Never started a thread before, be kind. Our Yearly Dementia Test It's that time of year for us to take our annual senior citizen test. Exercise of the brain is as important as exercise of the muscles. As we grow older, it's important to keep mentally alert. If you don't use it, you lose it! Below is a very private way to gauge how your memory compares to the last test (What test? . Some may think it is too easy, but the ones with memory problems may have difficulty. Take this test to determine if you're losing it or not. The spaces below are so you don't see the answers until after you've answered them. OK, relax, clear your mind (?) and begin. No Cheating > 1. What do you put in a toaster? > > > > > > > Answer: 'bread.' If you said 'toast' give > up now and do something else. > Try not to hurt yourself. > > If you said, bread, go to Question 2. > > > > > 2. Say 'silk' > five times. Now spell 'silk.' What do cows drink? > > > > > > > Answer: Cows drink water. If you said 'milk' > don't attempt the next question. Your Brain is over-stressed and may even overheat. Content yourself with reading a more appropriate literature such as Auto World. > However, if you said 'water', proceed to question 3. > > > > > > 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? > > > > > > Answer: Greenhouses are made from glass. If you said 'green > bricks,' why are you still reading these??? > If you said 'glass,' go on to Question 4. > > > 4. 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, 6 people get off > the bus and 9 people get > on. > In Swindon, 2 people get off and 4 get on. > In Cardiff, 11 people get > off and 16 people get on. > In Swansea, 3 people get off > and 5 people get on. > In Carmathen, 6 people get > off and 3 get on. > You then arrive at Milford Haven. > > Without scrolling back to review, how old is the bus > driver? > > > > > Answer: Oh, for crying out loud! > Don't you remember your own age? > It was YOU driving the bus!! > > > If you pass this along to your friends, pray they do better than you. > > PS: 95% of people fail most of the questions!! I got the first one right....
I don't agree with the greenhouse bit, a 'green house' would be made of 'green bricks' according to the rest of it. I got the milk bit wrong, didn't read the question properly
I disagree on semantic grounds. A greenhouse is made of glass yes, but a green house is made of green bricks. A greenhouse is used to grow vegetables, but a green house is where the green giant lives. Its the same as a lighthouse is an entirely different thing to a light house.
I checked the original I took this from and it says Green House so in my view it should be green bricks. This was one question I thought a bit more about as well. Maybe we can all get together in Shenley a few years from now and get taken to the games in wheel chairs?
And I agree. In many parts of the English-speaking world, a 'greenhouse' is actually known as a glasshouse - ergo a green house would obviously be viewed as one made of green bricks. Unless of course, it was like mine in Queeensland which was painted green....
