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BigToque

Lifer
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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....

Ready? GO!!!

First Question:
You are participating in a race. You overtake the second person. What position are you in?






























Answer: If you answered that you are first, then you are absolutely wrong! If you overtake the second person and you take his place, you are second! 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...?






























Answer: If you answered that you are second to last, then you are wrong again. Tell me, how can you overtake the LAST Person?
You're not very good at this, are you?

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.

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?






























Did you get 5000?
The correct answer is actually 4100.

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:
Mary's father has five daughters: 1. Nana, 2. Nene, 3. Nini, 4. Nono. What is the name of the fifth daughter?






























Did you Answer Nunu?
NO! Of course it isn't.
Her name is Mary. Read the question again!

Okay, now the bonus round:
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?






























He just has to open his mouth and ask...
It's really very simple.... Like you!
 

RedArmy

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Mar 1, 2005
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What was so tricky about the 3rd question? I fail at life on the other ones but that was easy...just basic math
 

MoPHo

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Dec 16, 2003
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i got them all right except the math. because i suck at math
 

DainBramaged

Lifer
Jun 19, 2003
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Originally posted by: RedArmy
What was so tricky about the 3rd question? I fail at life on the other ones but that was easy...just basic math

I got the math one and the first one about being in second.
 

AbAbber2k

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Mar 1, 2005
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Got em all. Almost missed the first one. Realised my mistake before I moved on. The daughter and blind man ones just seemed retardedly easy to me (Nunu never even crossed my mind). I can see how people could miss the math one though.
 

thecrecarc

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Aug 17, 2004
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i got em all expect the last bounus one.

WHY WOULD A BLIND MAN WANT SUNGLASSES?!!?

email sucks
 

ruffilb

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Feb 6, 2005
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Originally posted by: AbAbber2k
Got em all. Almost missed the first one. Realised my mistake before I moved on. The daughter and blind man ones just seemed retardedly easy to me (Nunu never even crossed my mind). I can see how people could miss the math one though.

I missed the "overtaking the last person" one, because you could've been tied for last.
 

RedArmy

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Mar 1, 2005
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Originally posted by: thecrecarc
i got em all expect the last bounus one.

WHY WOULD A BLIND MAN WANT SUNGLASSES?!!?

email sucks


Where does it say that he is going to use them?
 

eits

Lifer
Jun 4, 2005
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Originally posted by: ruffilb
Originally posted by: AbAbber2k
Got em all. Almost missed the first one. Realised my mistake before I moved on. The daughter and blind man ones just seemed retardedly easy to me (Nunu never even crossed my mind). I can see how people could miss the math one though.

I missed the "overtaking the last person" one, because you could've been tied for last.

my brain almost exploded when i read the "overtaking the last person" question because i was like "wait.... what? how? huh? wtf? how do y-..... that makes no sense!"
 

simms

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Sep 21, 2001
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3/4, mary's father and blind.. but I asked why a blind person needs glasses.
 

Auryg

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Dec 28, 2003
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Blind people wear sunglasses all the time. I think it's so we don't get scared of their eyes.