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 answers.1. What do the following letters represent?
1) J INSOIDE B
2) PO PP D
2. Replace the first letter in each pair of words with a new letter (the same one for each pair) to make two new words. Then, place that letter on the line in between the pair of words. When you’ve finished, you’ll have a new word reading down.
Thin ___ Clap
Douse __Candle
Are ___ Crate
Mark ___ Tray
3. Find the number that best completes the following sequence.
49 36 25 __ 9 4 1
4. Below are six coins.
In only three moves, rearrange the coins so that heads and tails alternate. (Each move consists of “turning” two adjacent coins at a time.)
5. If six boys drink 12 malteds in 90 minutes, how many malteds could four boys drink in three hours?
6. The witness testified that he rang for a down elevator on the fourth floor, took one that was going up to the fifth, then pushed the button for the ground floor and rode straight down without a stop. The Great Detective knew he could prove this was false. Why?
7. There is at least one nine-letter word that contains only one vowel. Do you know what it is?
8. A simple substitution code has been used to conceal a “quote.” Work out the code to decipher the original words.
Calvin Coolidge: NZ XJGF TBZT J’MM
KVTU IBWF UP UBML MFTT PO UIF QIPOF. PVS CJMMT BSF UPP IJHI.
9. The following 15 letters can be anagrammed into a common four-word postcard message.
E E E E I O U H H R R S W W Y
Bonus Question: A vinyl 33 1/3 record was 30 centimeters in diameter with a center section 14 centimeters in diameter (for the label, hole, etc.). How many grooves per side did it have?
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1. Inside job; two peas in a pod
2. Ship
3. 16 (the numbers are the squares of 7, 6, 5, 4, 3, 2, and 1)
4. First turn 3 and 4, then 4 and 5, then 2 and 3.
5. 16 (each boy can drink a malted in 45 minutes)
6. If you ring for a down elevator on the fourth floor and ride up another floor, the elevator will stop on the fourth floor on the way down.
7. Strengths
8. “My wife says I’ll just have to talk less on the phone. Our bills are too high.” (Code: A=Z, B=A, C=B, etc.)
9. “Wish you were here”
Bonus Answer:
The record has one continuous grove.