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.
Take the following test and determine if you are losing it or are still "with
it."
OK, relax, clear your mind and.... Begin.
1. What do you put in a toaster?
Answer: "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," proceed to question 3
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 green house made from?
Answer: Greenhouses are made from glass.
If you said "glass," then go on to Question 4.
4 Twenty years ago, a plane was flying at 20,000 feet over Germany. If you
recall, Germany at the time was politically divided into West Germany and East
Germany. Anyway, during the flight, TWO of the engines failed. The pilot,
realizing that the last remaining engine is also failing, decides on a crash
landing procedure.
Unfortunately the third engine fails before he has time to attempt an emergency
landing, 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? In East Germany or West Germany or in "no
man's land"?
Answer: You don't, of course, bury survivors.
If you said, "Don't bury the survivors," proceed to 5.
5. If the hour hand on a clock moves 1/60 of a degree every minute 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 in your pencil, 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 sakes! Don't you remember? It was YOU!
