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Pre-MENSA Test

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, so.........Below is a very private way to gage your loss or non loss of intelligence. So take the 6 simple questions presented here and determine if you are losing it or still a MENSA candidate.

WHAT DO YOU PUT IN A TOASTER?

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ANSWER: BREAD.... IF YOU SAID "TOAST" THEN GIVE UP NOW AND GO AND FIND YOURSELF A SHOE BOX AS YOU CAN'T HANDLE LIFE....

IF YOU SAID "BREAD" THEN PLEASE PROGRESS ON TO QUESTION 2

2. SAY "SILK" 5 TIMES, NOW SPELL "SILK".....WHAT DO COWS DRINK?

ANSWER: "WATER" IF YOU SAID "MILK," THEN MAY I SUGGEST THAT YOU DO NOT TRY THE NEXT QUESTION, AS IT MAY SEEM THAT YOUR BRAIN CELL IS OVER--TAXED, YOU NEED A HOLIDAY...MAY I SUGGEST CHILDREN'S WORLD?

IF YOU SAID "WATER" THEN YOU MAY GO ONTO QUESTION 3

3.... IF A RED HOUSE IS MADE FROM RED BRICKS, A BLUE HOUSE IS MADE OUT OF BLUE BRICKS, A PINK HOUSE IS MADE OUT OF PINK BRICKS, A BLACK HOUSE IS MADE OUT OF BLACK BRICKS....

WHAT IS A GREEN HOUSE MADE OUT OF?

ANSWER: "GLASS" IF YOU SAID "GREEN BRICKS" THEN WHAT THE HECK ARE YOU STILL DOING HERE READING THESE QUESTIONS!!!! IF YOU SAID "GLASS" THEN PLEASE PROGRESS ONTO QUESTION 4

4...... 20 YEARS AGO A PLANE IS FLYING AT 20,000 FT, OVER THE OLD COUNTRY GERMANY WHEN 2 OF THE ENGINES FAIL, THE PILOT REALIZING THAT THE LAST REMAINING ENGINE WAS FAILING, HE DECIDES A CRASH LANDING PROCEDURE, BUT UNFORTUNATELY THE ENGINE FAILS BEFORE TIME AND THE PLANE CRASHES SMACK BANG IN THE MIDDLE OF "NO MANS LAND" THE LAND BETWEEN EAST GERMANY AND WEST GERMANY IN THE MIDDLE OF THE BERLIN WALL, .....WHERE WOULD YOU BURY THE SURVIVORS EAST GERMANY, WEST GERMANY OR IN "NO MANS LAND"? !

ANSWER: YOU DON'T BURY "SURVIVORS" IF YOU SAID ANYTHING OTHER THAN THE SENTENCE ABOVE THEN PLEASE NEVER FLY, YOU MAY CAUSE MORE DAMAGE SHOULD THE PLANE CRASH!!!

IF YOU SAID THE SENTENCE ABOVE THEN CARRY ON TO QUESTION 5

5.... IF ON A CLOCK THE HOUR HAND MOVES 1/60th OF A DEGREE EVERY MINUTE THEN HOW MANY DEGREES WILL THE HOUR HAND TRAVEL IN 1 HOUR?

ANSWER: "1 DEGREE" IF YOU SAID "360 DEGREES", OR ANYTHING OTHER THAN THE ANSWER, MAY I CONGRATULATE YOU ON GETTING THIS FAR...BUT BE HONEST WITH YOURSELF, DO YOU THINK YOU CAN HANDLE THE LAST AND FINAL QUESTION?

IF YOU SAID "1 DEGREE" THEN PLEASE GO ON TO THE LAST QUESTION

6...... **WITHOUT USING A CALCULATOR** YOU ARE DRIVING A BUS FROM LONDON TO MILFORD HAVEN (WALES). IN LONDON 17 PEOPLE GET ON THE BUS, IN READING 6 PEOPLE GET OFF, 9 PEOPLE GET ON, IN SWINDON 2 PEOPLE GET OFF, 4 PEOPLE GET ON, IN CARDIFF 11 PEOPLE GET OFF, 16 PEOPLE GET ON, IN SWANSEA 3 PEOPLE GET OFF, 5 PEOPLE GET ON, IN CARMARTHEN, 6 PEOPLE GET OFF, 3 PEOPLE GET ON THE BUS THEN PULLS INTO MILFORD HAVEN BUS DEPOT..... WHAT WAS THE NAME OF THE BUS DRIVER?

ANSWER: "YOUR NAME." READ THE FIRST LINE

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