Well, I scored i the ninties, I’m dumb as hell. I was sure I’d be in the 105 110 range. I truly feel substandard now…sheesh, does little for self-confidence…
I got a 94! In my defense, I’m not British, so most of the U.K.-related questions had me utterly baffled. 
.:Nichol:.
Took it last night, scored 109.
I suck at math and some of the British stuff tripped me up.
Whomped ass on the memory part, though.
Pretty dish
Red car
Old house
Tattered dress
130
Isn’t the British telephone the same as the U.S.? I wasn’t sure, but I picked what it would have been on the U.S. phone.
I did pretty good at the memory but I just started second guessing what the question they were going to ask would be and I usually got it right.
I got a 137 which is typical. I usually score between 135 and 140 on IQ tests.
- Very disappointing. I had the time expire on me 3-4 times just as I was about to click the ‘right’ answer. That’s the last time I take a test after midnight and a beer. I was expecting 140.
130 (estimated 140, har har). And it told me I drink too much.
Were any other non-British Dopers thrown by the anagram question: Unscramble “opera lane”?
aeroplane
I don’t know about other folks, but that’s not how I’ve ever spelled it. I did get it right, but just barely in time.
I won’t reveal what I scored on the first time I took this test! I was rather pressed for time though and hence hurried through the last couple of sets, so I’m going to re-take it. Let’s just say that the score was under 100 and leave it at that for now!
I’d like to add that I’m not very good at interpreting British English nor do I understand the metric system. LOL Wish there was some compensation for that.
I think the responses on this test ably explain why IQ test always contain a cultural and sociological bias and don’t really measure anything than the ability to do IQ puzzles. I’m sure if you did puzzles like these all the time you’d coast through a lot of this, but does that make you smarter than someone who didn’t do a lot of puzzles?
I hate puzzles. I don’t understand why I should waste time on stuff that people have made up when there are lots of real-life problems that are just as complicated and far more satisfying to complete.
Consequently I did a mediocre 115. I found the wording of some of the puzzles needlessly confusing. I’m not talking about the logic stuff that’s suppose to confuse you, I mean when working out what they were supposed to be asking was not part of the test. I’m also sure that a lot of the quiz involved a degree of “puzzle-shorthand” that would make the task far easier if you were familiar with it. I’ve no doubt that if I practiced I’d do better, but it wouldn’t necessarily mean I had gotten any smarter.
And I hated the time-limiting. I know the idea is to push you, but I frequently found too much of my “processing-time” was needlessly spent worrying about the time. Rather than sticking a clock in your face, it would have been far better to leave the time open and mark-down slow answers.
This all sounds like a bunch of excuses for a poor performance, doesn’t it? But I already thought this before I started, honest! I offer no excuses for the fact my mental arithmetic has always been poor!
115
Language 8/12
Memory 10/12
Logic 20/22
Numbers 9/12
Perception 8/12
With English being my 2nd language, I’m kinda pleased. Even if I regard myself as almost fluent, not only did the anagrams stump me severly, but getting instructions right had me thinking a bit too long at times, which means I didn’t have time to answer it all, in just about every cathegory.
I guess it fits, since I normally score 130-145 on serious tests in Swedish.
Quite proud anyway. 8/12 in a language that’s not my own is not too shabby.
Fun test, anyway.
I got 128. Not too shabby.
And as for the memory part…
pretty dish
long curtains
tiny cat
happy dog
old house
red car
new plant
tattered dress
and one more, I think.
huge trousers
Don’t ask why I remember that one…
I got 122, and I estimated 120. At least I’ve got myself pegged.
Language 10/12
Memory 9/12
Logic 21/22
Numbers 9/12
Perception 11/12
133 (estimated 120). Not bad for someone whose alcohol consumption is above the recommended limit I see the non-drinkers are seven points lower than the rest of us, on average. (Although I don’t know how seriously the statistics should be taken, seeing as how I pretended to be from Leeds.)
I’ll second that motion! I estimated 140 (as I’ve been told my SAT score from 1976 suggests I’d qualify for Mensa) and got 130. I “killed” the window that broke down my score, but – as I expected – I did best in language and math (had Britain still been on the pre-decimalisation monetary system, though, I’d probably have done less well in the latter category). My downfalls were in memory (specifically, not correctly guessing what details I’d be asked to recall) and perception (always hated those “which shape completes the sequence” questions, but could have figured out the test’s examples had the clock not been ticking away).
125 (estimated 120)
Language: 9/12
Memory: 10/12
Logic: 20/22
Numbes: 12/12
Perception: 10/12
Had some problems with the language part, but since English is my second language, I think I did alright.
133, estimated 120. But I also really don’t buy IQ tests - they’re quite effective in telling how you do on the skills needed for IQ tests, but not much else. It’s the 20th century’s version of phrenology - and I suspect we’ll be just as embarrassed by it as the new century progresses.
I just took the test and got a 135, but now I’m trying to find on their website why there are the limits on IQ for the different age groups. I can’t seem to find anything about that though.
So does anyone know why you have to be over 55 to get a 150 IQ and if there is any correlation to other IQ tests with this? It seemed awfully curious to me.
My guess would be that the questions are always the same. And - no disrespect to older people - it’s more amazing for a 60 year old to do math in time than it is for a 20 year old. Hence the higher IQ range.
As I understand - IQ tests measure the testee against his or her age group. Since, generally speaking, mental abilities (and physical abilities) peak somewhere in our 20s and decline after that it’s not a one size fits all. That is, 14 year olds are measured against other 14 year olds and not against a group of 20-25 year olds. Same for 60 year olds.