200']}, {'question': "What do you call someone who always knows where their spouse is?", 'answer': "A widow or widower.", 'accept': ['widow', 'widower']}, {'question': "How can someone take a photo but not be a photographer?", 'answer': "They can be a thief.", 'accept': ['thief', 'steal', 'take', 'literal']}, {'question': "An electric train leaves the windy city of Chicago at 4pm on a Monday heading south at 100 kilometers per hour. Which way does the smoke blow from the smokestack?", 'answer': "Electric trains don't have smokestacks.", 'accept': ["don't", "doesn't", 'not', 'no', 'none']}, {'question': 'What is the only word that rhymes with "orange"?', 'answer': "Orange.", 'accept': ['orange']}, {'question': "Who is the U.S. President if the U.S. Vice President dies?", 'answer': "The current U.S. President.", 'accept': ['president', 'current', 'already']}, {'question': "A doctor gives you three pills with instructions to take one every half-hour. How long will the pills last?", 'answer': "One hour.", 'accept': ['1', 'one']}, {'question': "Where is there an ocean with no water?", 'answer': "On a map.", 'accept': ['map']}, {'question': "What is the size of a rhino but weighs nothing?", 'answer': "A rhino's shadow.", 'accept': ['shadow']}, {'question': "The clerk at a butcher shop is exactly 177 centimeters tall. What do they weigh?", 'answer': "The clerk weighs meat.", 'accept': ['meat']}] CORRECT_TEXT = ['Correct!', 'That is right.', "You're right.", 'You got it.', 'Righto!'] INCORRECT_TEXT = ['Incorrect!', "Nope, that isn't it.", 'Nope.', 'Not quite.', 'You missed it.'] print('''Trick Questions, by Al Sweigart al@inventwithpython.com Can you figure out the answers to these trick questions? (Enter QUIT to quit at any time.) ''') input('Press Enter to begin...') random.shuffle(QUESTIONS) score = 0 for questionNumber, qa in enumerate(QUESTIONS): # Main program loop. print('\n' * 40) # "Clear" the screen. print('Question:', questionNumber + 1) print('Score:', score, '/', len(QUESTIONS)) print('QUESTION:', qa['question']) response = input(' ANSWER: ').lower() if response == 'quit': print('Thanks for playing!') sys.exit() correct = False for acceptanceWord in qa['accept']: if acceptanceWord in response: correct = True if correct: text = random.choice(CORRECT_TEXT) print(text, qa['answer']) score += 1 else: text = random.choice(INCORRECT_TEXT) print(text, 'The answer is:', qa['answer']) response = input('Press Enter for the next question...').lower() if response == 'quit': print('Thanks for playing!') sys.exit() print("That's all the questions. Thanks for playing!")
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