Aging I.Q.
Posted: Tue Feb 03, 2004 2:36 pm
The last question is the toughest.
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> > >1. What do you put in a toaster?
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> > >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
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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," please do not attempt the
>next question. Your brain is obviously over stressed and may need
>something more appropriate such as "Children's World." If you said, "water"
>then 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 greenhouse made from?
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> > >Answer: Greenhouses are made from glass. If you said "green bricks,"
>what the devil are you still doing here reading these questions?? If you
>said "glass," then go on to Question 4.
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> > >4. If the hour hand on a clock moves 1/60 of a degree every minute then
>how many degrees will the hour hand move in one hour?
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> > >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.
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> > >Everyone else proceed to the final 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! Don't you remember? It was YOU!
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> > >How's your aging intelligence? Take the following test presented here
>and determine if you are losing it or are still "with it." The spaces are
>so you don't see the answers until you have made your own....OK, relax,
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> > >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.
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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," please do not attempt the
>next question. Your brain is obviously over stressed and may need
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> > >3. If a red house is made from red bricks and a blue house is made from
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> > >Answer: Greenhouses are made from glass. If you said "green bricks,"
>what the devil are you still doing here reading these questions?? If you
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> > >4. If the hour hand on a clock moves 1/60 of a degree every minute then
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> > >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.
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> > >Everyone else proceed to the final 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! Don't you remember? It was YOU!
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