Puzzle: What do the letters mean?
Example: "24 H in a D" = "24 Hours in a Day".
According to MENSA, if you get 23 of these, you are a "genius".
Only 2 MENSA members achieved full marks.
See how well you do.
MENSA Test (Excel spreadsheet or here)
| 1 | 26 L of the A |
| 2 | 7 D of the W |
| 3 | 7 W of the W |
| 4 | 12 S of the Z |
| 5 | 66 B of the B |
| 6 | 52 C in a P (WJs) |
| 7 | 13 S in the USF |
| 8 | 18 H on a G C |
| 9 | 39 B of the O T |
| 10 | 5 T on a F |
| 11 | 90 D in a R A |
| 12 | 3 B M (S H T R) |
| 13 | 32 is the T in D F at which W F |
| 14 | 15 P in a R T |
| 15 | 3 W on a T |
| 16 | 100 C in a R |
| 17 | 11 P in a F (S) T |
| 18 | 12 M in a Y |
| 19 | 13=UFS |
| 20 | 8 T on a O |
| 21 | 29 D in F in a L Y |
| 22 | 27 B in the N T |
| 23 | 365 D in a Y |
| 24 | 13 L in a B D |
| 25 | 52 W in a Y |
| 26 | 9 L of a C |
| 27 | 60 M in a H |
| 28 | 23 P of C in the H B |
| 29 | 64 S on a C B |
| 30 | 9 P in S A |
| 31 | 6 B to an O in C |
| 32 | 1000 Y in a M |
| 33 | 15 M on a D M C |
MENSA Test Answers (Excel spreadsheet or see first comment below)
6 comments:
ANSWERS:
1 26 L of the A 26 letters of the Alphabet
2 7 D of the W 7 Days of the Week
3 7 W of the W 7 Wonders of the World
4 12 S of the Z 12 Signs of the Zodiac
5 66 B of the B 66 Books of the Bible
6 52 C in a P (WJs) 52 Cards in a Pack (Without Jokers)
7 13 S in the USF 13 Stripes in the United States Flag
8 18 H on a G C 18 Holes on a Golf Course
9 39 B of the O T 39 Books of the Old Testament
10 5 T on a F 5 Toes on a Foot
11 90 D in a R A 90 degrees in a right angle
12 3 B M (S H T R) 3 Blind Mice (See How They Run)
13 32 is the T in D F at which W F 32 is the Temperature in Degrees Fahrenheit at which water Freezes
14 15 P in a R T 15 Players in a Rugby Team
15 3 W on a T 3 Wheels on a Tricycle
16 100 C in a R 100 cents in a rand
17 11 P in a F (S) T 11 Players in a Football (Soccer) Team
18 12 M in a Y 12 Months in a Year
19 13=UFS 13 is unlucky for some
20 8 T on a O 8 tentacles on a Octopus
21 29 D in F in a L Y 29 Days in February in a Leap Year
22 27 B in the N T 27 Books in the New Testament
23 365 D in a Y 365 Days in a year
24 13 L in a B D 13 Loaves in a Bakers Dozen
25 52 W in a Y 52 Weeks in a Year
26 9 L of a C 9 Lives of a Cat
27 60 M in a H 60 Minutes in a Hour
28 23 P of C in the H B 23 pairs of chromosomes in the human body
29 64 S on a C B 64 Squares on a Chess Board
30 9 P in S A 9 provinces in south Africa
31 6 B to an O in C 6 balls to an Over in Cricket
32 1000 Y in a M 1000 Years in a Millenium
33 15 M on a D M C 15 men on a dead mans chest
This test really needs to be edited & revised.
The grammar was pretty bad in places, and often the usage in the clue and the answer were different.
Example: In # 6, the portion of the crypto that read "WJs" should have read "W J".
But it was a few minutes of good fun nevertheless.
I got a 27, by the way, before I gave up and peeked.
- pupista
Oh and # 19 was just absurd.
Who - using the pattern set by the other clues - would translate "=" (especially when not separated from the other letters) as being "is"?
"13=UFS" as the crypto for "13 is unlucky for some people"?!?
Editor!!- pupista
How do you think credit crunch affected porn?
Does anyone know the answer to:
6 of 0 and 1/2 a DOTO
I've no clue at all. Thanks!!
Really fun !
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