# Take the Culture-Fair IQ test. **URL:** \ **Category:** Miscellaneous and Personal Stuff I Must Share\ **Created:** [September 9, 2001, 2:09am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/take-the-culture-fair-iq-test/80464 "2001-09-09T02:09:09Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![fish\_in\_the\_sky](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/7ba0ec/32.png) [@fish\_in\_the\_sky](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/fish_in_the_sky)\ **Post date:** [September 9, 2001, 2:09am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/take-the-culture-fair-iq-test/80464/1 "2001-09-09T02:09:09Z")
[http://www.psychtests.com/tests/intelligence/culture\_fair\_iq.html](http://www.psychtests.com/tests/intelligence/culture_fair_iq.html) I got a 132, which means I’m, apparently, “absolutely brilliant.” 😃 Parts 1 and 2 were pretty smooth sailing, part 3 was more of a challange, and I couldn’t make sense of anything in part 4… So how’d YOU do? ---
**Author:** ![Jeannie](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/e480ec/32.png) [@Jeannie](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jeannie)\ **Post date:** [September 9, 2001, 2:35am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/take-the-culture-fair-iq-test/80464/2 "2001-09-09T02:35:30Z")
I got a 121, which puts me above average. I’m surprised I did that well. I am not an abstract thinker and I’m really bad at those kinds of questions. The fourth part…well, I just guessed at those. I’m not sure at all what they were looking for. ---
**Author:** ![Kat](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/b19c9b/32.png) [@Kat](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Kat)\ **Post date:** [September 9, 2001, 2:48am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/take-the-culture-fair-iq-test/80464/3 "2001-09-09T02:48:54Z")
I got 127. I was pretty surprised, as I’m not exactly great at judging spatial relationships. ---
**Author:** ![drewbert](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/drewbert/32/15890_2.png) [@drewbert](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/drewbert)\ **Post date:** [September 9, 2001, 2:59am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/take-the-culture-fair-iq-test/80464/4 "2001-09-09T02:59:08Z")
157 here. 🙂 A few towards the end that I sortof had an idea where they were going, but had to still guess. ---
**Author:** ![Airbeck](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/airbeck/32/6574_2.png) [@Airbeck](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Airbeck)\ **Post date:** [September 9, 2001, 2:59am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/take-the-culture-fair-iq-test/80464/5 "2001-09-09T02:59:09Z")
I got a 147. Jeeze, I guess I’m pretty smart. I always do great at these types of questions on tests, though. Spatial stuff is like my strongest area. ---
**Author:** ![Sterra](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/8c91f0/32.png) [@Sterra](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sterra)\ **Post date:** [September 9, 2001, 3:02am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/take-the-culture-fair-iq-test/80464/6 "2001-09-09T03:02:59Z")
157… I started getting bored towards the end and didn’t really try on a few. IQ tests are of the few online tests I can take and do most of before skipping to the end and hitting the submit buttton. ---
**Author:** ![Arden\_Ranger](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/b487fb/32.png) [@Arden\_Ranger](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Arden_Ranger)\ **Post date:** [September 9, 2001, 3:03am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/take-the-culture-fair-iq-test/80464/7 "2001-09-09T03:03:25Z")
153 ---
**Author:** ![Reeder](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/c6cbf5/32.png) [@Reeder](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Reeder)\ **Post date:** [September 9, 2001, 3:11am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/take-the-culture-fair-iq-test/80464/8 "2001-09-09T03:11:39Z")
I scored 106 with nothing but guesses. ---
**Author:** ![Darwins\_Finch](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/darwins_finch/32/20304_2.png) [@Darwins\_Finch](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Darwins_Finch)\ **Post date:** [September 9, 2001, 3:13am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/take-the-culture-fair-iq-test/80464/9 "2001-09-09T03:13:52Z")
152 - evidence that the test is inaccurate, since I am what could be considered in many circles as a “dunce”. ---
**Author:** ![Erika](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/47e85d/32.png) [@Erika](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Erika)\ **Post date:** [September 9, 2001, 3:23am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/take-the-culture-fair-iq-test/80464/10 "2001-09-09T03:23:16Z")
147 ---
