How Clever Are You?
Below are five questions, You have to answer them instantly. You can't take your time - answer all of them immediately you have read the question - OK?
First Question;
You are participating in a race. You overtake the second person. What position are you in?
Answer:
If you answered that you were in first then you are wrong. If you overtake the second person and you take his place, you are second.
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. How can you overtake the LAST person?
Third Question:
This must be done in your head - no paper or calculator.
Take 1,000, add 40, add another 1,000. Now add 30. Add another 1,000, now add 20. Add another 1,000, add 10. What is the total?
Answer:
Did you get 5,000 - wrong, the answer is 4,100. Don't believe - check it on a calculator.
Fourth Question:
Mary's father has five daughters
1. Nana
2. Nene
3. Nini
4. Nono
What is the name of the 5th daughter?
Answer:
Mary
Question Five:
A person goes into a shop and wants to buy a toothbrush. By imitating the action of brushing the teeth, he successfully expresses himself to the shopkeeper and the purchase is completed. Next a blind man comes into the shop who wants to buy a pair of sunglasses: How does he indicate what he wants?
Answer:
He just has to open his mouth and ask....