# time wasting quiz **URL:** \ **Category:** Miscellaneous and Personal Stuff I Must Share\ **Created:** [June 19, 2003, 4:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/time-wasting-quiz/182951 "2003-06-19T16:42:51Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 11\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![hilltopper](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/h/c68b51/32.png) [@hilltopper](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/hilltopper)\ **Post date:** [June 19, 2003, 4:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/time-wasting-quiz/182951/1 "2003-06-19T16:42:51Z")
Someone sent me this word quiz. I have answered enough to be a “genius” but wasted so much time on it I must be an idiot. Who can get them all first? (I still need help on 16, 19, 28, 30, 31.) ``` You have to work out what the letters mean. See No 0 as an example. According to MENSA, if you get 19 + of these, you are a "genius". Only 2 MENSA members achieved full marks. See how well you do. Scoring:1 to 5 is Average, 6 - 11 Somewhat Intelligent, 12 to 18 Intelligent, 19 + Genius No. Cryptic Answer 0 24 H in a D 24 Hours in a Day TRUE 1 26 L of the A 2 7 D of the W 3 7 W of the W 4 12 S of the Z 5 66 B of the B 6 52 C in a P (WJs) 7 13 S in the USF 8 18 H on a G C 9 39 B of the O T 10 5 T on a F 11 90 D in a R A 12 3 B M (S H T R) 13 32 is the T in D F at which W F 14 15 P in a R T 15 3 W on a T 16 100 C in a R 17 11 P in a F (S) T 18 12 M in a Y 19 13=UFS 20 8 T on a O 21 29 D in F in a L Y 22 27 B in the N T 23 365 D in a Y 24 13 L in a B D 25 52 W in a Y 26 9 L of a C 27 60 M in a H 28 23 P of C in the H B 29 64 S on a C B 30 9 P in S A 31 6 B to an O in C 32 1000 Y in a M 33 15 M on a D M C YOU SCORED 0 ``` ---
**Author:** ![everton](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/ecb155/32.png) [@everton](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/everton)\ **Post date:** [June 19, 2003, 5:06pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/time-wasting-quiz/182951/2 "2003-06-19T17:06:23Z")
16 could be 100 Cents in a Rand (depending on where the quiz came from, but see #30) 19 is 13 = Unlucky For Some 28 is 23 Pairs of Chromosomes in the Human Body 30 is 9 Provinces in South Africa 31 is 6 Balls to an Over in Cricket (again this would make sense if the quiz was written by a South African) ---
**Author:** ![petre](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/bc8723/32.png) [@petre](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/petre)\ **Post date:** [June 19, 2003, 5:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/time-wasting-quiz/182951/3 "2003-06-19T17:28:45Z")
> [@](#): > > \*Originally posted by everton \* > \*\*16 could be 100 Cents in a Rand (depending on where the quiz came from, but see #30) > 19 is 13 = Unlucky For Some > 28 is 23 Pairs of Chromosomes in the Human Body > 30 is 9 Provinces in South Africa > 31 is 6 Balls to an Over in Cricket (again this would make sense if the quiz was written by a South African) \*\* Darn, thought 16 was: 100 Cats in a Reallyoldlady’shouse ---
**Author:** ![Chronos](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/chronos/32/134_2.png) [@Chronos](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Chronos)\ **Post date:** [June 19, 2003, 5:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/time-wasting-quiz/182951/4 "2003-06-19T17:43:06Z")
I also note that wherever the quiz comes from, a set of cards is called a “pack”, rather than a “deck”. I’ll ask my South African officemate, when next I see him. I doubt, by the way, that this is actually a MENSA quiz. Tests like this tend to be more a measure of whether you’ve seen that one before, than of intelligence. ---
**Author:** ![John\_Kentzel-Griffin](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/ccd318/32.png) [@John\_Kentzel-Griffin](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/John_Kentzel-Griffin)\ **Post date:** [June 19, 2003, 5:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/time-wasting-quiz/182951/5 "2003-06-19T17:58:17Z")
Off to MPSIMS. **DrMatrix** - GQ Moderator ---
