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Author: Highwind

Date: 10 Dec 2005 11:54 am

Do your suffer from dementia?

Below are four (4) questions and a bonus question.
You have to answer them instantly. You can?t take your time,
answer all of them immediately.
If you get them all correct, you obviously don't have a problem.

FIRST QUESTION:
(remember think fast, don?t pause to think long)

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











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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.




SECOND QUESTION:
If you overtake the last person, then you are ???














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ANSWER:
If you answered that you are second to last, then you are wrong again.
How can you overtake the last person since you are the last person.







THIRD QUESTION:

Very tricky arithmetic here. Don?t use a calculator or pencil and paper. This must be done in your head only. Think quickly.

Take 1000 and add 40 to
it. Now add another 1000 . Now add 30.
Add another 1000 . Now add 20.
Now add another 1000 .
Now add 10 . What is the total?














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ANSWER:
Did you get 5000?
The correct answer is actually 4100. Use a calculator to check if you don?t believe it.







FOURTH QUESTION:
Mary?s father has five daughters: 1. Nana, 2. Nene, 3. Nini, 4. Nono.
What is the name of the fifth daughter?












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ANSWER:
Did you answer Nunu?
No, of course it isn?t. Her name is Mary.









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?












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ANSWER:
He just has to open his mouth and ask for it.

Author: Marshall

Date: 10 Dec 2005 4:18 pm

3 out of 5, I missed the last two.

Author: AZinOH

Date: 11 Dec 2005 8:22 am

No test required. I already know I'm demented. Thank You all the same.

AZ

Author: snowshoveler

Date: 11 Dec 2005 9:06 am

yup no test needed...
i already have my own little padded white room,thank you very much.
chris

Author: Highwind

Date: 11 Dec 2005 10:42 am

I only scored two out of 5 but figured that was due to lack of sleep.

Demanded a retest and only scored 1. Hmmmm....they're coming to take me away ha ha! They're coming to take me away....

Author: bontai Joe

Date: 12 Dec 2005 10:27 am

I had planned on working another 12-15 years and retiring to a Pacific Island, but since I faile this test, I guess I must now go quit my job and commit myself to a permanent care facility :lol:

Author: MissSnowshoveler

Date: 12 Dec 2005 2:00 pm

Well I did pretty well on this test. (Having seen it several times I have the answers darn near memorized) So I'm proud to say that I have been released from my padded cell.
Sherri