"It's that time of year to take your annual senior citizen test."

Exercise of the  brain is as important as exercise of the  muscles.   As we grow older,  it's important that we keep mentally alert.  The saying; "If you don't use it, you will lose it" also applies to the brain, so,

Below is a very  private way to gauge your loss or non-loss of intelligence.

So, take the following test  presented here and determine if you are losing it or are still "with  it,"

The spaces below are so you don't see the answers until you have made your answer.

OK, relax,  clear your mind and ... begin.

WELL MAYBE NOT THAT  CLEAR!

1. What do you  put in a toaster?

Answer: "bread."  If  you said "toast," then give up now and go 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," please do not attempt the next question. Your brain is obviously over stressed and may even  overheat.   It may be that you need to content yourself with reading something more appropriate such as Children's World.  

If you said "water" then 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," what the devil are you still doing here reading these questions?????

If you  said  "glass," then go on to Question 4.

4. It's twenty years  ago, and a plane is flying at 20,000 feet over Germany (If you will recall, Germany at the time was  politically divided into West Germany and East Germany.) Anyway, during the flight, TWO of the engines fail. The pilot, realizing that the  last remaining engine is also failing, decides on a crash landing  procedure.   Unfortunately the engine fails before he has time and the plane fatally crashes smack in the middle of "no man's land" between  East Germany and  West  Germany. Where would you bury the survivors? East Germany or West Germany or in "no man's land"?

Answer: You don't, of  course, bury survivors.

If you said ANYTHING else, you are a real dunce and you must NEVER try to rescue anyone from  a plane crash. Your efforts would not be appreciated.

If you said, "Don't bury the survivors", then proceed to the next question.

5. Without using a calculator - You are driving a bus from London to Milford Haven in  Wales. In London, 17 people get on  the bus.  In Reading, six people get off the bus and nine  people get on. In Swindon, two people get off and four get on. In Cardiff, 11 people get off and 16 people get on. In Swansea, three people get off and five people get on In Carmathen, six people get off and three get on. You then arrive at Milford Haven. What was the name of the bus  driver?

Answer: Oh, for crying out  loud!

Don't you remember your own name? It was YOU!!

Now pass this along to all your "smart friends" and hope they do better than you  did.