Marist Brothers Darlinghurst OBU - Humour
The best medicine ~ laughter
Dementia Quiz
sent in by Peter Deriman (Class of '62):
FIRST QUESTION:
YOU ARE A PARTICIPANT IN A
RACE. YOU OVERTAKE
THE SECOND PERSON. WHAT POSITION ARE YOU IN?
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SECOND QUESTION:
IF YOU OVERTAKE THE LAST PERSON, THEN YOU ARE....?
THIRD QUESTION:
MARY'S FATHER HAS FIVE DAUGHTERS:
1.
NANA, 2. NENE, 3. NINI,
4. NONO, AND ???
WHAT IS THE NAME OF THE FIFTH DAUGHTER?
FOURTH 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?
ANSWERS:
FIRST 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 IN SECOND PLACE!
SECOND ANSWER: IF YOU
ANSWERED THAT YOU ARE SECOND TO LAST, THEN YOU ARE..... WRONG AGAIN.
TELL ME SUNSHINE, HOW CAN YOU OVERTAKE THE LAST PERSON??
YOU'RE NOT
VERY GOOD AT THIS, ARE YOU?
THIRD
ANSWER: DID YOU ANSWER NUNU?
NO! OF
COURSE IT ISN'T. HER NAME IS MARY! READ THE QUESTION AGAIN!
FOURTH QUESTION – ANSWER: DID YOU
GET 5000?
THE CORRECT ANSWER IS ACTUALLY 4100. CHECK IT
WITH A CALCULATOR!
TODAY IS DEFINITELY NOT YOUR DAY, IS IT?
MAYBE YOU'LL GET THE BONUS QUESTION
RIGHT.... MAYBE...
I.E., A FINAL CHANCE TO REDEEM YOURSELF:
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?
IT'S REALLY VERY SIMPLE
HE OPENS
HIS MOUTH AND ASKS FOR IT...
DIDN’T GET
TOO MANY? WELL, THAT’S OK, DON’T FRET; PROBABLY TIME TO LIE DOWN AND
TAKE A NAP.
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