# IQ Test **URL:** \ **Category:** Miscellaneous and Personal Stuff I Must Share\ **Created:** [March 2, 2000, 8:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/iq-test/14787 "2000-03-02T20:44:00Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 2
**Author:** ![Max\_Torque](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/e9bcb4/32.png) [@Max\_Torque](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Max_Torque)\ **Post date:** [March 3, 2000, 1:48am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/iq-test/14787/21 "2000-03-03T01:48:00Z")
Coldfire: You put coffee IN your coffeemaker? Jeez, you must make one strooong cuppa Joe… I always start with water. ---
**Author:** ![AuntiePam](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/f19dbf/32.png) [@AuntiePam](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/AuntiePam)\ **Post date:** [March 3, 2000, 1:53am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/iq-test/14787/22 "2000-03-03T01:53:00Z")
Hello. My name is AuntiePam and I’ll be your moron today. Lousy 105! Sigh. Damned pictures anyway. No spatial concepts for me, nope, not gonna do it. And I couldn’t decipher one of the words – the ILEGRAR or whatever it was. Anyone remember that one? Shoot, I’m sitting here rearranging the letters and it **still** won’t register! Well, I’m old, what can I say. ---
**Author:** ![Arnold\_Winkelried](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/3d9bf3/32.png) [@Arnold\_Winkelried](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Arnold_Winkelried)\ **Post date:** [March 3, 2000, 1:58am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/iq-test/14787/23 "2000-03-03T01:58:00Z")
**sean** : the answer is deer (I get it now!) because it’s the only one with four letters. **AuntiePam** : Algeria. ---
**Author:** ![WillGolfForFood](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/w/82dd89/32.png) [@WillGolfForFood](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/WillGolfForFood)\ **Post date:** [March 3, 2000, 2:18am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/iq-test/14787/24 "2000-03-03T02:18:00Z")
I scoored a 126 using the [www.emode.com](http://www.emode.com) test, and 164 using the [www.iqtest.com](http://www.iqtest.com) test. The latter test is within three points of what I’m told I was tested at in high school. Then again, my brain cells have gotten soused by a _lot_ of beer in the 35 years since high school, so maybe the former test is more accurate. 🙂 (Actually, I think it’s because I do a lot better in “blitz” tests where you’re pressured to come up with your answers quickly and not ponder them - that’s what the test in [www.iqtest.com](http://www.iqtest.com) was like. You’ve got thirteen minutes startingrightnow…) ---
**Author:** ![Manduck](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/manduck/32/256_2.png) [@Manduck](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Manduck)\ **Post date:** [March 3, 2000, 2:28am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/iq-test/14787/25 "2000-03-03T02:28:00Z")
I managed 130 despite not getting ALGERIA. So, if I’m such a genius, how come I’m not rich 😕 ---
**Author:** ![AuntiePam](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/f19dbf/32.png) [@AuntiePam](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/AuntiePam)\ **Post date:** [March 3, 2000, 2:38am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/iq-test/14787/26 "2000-03-03T02:38:00Z")
Thanks, Arnold! I did better on the quicker test, but I’m still just average. Oh well, I have a lot of company. You guys’ll still talk to me, won’t you? ---
**Author:** ![ChrisCTP](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/e36b37/32.png) [@ChrisCTP](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ChrisCTP)\ **Post date:** [March 3, 2000, 2:53am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/iq-test/14787/27 "2000-03-03T02:53:00Z")
I only got 123 on the long test, but I got a 148 on the timed test. Let’s just call it 135 and be done with it. * * * “I like toast.” 🙂 ---
**Author:** ![Surgoshan](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/e95f7d/32.png) [@Surgoshan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Surgoshan)\ **Post date:** [March 3, 2000, 3:04am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/iq-test/14787/28 "2000-03-03T03:04:00Z")
According to the first, I have an IQ of 120something. According to the second, I’ve an IQ of 159. I took another IQ test once and it said my IQ was “over 150”. I think the second is more accurate (what the hell IS an eland, anyway?. After all, HISTORY questions? Emode can be funny, but not too accurate. * * * I sold my soul to Satan for a dollar. I got it in the mail. ---
