by Sirona 28 Replies latest jw friends
: I doubt the Mensa Society of Geniuses refers to the OT as the Hebrew Bible as we former dubs do
Mensa does not (or did not, anyway) use tests like this to determine IQ. Mensa test questions are highly focused on logic and deductive reasoning. Tests like this aren't. Will Shortz came up with similar puzzles a dozen years ago when he was editor of Puzzle Magazine. He's now the editor of the NY Times crossword puzzles.
Farkel
LOL @ Farkel's "average 'Merkin" -- die laughing along with the GB-SHTR. Good one!
13 (the most unlucky #) = UFS: United Farkel Society
Where are all the rest of the ANSWERS? Somebody/Anybody - Help!
"Curiosity Killed the Cat, but Satisfaction Brought Him Back!!"
Thanks Fark, for the Mensa/puzzle education. See why I thought you knew EVERYTHING?
:-)
Apparently, I'm a genius, so this test has to be wrong .
I got 26 or 27 answers correct, and I swear, I didn't cheat.
Answers as follows:
1. 26 letters of the alphabet
2. 7 days of the week
3. 7 wonders of the world
4. 12 signs of the zodiac
5. 66 books of the bible
6. 52 cards in a pack (without jokers)
7. 13 stripes in the US flag
8. (don't know)
9. 39 books of the old testament
10. 5 toes on a foot
11. 90 degrees in a right angle
12. 3 blind mice (see how they run)
13. 32 is the temperature in degrees farenheit at which water freezes
14. 15 players in a rugby team (NOTE: I read about that once. Never seen the sport.)
15. 3 wheels on a tricycle
16. (don't know)
17. 11 players in a football (soccer) team (NOTE: USA will to better in next World Cup )
18. 12 months in a year
19. 13= unlucky for some (NOTE: this one I'm unsure of)
20. 8 tenticles on an octopus
21. 29 days in February in a leap year.
22. 27 books in the New Testament
23. 365 days in a year
24. 13 loaves in a bakers dozen
25. 52 weeks in a year
26. 9 lives of a cat
27. 60 minutes in an hour
28. (don't know)
29. (don't know)
30. (don't know)
31. 6 balls to an over in cricket (NOTE: watch Fox Sports World more, fellow Yankees )
32. 1000 years in a millenium
33. (don't know)
Nice quiz, for the most part.
Crownboy,
Great work!
Can't believe you got #31. I would have never gotten that one. Cool!
#19 looks good, but one thing I'm concerned with. Wouldn't it be "13 = U for S" if that's what it really is? I think they spell out the small words like "for", but so far yours looks like it makes the most sense so you might be right.
rem
rem, you may be right about 19, but it was all I could come up with .
#31 I almost didn't get, I had to dig deep into the memory bank for that one, as it has been many years since I've seen a game. My dad is from the Caribbean, and still follows it though, but I'm definitely more versed in the strategy of a baseball game, for sure. (hey, the Giants are only one win away!)
Sheesh. I could only figure out 5. Pardon me while I go check my pulse and hold a mirror under my nose.
David
Some of you did really well!!! Here are ALL the answers. I don't think anyone got 16, 30 or 33. Farkel got a couple wrong too, namely the soccer one (he didn't say soccer) and the cards one - (its without jokers). Personally I got 27.
1. 26 letters of the alphabet
2. 7 days of the week
3. 7 wonders of the world
4. 12 signs of the zodiac
5. 66 books of the bible
6. 52 cards in a pack (without jokers)
7. 13 stripes in the US flag
8. 18 holes on a golf course
9. 39 books of the old testament
10. 5 toes on a foot
11. 90 degrees in a right angle
12. 3 blind mice (see how they run)
13. 32 is the temperature in degrees farenheit at which water freezes
14. 15 players in a rugby team
15. 3 wheels on a tricycle
16. 100 cents in a rand
17. 11 players in a football (soccer) team
18. 12 months in a year
19. 13= unlucky for some
20. 8 tenticles on an octopus
21. 29 days in February in a leap year.
22. 27 books in the New Testament
23. 365 days in a year
24. 13 loaves in a bakers dozen
25. 52 weeks in a year
26. 9 lives of a cat
27. 60 minutes in an hour
28. 23 Pairs of Chromosomes in the Human Body
29. 64 Squares on a chess board
30. 9 provinces in South Africa
31. 6 balls to an over in cricket
32. 1000 years in a millenium
33. 15 men on a dead man's chest
I got 24 as a Canadian... looked at the answers afterwards and excused myself on 3 or 4 that were too "British" for my liking. I missed a couple that should've been obvious (ie. 5 toes on a foot, 64 squares on a chess board).
