>> > > >Below is a very private way to gauge you loss or non-loss of 
>> > > >intelligence. So take the following test presented here and 
>> > > >determine if you are losing it or still a MENSA candidate. 
>> > > > 
>> > > >Ok, relax... clear your mind, and begin. 
>> > > > 
>> > > >*** 
>> > > > 
>> > > >Q: What do you put in a toaster? 
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>> > > >A: The answer is bread. If you said "toast," then give up 
>> > > >now and go do something else before you hurt yourself. If 
>> > > >you said "bread", go to the next question. 
>> > > > 
>> > > >*** 
>> > > > 
>> > > >Q: Say "silk" five times. Now, spell "silk." What do cows 
>> > > >drink? 
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>> > > >* 
>> > > >* 
>> > > >A: Cows drink water. 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 the next question. 
>> > > > 
>> > > >*** 
>> > > > 
>> > > >Q: If a red house is made with red bricks, a blue house is 
>> > > >made with blue bricks, a pink house is made with pink bricks, 
>> > > >a black house is made with black bricks, what is a greenhouse 
>> > > >made with? 
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>> > > >* 
>> > > >* 
>> > > >A: Greenhouses are made from glass. If you said "green 
>> > > >bricks," what the heck are you still doing here reading 
>> > > >these questions? If you said "glass", then go on to the next 
>> > > >question. 
>> > > > 
>> > > >*** 
>> > > > 
>> > > >Q: Twenty years ago, 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. Unfortunately, the 
>> > > >engine fails before he has time and the plane 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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>> > > >* 
>> > > >A: You don't, of course, bury the survivors. 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. 
>> > > > 
>> > > >*** 
>> > > > 
>> > > >Q: If the hour hand on a clock moves 1/60th of a degree every 
>> > > >minute, then how many degrees will the hour hand move in one 
>> > > >hour? 
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>> > > >* 
>> > > >A: One degree. If you said "360 degrees" or anything else 
>> > > >other than "one degree", you are to be congratulated on 
>> > > >getting this far, but you are obviously out of your league. 
>> > > >Turn your pencil in and exit the room. Everyone else proceed 
>> > > >to the final question. 
>> > > > 
>> > > >*** 
>> > > > 
>> > > >Q: 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. Now, what was the name of the bus 
>> > > >driver? 
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>> > > >* 
>> > > >* 
>> > > >A: Oh, for Heaven's sake... It was you!