# I'm a damn GENIUS! Plus contest! **URL:** \ **Category:** Miscellaneous and Personal Stuff I Must Share\ **Created:** [April 18, 2003, 1:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/im-a-damn-genius-plus-contest/169540 "2003-04-18T13:52:27Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 13\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![welby](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/w/d78d45/32.png) [@welby](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/welby)\ **Post date:** [April 18, 2003, 1:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/im-a-damn-genius-plus-contest/169540/1 "2003-04-18T13:52:27Z")
Sort of. I took an extensive battery of tests for my IQ, spatial co-ordination, thought processes, math, reading, general knowledge, memory, an ADHD test and a bunch of other crap because I’m having trouble concentrating on a couple of aspects of the classes I’m taking for my degree, and thought I might have a disability, or at least an identifiable and fixable problem. The results are in, and they’re pretty interesting. Total I.Q. 131 Verbal score 153 Literacy Score 155 Math 111 Memory 163 Writing 163 Most of my other scores were in the high normal range. Notice the math is low. Can you guess where I’m having the problem? Now for the most interesting part. On the ADHD test the normal range is scored from 85 to 115. Above 115 and you’re not only ADHD, you’re anal. Below and you’ve got some concentration issues. Guess my score and I’ll give you a custom made pat on the back. ---
**Author:** ![VenusProbe](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/v/e495f1/32.png) [@VenusProbe](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/VenusProbe)\ **Post date:** [April 18, 2003, 2:00pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/im-a-damn-genius-plus-contest/169540/2 "2003-04-18T14:00:45Z")
I’m gonna guess around 125 😃 ---
**Author:** ![donkeyoatey](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/e47c2d/32.png) [@donkeyoatey](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/donkeyoatey)\ **Post date:** [April 18, 2003, 2:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/im-a-damn-genius-plus-contest/169540/3 "2003-04-18T14:11:20Z")
I’m gonna sit on the fence and say 115. 😉 ---
**Author:** ![Ethilrist](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/ethilrist/32/4604_2.png) [@Ethilrist](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ethilrist)\ **Post date:** [April 18, 2003, 2:17pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/im-a-damn-genius-plus-contest/169540/4 "2003-04-18T14:17:29Z")
1. Definitely, definitely 427. ---
**Author:** ![Soup\_du\_jour](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/848f3c/32.png) [@Soup\_du\_jour](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Soup_du_jour)\ **Post date:** [April 18, 2003, 2:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/im-a-damn-genius-plus-contest/169540/5 "2003-04-18T14:20:45Z")
No, **Ethilrist**. Too high. 413, tops. ---
**Author:** ![welby](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/w/d78d45/32.png) [@welby](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/welby)\ **Post date:** [April 18, 2003, 2:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/im-a-damn-genius-plus-contest/169540/6 "2003-04-18T14:39:59Z")
Nobody’s even close. Especially **Ethilrist**. And **Soup**. You want a hint? ---
**Author:** ![anewthought](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/3da27b/32.png) [@anewthought](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/anewthought)\ **Post date:** [April 18, 2003, 2:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/im-a-damn-genius-plus-contest/169540/7 "2003-04-18T14:41:23Z")
67 ---
**Author:** ![Ethilrist](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/ethilrist/32/4604_2.png) [@Ethilrist](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ethilrist)\ **Post date:** [April 18, 2003, 2:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/im-a-damn-genius-plus-contest/169540/8 "2003-04-18T14:43:22Z")
1. Ooh, shiny! ---
**Author:** ![Exgineer](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/a88e4f/32.png) [@Exgineer](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Exgineer)\ **Post date:** [April 18, 2003, 2:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/im-a-damn-genius-plus-contest/169540/9 "2003-04-18T14:47:39Z")
I’m guessing about 80. Concentration issues could explain the (relatively) low math rating. My paper clip chain is nearly four feet long. ---
**Author:** ![capybara](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/capybara/32/202_2.png) [@capybara](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/capybara)\ **Post date:** [April 18, 2003, 2:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/im-a-damn-genius-plus-contest/169540/10 "2003-04-18T14:54:30Z")
My SO took similar tests and on everything he had 98s or so (of 100) except short term memory, when he had a. . . 6. So I’m gonna go with. . . 30. ---
**Author:** ![I\_Brian](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/i/c89c15/32.png) [@I\_Brian](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/I_Brian)\ **Post date:** [April 18, 2003, 3:09pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/im-a-damn-genius-plus-contest/169540/11 "2003-04-18T15:09:46Z")
The answer to everything is 42. ---
**Author:** ![welby](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/w/d78d45/32.png) [@welby](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/welby)\ **Post date:** [April 18, 2003, 3:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/im-a-damn-genius-plus-contest/169540/12 "2003-04-18T15:22:45Z")
**I, Brian** wins the prize. 42. Now for your custom crafted pat on the back: Well done! [pat pat pat] Man, I knew I had problems with concentration sometimes, but I never thought…what was I saying? ---
**Author:** ![Happy\_Lendervedder](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/happy_lendervedder/32/8488_2.png) [@Happy\_Lendervedder](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Happy_Lendervedder)\ **Post date:** [April 18, 2003, 3:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/im-a-damn-genius-plus-contest/169540/13 "2003-04-18T15:24:33Z")
I’ll say 85.