> >> >> > >Test for Dementia
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> >> >> > >"It's that time of year to take our annual senior citizen test."
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> >> >> > >Exercise of the brain is as important as exercise of the muscles.
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> >> >> > >As we grow older, it's important that we keep mentally alert
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> >> >> > >The saying; "If you don't use it, you will lose it" also applies
> >> >> > >to the brain, so
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> >> >> > >Below is a very private way to gauge your loss or non-loss of
> >> >> intelligence.
> >> >> > >
> >> >> > > So, take the following test presented here and determine if you
> >> >> > >are losing it or are still "with it,"
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> >> >> > >The spaces below are so you don't see the answers until you have
> >> >> > >made
> >> >> your
> >> >> > >answer.
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> >> >> > > OK, relax, clear your mind and ... begin.
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> >> >> > >WELL MAYBE NOT THAT CLEAR!
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> >> >> > > 1. What do you put in a toaster
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> >> >> > > Answer: "bread."
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> >> >> > >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.
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> >> >> > > 2. Say "silk" five times. Now spell "silk." What do cows drink?
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> >> >> > >Answer: Cows drink water.
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> >> >> > >If you said "milk," please do not
> >> >> > >attempt the next question. Your brain is obviously over stressed
> >> >> > >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 3.
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> >> >> > >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 green house made from?
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> >> >> > > Answer: Greenhouses are made from glass
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> >> >> > >If you said "green
> >> >> > >bricks," what the devil are you still doing here reading these
> >> >> > >questions?????
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> >> >> > >If you said "glass," then go on to Question 4.
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> >> >> > >4. It's twenty years ago, and 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 fatally 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"?
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> >> >> > >Answer: You don't, of course, bury survivors.
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> >> >> > >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.
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> >> >> > > 5. 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?
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> >> >> > >Answer: Oh, for crying out loud!
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> >> >> > >Don't you remember your own name? It was YOU!!
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> >> >> > >Now pass this along to all your "smart friends" and hope they do
> >> >> > >better than you did.
2006-10-30
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