D I V E R S I O N S
Odds of a child being diagnosed with autism: 1 in 150
Odds of a child becoming a quarterback in the NFL: 1 in 100,000
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Nowords by
16months.
No babbling by
12months.
Some signs to look for:
No big smiles or other joyful
expressions by 6months.
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S: 4.875 in
1. Charliewent toaprofessional football gamewith
Steve. Steve is Charlie’s mother’s only husband’s
only daughter’s only husband. What relation is he
toCharlie?
2. What three letters (a different set for each pair
of words) can be inserted into the blanks below to
make aword on either side?
LUM _ _ _GAIN
PLA_ _ _STION
BAND_ _ _NCY
3.What twowords, formed fromdifferent arrange-
ments of the same six letters, can be used to com-
plete the sentence below?
Thediscoveryof dangerousmaterials that a
________workedwith led tobetter conditions,
and the ___________of poisoningwas removed.
MensaQuiz
The followingquestions areprovidedby the folks atAmericanMensa, theHigh IQSociety.
Canyouprovide theanswers? If youfind that youdoneed somehelp, theanswers areonpage 118.
ByDr. AbbieF. Salny
could havemet PresidentWilson, cross out the I; if
not, cross out the Y’s. If the Bahamas are south of
North Carolina, cross out theM’s; if not, cross out
theT.What do you have?
YRQU IYGYMMHQUT
7. Fill in each blankwith aword that has the same
meaning as thewords on either side.
(Word for decorate) __________ (Part of a ship)
(Not heavy) ____________ (To illuminate)
(Adirection) ___________ (Correct)
BonusQuestion:
BeforeJuliet becameRomeo’smain
squeeze, whowas his love interest?
4. A statement is coiled in thegridbelow. To spell it
out, start with one letter andmove to an adjacent
letter in anydirection. (Startwith an “N.” One null.)
N A E G B O N
E E X N O D Y
R K C I N E S
R A E P E M E
O M W T T S T
R U Y H S L O
N O N E I E B
5. If threechefscanstuff fourturkeys in20minutes,
how longwill it take six chefs to stuff 12 turkeys?
6. If the cube root of eight is two, cross out theQ’s
andU’s; if not, crossout theR. IfQueenElizabeth II
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. Quiz©
2008 by Dr. Abbie F. Salny and AmericanMensa Limited from
the
Mensa Page-A-Day Calendar
(Workman Publishing). The
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