**Author:** ![Le\_Sang](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/ee7513/32.png) [@Le\_Sang](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Le_Sang)\ **Post date:** [September 9, 2001, 3:25am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/take-the-culture-fair-iq-test/80464/11 "2001-09-09T03:25:58Z")
According to this test, I have an IQ of 147. I _still_ claim that it’s really 6 (much like Holly in Red Dwarf), which is poor for a glass of water 😉 ---
**Author:** ![CrankyAsAnOldMan](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/crankyasanoldman/32/11670_2.png) [@CrankyAsAnOldMan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/CrankyAsAnOldMan)\ **Post date:** [September 9, 2001, 3:38am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/take-the-culture-fair-iq-test/80464/12 "2001-09-09T03:38:09Z")
My score was pretty close to Lunatic’s. Remarkable, really, since I’m an avowed idiot about spacial things. Interestingly, though, it was very close to what I scored on the Stanford Binet when I was 13. Just one point higher. Pretty consistent! ---
**Author:** ![Anonymous\_Coward](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/94ad74/32.png) [@Anonymous\_Coward](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Anonymous_Coward)\ **Post date:** [September 9, 2001, 3:49am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/take-the-culture-fair-iq-test/80464/13 "2001-09-09T03:49:54Z")
1. I didn’t guess at any so I had two or three [Rudy]“i dunno’s”[/Rudy]. I wonder if wrong choices are scored differently than simply chosing “i don’t know”? ---
**Author:** ![CrankyAsAnOldMan](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/crankyasanoldman/32/11670_2.png) [@CrankyAsAnOldMan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/CrankyAsAnOldMan)\ **Post date:** [September 9, 2001, 4:01am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/take-the-culture-fair-iq-test/80464/14 "2001-09-09T04:01:52Z")
> [@](#): > > \*Originally posted by Anonymous Coward \* > \*\*142. I didn’t guess at any so I had two or three [Rudy]“i dunno’s”[/Rudy]. I wonder if wrong choices are scored differently than simply chosing “i don’t know”? \*\* I think they must be. ---
**Author:** ![Flymaster](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/c4cdca/32.png) [@Flymaster](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Flymaster)\ **Post date:** [September 9, 2001, 4:04am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/take-the-culture-fair-iq-test/80464/15 "2001-09-09T04:04:13Z")
I haven’t taken this one, but in my Psych Tests and Measurements class last semester I took the Culture Fair test, and got a 151. I think that’s proof that it just doesn’t work. I’m bright, but I’m not THAT bright. ---
**Author:** ![Ruby](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/13edae/32.png) [@Ruby](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ruby)\ **Post date:** [September 9, 2001, 4:07am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/take-the-culture-fair-iq-test/80464/16 "2001-09-09T04:07:24Z")
Miss Ruby checking in at a slightly above average 116 with no “idunno” responses. \ ---
**Author:** ![Silver\_Fire](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/a88e4f/32.png) [@Silver\_Fire](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Silver_Fire)\ **Post date:** [September 9, 2001, 4:09am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/take-the-culture-fair-iq-test/80464/17 "2001-09-09T04:09:50Z")
1. I guess that means that I’m a genius when it comes to guessing? Parts three and four got me, but the first two were pretty simple. ---
**Author:** ![Nefarious\_Chipmunk](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/nefarious_chipmunk/32/1045_2.png) [@Nefarious\_Chipmunk](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Nefarious_Chipmunk)\ **Post date:** [September 9, 2001, 4:33am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/take-the-culture-fair-iq-test/80464/18 "2001-09-09T04:33:37Z")
> [@](#): > > \*Originally posted by Reeder \* > \*\*I scored 106 with nothing but guesses. \*\* Wow! I did the same thing, and I got the exact same score. Cosmic man… ---
**Author:** ![Shera](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/7ba0ec/32.png) [@Shera](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Shera)\ **Post date:** [September 9, 2001, 4:46am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/take-the-culture-fair-iq-test/80464/19 "2001-09-09T04:46:52Z")
Well I got 101, but when I didn’t know, I actually said so. I am exactly average. I took a different IQ test when I was about 15, and got a 145, what gives? I guess I just got dumber. ---
**Author:** ![BigGiantHead](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/b4bc9f/32.png) [@BigGiantHead](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/BigGiantHead)\ **Post date:** [September 9, 2001, 5:08am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/take-the-culture-fair-iq-test/80464/20 "2001-09-09T05:08:13Z")
Ah, the bittersweetness of posting a new high. A got a 162, but I don’t want to sound like a churl for making a big deal out of it. Heck, look at that, the counter says this is post #200. Okay. Just a little one. [sup]woo-hoo!![/sup] [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/take-the-culture-fair-iq-test/80464.md?page=2)