A little test to prove how clever you really are.

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Below are four (4 ) questions and a bonus question. You have to answer them instantly. You can't take your time, answer all of them immediately . OK?

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

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First Question:

You are participating in a race. You overtake the second person. What position are you in?
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Answer: If you answered that you are first, then you a absolutely wrong! 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 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...?
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Answer: If you answered that you are second to last, then you are wrong 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: Very tricky arithmetic! Note: This must be done in your head only Do NOT use paper and pencil or a calculator. Try it.
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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 is the total?
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Scroll down for answer.....
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Did you get 5000?
The correct answer is actually 4100.
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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:
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Mary's father has five daughters: 1. Nana, 2. Nene, 3. Nini, 4. Nono. What is the name of the fifth daughter?
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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 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?
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He just has to open his mouth and ask...
It's really very simple.... isn't it?


Marion
 
"If you overtake the last person, then you are...?......"

I hate to be pedantic (ok, I don't really) but this question actually has no correct answer.
 
hence the 'Tell me, how can you overtake the LAST Person?' presumably
 
If the race is on a track, then when you overtake the last person, it must mean you have lapped them, but this still says nothing about what position you are in. You might be in first or second last place or anything in between.
 
MOB said:
If the race is on a track, then when you overtake the last person, it must mean you have lapped them, but this still says nothing about what position you are in. You might be in first or second last place or anything in between.
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Or you might have been slow to start.
 
"a blind man comes into the shop who wants to buy a pair of sunglasses"

Why would a blind person need sunglasses?
 
Why would anyone call Mary Nunu?

If you overtake the last person, by lapping them, as someone correctly pointed out, you are first, assuming that you are the first to overtake them. There are of course several correct answers, depending on the number of persons in the race. It is possible that everyone could overtake the last person if her name is Sonia O'Sullivan.
 
MOB said:
If the race is on a track, then when you overtake the last person, it must mean you have lapped them, but this still says nothing about what position you are in. You might be in first or second last place or anything in between.
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overtaking and lapping are 2 different things. overtaking is for position, lapping is passing a backmarker and is not for position.
 
sueellen said:
"a blind man comes into the shop who wants to buy a pair of sunglasses"

Why would a blind person need sunglasses?
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the same reason you see non visually impaired people wearing them inside...
 
as the bbc commentator ( murray walker?) on grand prix once said ' and after that overtaking manouvre mansell is now in front - if you dont count the race leader. maybe he set the questions for this quiz :)
 
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