Test For Dementia

PJW · #1 (**permalink**) 22-06-2006, 07:00 PM

"Test for Dementia"

"It's that time of year 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 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.

So, take the following test presented here 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.

1. What do you put in a toaster?

Answer: "bread." If you said "toast," then give up now and go do
something
else.
Try not to hurt yourself or touch any sharp objects!
If you said, "bread," go to Question 2.

2. Say "silk" five times. Now spell "silk." What do cows drink?

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?

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. Its 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"?

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?

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.

It is wise not to argue with an idiot, others may not be able to tell
the
difference.