tonkatojo
27-Oct-10, 20:37
Test for Idiocy
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
OK?
Let ' s find out just how clever
you really are....
Ready? GO!!!
First Question:
Y ou 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,
you take his place, so you are second!
Try not to screw up next time.
Now answer the second question,
but don ' t take as much time as you took
for the first one, OK ?
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. Tell me, how can you
overtake the LAST Person?
You ' re not very good at this,
are you?
Third Question:
V ery tricky arithmetic! Note: This must
be done in your head only.
Do NOT use paper and pencil or a
calculator. Try it.
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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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?
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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 isdone.
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!
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
OK?
Let ' s find out just how clever
you really are....
Ready? GO!!!
First Question:
Y ou 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,
you take his place, so you are second!
Try not to screw up next time.
Now answer the second question,
but don ' t take as much time as you took
for the first one, OK ?
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?
You ' re not very good at this,
are you?
Third Question:
V ery tricky arithmetic! Note: This must
be done in your head only.
Do NOT use paper and pencil or a
calculator. Try it.
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?
~~~~~~~~~~~~ ~~~~~~~~~ ~~~~~~~~~ ~~~~~~~~~ ~~~~~~~~~ ~~~~~~~~~ ~~~~~~~
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 isdone.
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!