onewilyfool Posted January 31, 2012 Share Posted January 31, 2012 Our Yearly Dementia Test-- only 4 questions 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. Some may think it is too easy, but the ones with memory problems may have difficulty. Take the test presented here to determine if you're losing it or not. The spaces below are so you don't see the answers until you've made your answer. OK, relax, clear your mind and begin. 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 overstressed and may even overheat. Content yourself with reading 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 toMilford 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, 2people 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!! OK . . . or just go have another glass of wine . . . nothing will matter in a few hours . . . and you will definitely NOT be driving the bus!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Danner Posted January 31, 2012 Share Posted January 31, 2012 Needs an "All of the above" option LOL ETA: Thank you. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DanvillRob Posted January 31, 2012 Share Posted January 31, 2012 If your parents didn't have any children, chances are you won't either. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BluesKing777 Posted January 31, 2012 Share Posted January 31, 2012 I thought the test was too hard, and possibly had some discrimination against older people! BluesKing777. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ThePretender Posted January 31, 2012 Share Posted January 31, 2012 I answered bagel to the first question, reviewed the correct answer, and resorted to an early dose of my evening "happy pill". Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
retrorod Posted February 1, 2012 Share Posted February 1, 2012 Is a happy pill better than a happy liquid?? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
McDuff Posted February 1, 2012 Share Posted February 1, 2012 http://psychcentral.com/news/2012/01/31/music-training-may-delay-hearing-and-memory-loss/34281.html Better off than most. Playing an instrument in the formative years is also one of the few actions that seems to have a lasting effect on intelligence. Woo. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
j45nick Posted February 1, 2012 Share Posted February 1, 2012 http://psychcentral.com/news/2012/01/31/music-training-may-delay-hearing-and-memory-loss/34281.html Better off than most. Playing an instrument in the formative years is also one of the few actions that seems to have a lasting effect on intelligence. Woo. I'm pickin' just as fast as I can..... I hear the dementia gainin' on me....... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MissouriPicker Posted February 1, 2012 Share Posted February 1, 2012 This test is not fair to people who live-and-breath guitars. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
J-1854Me Posted February 1, 2012 Share Posted February 1, 2012 I was meaning to vote on this but then I just kinda forgot. I'll get around to it tho...... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pfox14 Posted February 1, 2012 Share Posted February 1, 2012 I cast my vote for "All of the Above". Guess I'm SOL. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stein Posted February 1, 2012 Share Posted February 1, 2012 If your parents didn't have any children, chances are you won't either. Since I don't have parents, can I be in your will? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DanvillRob Posted February 1, 2012 Share Posted February 1, 2012 Since I don't have parents, can I be in your will? 1. You'll probably be disappointed. 2. Ain't you older'n me? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stein Posted February 1, 2012 Share Posted February 1, 2012 1. You'll probably be disappointed. 2. Ain't you older'n me? lol...I am 44. Don't know your age, but I was trying to get my hands on one of those axes you say you are going to will someday. Come to think of it, by the time I got my hands on it, I might be close to dead anyway. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
blindboygrunt Posted February 1, 2012 Share Posted February 1, 2012 jeez you guys , it's like a scene from cocoon in here Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DanvillRob Posted February 1, 2012 Share Posted February 1, 2012 lol...I am 44. Don't know your age, but I was trying to get my hands on one of those axes you say you are going to will someday. Come to think of it, by the time I got my hands on it, I might be close to dead anyway. 44? Shoot...I have liver spots older'n you! Okay....I'll put you in the will...... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ol fred Posted February 1, 2012 Share Posted February 1, 2012 Test? What test? I have CRS Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
zombywoof Posted February 1, 2012 Share Posted February 1, 2012 For some stupid reason, your # 4 question reminds of that question about a train leaves Baltimore at 7:00 am going 60 miles an hour while another leaves Chicago going 80 miles an hour - when do they meet (or something like that). I can't recall how many times I wrote something like when you hear the sound of metal on metal. The one thing I have learned is that both the long- and short-term memory go at pretty much the same exact time. So how many of you geezers are sitting there thinking if I knew I was going to hang around this long I would have taken better care of myself. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BluesKing777 Posted February 1, 2012 Share Posted February 1, 2012 For some stupid reason, your # 4 question reminds of that question about a train leaves Baltimore at 7:00 am going 60 miles an hour while another leaves Chicago going 80 miles an hour - when do they meet (or something like that). I can't recall how many times I wrote something like when you hear the sound of metal on metal. The one thing I have learned is that both the long- and short-term memory go at pretty much the same exact time. So how many of you geezers are sitting there thinking if I knew I was going to hang around this long I would have taken better care of myself. Here ya go: BluesKing777. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
j45nick Posted February 1, 2012 Share Posted February 1, 2012 The one thing I have learned is that both the long- and short-term memory go at pretty much the same exact time. So how many of you geezers are sitting there thinking if I knew I was going to hang around this long I would have taken better care of myself. Fortunately, I figured out pretty early on that I'd better take care of myself, after losing several friends (and a sister) who were way too young. On the plus side, it's never too late to take better care of yourself. I will not, however, give up alcohol or caffeine, although moderation is the key. As far as memory (and other mental capabilites) goes, "use it or lose it" is the only real protection you have, and that's not much. I recently saw a friend who is in the early stages of dementia at age 78, and it broke my heart. Here was a guy who had been a managing partner for billion dollar trusts, as well as a four-time Olympian, and he could just about remember people. At the same time, I ran into another friend in San Diego a few months who at age 94 is sharp as a tack, and still races one of his sailboats every week. Needs a walker to get around, but he's still moving. Carpe Diem, folks. Carpe Diem. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DanvillRob Posted February 1, 2012 Share Posted February 1, 2012 Carpe Diem, folks. Carpe Diem. Carpe Diem? Isn't that a Vietnamese fish? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
j45nick Posted February 1, 2012 Share Posted February 1, 2012 Carpe Diem? Isn't that a Vietnamese fish? straight out of the Mekong river........ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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