Dementia Quiz

**happylabs** · 10-04-2010, 02:01 PM

This one made me laugh. A much needed laugh on an icky rainy Monday. I think I only got 2 right, but I know there are a lot of smart people here who will get them all right.

DEMENTIA QUIZ:

FIRST QUESTION

YOU ARE A PARTICIPANT 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 IN SECOND PLACE!

TRY TO DO BETTER NEXT TIME.
NOW ANSWER THE SECOND QUESTION,
BUT DON'T TAKE AS MUCH TIME AS
YOU TOOK FOR THE FIRST QUESTION, 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 SUNSHINE, HOW CAN YOU OVERTAKE THE LAST PERSON??

YOU'RE NOT VERY GOOD AT THIS, ARE YOU?

THIRD QUESTION:
VERY TRICKY ARITHMETIC
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?

SCROLL DOWN FOR THE CORRECT ANSWER.....

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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, AND ???
2. 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 FINAL CHANCE TO
REDEEM YOURSELF:

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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IT'S REALLY VERY SIMPLE
HE OPENS HIS MOUTH AND ASKS FOR IT...
DOES YOUR EMPLOYER
ACTUALLY PAY YOU TO THINK??
IF SO,
DO NOT LET THEM SEE
YOUR ANSWERS FOR THIS TEST!

OK, NOW PASS THIS ON
TO FRUSTRATE THE
SMART PEOPLE IN YOUR LIFE!
HAVE A NICE DAY,
ONE AND ALL.

**momcat** · 10-04-2010, 03:18 PM

Hysterical!!! Please don't tell my boss but I only got 1 right. This is already becoming a hit in my office.

**Taz_Zoee** · 10-04-2010, 04:46 PM

What's pathetic is that I've read this before and still got a couple wrong!!!

**Asiel** · 10-04-2010, 06:12 PM

I got all of them except the easiest one...the last one...how can anyone miss the last one...very cute.

**Marigold2** · 10-04-2010, 08:39 PM

I got two correct. So sad, what a smart a%% quiz. I loved it.

**wombat2u2004** · 10-04-2010, 09:32 PM

Hee hee...I only got 2 right.
But then again.....I'm allowed to....I'm 61.
What surprises me is all of the Spring Chickens here who have a low score to

**K9karen** · 10-04-2010, 11:04 PM

I'm in big s**t trouble.

**karlyb** · 10-05-2010, 05:57 AM

I did pretty well but this one has me stumped. Why is it possible to get two different answers using the same numbers?

THIRD QUESTION:
VERY TRICKY ARITHMETIC
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?

SCROLL DOWN FOR THE CORRECT ANSWER.....
~~~~~~~~~~ ~~~~~~~~~~

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?

**happylabs** · 10-05-2010, 07:40 AM

Originally Posted by karlyb

I did pretty well but this one has me stumped. Why is it possible to get two different answers using the same numbers?

THIRD QUESTION:
VERY TRICKY ARITHMETIC
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?

SCROLL DOWN FOR THE CORRECT ANSWER.....
~~~~~~~~~~ ~~~~~~~~~~

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?

I kept trying to figure this one out too. THEN I Googled it. Here is what I was doing wrong. I was adding 100 instead of 10 at the end. Must be a common error.

**karlyb** · 10-05-2010, 07:55 AM

Okay, I can see it now. I was adding 10 to 4090 and getting 5000 instead of 4100. I got the same wrong answer at least five times when I was trying to solve the problem. Duh. It seems so obvious now that you've given me the clue! Thanks happylabs!