# 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:** 2
**Author:** ![Danimal](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/bb73d2/32.png) [@Danimal](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Danimal)\ **Post date:** [September 9, 2001, 5:23am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/take-the-culture-fair-iq-test/80464/21 "2001-09-09T05:23:14Z")
111 checking in. The low score so far of everybody who didn’t guess. OTOH, when I didn’t know I said I didn’t know, which surely didn’t help any. This is well below my Stanford-Binet test, BTW. I’m not sure quit how culture-fair the test is, as some of the early questions seemed to favor people who read from left to right. Not that I could use that as _my_ excuse… ---
**Author:** ![eulalia](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/eulalia/32/457_2.png) [@eulalia](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/eulalia)\ **Post date:** [September 9, 2001, 5:36am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/take-the-culture-fair-iq-test/80464/22 "2001-09-09T05:36:19Z")
I got 162 also. I wonder how this fits in with other measurements. My combined SAT (1972 version) was 1460. I always feel like I’m getting stupider every year, but I guess CRS\* is unrelated to IQ. Whatever IQ is… _Can’t remember Sh_\*, for you younguns. ---
**Author:** ![Salix](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/3e96dc/32.png) [@Salix](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Salix)\ **Post date:** [September 9, 2001, 5:40am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/take-the-culture-fair-iq-test/80464/23 "2001-09-09T05:40:52Z")
Only 137… some of the patterns were really hard to find, and I tended to give up after looking for a while. ---
**Author:** ![Ice\_Wolf](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/i/dfb087/32.png) [@Ice\_Wolf](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ice_Wolf)\ **Post date:** [September 9, 2001, 5:53am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/take-the-culture-fair-iq-test/80464/24 "2001-09-09T05:53:34Z")
Only 111 :(. I’m glad there are at least some of you out there who scored so low. I feel dumb. ---
**Author:** ![Rushgeek](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/df705f/32.png) [@Rushgeek](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Rushgeek)\ **Post date:** [September 9, 2001, 6:36am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/take-the-culture-fair-iq-test/80464/25 "2001-09-09T06:36:49Z")
Hey there! Been a lurker for a looong time with nothing important enough to post. Just thought I’d let you guys know that my 12 year old daughter took the test…yes, at one thirty in the morning…and scored 126. Not bad, eh? Atta girl, Laura! And now that I’ve bothered to fill in my information YOU’LL NEVER BE RID OF ME!!! ---
**Author:** ![Enderw24](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/ba9def/32.png) [@Enderw24](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Enderw24)\ **Post date:** [September 9, 2001, 6:53am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/take-the-culture-fair-iq-test/80464/26 "2001-09-09T06:53:22Z")
1. But I fell asleep during part 4. I really did for about 30 seconds or so. After that, I said “screw it” and clicked boxes at random before submitting. ---
**Author:** ![kniz](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/c37758/32.png) [@kniz](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/kniz)\ **Post date:** [September 9, 2001, 7:00am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/take-the-culture-fair-iq-test/80464/27 "2001-09-09T07:00:16Z")
I got the same as **Kat** , which was 127. Damn with all these very high scores from others, I guess they are right about there being above average brains on SDMB. ---
**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, 8:54am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/take-the-culture-fair-iq-test/80464/28 "2001-09-09T08:54:27Z")
> [@](#): > > _Originally posted by eulalia \* > I got 162 also. I wonder how this fits in with other measurements. My combined SAT (1972 version) was 1460. I always feel like I’m getting stupider every year, but I guess CRS_ is unrelated to IQ. Whatever IQ is… > > _Can’t remember Sh_\*, for you younguns. \*\* Ooh, that’s just a little eerie, **eulalia**. I also scored 1460 - both in 1987 and again in 1989. Are you my long-lost half-sister?!? Oh, and welcome, **Rushgeek**! Don’t be concerned: the issue is not whether _we’ll_ ever be rid of _you_, but whether you’ll be able to escape from US! ---
**Author:** ![Erroneous](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/71c47a/32.png) [@Erroneous](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Erroneous)\ **Post date:** [September 9, 2001, 12:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/take-the-culture-fair-iq-test/80464/29 "2001-09-09T12:13:47Z")
Hmm. 152. But I didn’t guess with any of them. The only ones I was really unsure about were 16 (even though I’m pretty sure I spotted the pattern), and 20 (I _think_ I got the pattern and therefore the correct answer, but possibly not). I wasn’t entirely sure what the rules for 11 and 15 were, either, but I think I got them right. Hmm…I was going to discuss them in more detail and ask for other people’s theories on what was going on with 16 and 20, but on second thought I don’t want to post potential spoilers just yet. Maybe later? ---
