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1. The following20 letters canbeanagrammed intoa
six-wordphrasemeaning “just aboutworthless.”
AABEFHH I LLNNOOORSTTW
2. TheGreat Detectivewas investigating amurder in
the United States. The chief suspect said, “I’m new
to the area, so I just followed directions and turned
southonto Interstate46.” TheGreat Detective knew
hewas lying. How?
3. What two words, formed from different arrange-
ments of the same nine letters, can be used to com-
plete the sentences below?
Wewatched the cook _________ thebeef ona
string. Themeatwas _________ for hours,
making it very tender.
4. Charliewants to pay a visit to hismother-in-law’s
husband’s only son’s only daughter. Whom does he
want to visit?
MensaQuiz
The followingquestions areprovidedby the folks atAmericanMensa, theHigh IQSociety.
Canyouprovide theanswers? If youfind that youdoneed somehelp, theanswers areonpage82.
ByDr. AbbieF. Salny
sisters as he has brothers. Howmany siblings are in
the family? (Hint: There are nomore than 10.)
9. Startwith the number of KingCole’s fiddlers, mul-
tiply that by the number of Columbus’s ships, then
add to that the number ofwitches in
Macbeth
.What
number do youget?
10. A simple substitution code has been used to
conceal a quote. Work out the code to decipher the
original words.
Billy theKid:
H VNMCDQ VGZS SGDX’KK BZKK LD VGDM
H FQNV TO.
Bonus Question:
The 1987 film
Empire of the Sun
,
directedbyStevenSpielberg,was basedon thenovel
of the same name bywhat author?
5. There’s a local candy store that charges some un-
usual prices. A chocolate bar costs 50 cents, a soda
costs 16 cents, and apeppermint costs44 cents. Ac-
cording to the same system, howmuchwill a lollipop
cost?
6. Awell-known adage has been put into very fancy
language. Put it back into the original words.
It is not possible todeterminewith certainty ex-
actlywhat is containedwithinaparticular liter-
ary form simplyby examining its outer binding.
7. What one three-letter word can be added to the
blanks below tomake a newword in each case?
T___er
Sp___
Desp___
8. Rachel has five times asmany brothers as she has
sisters, but her brother Ryan has only half as many
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
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
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the
Mensa Page-A-Day Calendar
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