Got this forwarded to me
Subject: Test for Dementia
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> 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.
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> Take the following test and determine if you are losing it or are
> still "with
> it." The spaces below are so you don't see the answers until you
> have made your
> answer.
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> OK, relax, clear your mind and ... begin.
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> WELL, MAYBE NOT THAT CLEAR!
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> 1. What do you put in a toaster?
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> Answer: "bread." If you said "toast," then give up now and go do
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> 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
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> 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" 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 green house 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. 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 of the 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 has
> time 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 or
> West Germany or in "no man's land"?
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> Answer: You don't, of course, bury survivors. If you said ANYTHING
> else, you are
> a real dunce and you must NEVER try to rescue anyone from a plane
> crash. Your
> efforts would not be appreciated. If you said, "Don't bury the
> survivors", then
> 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! Don't you remember your own name?
> It was YOU!!
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> Now pass this along to all your "smart friends" and hope they do
> better than you
> did.
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> PS: 95% of people fail in most of the questions!!
I failed at the part about the cows. *tear*
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> 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." The spaces below are so you don't see the answers until you
> have made your
> answer.
>
> OK, relax, clear your mind and ... begin.
>
> WELL, MAYBE NOT THAT CLEAR!
>
> 1. What do you put in a toaster?
>
>
>
>
>
>
>
>
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> 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.
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>
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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 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" then 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?
>
>
>
>
>
>
>
>
>
>
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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.
>
>
>
>
> 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 of the 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 has
> time 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 or
> West Germany or in "no man's land"?
>
>
>
>
>
>
>
>
>
>
>
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> Answer: You don't, of course, bury survivors. If you said ANYTHING
> else, you are
> a real dunce and you must NEVER try to rescue anyone from a plane
> crash. Your
> efforts would not be appreciated. If you said, "Don't bury the
> survivors", then
> proceed to the next question.
>
>
>
>
> 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 your own name?
> It was YOU!!
>
> Now pass this along to all your "smart friends" and hope they do
> better than you
> did.
>
> PS: 95% of people fail in most of the questions!!
I failed at the part about the cows. *tear*