# What is your IQ? **URL:** \ **Category:** In My Humble Opinion\ **Created:** [November 26, 2012, 6:03am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-your-iq/642130 "2012-11-26T06:03:12Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 2
**Author:** ![black\_rabbit](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/f19dbf/32.png) [@black\_rabbit](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/black_rabbit)\ **Post date:** [November 26, 2012, 1:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-your-iq/642130/21 "2012-11-26T13:57:37Z")
After three bourbons, 140+. After four bourbons, \< 60. ---
**Author:** ![pseudotriton\_ruber\_ruber](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/a9a28c/32.png) [@pseudotriton\_ruber\_ruber](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/pseudotriton_ruber_ruber)\ **Post date:** [November 26, 2012, 2:03pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-your-iq/642130/22 "2012-11-26T14:03:55Z")
Shouldn’t the options have been more like 110 or under 111-150 151-200 Broke the meter ? Don’t you understand where you’re posting this poll? ---
**Author:** ![jackdavinci](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/jackdavinci/32/3259_2.png) [@jackdavinci](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/jackdavinci)\ **Post date:** [November 26, 2012, 2:05pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-your-iq/642130/23 "2012-11-26T14:05:56Z")
I scored fairly high but that’s not surprising since I’ve always been a bit more conceptual than practical. I’d like to see a more comprehensive and useful test that measures the various other intelligences - emotional, kin esthetic, musical, etc. I’m also a bit curious about whether there is a sort of law of conservation of intelligence - becoming proficient in some new area will or will not decrease proficiencies in old areas. ---
**Author:** ![taskmgr.exe](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/d9b06d/32.png) [@taskmgr.exe](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/taskmgr.exe)\ **Post date:** [November 26, 2012, 2:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-your-iq/642130/24 "2012-11-26T14:44:59Z")
So high that cannot be measured. ---
**Author:** ![Annie-Xmas](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/ecc23a/32.png) [@Annie-Xmas](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Annie-Xmas)\ **Post date:** [November 26, 2012, 2:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-your-iq/642130/25 "2012-11-26T14:48:20Z")
I scored 148 on a standard IQ test in junior high, and 158 on an Internet one. Mostly cause I got one bitching memory. ---
**Author:** ![Chefguy](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/chefguy/32/138_2.png) [@Chefguy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Chefguy)\ **Post date:** [November 26, 2012, 2:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-your-iq/642130/26 "2012-11-26T14:57:12Z")
They wouldn’t tell us back when I was in school, but we sort of knew how “smart” we were by which 7th grade class we were placed in. The homerooms were designated by a 7 followed by a letter of the alphabet. 7A had all the braniacs, and everybody knew it. I was in 7B, which had a lot of smart kids. The rest were rabble, for all I know. All I know for sure is that my IQ is larger than my hat size. ---
**Author:** ![Dewey\_Finn](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/dewey_finn/32/4222_2.png) [@Dewey\_Finn](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dewey_Finn)\ **Post date:** [November 26, 2012, 2:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-your-iq/642130/27 "2012-11-26T14:58:37Z")
> [@Nzinga\_Seated](#): > > I love these threads. The SDMB is like Lake Wobegon; “where all the women are strong, all the men are good looking, and all the children are above average,” except it’s all the dopers who are above average. ---
**Author:** ![Happy\_Lendervedder](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/happy_lendervedder/32/8488_2.png) [@Happy\_Lendervedder](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Happy_Lendervedder)\ **Post date:** [November 26, 2012, 3:01pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-your-iq/642130/28 "2012-11-26T15:01:06Z")
I took one in utero, so it was hard to see the paper, but I still scored a fat 91. That’s an A-. I’ll take it. ---
**Author:** ![Qadgop\_the\_Mercotan](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/qadgop_the_mercotan/32/83_2.png) [@Qadgop\_the\_Mercotan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Qadgop_the_Mercotan)\ **Post date:** [November 26, 2012, 3:08pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-your-iq/642130/29 "2012-11-26T15:08:29Z")
We’re all so above average here! My IQ (which is disgustingly high) never brought me long-term happiness. By itself, the ability to do well on standardized tests isn’t worth much where the rubber meets the road. ---
**Author:** ![Siam\_Sam](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/d78d45/32.png) [@Siam\_Sam](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Siam_Sam)\ **Post date:** [November 26, 2012, 3:12pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-your-iq/642130/30 "2012-11-26T15:12:31Z")
All I know is I’m so smart my brain hurts. ---
**Author:** ![IceQube](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/i/dfb087/32.png) [@IceQube](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/IceQube)\ **Post date:** [November 26, 2012, 3:18pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-your-iq/642130/31 "2012-11-26T15:18:18Z")
> [@Qadgop\_the\_Mercotan](#): > > By itself, the ability to do well on standardized tests isn’t worth much where the rubber meets the road. Road … is that an allusion to something else … some anatomical part of a human? :dubious: ---
