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Lisa!
Sep16-05, 12:40 PM
Below are 4 questions and a bonus question. You have to answer them instantly. Answer all of them immediately. I'll give you te answers later unless you heard it before.

PS: Don't forget to write your answers in white

First Question:

You're participating in a race. You overtake the scond person. What position are you in?

Second Question:(Don't take as much time as you took for the first question)

If you overtake the last person, then you are...?

Third Question:(very tricky math! Note: This must be done in your head only. You're not allowed to use paper and pencil or a calculator)

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.


Fourth Question:

Mary's father has five daughter: 1.Nana 2.Nene 3. Nini 4. Nono.
What's the name f the fifth daughter?


The Bonus round:

There is a mute person who wants to buy a toothbrush. By imitating the action of brushing one's teeth he successfully expresses himself to the shopkeeper and the purchase is done.

Now if there's a blind man who wishes to buy a pair of sunglasses, how should he express himself?

gurkhawarhorse
Sep16-05, 01:27 PM
second, second-last, 4100 [i heard it today], nunu, why would he need it? he could simply say that he needs sunnies.

edit by Evo: you loose, you didn't follow instructions.
edit by me: :redface:

Evo
Sep16-05, 01:28 PM
First Question:

You're participating in a race. You overtake the scond person. What position are you in? answer: second

Second Question:(Don't take as much time as you took for the first question)

If you overtake the last person, then you are...? answer:second to last, I'm assuming I was last but overtook the person ahead of me

Third Question:(very tricky math! Note: This must be done in your head only. You're not allowed to use paper and pencil or a calculator)

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.answer: 4,100


Fourth Question:

Mary's father has five daughter: 1.Nana 2.Nene 3. Nini 4. Nono.
What's the name f the fifth daughter?answer: Mary


The Bonus round:

There is a mute person who wants to buy a toothbrush. By imitating the action of brushing one's teeth he successfully expresses himself to the shopkeeper and the purchase is done.

Now if there's a blind man who wishes to buy a pair of sunglasses, how should he express himself?answer: He should just ask for a pair of sunglasses.

edit, yeah I missed #4 initially, just not paying attention

gurkhawarhorse
Sep16-05, 01:34 PM
what instructions?

Lisa!
Sep16-05, 01:36 PM
Perhaps writing in white!

Evo
Sep16-05, 01:37 PM
what instructions?You were supposed to write your answers in white. I changed your answers to white, they're still there. (you didn't really lose)

We answer quizzes in white so that people that want to play don't accidently see the answers.

gurkhawarhorse
Sep16-05, 01:45 PM
oh!!! sorry

Averagesupernova
Sep16-05, 01:47 PM
First question: You are in second place.

Second question: It depends on the type of race. How can you overtake the last in a race unless it is a circle track? If so, then it could be any position.

Third question: I got 4100. I seen this in an email one time and I got it wrong. I couldn't believe it. I probably got it wrong this time too.

Fourth question: Ummmm, how about Mary?

Fifth question: I suppose the smart thing to do would be to just verbally ask. Although I will admit it took me a minute to figure that one out.

wolram
Sep16-05, 02:07 PM
1 second

2 one lap ahead or last

3 5000

4 Nunu

5 ask for pair of sun glasses

gurkhawarhorse
Sep16-05, 02:16 PM
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see, i'm not the only one :biggrin:

wolram
Sep16-05, 02:21 PM
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see, i'm not the only one :biggrin:

What you talking about Horsey :confused: :uhh:

Knavish
Sep16-05, 02:22 PM
My first couple were different..

First: What does "second person" mean? The person ranked second in the race, or the second person that you overtake?

Second: To overtake the last person, you must be in last. Thus, it doesn't make sense.

Third: 4100? Trick question?

Fourth: Nunu, duh.

Fifth: Ask.

Smurf
Sep16-05, 02:32 PM
second, any position, 4100, nunu, verbally

gurkhawarhorse
Sep16-05, 02:42 PM
What you talking about Horsey :confused: :uhh:

u 2 forgot to make your answers white like me.:biggrin:

Gokul43201
Sep16-05, 02:53 PM
<<1.2
2.not possible
3.4100 (still don't see the catch)
4. mary
5. He could walk into the store with his dog, pick it up, and start swinging it around. Surely, this will will the nearest store attendant to him, asking him what he's doing. To this the blind man could reply "Oh, I'm just looking around !".

