Subject: Test for Dementia Date: Wed, 5 Sep 2007 07:02:34 -0500

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>Let's find out just how clever you really are....

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>Ready? GO!!! (scroll dow n)

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>First Question:

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>Y ou are participating in a race. You overtake the second person. What

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>Answer: If you answered that you are first, then you are absolutely

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>If you overtake the second person and you take his place, you are

second!

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>Try not to screw up next time. Now answer the second question, but

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>take as much time as you took for the first question, OK?

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>Second Question:

>I f you overtake the last person, then you are...? (scroll down)

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>Answer: If you answered that you are second to last, then you are

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>again. Tell me, how can you overtake the LAST person?

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>You're not very good at this, are you?

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>Third Question:

>V ery tricky arithmetic! Note: This must be done in your head only .

Do NOT

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>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

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>Did you get 5000 ?

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>The correct answer is actually 4100.

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>If you don't believe it, check it with a calculator! Today is

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>not your day, is it? Maybe you'll get the last question right...

Maybe.

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>Fourth Question:

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>Mary's father has five daughters: 1. Nana, 2. Nene, 3. Nini, 4. Nono.

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>Did you Answer Nunu? NO! Of course it isn't.

>Her name is Mary. Read the question again!

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>Okay, now the bonus round:

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>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

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>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?

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>He just has to open his mouth and ask...

>It's really very simple.

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