The following questions are from an e-mail widely circulated under the subject dementia quiz. And you thought you were smart …
QUESTION #1:
You’re a participant in a race. You overtake the second person. What position are you in?
QUESTION #2:
You’re a participant in a race. You overtake the last person. What position are you in?
QUESTION #3:
Do this in your head. No calculators! Take 1,000 and add 40 to it. Now add another 1,000. Now add 30. Add another 1,000. Now add 20. Now add another 1,000. Now add 10. What do you end up with?
QUESTION #4:
Mary’s father has five daughters, four of whom are named Nana, Nene, Nini, and Nono. What is the name of the fifth daughter?
QUESTION #5:
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 made. Next, a blind man comes into the shop wanting to buy a pair of sunglasses; how does he indicate what he wants?
Zen Mind
Hogen asked four visiting monks, “There is a big stone. Do you consider it to be inside or outside your mind?”
One of the monks replied, “From the Buddhist viewpoint everything is an objectification of mind, so I would say that the stone is inside my mind.”
“Your head must feel very heavy,” observed Hogen.