# Links to online IQ tests, please
**URL:** https://boards.straightdope.com/t/links-to-online-iq-tests-please/196185
**Category:** In My Humble Opinion
**Created:** [August 19, 2003, 12:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/links-to-online-iq-tests-please/196185 "2003-08-19T12:11:00Z")
**Posts on this page:** 7
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### Author:  [@Shirley\_Ujest](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Shirley_Ujest)
#### Post date: [August 19, 2003, 12:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/links-to-online-iq-tests-please/196185/1 "2003-08-19T12:11:00Z")
Deciding to either prove myself a genius or moron, I want to take some free IQ tests. Either way, I am a masochist.
On one that I found ( admittedly, through a pop-up) I scored 109. But I randomly answered those stupid math questions of " If Jack leaves the station at 10am driving west at 50 miles an hour…"
So, please, help me stick pins in myself.
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### Author:  [@merge](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/merge)
#### Post date: [August 19, 2003, 12:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/links-to-online-iq-tests-please/196185/2 "2003-08-19T12:29:31Z")
off the top of my head…
[Here](http://www.testonfox.com) is the crappy one that was on Fox…
According to this test… I am a genius… according to everyone else in the world… I am a moron… go figure
but it is still fun to take… and good for your ego…
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### Author:  [@TheFunkySpaceCowboy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/TheFunkySpaceCowboy)
#### Post date: [August 19, 2003, 1:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/links-to-online-iq-tests-please/196185/3 "2003-08-19T13:47:27Z")
Online IQ tests are pretty much useless since the real tests include timed and interactive portions and really should be administered by a qualified tester. From the online ones I’ve taken I’ve noticed that most tend to score a good 15-20 points higher than what my actual IQ is. I had one try and tell me I had a 170 IQ which is absurb, IIRC less than 1% of 1% of the population has an IQ that high… Some have been low by a similar margian as well.
Also keep in mind that IQ by itself is a useless metric anyway…
But if you really want an innaccurate measure of a useless metric, [www.iqtest.com](http://www.iqtest.com) is an OK place to start.
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### Author:  [@Lobelia\_Overhill](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Lobelia_Overhill)
#### Post date: [August 19, 2003, 1:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/links-to-online-iq-tests-please/196185/4 "2003-08-19T13:55:44Z")
try emode, they have a multitute of tests, including IQ tests …
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### Author:  [@herwono](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/herwono)
#### Post date: [August 19, 2003, 2:05pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/links-to-online-iq-tests-please/196185/5 "2003-08-19T14:05:33Z")
Try the workout at [mensa.org](http://www.mensa.org/workout.html)
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### Author:  [@merge](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/merge)
#### Post date: [August 19, 2003, 2:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/links-to-online-iq-tests-please/196185/6 "2003-08-19T14:23:27Z")
> [@](#):
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> \*Originally posted by TheFunkySpaceCowboy \*
> \*\*But if you really want an innaccurate measure of a useless metric, [www.iqtest.com](http://www.iqtest.com) is an OK place to start. \*\*
That test was horrible…
All these online tests inflate your score so you can buy a piece of paper that says you have a high IQ…
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### Author:  [@Grim\_Beaker](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Grim_Beaker)
#### Post date: [August 19, 2003, 4:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/links-to-online-iq-tests-please/196185/7 "2003-08-19T16:54:21Z")
I remember taking an IQ test that asked if you were male or female (I’m male). After completing the test and looking at the score I decided to switch the gender and have it score the test again (with the exact same answers). After indicating I was female it ranked the IQ results 5 points higher. Is gender supposed to make a difference on your IQ score? What’s up with that?