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!!!
pretty
February 9, 2010 @ 11:14 am
ohhhh my GOd
i missed it very educating
i need to do some on iq
Impact
February 6, 2010 @ 6:06 pm
this is really educating! I missed just 2. Kudos 2 whoever did dis and i think my brain is ok!
amajean
December 6, 2009 @ 7:46 pm
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??
Danielle
June 20, 2009 @ 5:53 pm
this was great…even tho i got stumped on the 1st one…but i already knew i needed help 4 my brain lol
Rob
June 20, 2009 @ 4:02 pm
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.
jimymack
June 13, 2009 @ 2:41 pm
Been there done that but its still fun.
bbrt
June 13, 2009 @ 12:14 am
i got stopped on number 2 haha
it was fun i liked it 🙂
Ana
June 11, 2009 @ 8:57 am
I got caught on a few of them, but it was still fun and educative.
Juliet
June 11, 2009 @ 6:31 am
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….
Savanah
June 10, 2009 @ 8:17 pm
i got this b4, so no joke, i got them all right…again