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Center
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Dec. ‘08
1. A simple substitution code has beenused to con-
ceal a quote uttered by Barbie. Decipher the code
towork out the quote.
9 1-13 18-5-1-12-12-25 15-12-4
5-14-15-21-7-8 20-15 8-1-22-5
19-5-20-20-12-5-4 15-14 1
3-1-18-5-5-18
2. Ryan likes baseball but not hockey, he likes lis-
tening but not speaking, and he likes Detroit but
not NewYork. Following the same rule, will he like
Chicago or SanFrancisco?
3. The following sayinghasbeenput intovery fancy
language. Put it back into standardEnglish.
Precipitationof liquid, not the crystallized
type, does not occur inminimal quantities but
inundesiredabundance.
MensaQuiz
The followingquestions areprovidedby the folks atAmericanMensa, theHigh IQSociety.
Canyouprovide theanswers? If youfind that youdoneed somehelp, theanswers areonpage88.
ByDr. AbbieF. Salny
6. Make your way from
want
to
give
in only five
steps, changingone letter at a time tomakeagood
Englishword at each step.
WANT
_ _ _ _
_ _ _ _
_ _ _ _
_ _ _ _
GIVE
Bonus Question:
What French financeminister who
servedduring theeighteenthcenturyandwasknown
for his miserly policies lent his name to aminimalist
art form?
4. Fill in the followingword squarewith fourwords
that read the same across and down. You will use
fiveR’s, fiveE’s, threeS’s, twoO’s, and oneV.
R O S E
O
S
E
5. Marion andMaureen went holiday shopping for
their nephews and nieces. At their first stop, they
spent half of what they started with plus $10 for
dolls. At the next stop, they spent half ofwhatwas
left plus $10 for toy-train accessories. At the last
stop, theyboughtChristmasornamentswithhalfof
what was left. Therewas $10 left for snacks. How
muchdid they startwith? (Hint:Work backward.)
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
MensaThinkSmartBook
. Quiz©
2008 by Dr. Abbie F. Salny and AmericanMensa Limited from
the
Mensa Page-A-Day Calendar
(Workman Publishing). The
2009 edition of the calendar is available for sale now.
