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On the Lighter Side => That CAN'T be true! => Topic started by: ukmicky on 10/12/2005 00:56:47

Title: (mensa test ) how clever are you
Post by: ukmicky on 10/12/2005 00:56:47
http://www.mensa.org/index0.php?page=12&PHPSESSID=6a002dfe124bbd351495c56eb0e955a0

i'm sure i shouldnt of done so well, I got 24 out of 30  
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Title: Re: (mensa test ) how clever are you
Post by: sharkeyandgeorge on 10/12/2005 15:46:10
27 but without bragging wish to point out that the answer to question 7 is wrong and 16 has two correct answers ive contacted mensa to tell them

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Title: Re: (mensa test ) how clever are you
Post by: ukmicky on 10/12/2005 15:54:45
originally by s&g  
27 but without bragging wish to point out that the answer to question 7 is wrong and 16 has two correct answers ive contacted mensa to tell the
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so your score was really 25 was it[:D]

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Title: Re: (mensa test ) how clever are you
Post by: sharkeyandgeorge on 10/12/2005 16:44:53
well yes[:I]

"I realised i was sitting on a thousand tons of fuel in a rocket built by the lowest bidder"
Title: Re: (mensa test ) how clever are you
Post by: Solvay_1927 on 12/12/2005 00:05:44
Chris, what do you think is the other correct answer to 16?  (The only alternative I can think of is "tea", but that isn't really valid, because "tea break" is two words, not a single word.)
Title: Re: (mensa test ) how clever are you
Post by: sharkeyandgeorge on 14/12/2005 13:10:47
ah well tea break can be hyphoned and as i pointed out in my email to mensa it specifies a three letter word but dosent specifie weather hyphons are allowed petty and small minded yes but then thats me

"I realised i was sitting on a thousand tons of fuel in a rocket built by the lowest bidder"
Title: Re: (mensa test ) how clever are you
Post by: Solvay_1927 on 15/12/2005 00:02:01
"specifie"? "weather"? "hyphons"?

Chris - thank god it was an intelligence test, not a spelling test!! [:D][:D][:D]
Title: Re: (mensa test ) how clever are you
Post by: denaria on 19/12/2005 09:33:43
27 cos I'm good at IQ tests but pretty average at life.....
Title: Re: (mensa test ) how clever are you
Post by: sharkeyandgeorge on 19/12/2005 20:57:06
HEY! dot mock my spullin

"I realised i was sitting on a thousand tons of fuel in a rocket built by the lowest bidder"