Tom Swifty | High IQ Society | Abbie F. Salny | U.S. Supreme Court

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. By Dr. Abbie F. Salny
1. Fill in the following word square using five E’s; three S’s; two each of the letters O, L, and R; and one each of the letters H and V (for a total of 16 letters) so that each word can be read across and down.


















2. At the local dress shop, the designer dresses­ from last season were reduced in price by 25 percent. Those that were left were then reduced by 10 percent. How much was a $200 dress after the two markdowns?

3. What two words, formed from different arrangements of the same seven letters, can be used to complete the sentence below?

The idle _______ of the youngest flower girl distracted the waiter who was carrying the _____ that held the wedding cake.

4. What figures below cannot be made from the figure shown?















5. Choose the correct letter from each clue in the rhyme below. When put in order, the six letters will spell the answer to the riddle.

My first is in vase but not in jar.
My second in ink but not in tar.
My third in off but not in fun.
My fourth in lore but not in run.
My fifth in eight but not in two.
My last in net but not in .
My whole a color pale in hue.

6. First unscramble the letters in each word below, and then unscramble the order of the words to create a “Tom Swifty” sentence.

LYDGITLAI DSIA TMO I EHAV NET OEST NDA NTE NGIFRSE

7. An eight-letter word is coiled 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.

E V I
A T
B L A


8. Start with the number of trombones in the show tune, add the number of days in Around the World in __ Days, then divide by the number of cities in A Tale of ___ Cities. What number do you get?


Bonus Question: Name three of the chief justices of the U.S. Supreme Court during the last 100 years, excluding the current sitting chief justice.


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Mensa Bonus Answer:

Any of the following are acceptable: Burger, Fuller, Hughes, Rehnquist, Stone, Taft, Vinson, Warren, and White.

Mensa Answers:

1. HOLE
OVER
LESS
ERSE
2. $135 [$200(.75)=$150; $150(.90)=$135]
3. Prattle, platter
4. A and C. (There is no way the original can be turned to match these.)
5. Violet
6. “I have ten fingers and ten toes,” said Tom digitally.
7. Ablative
8. 78 [(76+80)/2=78]