Fran
30-11-2005, 12:43 AM
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?
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Let's find out just how clever you really are....
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Ready? GO!!! (scroll down)
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First Question:
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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!
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Try not to screw up next time.
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Now answer the second question, but don't take as much time as you too! k for the first question, OK?
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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?
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You're not very good at this, are you?
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Third Question:
Very tricky arithmetic! Note: This must be done in your head only.
Do NOT use paper and pencil or a calculator. Try it.
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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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Scroll down for answer.....
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Did you get 5000?
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The correct answer is actually 4100.
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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.
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Fourth Question:
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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?
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NO! Of course it isn't.
Her name is Mary. Read the question again!
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Okay, now the bonus round:
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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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He just has to open his mouth and ask...
:-D
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Let's find out just how clever you really are....
.
.
.
Ready? GO!!! (scroll down)
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.
.
.
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.
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.
.
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First Question:
.
You are participating in a race. You overtake the second person. What position are you in?
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.
.
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~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ ~~~~~~~~~~~~~
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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!
.
Try not to screw up next time.
.
Now answer the second question, but don't take as much time as you too! k for the first question, OK?
.
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Second Question:
If you overtake the last person, then you are...?
(scroll down)
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~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ ~~~~~~~~~~~~~
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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?
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You're not very good at this, are you?
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Third Question:
Very 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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Scroll down for answer.....
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~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ ~~~~~~~~~~~~~
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Did you get 5000?
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The correct answer is actually 4100.
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.
.
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.
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Fourth Question:
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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?
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NO! Of course it isn't.
Her name is Mary. Read the question again!
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Okay, now the bonus round:
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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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.
.
.
.
.
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~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ ~~~~~~~~~~~~~
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He just has to open his mouth and ask...
:-D