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1. First unscramble the letters in eachword below,
and thenunscramble theorder of thewords to cre-
ate aTomSwifty sentence.
LFAIYM YM DSIA MTO
OAHLRSEY NA NOMSOURE
TSLEAB CNIRGA BUOTHG
2. Ina local fruit store, theowner has his ownpric-
ing system. A plum costs 25 cents, an apple costs
35 cents, andapineapplecosts65 cents. Under the
same system, howmuchdoes apear cost?
3. Thenames of at least threeanimals arehidden in
the sentencebelow. Canyoufind them? (The letters
are in consecutive order.)
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MensaQuiz
The followingquestions areprovidedby the folks atAmericanMensa, theHigh IQSociety.
Canyouprovide theanswers? If youfind that youdoneed somehelp, theanswers areonpage86.
ByDr. AbbieF. Salny
6. HowmanyEnglishwords canyoumake from the
letters EILNST?
7.What twowords, formed fromdifferent arrange-
ments of the samefive letters, canbe used to com-
plete the sentence below?
For theoriginal ancient ceremonial ___________
the spectators sat in _______ around the stage.
Bonus Question:
In 1966, a man was convicted of
crimes after Phoenix police got him to confess to
those crimes. Because he hadnot beenadvisedof his
rights before talking to thepolice, his appealwent to
theSupremeCourt.Whatwas his name?
4. A reasonable suggestion is coiled in the grid be-
low. To spell it out, start with one letter andmove
to an adjacent letter in any direction. (Hint: Start
with a “B.”)
XETOMWB
PENNEOO
TCSOYRR
I TENLYF
BAOSSER
CDHS I PO
KET IMAM
5. Thegreat detectivenoticed somethingunusual in
the supermarket. The supersize three-pound box of
detergentwas $4.80. The small, 24-ounce boxwas
$2.10.What did he buy?
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