MensaQuiz
The followingquestionsareprovidedby the folksat
AmericanMensa, the
High IQSociety
. Canyouprovide theanswers? If you find that youdoneed some
help, theanswersareonpage66. Puzzlealreadyworked?Checkwith the flight
attendant to see if another copy isavailable.
7.
Canyou find the twonumbers that fit the fol-
lowingdescription?
The firstnumberplus thesquareof thesecond
numberequalsseven. Thesecondnumberplus
thesquareof the firstnumberequals 11.
8.
Findaword thatmeans “tomisplace,” then
adda letter to findawordmeaning “to shut.”
Then findaword for amusical soundandadd
one letter to findaword for ahard rock.
BonusQuestion:
Katie sent out invitations to
her husband’sbirthdayparty. She sent one
toher husband’sonly sister’sonlyhusband’s
onlybrother-in-law’sonlydaughter.What rela-
tion is she toKatie?
1.
Fill in theblanks to spell out thenamesof six
well-knownEuropean cities.
__S__W
_E_E_A
S__C_H__M
P__A
_E_ I_E
_A_C_L__A
2.
Charlie is two-thirdsPat’s age. Threeyears
fromnow, Charliewill beasoldasPat isnow.
HowoldareCharlieandPat now?
3.
The teller at thebank found some loose
change in the cashdrawer. The total of all of the
coinswas$5.60. Therewere the samenumber
of pennies, nickels anddimes in thedrawer. How
manyof each coinwere there?
4.
Sixpairsof sandals and twopairsof boots
cost $76. Sixpairsof boots and twopairsof
sandals cost $100. Howmuchdoes apair of
boots cost?
5.
Makeyourway fromKING toRULE inonly
four steps, changingone letter at a time tomake
agoodEnglishwordat each step.
K ING
————
————
————
RULE
6.
Inapeculiar clothing store, adress is
$25, a jacket is$50andabathing suit is$75.
According to the same system, howmuchwill a
jumpsuit cost?
AmericanMensa is anorganization for peoplewith IQs in
the top2percent of thepopulation.Members come from
allwalksof lifeandenjoyhundredsof opportunities to
share ideas andmeet newpeopleeachyear. To learnmore,
visitwww.us.mensa.org/americanway, call us at (800)
66-MENSAor connectwithusonFacebookatwww
.facebook.com/americanmensaor onTwitter atwww.twitter
.com/americanmensa.
Dr.AbbieF.Salnywas thesupervisorypsychologist forAmerican
Mensa andMensa International formore than25 years. Quiz©Dr.
Abbie F. Salny andAmericanMensa from the
Mensa Page-A-Day
Calendar
(WorkmanPublishing).
AA.COM/AMERICANWAY
JUNE 01, 2013
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