Question 44
MediumOriginal questionIf spoon is called plate, plate is called knife, knife is called glass, glass is called bowl and bowl is called pan, what is used to cut vegetables?
Show the answer and explanation
CorrectNot quiteAnswer B
Correct answer: B
Explanation
Vegetables are really cut with a knife.
Knife is called glass.
So the answer is glass.
Worth noting
Plate is what the list calls knife. Bowl is the name of glass, one step too far along the chain.
- Concept
- Substitution chain where the real word also appears as a name
- Typical timeTypical
- 70 s
- Your timeYours
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