Or he could, being a ZZTop fan and all, ask for a pair of cheap sunglasses. >>

I think I overshot the time-limit on that last question.

gurkhawarhorse
Sep16-05, 03:20 PM
the pattern of mary's daughter's names seem to go in the alphabetical order of sanskrit. i dont think that the person who made the question knwew sanskrit but the pattern looks familiar and matches others answers too.
like ka , kaa, ki, kee, ku, koo, ke , kai, ko...
thats why i got it wrong

zoobyshoe
Sep16-05, 03:29 PM
It's the old establish a pattern trick, and see who sticks with the pattern even when it isn't appropriate. Despite knowing that, I got two wrong.

mattmns
Sep16-05, 03:57 PM
Bah! I wrote nunu as well :cry:

JamesU
Sep16-05, 07:25 PM
2nd
2nd to last
5000
Mary
He should ask for a pair of sunglasses.

kinda easy

moose
Sep16-05, 07:30 PM
kinda easy
Nice to know you can't add :biggrin:

JamesU
Sep16-05, 07:32 PM
:surprised I don't see how I got that wrong!

JamesU
Sep16-05, 07:33 PM
oh, I get how it tricked me! :rolleyes:

Lisa!
Sep17-05, 12:49 AM
Ok, Averagesupernova and Gokul43201 answered all the questions correct. You can check the answers in their replies!

Knavish, it's sunglasses, ok?


<<1.wrote in white
2.white
3. white
4. white
5. He could walk into the store with his dog, pick it up, and start swinging it around. Surely, this will will the nearest store attendant to him, asking him what he's doing. To this the blind man could reply "Oh, I'm just looking around !".

Or he could, being a ZZTop fan and all, ask for a pair of cheap sunglasses. >>

I think I overshot the time-limit on that last question.

3. Most of people think 4090+10= 5000!
5. :rofl: :rofl: :rofl: what long story!

Kazza_765
Sep17-05, 08:07 AM
The Bonus round:

There is a mute person who wants to buy a toothbrush. By imitating the action of brushing one's teeth he successfully expresses himself to the shopkeeper and the purchase is done.

Now if there's a blind man who wishes to buy a pair of sunglasses, how should he express himself?

After the first four I was expecting a trick question and so I read this and thought, duh, why would a blind man need to wear sunglasses?

Evo
Sep17-05, 09:46 AM
I originally paid no attention to the first part of the question "mary's father" and just looked at the pattern of names. :rolleyes: It wasn't until I reread it later that I caught the obvious. :frown:

At least I can count. :biggrin:

The correct title of the quiz should be "how well do you pay attention?" :wink:

Lisa!
Sep17-05, 09:48 AM
Now we should change "how to bother people or cause they feel bad about themselves". :wink:

0TheSwerve0
Oct15-05, 09:35 PM
Below are 4 questions and a bonus question. You have to answer them instantly. Answer all of them immediately. I'll give you te answers later unless you heard it before.
PS: Don't forget to write your answers in white
First Question:
You're participating in a race. You overtake the scond person. What position are you in?
Second Question:(Don't take as much time as you took for the first question)
If you overtake the last person, then you are...?

There is a mute person who wants to buy a toothbrush. By imitating the action of brushing one's teeth he successfully expresses himself to the shopkeeper and the purchase is done.
Now if there's a blind man who wishes to buy a pair of sunglasses, how should he express himself?



The confusing ones
2nd, 1st (you just lapped them), just ask him to get you sunglass because you aren't mute, you are blind:wink:

btw, Mary's a transsexual, the last daughter is Nunu:smile:

edit: just saw average's answer for the 2nd one, guess that'd be the correct one.

Mk
Oct15-05, 10:18 PM
I still don't get how you could overtake the last person.

If you were to overtake them, that would mean you being behind them, and going in front of them. But you would have to be behind the last person to do that, making yourself last, but how do you overtake yourself?

