We are 'Talented' but are we.....

Aliminator

You have to work out what the letters mean. See No 0 as an example.
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.


No. Cryptic Answer
0 24 H in a D 24 Hours in a Day
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


i also attached the file for those who want a go by themselves.

StupidLikeAFox

Aliminator wrote:

You have to work out what the letters mean. See No 0 as an example.
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.


No. Cryptic Answer
0 24 H in a D 24 Hours in a Day
1 26 L of the A Letters of the alphabet
2 7 D of the W Days in a week
3 7 W of the W Wonders of the world
4 12 S of the Z signs of the zodiac
5 66 B of the B books of the bible
6 52 C in a P (WJs) Cards in a Pack (without jokers)
7 13 S in the USF Stripes in the US Flag?
8 18 H on a G C Holes on a golf course
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) Blind mice (see how they run)
13 32 is the T in D F at which W F
14 15 P in a R T Players in a Rugby Team
15 3 W on a T
16 100 C in a R
17 11 P in a F (S) T Players in a Football (soccer) Team
18 12 M in a Y Months in a year
19 13=UFS Unlucky for some
20 8 T on a O
21 29 D in F in a L Y Days in february in a leap year
22 27 B in the N T
23 365 D in a Y days in a year
24 13 L in a B D Loaves in a bakers dozen
25 52 W in a Y weeks in a year
26 9 L of a C Lives of a cat
27 60 M in a H minutes in an hour
28 23 P of C in the H B
29 64 S on a C B Squares on a chess Board
30 9 P in S A
31 6 B to an O in C
32 1000 Y in a M Years in a millenium
33 15 M on a D M C

I love these things! Thats a v.quick go (15 mins), ill be back for more later!

Chowburger

I get a little too into those when I start... I got about twenty of 'em.

lemon_sherbert

I'm completely rubbish at those, I got about 14 then gave up in frustration. Sigh

Un-Big

18 hands on a grandfather clock anybody?

D-Generate

Aliminator wrote:

You have to work out what the letters mean. See No 0 as an example.
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.


No. Cryptic Answer
0 24 H in a D 24 Hours in a Day
1 26 L of the A Letters, Alphabet
2 7 D of the W Days, Week
3 7 W of the W Wonders, World
4 12 S of the Z Signs, Zodiac
5 66 B of the B Books, Bible
6 52 C in a P (WJs) Cards, Pack, With, Jokers
7 13 S in the USF Stripes, United, States, Flag
8 18 H on a G C Holes, Golf, Course
9 39 B of the O T Books, Old Testament
10 5 T on a F Toes, Foot
11 90 D in a R A
12 3 B M (S H T R) Blind Mice, See, How, They, Run
13 32 is the T in D F at which W F
14 15 P in a R T Players, Rugby, Team
15 3 W on a T Wheels, Trycycle
16 100 C in a R
17 11 P in a F (S) T Players, Football, Soccer, Team
18 12 M in a Y Months, Year
19 13=UFS Unlucky For Some
20 8 T on a O Tentacles, Octopus
21 29 D in F in a L Y Days, February, Leap Year
22 27 B in the N T Books, New Testament
23 365 D in a Y Days, Year
24 13 L in a B D Loaves, Bakers, Dozen
25 52 W in a Y Weeks, Year
26 9 L of a C Lives, Cat
27 60 M in a H Minutes, Hour
28 23 P of C in the H B
29 64 S on a C B Squares, Chess Board
30 9 P in S A
31 6 B to an O in C Bats, Over, Cricket
32 1000 Y in a M Years Milenium
33 15 M on a D M C Men, Dead, Mans, Chest


i also attached the file for those who want a go by themselves.

I will come back it it later. Oh look at taht, I'm a genius. I would seriously doubt that Mensa consider that a proper test. Its pish easy.

StupidLikeAFox

6 left....

Kitsune

11: 90 Degrees in a Right Angle.

33: 15 Men on a Dead Man's Chest?

D-Generate

Darn, I didn't know that one

All thats left so is
100 C in a R
and
9 P in S A

15 Men on a Dead Mans Chest
Its a pirate song. You must have heard it as a kid.

sixpack's little hat

9 provinces in South Africa ?

Kitsune

16: 100 cents in a rand

Obviously written by a South African then, hence the cricket and rugby knowledge is assumed as well...

StupidLikeAFox

13 32 is the T in D F at which W F
28 23 P of C in the H B

Them to, im tempted to google at this stage

/EDIT: I googled, never would have gotten them anyway, good luck with them

cookiemonst3r

13. 32 degrees is the temperature in degrees in fahrenheit at which water freezes

Chowburger

28 - 23 Pairs of Chromasomes in the Human Body, I believe.

StupidLikeAFox

Well that lasted exactly 8 hours, now what?

jono087

I'd be doubtful that mensa consider this an accurate test to assertain genius... it only examines what can only be percieved as general knowledge. One could be a genius without knowing popular phrases and such. By claiming this is a test of genius you're obviously assuming that genius can be measured in 30 or so one-line answers.... I would think the human brain slightly more complex than that... :rolleyes:

Piste

A quote about geniusness:

Our Youth Theatre leader was asking us to do a creative task without warming up before hand and afterwards he said 'there are some people that, if you tell them to find 30 ways of doing something in a short space of time will be able to do so, we call these people Geniuses.'

I like that quote.

Note: It's referring to creative geinuses only.

StupidLikeAFox

jono087 wrote:

I'd be doubtful that mensa consider this an accurate test to assertain genius... it only examines what can only be percieved as general knowledge. One could be a genius without knowing popular phrases and such. By claiming this is a test of genius you're obviously assuming that genius can be measured in 30 or so one-line answers.... I would think the human brain slightly more complex than that... :rolleyes:

Matt Daamon

jono087

ColHol wrote:

Matt Daamon

not quite, i think i know the quote your referring to though.

StupidLikeAFox

curliq

i got no 13 all by myself. *is full of self*

apparently, im a genius, on the button......i question mensa's greatness

Un-Big

.....Wait a second, there aren't 23 pairs of Chromosomes in the human body... there's 23 pairs is each cell nucleus.... pah, genius test, my ass.

derek27

try mensas online IQ test here and see how you get on...

derek27

doesn't giveany IQ, i got 27/30

Un-Big

23/30

Piste

We had in IQ thread last year iirc, it just ended up with people bitching about inaccuracy or somesuch.

Un-Big

Online IQ tests suck. They're either stupidly inaccurate or you have to pay for them, and they don't make it clear that you have to before you spend half an hour taking the damn thing..... yes that IS what just happened to me *twitches violently* :mad:

Crash

Well, IQ tests come across a lot of problems - for instance that one is plain **** because its knowledge, not reasoning. others come across issues of bias on the grounds of racial and financial situation i.e. there are too many variables to come up with a decent standard IQ test.

Un-Big

Damn, it really is too much to ask how smart you are isnt it

Crash

Its near impossible - as fair as i can see the SAT's is a reasonably good grading though - mainly cus its aimed at an average intelligence 2-5 years older.

claire h

This place have an apparently 'culture fair' IQ test, and their tests seem to be less... easy... than the average online tests which seem to tell everyone that they're smart'n'wonderful. (Apart from that one they used to have at The Spark where the real test of intelligence was giving up on it... hee.)