> > > > Below are four (4) questions and a bonus question. > > > > You have to answer them INSTANTLY > > > > You CANT take your time, answer all of them immediately. > > > > OK? > > > > > > > > > > > > Let's find out just how clever you really are... > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > Ready? > > > > GO!!! > > > > (scroll down) > > > > > > > > First Question: > > > > You are participating in a race. You overtake the second person. What position are you in? > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > 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 > > > > second! > > > > > > > > Try not to screw up 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...? > > > > (scroll down) > > > > > > > > ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > Answer: If you answered that you are second to last, then > > > > you are > > > > wrong again. Tell me, how can you overtake the LAST Person? > > > > > > > > > > > > You're not very good at this, are you? > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > Third Question: > > > > Very tricky arithmetic! Note: 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 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? > > > > 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. > > > > What is the name of the fifth daughter? > > > > > > > > ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ > > > > > > > > Did you Answer Nunu? > > > > > > > > NO! Of course it isn't. > > > > Her name is Mary. > > > > > > > > Read the question again! > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > Okay, now the bonus round: > > > > > > > > > > > > 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? > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ > > > > > > > > > > > > He just has to open his mouth and ask... > > > > It's really very simple... Like you! > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > >