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Old 18-10-2008, 08:57 PM   #1
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A Saturday Night Story - exercise your brain

Brain Exercise

Exercise of the brain is as important as exercise of the muscles. As we grow older, it's important that we keep mentally alert. The saying: "If you don't use it, you will lose it" also applies to the brain.

Below is a very private way to gauge your loss or non-loss of intelligence. So take the following test presented here and determine if you are losing it or are still a MENSA candidate. OK, relax, clear your
mind and . . . begin.

1. What do you put in a toaster?

The answer is bread. If you said "toast", then give up now and go do something else. Try not to hurt yourself. If you said, "bread", go to question 2.

2. Say "silk" five times. Now spell "silk". What do cows drink?

Answer: Cows drink water. If you said "milk", please do not attempt the next question. Your brain is obviously overstressed and may even overheat. It may be that you need to content yourself with
reading something more appropriate such as "Children's World". If you said, "water" then proceed to question three.

3. If a red house is made from red bricks and a blue house is made from blue bricks and a pink house is made from pink bricks and a black house is made from black bricks, what is a greenhouse made from?

Answer: Greenhouses are made from glass. If you said "green bricks", what the heck are you still doing here reading these questions? If you said "glass", then go on to
question four.

4. Twenty years ago, a plane is flying at 20,000 feet over Germany. If you will recall, Germany at the time was politically
divided into West Germany and East Germany. Anyway, during the flight, TWO of the engines fail. The pilot, realizing that the last remaining engine is also failing, decides on a crash landing procedure. Unfortunately the engine fails before he has time and the plane crashes smack in the middle of "no man's land" between East
Germany and West Germany. Where would you bury the survivors - East Germany or West Germany or in "no man's land"?

Answer: You don't, of course, bury survivors. If you said ANYTHING else, you are a real dunce and you must NEVER try to rescue anyone from a plane crash. Your efforts would not be appreciated. If
you said, "Don't bury the survivors" then proceed to the next question.

5. If the hour hand on a clock moves 1/60th of a degree every minute then how many degrees will the hour hand move in one hour?
Answer: One degree. If you said "360 degrees" or anything other than "one degree", you are to be congratulated on getting this far, but you are obviously out of your league. Turn your pencil in and
exit the room. Everyone else proceed to the final question.

6. Without using a calculator - You are driving a bus from London to Milford Haven in Wales. In London, 17 people get on the bus. In Reading, six people get off the bus and nine people get on. In Swindon, two people get off and four get on. In Cardiff, 11 people get off and 16 people get on. In Swansea, three people get off and five people get on. In Carmathen, six people get off and three get on. You then arrive at Milford Haven. What was the name of the bus driver?

Answer: Oh, for goodness sake! It was YOU, Read the first line!!!


Tony.

PS. Claim on the thread if you honestly got them all right first time. I'm not declaring my own score!




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Old 18-10-2008, 09:26 PM   #2
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Woooh, i got all right!

And i haven't slept in two days and am tired, i think i deserve to pat myself on the back for that *attempts to* ;]

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Please tell us your score? (:



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Old 18-10-2008, 09:32 PM   #3
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I've seen this before, so of course I got 100%. :D



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Old 18-10-2008, 09:34 PM   #4
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^ That's how i did actually. Well.... never come across one and four before though :-P

I didn't admit that though, pretend i'm smart ;]



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Old 18-10-2008, 09:43 PM   #5
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I actually did get them all right. I have also seen them before, but I'm also smart. Tony what's your score?




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Old 18-10-2008, 09:56 PM   #6
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i got them all right!!



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Old 18-10-2008, 11:51 PM   #7
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i failed at the burying the survivors one =( i was well chuffed til i realised im the only one who didnt get to the end lol!



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Old 19-10-2008, 12:08 AM   #8
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i didnt get many right at all :( some of them i did like the green house thing. my cold is clearly taking over my brain



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Old 19-10-2008, 12:16 AM   #9
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puts on dunce's hat for failing at number 2, but I blame the fact I'm drinking milk too

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Old 19-10-2008, 12:24 AM   #10
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Keep trying Folks. I must admit to being caught out by reading one or two of the questions too quickly - but I'm not admitting which!

Maybe I read quickly and understand slowly, but I'll staunchly defend my claim to MENSA until the men in the white coats come to get me ...

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Old 19-10-2008, 06:30 AM   #11
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PS. Claim on the thread if you honestly got them all right first time. I'm not declaring my own score!
Is that because mr harley's dad you cheated?

and I'm not awake enough to have gotten past question 2






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Old 19-10-2008, 10:54 AM   #12
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I got them all right. Though beinga vet student I'd have been VERY disappointed with myself if I got the what does cows drink one wrong! They don't drink milk, they drink alcohol, EVERYONE knows that.

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Old 19-10-2008, 02:02 PM   #13
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Ahaha, I failed at that lol.
I got the survivors one right though:D



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Old 19-10-2008, 05:00 PM   #14
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got them all right, only because they are old schoolyardtricks which im used to :P





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Old 24-10-2008, 04:54 AM   #15
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just for arguments sake some cows do drink milk. Baby cows otherwise the cow wouldn't be producing it.

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Old 24-10-2008, 05:10 AM   #16
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I got all but number 5 because number 5 is mathmactically inccorect. The hour hand on a **** move 30 degres every hour or 0.5 degrees a minute



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Old 24-10-2008, 05:13 AM   #17
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Good catch! 360/12 = 30, so yeah, you're right.



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