A fun test - do it when you have rested your brain.......Have fun. cf >> > >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, >> > >so......... >> > > >> > >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 over stressed 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????? Dang..... 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 heaven sake! It was YOU. >> > >Read the first line!!! > >