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1. The following line from a famous song has been
put into very fancy language. Put it back into stan-
dardEnglish.
I amdeeply enamoredof the ancient homeof
theParisi tribeduring theperiod following the
vernal equinox.
2. Start with the number of the only interstate
highway that runs down the entire east coast of
the United States, add five, and then divide by the
square of five.What number do youget?
3. A statement iswritten below in a simple substi-
tution code. Decipher the code to reveal what the
statement is.
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MensaQuiz
The followingquestions areprovidedby the folks atAmericanMensa, theHigh IQSociety.
Canyouprovide theanswers? If youfind that youdoneed somehelp, theanswers areonpage94.
ByDr. AbbieF. Salny
Andwith12 toapage, hehadone left over.What is
the smallest number of stamps that will allow him
tofill eachpagewith the same number of stamps?
6. Peter played golf with his only son’s mother’s
mother’s husband’s only son.Who is he toPeter?
7. If sixboys candrink 12milkshakes in45minutes,
at the same rate (assuming it’spossible), howmany
shakes can the boys drink in three hours?
8. To the best of our knowledge, only one other
word can bemade from all the letters in theword
permissiveness
. Can youfigure outwhat it is?
Bonus Question:
Complete the following pair:
Martini and _______
4. A possible true statement is coiled in the grid
below. Tospell itout, startwithone letterandmove
to an adjacent letter in any direction. (Hint: Start
with an “H.”)
H A P A C A
N I P S Y R
E S S I O R
N A G A B N
D A F I R S
T S S A L T
I C K E T C
5. Tomwas arranging his identically sized stamps
on pages.When he put eight to a page, he had one
stamp left over. With nine to a page, he had four
left over. With 10 to a page, he had one left over.
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
MensaThinkSmartBook
. Quiz©
2008 by Dr. Abbie F. Salny and AmericanMensa Limited from
the
Mensa Page-A-Day Calendar
(Workman Publishing). The
2008 edition of the calendar is available for sale now.
