Below are five questions.
You have to answer them quickly.
1st question: You are participating in a race. You overtake the second place 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 then you take his place, you are in second!
Try not to screw up next time.
Now answer the second question, but don't take as much time as you took for the first question, OK?
2nd question: If you overtake the last person 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?
You're not very good at this are you?
3rd question: Some tricky arithmetic, Note: this must be done in your head only. Do not use a pencil, paper or 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's the total?
Answer
Did you get 5000?
The correct answer is 4100. Do it again.
Maybe you will get the last question.
4th question: Mary's father has five daughters 1.Nana, 2.Nene, 3.Nini, 4.Nono. what is the name of the fifth daughter?
Answer
Did you answer Nunu?
No of course you didn't, its Mary. Read the question again.
5th question:
A mute person goes into a shop and wants to buy a toothbrush. By imitating the action of brushing his teeth he successfully expresses himself to the shopkeeper and the purchase is done.
Next, a blind man comes into the shop who wants to buy a pair of sunglasses; how does HE indicate what he wants?
Answer
He just has to open his mouth and ask....
It's really very simple.. Like you!
Hope it made you smile.