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Your Yearly Dementia Test
Yep, it's that time of year again for us 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!
Here is a very private way to gauge how your memory compares to your last test. Some may think it is too easy, but the ones with memory problems may have difficulty.
Take this test 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
1. What do you put in a toaster?
Answer: 'bread.' If you said 'toast', just give up now and go do something else. And, try not to hurt yourself.
If you said bread, OK, go to Question 2.
2. Say 'silk' five times. Now spell 'silk.' What do cows drink?
Answer: Cows drink water. If you said 'milk,' don't attempt the next question. Your brain is already over-stressed and may even overheat. Content yourself with reading more appropriate literature, such as Women's Weekly or Auto World. However, if you did say 'water', proceed to Question 3.
3. If a red house is made from red bricks, and a blue house is made from blue bricks, a pink house is made from pink bricks, and a black house is made from black bricks, what is a green house made from?
Answer: Greenhouses are made from glass.
If you said 'green bricks', why are you still reading this??? PLEASE, go and lie down!!!
But, if you said glass, go on to Question 4.
4. Do not use a calculator for this:
You are driving a bus from New York City to Philadelphia. In Staten Island 17 people got on the bus. In New Brunswick 6 people get off the bus and 9 people get on. In Windsor 2 people get off and 4 get on. In Trenton 11 people get off and 16 people get on. In Bristol 3 people get off and 5 people get on. And in Camden 6 people get off and 3 get on. You then arrive at Philadelphia Station. Without going back to review, how old is the bus driver?
Answer: Oh, for crying out loud!!! Don't you remember your own age?!?! It was YOU driving the bus!!!
If you pass this along to your friends do pray that they do better than you did.
P.S: 95% of people fail most of the questions!!!
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I’ve already sent the above off to a couple of mates of mine. Here's the answer I got from Richard:
QUOTE:
Good morning Andy,
Bugger the tests, this morning [bright and sunny!] I walked from my shed to the house to read a file on ‘tapping sizes’. It takes 38 steps between the shed and the house. When I got to the house and found the subject file I’d forgotten what size thread I was making, so I walked back, only to remember what size I was looking for just as I arrived at the shed door. So I returned to the house and found the tapping size [5 mm], then walked back to the shed only to remember that my tin of drills was in the house [taken there last night]. So back to the house and at last, with tin in hand, back to the shed to drill a hole!!
So, a question: How many footsteps do you make before you can drill a hole?
Answer 228!!
UNQUOTE:
AES :lol:
Yep, it's that time of year again for us 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!
Here is a very private way to gauge how your memory compares to your last test. Some may think it is too easy, but the ones with memory problems may have difficulty.
Take this test 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
1. What do you put in a toaster?
Answer: 'bread.' If you said 'toast', just give up now and go do something else. And, try not to hurt yourself.
If you said bread, OK, go to Question 2.
2. Say 'silk' five times. Now spell 'silk.' What do cows drink?
Answer: Cows drink water. If you said 'milk,' don't attempt the next question. Your brain is already over-stressed and may even overheat. Content yourself with reading more appropriate literature, such as Women's Weekly or Auto World. However, if you did say 'water', proceed to Question 3.
3. If a red house is made from red bricks, and a blue house is made from blue bricks, a pink house is made from pink bricks, and a black house is made from black bricks, what is a green house made from?
Answer: Greenhouses are made from glass.
If you said 'green bricks', why are you still reading this??? PLEASE, go and lie down!!!
But, if you said glass, go on to Question 4.
4. Do not use a calculator for this:
You are driving a bus from New York City to Philadelphia. In Staten Island 17 people got on the bus. In New Brunswick 6 people get off the bus and 9 people get on. In Windsor 2 people get off and 4 get on. In Trenton 11 people get off and 16 people get on. In Bristol 3 people get off and 5 people get on. And in Camden 6 people get off and 3 get on. You then arrive at Philadelphia Station. Without going back to review, how old is the bus driver?
Answer: Oh, for crying out loud!!! Don't you remember your own age?!?! It was YOU driving the bus!!!
If you pass this along to your friends do pray that they do better than you did.
P.S: 95% of people fail most of the questions!!!
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I’ve already sent the above off to a couple of mates of mine. Here's the answer I got from Richard:
QUOTE:
Good morning Andy,
Bugger the tests, this morning [bright and sunny!] I walked from my shed to the house to read a file on ‘tapping sizes’. It takes 38 steps between the shed and the house. When I got to the house and found the subject file I’d forgotten what size thread I was making, so I walked back, only to remember what size I was looking for just as I arrived at the shed door. So I returned to the house and found the tapping size [5 mm], then walked back to the shed only to remember that my tin of drills was in the house [taken there last night]. So back to the house and at last, with tin in hand, back to the shed to drill a hole!!
So, a question: How many footsteps do you make before you can drill a hole?
Answer 228!!
UNQUOTE:
AES :lol:
I can relate to that. If I ever need a Stannah Stairlift I'm going for the high speed version so that I get upstairs in time to still remember why it is I've gone up there.
