4 out of 4 and you can join mensa

[tanoga]

Below are four (4) questions. You have to answer them instantly. You can't take your time, answer all of them immediately.

First Question:
You are participating in a race. You overtake the second person. What position are you in?







Answer: If you answered that you are first, then you are absolutely wrong! If you overtake the second person and you take his place, you are second!








Try not to mess up in the next question.









To answer the second question, don't take as much time as you took for the first question.








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. Tell me, how can YOU overtake the LAST person?








Third Question: Very tricky math! Note: This must be done in your head only. Do NOT use paper and pencil or a calculator. Try it.








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. What is the total?








Scroll down for answer..












Did you get 5000? The correct answer is actually 4100. Don't believe it? Check with your calculator!


Today is definitely not your day. Maybe you will get the last question right?








Mary's father has five daughters: 1. Nana, 2. Nene, 3. Nini, 4. Nono.


What is the name of the fifth daughter?













Answer: Nunu? NO! Of course not. Her name is Mary. Read the question again .





In case anyone is interested [img]images/graemlins/stupid.gif[/img] because I got them all wrong [img]images/graemlins/knob.gif[/img]

[wazza]

I got the first one correct [img]images/graemlins/laugh.gif[/img]
then all the rest wrong [img]images/graemlins/suicide.gif[/img]

[toasty]

I got Q1 right, then got 2 wrong and then got Q3 right and Q4 wrong.

...and I am a member of mensa!

They must have tightened up the rules since I joined [img]images/graemlins/blush.gif[/img]

[Cobstar]

Got them all right - whose a clever girl then. [img]images/graemlins/jump_clap.gif[/img]
But then I've seem similar types of questions before and you can learn the knack of answering them.

[JamesB]

4 out of 4 too [img]images/graemlins/jump3.gif[/img]

But I've seen quite a lot of this sort of thing before and was therefore looking for traps. I'm sure I wouldn't do so well unprepared. [img]images/graemlins/wink.gif[/img]

[Carps]

Second Question: If you overtake the last person, then you are...?

Lapping the field, was my answer. Do I get a point for that, or do I settle for 3/4 ?