Tom Swifty | High IQ Society | Abbie F. Salny

Mensa Quiz
The following questions are provided by the folks at American Mensa, the High IQ Society. Without seeking the assistance of fellow passengers, can you provide the answers? If you find that you do need some help, scroll down for the answers. By Dr. Abbie F. Salny
1. What number do you get when you start with the number of little pigs in the story, add the number of Snow White’s dwarfs, and multiply by the number of the very best heaven?


2. Unscramble the letters in each word below. Then, unscramble the order of the words to create a Tom Swifty sentence. (Hint: Tom always says things adverbially.)

TMEART MOT DIAS YM ZEIS IASTW PU
EPSKE NGIOG ON HWAT I OD YLEIHGWIT


3. Which of the following groups of letters is the odd man out? (Hint: The difference has nothing to do with vowels or consonants.)

NAANAB
NEIPPPLEA
AEGRP
SFIH


4. The following nine letters can be anagrammed to form a three-word, rather bizarre way of wishing a person good luck.

A A B E E G K L R


5. Find the six-digit number in which the first is three times the second, the fourth is one-fifth the last, and the fifth is the sum of the first and fourth. The sum of all of the digits is 24.


6. Mary likes squash but not beets. She likes zucchini but not eggplant, and she likes rhubarb but not apples. Following the same rule, will she like turnips or parsnips?



7. An eight-letter word is hidden in the box below. Find it by beginning with the correct letter and moving clockwise or counterclockwise around the box, using each letter only once.




8. Six widgets and eight wonkles cost $94. Six wonkles and eight widgets cost $88. How much does each item cost?


9. Jerry had to buy presents for his grand­children. In the first store, for his grandson, he spent half of what he had plus $10. At the next store, for his granddaughter, he spent half of what was left plus $8 on a blouse; and in the last store, for the baby, he spent half of what was left plus $6 for the baby, leaving nothing. How much did he start with?


10. The impetuous young man was telling his fiancée what time he would be at her house so they could elope. He wanted to arrive at midnight, so he had done a few practice runs. If he drove 40 miles per hour, he’d be an hour early. If he drove 30 miles per hour, he’d be on time. But at 20 miles per hour, he’d be two hours
late. How far away was he?


Bonus Question: What does the term M-1 mean to the following types of people?
A. A scientist
B. An economist
C. A soldier
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Answers

1. 7(3+7) = 70
2. “My waist size keeps going up, no matter what I do,” said Tom weightily.
3. SFIH (fish). The other three groups are anagrams of fruits (banana, pineapple, and grape).
4. Break a leg
5. 623,175
6. Turnips. (She likes the letter u.)
7. Sympathy
8. A widget costs $5; a wonkle costs $8.
9. $100. ($100/2 = $50+$10 leaves $40; $40/2 = $20+$8 leaves $12; $12/2 = $6+$6 leaves $0.)
10. He was 120 miles away.

Bonus Answer

A. A galaxy
B. The money supply
C. A rifle