96 AMERICANWAY
OCTOBER 1 2007
1. Theowner of a local grocery storehas his own sys-
tem for pricing items. A grapefruit costs 10 cents,
a pineapple costs 15 cents, a pear costs five cents,
and a banana costs 15 cents. According to the same
system, howmuchwill an eggplant cost?
2. A statement that is probably true is coiled in the
grid below. To spell it out, start with one letter and
move to an adjacent letter in any direction. (Hint:
Startwith anA. One null.)
INANL I E
ERASDF I
ALLTXSN
EHTRRTO
REPO IAF
3. Howmany common English words can you make
from the letters below, usingall five letters onlyonce
in eachword?
ACOST
MensaQuiz
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Canyouprovide theanswers? If youfind that youdoneed somehelp, theanswers areonpage 100.
ByDr. AbbieF. Salny
9. What one three-letter word can be added to the
blanks below tomake a newword in each case?
B ___ ing
Bl ___
Ext___
Comm___
Desc___
10.Make yourway from
late
to on
time
in only three
steps, changing one letter at a time tomake a good
Englishword at each step.
LATE
_ _ _ _
_ _ _ _
TIME
Bonus Question:
What musical era is characterized
by composers such as Schumann, Verdi, andMahler?
4.Takeawordthatmeans“keep,”andthenchangeone
letter tofindaword thatmeans “hold” or “arrest.”
5. The names of four animals are hidden in the sen-
tences below. Can you find them? (The letters are in
consecutive order.)
We all amble through the airport anddeliver
cargoat thegate.Wemade errors.
6. Fill in the blanks to complete thewordbelow.
E _C _C _OP _ _ _A
7. Pat is now twice as oldasCharlie. Three years ago,
shewas three timesasoldashewas, and threeyears
from now, Charliewill be three-fifths Pat’s age. How
old are they now? (Hint: Neither is yet a teenager.)
8. All thevowelshavebeen removed from the follow-
ingnursery rhyme. Can you read it?
JCKBNMBLJCKBQCKJCKJMPVRTHCNDLSTCK
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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
©2007byDr. AbbieF. SalnyandAmericanMensaLimited from
the
Mensa Page-A-Day Calendar
(Workman Publishing). The
2007 edition of the calendar is on sale now.
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