The following questions are provided by the folks at American Mensa, the High IQ Society. Can you provide the answers? By Dr. Abbie F. Salny
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1. Fill in the following word square using three S’s, four T’s, four E’s, two I’s, two A’s, and one D (for a total of 16 letters) so that each word can be read across and down.
2. What two words, formed from different arrangements of the same six letters, can be used to complete the sentence below?
The two friends would ______ along the way to work, while the boss, the real ______ in the company, waited for them.
3. Jerry was planning a BBQ and spent half of what he had plus $4 on steaks. He then spent half of what was left plus $3 for soda, and then half of what was left plus $2 for potato salad. He then had $8 for paper plates and glasses. How much did he start with? 4. The following 17 letters can be rearranged into a five-word dialectical phrase meaning “a little farther along.”
A A C D D E E E H I N O O P R T W
5. Which letter combination in the bottom row best completes the sequence in the top row?
A Z C Y E X G ?
a) W I b) H W c) H J
6. Fill in the blanks to complete the word below.
I _ _ E _ G _ _ _ C _ _ _
7. Roger was shopping. He was with his sister’s maternal grandmother’s only daughter’s husband. With whom was Roger shopping?
8. Make your way from SALT to SEAS in six steps, changing one letter at a time to make a good English word at each step.
SALT
_ _ _ _
_ _ _ _
_ _ _ _
_ _ _ _
_ _ _ _
SEAS
9. Find a word for a writing fluid, and then place a P in front of it to find a color. Now find a word for a kind of beverage, and then place a D in front of it to find a word that means “valley.”
Bonus Question: What 1885 Gilbert and Sullivan creation was the subject of the 1999 film Topsy-Turvy?
American Mensa Limited, known as the High IQ Society, is an organization for individuals who have one common trait: a score in the top two percent on any supervised standardized intelligence test. For more information about American Mensa or to take the Mensa Home Test, visit www.us.mensa.org/americanway or call (800) 66-MENSA.
Dr. Abbie F. Salny was the supervisory psychologist for American Mensa and Mensa International for more than 25 years. She is a coauthor of the Mensa Think Smart Book. Quiz © 2008 by Dr. Abbie F. Salny and American Mensa Limited from the Mensa Page-A-Day Calendar (Workman Publishing). The 2008 edition of the calendar is available for sale now.