Think you are smart enough for mensa? Take this quiz.

Try the sample Mensa quiz below prepared by Abbie F. Salny, a Mensa supervisory psychologist. Hint: “C” is not the correct answer.

The Quiz

  1. What is the 4-digit number in which the first digit is one-fifth the last, and the second and third digits are the last digit multiplied by 3? (Hint: The sum of all digits is 12.
  2. Jane went to visit Jill. Jill is Jane's only husband's mother-in-law's only husband's only daughter's only daughter. What relation is Jill to Jane?
  3. Which of the words below is least like the others? The difference has nothing to do with vowels, consonants or syllables: MORE, PARIS, ETCHERS, ZIPPER.
  4. Tabitha likes cookies but not cake. She likes mutton but not lamb, and she likes okra but not squash. Following the same rule, will she like cherries or pears?
  5. What is the number that is one more than one-tenth of one-fifth of one-half of 4,000?
  6. In a foot race, Jerry was neither first nor last. Janet beat Jerry, Jerry beat Pat. Charlie was neither first nor last. Charlie beat Rachel. Pat beat Charlie. Who came in last?
  7. Find the number that best completes the following sequence: 1 2 4 7 11 (?) 22
  8. Marian bought 4 oranges and 3 lemons for 90 cents. The next day she bought 3 oranges and 4 lemons for 85 cents. How much did each lemon and orange cost?
  9. Start with the number of total mittens the numbered kittens lost, and multiply by the voting age in the U.S. What is the answer?
  10. There is at least one nine-letter word that contains only one vowel. Do you know what it is

Answers:

  1. 1,155
  2. Jane's daughter (Jane's mother's husband is Jane's father, his daugher is Jane and Jill is her daughter.)
  3. Zipper (The others can be anagrammed into the names of cities: Rome, Paris, Chester.)
  4. Cherries (Tabitha only likes food with two syllables).
  5. 41 (4000 / 2 =2000, / 5 =400, / 10 = 40, + 1= 41).
  6. Rachel
  7. 16 (Each number adds 1, 2, 3, 4, 5 and 6, respectively, to the proceeding number).
  8. Oranges cost 15 cents each; lemons cost 10 cents each.
  9. 216. (3 kittens with 4 mittens each = 12 x 18. Kittens have 4 paws).
  10. Strengths

Scoring:

9-10 correct answers - You have a very good chance of getting into Mensa

7-8 correct answers - You have a good chance of getting into Mensa

5-6 correct answers - You have a shot at Mensa membership, but it'll be close.

4 or less correct answers - You have a slim-to-nothing shot of qualifying for Mensa

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