Fun Reasoning Questions and Answers

Here are the answers to yesterday's newsletter. Let's see how well you did!

First Question: You are a participant 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 in second place!

Second Question: If you overtake the last person, then what place are you in...?
Answer: If you answered that you are second to last, then you are WRONG again. Tell me Sunshine, how can you overtake the LAST person?? You're not very good at this, are you?

Third Question: The answer to this question must be done in your head, do NOT use paper and pencil or a calculator. Here we go – 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?
Answer: Did you get 5000? Sorry, but the correct answer is actually 4100. If you don't believe it, check it with a calculator! Today is definitely not your day, is it? Maybe you'll get the next question right... Maybe...

Fourth Question: Mary's father has five daughters:
1. Nana
2. Nene
3. Nini
4. Nono
5. What is the name of the fifth daughter?
Answer: Did you answer Nunu? Well of course it isn't! Her name is Mary!

Final 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: It's really very simple – he opens his mouth and asks for it...