Brain Exercises
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.
Below is a very private way to gage your loss or non-loss of intelligence. So take the following test presented here and determine if you are losing it or are still a MENSA candidate. OK, relax, clear your mind and . . . begin.
1. What do you put in a toaster?
The answer is bread. If you said “toast”, then give up now and go do something else. Try not to hurt yourself. 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 overstressed 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 three.
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 greenhouse made from?
Answer: Greenhouses are made from glass. If you said “green bricks”, what the heck are you still doing here reading these questions? If you said “glass”, then go on to question four.
4. Twenty years ago, 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 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. If the hour hand on a clock moves 1/60th of a degree every minute then how many degrees will the hour hand move in one hour?
Answer: One degree. If you said “360 degrees” or anything other than “one degree”, you are to be congratulated on getting this far, but you are obviously out of your league. Turn your pencil in and exit the room. Everyone else proceed to the final question.
6. 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 heaven sake! It was YOU, Read the first line!!!
Comments
23 comments
you got me in almost all of them.my brain needs replacement.some direct me to the right hospital
This is a good one….even though I had read it before.
I think i need to replace my brain :p
Btw, may i put this content in my blog?
send another one because, i missed all and i don’t want to pass through the same questions again, i am frustrated.
This is cool, I got three of the questions and I need to really check my brain to correct any defect. Thanks it is really educative…..
haha this is great lol
It is amazing the number of people who actually do answer these questions as you described, It just goes to prove that people do not follow instructions. Loved this.
I should be in MENSA…I took an IQ test and scored a 135
very funny
i got this b4, so no joke, i got them all right…again
I think this is very funny and quite educative. Well maybe i need some examination upstairs really!!imagine saying bury the survivors before realising they are still living. I love it….
I got caught on a few of them, but it was still fun and educative.
i got stopped on number 2 haha
it was fun i liked it
Been there done that but its still fun.
The one about the hour hand is incorrect. If a hour hand moves 1 degree in an hour then it only moves 12 degrees in 12 hours. An hour hand moves 360 degrees in 12 hours, therefore the hour hand moves 30 degrees every hour. So the hour hand actually moves 1/2 a degree every minute not 1/60th a degree.
this was great…even tho i got stumped on the 1st one…but i already knew i needed help 4 my brain lol
this was great! I only got 3/6 I really didn’t think I was dumb mmmmm
I’m going to print this out, and use it as a game to play at xmas,should be fun don’t you think? got any more??
this is really educating! I missed just 2. Kudos 2 whoever did dis and i think my brain is ok!
ohhhh my GOd
i missed it very educating
i need to do some on iq
MAN and ithought astrophisics was complicated!!!!!!!!1
None of them got me. I pay attention to everything I read and comprehend everything I read.
Useful post. Have been trying to learn a new language on the net but not having much success, considering going to a local course so this is helpful, thank you.