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 would you call the “memory” button on a telephone? (The answer is a palindrome.)

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2. Find the number that best completes the following sequence.

101 102 100 101 99 100 98 ? 97 98

3. The explorers traveled one mile north, then one mile west, then one mile south, and then one mile east. Where are they?

4. What does the following figure represent?












5. What one four-letter word can be added in the blanks below to make a new word in each case?
ST ____
PA ____
ER ____
SPAR ____

6. The following 17 letters can be anagrammed into a four-word phrase that means “to be honest and ethical.”

A A A E I I K L W N L T G H R S T

7. A kindergarten class has twice as many girls as it has boys. Ryan, one of the boys, has seven more female classmates than he has male classmates. Sally, one of the girls, has five more female classmates than she has male classmates. How many girls and how many boys are there in the class? (Hint: There are no more than 20 kids in the class.)

8. Fill in the blanks below to complete three words that contain the word ate.

_ _ _ _ _ ATE (fine)
_ _ _ _ _ _ ATE (part of a sentence)
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ ATE (light up)

9. Unscramble the letters in each pie segment, and then find the missing letter that completes each word. (The missing letter, indicated by the question mark, is the same for each word.)













10. Make your way from GIVE to TAKE in four steps, changing one letter at a time to make a good English word at each step.

GIVE
____
____
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TAKE

Bonus Question: In 1888, he “brought photography to the man on the street.” Who was he, and what two products did he introduce?

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George Eastman, who invented roll film and the box camera

Mensa Answers:

1. Dial Aid
2. 99. (There are alternating sequences, both decreasing.)
3. Back where they started
4. Get around to it
5. Ring (string, paring, erring, sparring)
6. Walk a straight line
7. There are 12 girls and six boys.
8. Delicate, predicate, illuminate
9. The missing letter is W; cowardly, wonderful, winning, watches.
10. GIVE, GAVE, CAVE, CAKE, TAKE. (There may be other ways.)