**Author:** ![Michael\_Masterson](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/53a042/32.png) [@Michael\_Masterson](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Michael_Masterson)\ **Post date:** [March 3, 2000, 4:16am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/iq-test/14787/29 "2000-03-03T04:16:00Z")
(WHOOOOOOOHOOOO!!!) I got a 180. ---
**Author:** ![upstatic](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/u/ce73a5/32.png) [@upstatic](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/upstatic)\ **Post date:** [March 3, 2000, 4:26am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/iq-test/14787/30 "2000-03-03T04:26:00Z")
I got a 460. What? You don’t believe me? Ok, I honestly scored a 137. I don’t think that these tests are very accurate, last time I checked analogies don’t make up the interior of a cockpit of a crashing plane. * * * R.J.D. ---
**Author:** ![inertia](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/i/d07c76/32.png) [@inertia](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/inertia)\ **Post date:** [March 3, 2000, 4:36am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/iq-test/14787/31 "2000-03-03T04:36:00Z")
1. Turtle is not a mammal 2. Iguana is an animal 3. Grape grows on a vine not in/on the ground 4. (4 + 4) \* 2 = 16; 12 + 4 = 16 5. 1(a,b,c,d,e), 2(a,d,g,j,m), 3(a,z,a,z,a), 4(a,b,c,d,e); emae 6. Sister 7. Cereal goes in bowl; Letter goes in envelope 8. 2 3 5 8 12 17 -23-. add 1. add 2. add 3. etc 9. 6258 is 8526 backwards 10. False is the official answer, but as posted we do not know if the statement is true or false. Therefore, Neither. 11. The answer is nest, but the question is broken. 12. Two series mixed are 15 13 11 -9- and 12 10 8. 9 is the answer. 13. Squares down from 12 = 144 121 100 81 64 -49-. 49 is the answer. 14. Touch. 15. We do not have a DB association between Nora and Jan therefore, D) we do not know. 16. Juice. 17. D = 4, I = 9; 49949944 18. True. 19. Berlin is a city 20. Ovum is a human seed. Fertilized yet not planted. 21. We have no knowledge of the relationship between criminals and tycoons. False. 22. A b C d e F g h i J k l m n O p q r s t U. 23. Arnold and Johnny: You guys need to check your math. (100 - 85) + (100 - 80) + (100 - 75) + (100 - 70) = 90 possible people without one of the items. So, 100 - 90 = 10 is the answer. 24. 20% is 25% of 80%. 25%. 25. 2 4 8 16 32 -64-. 26. Milkshake. It’s the only concoction? 27. Car. Non-commercial vehicle. 28. 3 5 10 12 24 -52- Add 2. Double. Add 2. Double. Ad infinitum. 29. Libertari . . . er . . . Presbyterian 30. Backwards little Johnny had $2 $6 $14 $30 $62. He started with $62. My grandmother only gives me $10. I want his grandma. 31. Think. 32. Copernicus was a famous Asstronomer. 33. Munich. I have no idea why. 34. 1 2 3 5 8 13 21 34 -55-. 35. Martin. 36. JC was murdered. 37. Filter. 38. (8 \* 2) + (14 \* 4) = 72. 39. Algeria is a country. 40. True. Because it is. 41. Waterloo 42. 0.4X = 10. 100/4 = 25. 25 questions. What an idiot. 43. Electricity - power source. 44. 16 / 3 rounded up = 6. 45. Vacuum is to carpet as broom is to: Floor 46. 14 + Igor + 14 = 29. 47. Paper is to wood as hammer is to: metal 48. 32 36 9 12 4 6 -3-. 32 + 4 = 36 / 4 = 9 + 3 = 12 / 3 = 4 + 2 = 6 / 2 = -3-. 49. blah blah blah 320. 50. Salamander does not have a shell. 51. Deer is the answer. It’s the only game animal? People hunt moose, right? 52. Question is broken. I say she owes for half the whole trip ‘cause he wouldn’t be going if she wasn’t splitting the difference. So, $30 is the answer. If she’s just paying for her half to the mountains 1) she’s a cheap bitch and he should dump her 2) is it prorated for distance or for time they kept the car for the whole damn weekend except the 2 hours (if Simon is driving 50 KPH, kinda’ slow, but he’s in date mode) she wasn’t actually in the car? 53. d 54. d 55. e 56. a 57. e 58. a 59. c 60. a ---
**Author:** ![inertia](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/i/d07c76/32.png) [@inertia](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/inertia)\ **Post date:** [March 3, 2000, 4:38am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/iq-test/14787/32 "2000-03-03T04:38:00Z")
Perfect = 140 miss 1 = 133 miss 2 = Well, nobody missed two so what’s the point. ---
