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Test for Dementia
TGR-ECOSSE - 8/10/07 at 09:12 PM

Below are four questions and a bonus question. You have to answer them instantly. You can't take your time, answer all of them immediately. OK?Let's find out just how clever you really are....Ready? GO!!!

First Question: You are participating in a race. You overtake the second person. What position are you in?


Answer: If you answered that you are first, then you are
absolutely wrong! If you overtake the second person and you take his place, you are second!


Now answer the second question,but don't take as much time as you took for the first question!
Second Question:If you overtake the last person, then you are...?


Answer: If you answered that you are second to last, then you are wrong again. Tell me, how can you overtake the LAST Person?


Third Question:Very tricky arithmetic! Note: This must be done in your head only.
Do NOT use paper and pencil or a calculator. Try it.Take1000 and add 40 to it. Now add another1000. Now add 30.
Add another 1000. Now add 20. Now add another 1000 Now add 10. What is the total?


Answer.....Did you get 5000?The correct answer is actually 4100.If you don't believe it, check it with a calculator!
Today is definitely not your day, is it?
Maybe you'll get the last question right....
.Maybe.

Fourth Question:Mary's father has five daughters: 1. Nana, 2. Nene, 3. Nini,
4. Nono. What is the name of the fifth daughter?
Did you Answer Nunu?NO! Of course it isn't.
Her name is Mary. Read the question again!


Okay, now the bonus round:A mute person goes into a shop and wants to buy a toothbrush. By imitating the action of brushing his teeth he successfully
expresses himself to the shopkeeper and the purchase is
done. Next, a blind man comes into the shop who wants to buy a pair of
sunglasses ; how does HE indicate what he wants?

He just has to open his mouth and ask...
It's really very simple.... Like you !


Simon - 8/10/07 at 11:05 PM

Seen those before, but still managed to get them wrong

ATB

Simon


RK - 9/10/07 at 03:19 AM

I work with elderly people all day. I've become one of them. Not a good thing.


Peteff - 9/10/07 at 08:45 AM

Why would a blind man want to buy a pair of sun glasses ? I got them all except the maths, ir never was my strong point


violentblue - 9/10/07 at 05:11 PM

thats funny, I instunctually got them all right, all excep the overtaking the person in last position question.


TGR-ECOSSE - 9/10/07 at 07:41 PM

quote:
Originally posted by Peteff
Why would a blind man want to buy a pair of sun glasses ?





Confused but excited. - 9/10/07 at 10:35 PM

"Now answer the second question,but don't take as much time as you took for the first question!
Second Question:If you overtake the last person, then you are...?
Answer: If you answered that you are second to last, then you are wrong again. Tell me, how can you overtake the LAST Person?"

EASY, you lap the lazy bugger!

Old I may be, but I'm still smarter than the muppet writing these questions!



[Edited on 10/10/07 by Confused but excited.]