First Question: 第一題
You are participating in a race.. You overtake the second place person. What
position are you in?
你參加賽跑,追過第2名,你是第幾名?
Answer: If you answered that you are first, then you are wrong! If you
overtake the second place person, and you take their place, you are second!
解答: 如 果你的回答是第1名,你就錯了!你如果追過第2名,你只是取代那人的位
置,你是第2名。
To answer the second question, don t take as much time as you took for the
first question.
回答第 2 題,你不能使用與回答第 1 題相同的時間。
Second Question : 第二題
If you are in a race, and you overtake the last person, then you are?
你參加賽跑,你追過最後一名,你是第幾名?
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 having a
good time at this! Are you?
解答: 如果你的回答是倒數第2名,你又錯了!告訴我,你怎能追過最後一名?顯然你
並未樂在其中!
Very tricky maths! Note: This must be done in your head only. Do NOT use
paper and pencil or a calculator. Try it.
很詭異的算術!這只能在腦中盤 算。不要使用紙與筆或計算機, 試試看。
Third Question: 第三題
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?
以 1000加 上40, 再加1000, 再加30 , 再加1000, 現在加上20, 再加一次1000,
現在加上10, 總數是什麼?
Answer : Did you get 5000? The correct answer is actually 4100. Don t
believe it? Check with your calculator!
解答: 得 到5000是嗎?正確答案是 4100,不相信,用計算機查證吧!
Today is definitely not your day. Maybe you will get the last question
right?
今天對你鐵定諸事不宜,或許最後 一題你會對?
Fourth Question: 第四題
Mary s father has five daughters: 1. Nana, 2. Nene, 3. Nini, 4. Nono. What
is the name of the fifth daughter?
Mary 的 父親有 5 個女兒,第 1 個女兒 Nana , 第 2 個女兒 Nene , 第 3個女兒
Nini , 第 4 個女兒 Nono , 第 5 個女兒的名字是什麼?
Answer : Nunu? NO! Of course not. Her name is Mary. Read the question
again!
解答: 答案是 Nunu 嗎?不!絕對不是,她的名字是Mary, 請再讀一次問題!
Okay, now the bonus round. You can partially redeem yourself with this one
!
好,現在是加分題。這題可稍稍解救 〔彌補〕你!
Bonus Question 加分題 :
There is a mute person who wants to buy a toothbrush. By imitating the
action of brushing one s teeth he successfully expresses himself to the
shopkeeper and the purchase is done. Now if there is a blind man who wishes
to buy a pair of sunglasses, how should he express himself?
一個啞巴想買牙刷,他模仿刷牙的 動作,成功的向店主表達,也完 成了購買。現在如
果一個瞎子想 買一副太陽眼鏡,他要如何表達?
Answer : He just has to open his mouth and ask. He s blind, not mute - so
simple.
解答: 他只要張開嘴問即可。他是瞎子,不是啞巴。就這麼簡單!