**Author:** ![inertia](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/i/d07c76/32.png) [@inertia](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/inertia)\ **Post date:** [March 3, 2000, 4:39am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/iq-test/14787/33 "2000-03-03T04:39:00Z")
Perfect = 140 miss 1 = 133 miss 2 = Well, nobody missed two so what’s the point. ---
**Author:** ![Lexicon](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/ac8455/32.png) [@Lexicon](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Lexicon)\ **Post date:** [March 3, 2000, 4:43am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/iq-test/14787/34 "2000-03-03T04:43:00Z")
## I picked the moose because he isn’t found in Africa, it was a WAG. Man, all you fools are smart. I got a lowly 120. At least I am above average according to the test. how did it start? well i don’t know i just feel the craving. i see the flesh and it smells fresh and it’s just there for the taking… VvvV “Winners never quit and quitters never win, but those who never win and never quit are idiots.” ---
**Author:** ![neutron\_star](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/n/51bf81/32.png) [@neutron\_star](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/neutron_star)\ **Post date:** [March 3, 2000, 6:24am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/iq-test/14787/35 "2000-03-03T06:24:00Z")
I reeled in a 152 on [iqtest.com](http://iqtest.com). It was a couple years ago that I took it, though. * * * I am the user formerly known as puffington. ---
**Author:** ![crackwise](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/22d042/32.png) [@crackwise](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/crackwise)\ **Post date:** [March 3, 2000, 6:40am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/iq-test/14787/36 "2000-03-03T06:40:00Z")
1. I disagree with their standings, though. Above 130 - brilliant. Nah. Anybody ever taken the Mensa exam? How difficult is it? * * * I am large, I contradict myself, I contain multitudes. ~Walt Whitman ---
**Author:** ![Jophiel](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/jophiel/32/66_2.png) [@Jophiel](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jophiel)\ **Post date:** [March 3, 2000, 7:37am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/iq-test/14787/37 "2000-03-03T07:37:00Z")
I took the Mensa test and got a 146 on it if my memory serves right. It seemed pretty easy to me except that some of the little “match the pictures” pictures were blurry and out of date which didn’t make life easier. One of the pictures looked like a gas can or a fuel pump or some sort of lamp - turned out it was a circa 1940 canister vaccum cleaner. * * * “I guess one person can make a difference, although most of the time they probably shouldn’t.” ---
**Author:** ![Surgoshan](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/e95f7d/32.png) [@Surgoshan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Surgoshan)\ **Post date:** [March 3, 2000, 7:40am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/iq-test/14787/38 "2000-03-03T07:40:00Z")
## I got some 20 something out of thirty on th e mensa test. it’s toufh too I sold my soul to Satan for a dollar. I got it in the mail. ---
**Author:** ![RTFirefly](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/c77e96/32.png) [@RTFirefly](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/RTFirefly)\ **Post date:** [March 3, 2000, 12:04pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/iq-test/14787/39 "2000-03-03T12:04:00Z")
[emode.com](http://emode.com) - 129. [iqtest.com](http://iqtest.com) - 166. One of them has to be way off. Maybe both. * * * _Second Place (tie), Most Valuable Poster_ (GD) _Second Place, Best Scientific/Expert Explanations_ (GD) Not that it’s gone to my head or anything. ---
**Author:** ![ZenBeam](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/z/3ab097/32.png) [@ZenBeam](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ZenBeam)\ **Post date:** [March 4, 2000, 6:52am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/iq-test/14787/40 "2000-03-04T06:52:00Z")
I took this “test” a wile ago. I still disagree with the answer to #26: Which one of the following five is least like the other four? Milkshake - Water -Gin - Whiskey - Milk Water is the only pure chemical. The rest are mixtures. #52 is of course ill-posed as well. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/iq-test/14787.md?page=1) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/iq-test/14787.md?page=3)