03-13-2007, 11:18 AM
Test for Dementia
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> "It's that time of year to take our annual senior citizen test."
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> Exercise of the brain is as important as exercise of the muscles. As we grow
> older, it's important to keep mentally alert. If you don't use it, you lose it!
> Below is a very private way to gauge your loss or non-loss of intelligence.
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> Take the test presented here to determine if you're losing it or not. The spaces
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> OK, relax, clear your mind and begin.
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> 1. What do you put in a toaster?
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> Answer: "bread." If you said "toast," give up now and do something else. Try not
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> 2. Say "silk" five times. Now spell "silk." What do cows drink?
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> Answer: Cows drink water. If you said "milk," don't
> attempt the next question. Your brain is over-stressed and may even overheat.
> Content yourself with reading a more appropriate literature such as Auto World
> However, if you said "water", proceed to question 3.
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> 3. If a red house is made from red bricks and a blue house is made from blue
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> Answer: Greenhouses are made from glass. If you said "green bricks," why are you
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> 4. It's twenty years ago, and 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 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 can do so and the
> plane fatally crashes smack in the middle of "no man's land" between East
> Germany and West Germany Where would you bury the survivors? East Germany,
> West Germany, or no man's land"?
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> Answer: You don't bury survivors.
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>If you said ANYTHING else, you're a dunce and you must stop. If you said, "You
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> 5. 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?
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> Answer: Oh, for crying out loud!
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> Don't you remember your own name? It was YOU!!
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> Now pass this along to all your friends and pray they do better than you.
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> PS: 95% of people fail most of the questions!
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> "It's that time of year to take our annual senior citizen test."
>
> Exercise of the brain is as important as exercise of the muscles. As we grow
> older, it's important to keep mentally alert. If you don't use it, you lose it!
> Below is a very private way to gauge your loss or non-loss of intelligence.
>
>
> Take the test presented here to determine if you're losing it or not. The spaces
> below are so you don't see the answers until you've made your answer.
>
> OK, relax, clear your mind and begin.
>
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> 1. What do you put in a toaster?
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> Answer: "bread." If you said "toast," give up now and do something else. Try not
> to hurt yourself. If you said, bread, go to Question 2.
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> 2. Say "silk" five times. Now spell "silk." What do cows drink?
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> Answer: Cows drink water. If you said "milk," don't
> attempt the next question. Your brain is over-stressed and may even overheat.
> Content yourself with reading a more appropriate literature such as Auto World
> However, if you said "water", proceed to question 3.
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> 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?
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> Answer: Greenhouses are made from glass. If you said "green bricks," why are you
> still reading these???
> If you said "glass," go on to Question 4.
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> 4. It's twenty years ago, and 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 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 can do so and the
> plane fatally crashes smack in the middle of "no man's land" between East
> Germany and West Germany Where would you bury the survivors? East Germany,
> West Germany, or no man's land"?
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> Answer: You don't bury survivors.
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>If you said ANYTHING else, you're a dunce and you must stop. If you said, "You
> don't bury survivors", proceed to the next question.
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> 5. 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?
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> Answer: Oh, for crying out loud!
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> Don't you remember your own name? It was YOU!!
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> Now pass this along to all your friends and pray they do better than you.
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> PS: 95% of people fail most of the questions!