**Author:** ![Ethilrist](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/ethilrist/32/4604_2.png) [@Ethilrist](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ethilrist)\ **Post date:** [June 19, 2003, 6:33pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/time-wasting-quiz/182951/6 "2003-06-19T18:33:41Z")
16 100 C in a R : 100 Cookies in a Roll (big roll, I guess) 19 13=UFS : 13 Unlucky Flamenco Singers 28 23 P of C in the H B : 23 Princes of Chaos in the Hell Bestiary 30 9 P in S A : 9 Paraguayans in South America 31 6 B to an O in C : 6 Boxes to an Oxcart in Connecticut Are you saying that you got 28 of these all by your lonesome, **without** referring to online sources? Wow. You must be smart. However, if you did get some of those answers from other online sources (I notice that a Google search on 100 C in a R got 111 hits; 13=UFS got 309 hits; 23 P of C in the H B got 220; 9 P in S A got 124; and 6 B to an O in C got 137), I have to assume you didn’t actually work very hard at figuring out the answers to those last five… ---
**Author:** ![dwc1970](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/a183cd/32.png) [@dwc1970](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/dwc1970)\ **Post date:** [June 19, 2003, 6:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/time-wasting-quiz/182951/7 "2003-06-19T18:35:17Z")
I’ve taken this quiz before. I got 26 out of 33 of them. Most of the ones you listed gave me trouble, too. #16 was very hard for me. In fact, four of us at work couldn’t figure it out before finally looking it up. **everton** is correct on that one. I also had trouble with #19, which was one of the 7 that I missed. Again, points to **everton** for getting it right. #28 was one that I got right away when I took the quiz. I don’t know of too many instances in which 23 is a significant number (“23 skidoo” is the only other such occurrence). #30 gave me trouble, too. Apparently this quiz was developed in South Africa because of its reference to the rand in #19. #31 was also a stumper for me. Again, since it apparently originated in South Africa I would have never gotten this one. ---
**Author:** ![hilltopper](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/h/c68b51/32.png) [@hilltopper](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/hilltopper)\ **Post date:** [June 19, 2003, 6:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/time-wasting-quiz/182951/8 "2003-06-19T18:58:35Z")
Other than those 5, I was able to figure out the rest although I had help on number 33. What can I say, I don’t know that song. Thanks everton for you help. Did you just figure those out - just like that - or did you use Google as Ethilrist intimated. ---
**Author:** ![everton](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/ecb155/32.png) [@everton](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/everton)\ **Post date:** [June 19, 2003, 10:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/time-wasting-quiz/182951/9 "2003-06-19T22:14:41Z")
> [@](#): > > \*Originally posted by hilltopper \* > \*\*Thanks everton for you help. Did you just figure those out - just like that - or did you use Google as Ethilrist intimated. \*\* You’re very welcome. I guessed #30 correctly because I’ve got friends in South Africa and did a little homework before visiting them, and after that #16 and #31 seemed like reasonable guesses. I would have got #19 anyhow and I’ve seen #28 before. I’ve taken IQ tests in the past and done OK, but I think “genius” is a little presumptuous for a test like that one. ---
**Author:** ![The\_Man\_With\_The\_Golden\_Gun](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/dc4da7/32.png) [@The\_Man\_With\_The\_Golden\_Gun](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/The_Man_With_The_Golden_Gun)\ **Post date:** [June 19, 2003, 10:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/time-wasting-quiz/182951/10 "2003-06-19T22:36:40Z")
2 7 D of the W 7 Days of the Week 3 7 W of the W 7 Wonders of the World 18 12 M in a Y 12 Months in a Year 21 29 D in F in a L Y 29 Days in February in a Leap Year 22 27 B in the N T 27 Books in the New Testament 23 365 D in a Y 365 Days in a Year 25 52 W in a Y 52 Weeks in a Year 32 1000 Y in a M 1000 Years in a Millenium ---
**Author:** ![The\_Man\_With\_The\_Golden\_Gun](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/dc4da7/32.png) [@The\_Man\_With\_The\_Golden\_Gun](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/The_Man_With_The_Golden_Gun)\ **Post date:** [June 19, 2003, 10:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/time-wasting-quiz/182951/11 "2003-06-19T22:41:49Z")
2 7 D of the W 7 Days of the Week 3 7 W of the W 7 Wonders of the World 18 12 M in a Y 12 Months in a Year 21 29 D in F in a L Y 29 Days in February in a Leap Year 22 27 B in the N T 27 Books in the New Testament 23 365 D in a Y 365 Days in a Year 25 52 W in a Y 52 Weeks in a Year 32 1000 Y in a M 1000 Years in a Millenium