**Author:** ![Commander\_Fortune](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/5f8ce5/32.png) [@Commander\_Fortune](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Commander_Fortune)\ **Post date:** [September 9, 2001, 12:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/take-the-culture-fair-iq-test/80464/30 "2001-09-09T12:27:14Z")
116 - Answering almost the entire 4th section as “I dont know”. ---
**Author:** ![Living\_Dead\_Girl](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/ecb155/32.png) [@Living\_Dead\_Girl](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Living_Dead_Girl)\ **Post date:** [September 9, 2001, 12:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/take-the-culture-fair-iq-test/80464/31 "2001-09-09T12:48:41Z")
Sigh… 136. I guess I must be getting dumber as the years go by, since I got something upwards of 150 last time I was tested. I’m not exactly a visual person, though, so that may have something to do with it. Gawd, I hope so. 😉 ---
**Author:** ![whiterabbit](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/w/cab0a1/32.png) [@whiterabbit](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/whiterabbit)\ **Post date:** [September 9, 2001, 12:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/take-the-culture-fair-iq-test/80464/32 "2001-09-09T12:52:29Z")
1. Damn. Maybe I’ll try again later when I’m more awake, but that last page was a killer. ---
**Author:** ![Turlough](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/ecccb3/32.png) [@Turlough](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Turlough)\ **Post date:** [September 9, 2001, 1:01pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/take-the-culture-fair-iq-test/80464/33 "2001-09-09T13:01:58Z")
131 - just what the little voices tell me I am 😃 ---
**Author:** ![Lsura](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/7993a0/32.png) [@Lsura](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Lsura)\ **Post date:** [September 9, 2001, 1:03pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/take-the-culture-fair-iq-test/80464/34 "2001-09-09T13:03:48Z")
I got bored partway through (I hate looking at those darn patterns-they make my eyes feel wiggly) and started guessing at section 3. Ended up with a 106. I’m not worried about it. I know I’m a smart cookie. 🙂 ---
**Author:** ![FairyChatMom](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/fairychatmom/32/21906_2.png) [@FairyChatMom](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/FairyChatMom)\ **Post date:** [September 9, 2001, 1:16pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/take-the-culture-fair-iq-test/80464/35 "2001-09-09T13:16:23Z")
157, with one I Don’t Know in sect 3 If I’m so smart, why ain’t I rich?? ---
**Author:** ![TruePisces](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/truepisces/32/13628_2.png) [@TruePisces](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/TruePisces)\ **Post date:** [September 9, 2001, 1:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/take-the-culture-fair-iq-test/80464/36 "2001-09-09T13:28:29Z")
132 here. Which is about average with other IQ tests I’ve taken. Gotta agree the 3rd & 4th pages were the ones that kicked my butt (though I didn’t answer “I don’t know” to any of them) ---
**Author:** ![Wicked\_Blue](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/w/2acd7d/32.png) [@Wicked\_Blue](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Wicked_Blue)\ **Post date:** [September 9, 2001, 1:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/take-the-culture-fair-iq-test/80464/37 "2001-09-09T13:58:07Z")
OK, I got a 111, which means I’m “above population average but in the normal range”. Not bad for 10 am on a Sunday morning after a Saturday night of heavy drinking. 🙂 Rose ---
**Author:** ![Sylkyn](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/da6949/32.png) [@Sylkyn](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sylkyn)\ **Post date:** [September 9, 2001, 2:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/take-the-culture-fair-iq-test/80464/38 "2001-09-09T14:51:42Z")
127 for me! No “I dunno’s”, which is not really true since on many of them I really did not know. I’m surprised I didn’t get a -14. I usually do really lousy on those picture tests. I think I’ll go around feeling brighter than average today. What a novel concept! ---
**Author:** ![Michael\_Ellis](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/977dab/32.png) [@Michael\_Ellis](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Michael_Ellis)\ **Post date:** [September 9, 2001, 4:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/take-the-culture-fair-iq-test/80464/39 "2001-09-09T16:52:30Z")
116 ---
**Author:** ![everton](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/ecb155/32.png) [@everton](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/everton)\ **Post date:** [September 9, 2001, 5:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/take-the-culture-fair-iq-test/80464/40 "2001-09-09T17:48:32Z")
Another 157 here. Well done to **eulalia** and **BigGiantHead** (so you only _look like_ [William Shatner](http://www.geocities.com/ralphmaniac/BGH.html) then?) [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/take-the-culture-fair-iq-test/80464.md?page=1) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/take-the-culture-fair-iq-test/80464.md?page=3)