0TheSwerve0
Oct15-05, 10:47 PM
You lapped them, on a circular track; that's why I thought you would have to be first, because if you overtake the last person (which indicates the position they held before you passed them), then that means either you had to be last and now they are last or you lapped them. Seems that the wording indicates what I said.

rachmaninoff
Oct15-05, 11:27 PM
Below are 4 questions and a bonus question. You have to answer them instantly. Answer all of them immediately. I'll give you te answers later unless you heard it before.
PS: Don't forget to write your answers in white
First Question:
You're participating in a race. You overtake the scond person. What position are you in?
Second Question:(Don't take as much time as you took for the first question)
If you overtake the last person, then you are...?
Third Question:(very tricky math! Note: This must be done in your head only. You're not allowed to use paper and pencil or a calculator)
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.
Fourth Question:
Mary's father has five daughter: 1.Nana 2.Nene 3. Nini 4. Nono.
What's the name f the fifth daughter?
The Bonus round:
There is a mute person who wants to buy a toothbrush. By imitating the action of brushing one's teeth he successfully expresses himself to the shopkeeper and the purchase is done.
Now if there's a blind man who wishes to buy a pair of sunglasses, how should he express himself?


1. 2nd
2. Impossible situation.
3. 4100
4. Mary

bonus - why would a blind man need sunglasses?

Evo
Oct15-05, 11:35 PM
rachmaninoff, you did well until the bonus question. :frown:

Cosmo16
Oct16-05, 01:24 AM
First Question:
You're participating in a race. You overtake the scond person. What position are you in?
Second Question:(Don't take as much time as you took for the first question)
If you overtake the last person, then you are...?
Third Question:(very tricky math! Note: This must be done in your head only. You're not allowed to use paper and pencil or a calculator)
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.
Fourth Question:
Mary's father has five daughter: 1.Nana 2.Nene 3. Nini 4. Nono.
What's the name f the fifth daughter?
The Bonus round:
There is a mute person who wants to buy a toothbrush. By imitating the action of brushing one's teeth he successfully expresses himself to the shopkeeper and the purchase is done.
Now if there's a blind man who wishes to buy a pair of sunglasses, how should he express himself?
Answers
1: second
2. second to last
3. 4100 (That was easy)
4. nunu
5. he says he wants sunglasses.
DArn it! I missed number four. Wow, that is a hard one.

cefarix
Oct16-05, 02:25 AM
1. Second position
2. First position if its a multiple lap race, otherwise you can't overtake the last person.
3. 4100
4. Nunu
5. He's blind he doesn't need sunglasses! But he can just say it out loud.

So number 4 got me :P
And I just realized for number 2: It could be any position from first to second last

Mk
Oct16-05, 04:42 AM
You lapped them, on a circular track; that's why I thought you would have to be first, because if you overtake the last person (which indicates the position they held before you passed them), then that means either you had to be last and now they are last or you lapped them. Seems that the wording indicates what I said.
Mmmmm, I think thats the only way, and you have the answer.

Anttech
Oct16-05, 06:03 AM
1.2nd
2.!=last
3.4100
4.Mary
5.blind people can speak, so if he had any sence he would just ask

0TheSwerve0
Oct16-05, 03:54 PM
Mmmmm, I think thats the only way, and you have the answer.

schwing! 10pts:biggrin:

EnumaElish
Oct16-05, 03:59 PM
Below are 4 questions and a bonus question. You have to answer them instantly. Answer all of them immediately. I'll give you te answers later unless you heard it before.
PS: Don't forget to write your answers in white
First Question:
You're participating in a race. You overtake the scond person. What position are you in?3rd![backspace][backspace][backspace][backspace]1st![backspace][backspace][backspace][backspace]2nd!
Second Question:(Don't take as much time as you took for the first question)
If you overtake the last person, then you are...?next to last!
Third Question:(very tricky math! Note: This must be done in your head only. You're not allowed to use paper and pencil or a calculator)
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 10.5000
Fourth Question:
Mary's father has five daughter: 1.Nana 2.Nene 3. Nini 4. Nono.
What's the name f the fifth daughter?Mary!
The Bonus round:
There is a mute person who wants to buy a toothbrush. By imitating the action of brushing one's teeth he successfully expresses himself to the shopkeeper and the purchase is done.
Now if there's a blind man who wishes to buy a pair of sunglasses, how should he express himself?Say it!

EnumaElish
Oct16-05, 04:05 PM
Hey, how's the answer not 5000?

rachmaninoff
Oct16-05, 05:59 PM
Hey, how's the answer not 5000?

1000+40+1000+30+1000+20+1000=4090

4090 + 10 = 4100

EnumaElish
Oct16-05, 07:18 PM
I originally paid no attention to the first part of the question "mary's father" and just looked at the pattern of names. :rolleyes: It wasn't until I reread it later that I caught the obvious. :frown:
At least I can count. :biggrin:
The correct title of the quiz should be "how well do you pay attention?" :wink:I'd white out paid no attention to the first part of the question "mary's father" and.