**Author:** ![Qadgop\_the\_Mercotan](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/qadgop_the_mercotan/32/83_2.png) [@Qadgop\_the\_Mercotan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Qadgop_the_Mercotan)\ **Post date:** [November 26, 2012, 3:18pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-your-iq/642130/32 "2012-11-26T15:18:45Z")
> [@Siam\_Sam](#): > > All I know is I’m so smart my brain hurts. You need a brain doctor, then! I are one! ---
**Author:** ![Anaamika](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/5f9b8f/32.png) [@Anaamika](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Anaamika)\ **Post date:** [November 26, 2012, 3:25pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-your-iq/642130/33 "2012-11-26T15:25:24Z")
I picked 140+ just to be a jerk and show that these polls mean, essentially, nothing. But to not be a jerk: basically when I took one way back when I tested just slightly above average. I’m not ashamed to admit it, and I think it’s kind of crazy how many super-geniuses we supposedly have on the Dope, talking at one, reading at age 3, etc. I will point out that I am very, very happy, and my life is fulfilling and exciting. 🙂 ---
**Author:** ![Michael63129](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/3da27b/32.png) [@Michael63129](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Michael63129)\ **Post date:** [November 26, 2012, 3:30pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-your-iq/642130/34 "2012-11-26T15:30:48Z")
I haven’t seen the actual number, but my mother has told me I have a “genius” IQ of around 140; I took the test when I was 11. Which I guess explains my knowledge in different areas, including my hobbies (building electronic circuits almost entirely from scratch; even in the cases where I use a circuit that I saw in a book or online, I often tweak it, even more so for the programming I do (which of course has to be custom-written when you use your own hardware); both of these were entirely self-taught). Also, in high school, I was accepted into a magnet school (more specialized courses in your area of interest) for the last two years. ---
**Author:** ![ShibbOleth](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/848f3c/32.png) [@ShibbOleth](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ShibbOleth)\ **Post date:** [November 26, 2012, 3:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-your-iq/642130/35 "2012-11-26T15:44:49Z")
Good to see that so far no one is average. ---
**Author:** ![Leaffan](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/leaffan/32/299_2.png) [@Leaffan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Leaffan)\ **Post date:** [November 26, 2012, 3:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-your-iq/642130/36 "2012-11-26T15:52:37Z")
I don’t think the results are all that surprising. There’s not much content here for people who are into NASCAR, Budweiser and pro wrestling. Apologies to dopers who are into NASCAR, Budweiser and pro wrestling. ---
**Author:** ![percypercy](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/8baadc/32.png) [@percypercy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/percypercy)\ **Post date:** [November 26, 2012, 4:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-your-iq/642130/37 "2012-11-26T16:11:35Z")
Never took an IQ test to my knowledge, but according to my SAT scores, my IQ is disgustingly high. I think it just means I’m good at standardized tests. ---
**Author:** ![Dinsdale](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/97f17d/32.png) [@Dinsdale](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dinsdale)\ **Post date:** [November 26, 2012, 4:12pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-your-iq/642130/38 "2012-11-26T16:12:37Z")
> [@Qadgop\_the\_Mercotan](#): > > By itself, the ability to do well on standardized tests isn’t worth much where the rubber meets the road. I pretty much got into and through school on my freakishly good ability on standardized tests - which I agree, has little to do with anything other than one’s ability to do well on standardized tests. But a quarter century out of law school, I can’t imagine much I would like less than to take a standardized test right now. I don’t think I have gotten too terribly much stupider than I was in my teens and twenties - but at times I wonder what I would score these days on formal testing. Would there be a decline just reflecting my being “out of practice”? Never took any formal testing as an adult - no idea what specific number I would score. Strongly suspect it would be above 70. So even with my vast adaptive deficits, I’m probably safe from a formal diagnosis of MR. 😛 ---
**Author:** ![Qadgop\_the\_Mercotan](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/qadgop_the_mercotan/32/83_2.png) [@Qadgop\_the\_Mercotan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Qadgop_the_Mercotan)\ **Post date:** [November 26, 2012, 4:34pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-your-iq/642130/39 "2012-11-26T16:34:58Z")
> [@Dinsdale](#): > > But a quarter century out of law school, I can’t imagine much I would like less than to take a standardized test right now. Nearly 30 years out of med school, I get to take standardized tests quite regularly to maintain my professional board certification, and demonstrate continued competency and show that I’ve kept up to date, since half of what I learned 30 years ago was either wrong or no longer relevant. It’s a PITA, but it’s a good thing. I still pass. I hope that continues. ---
**Author:** ![Dinsdale](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/97f17d/32.png) [@Dinsdale](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dinsdale)\ **Post date:** [November 26, 2012, 4:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-your-iq/642130/40 "2012-11-26T16:48:08Z")
> [@Qadgop\_the\_Mercotan](#): > > Nearly 30 years out of med school, I get to take standardized tests quite regularly to maintain my professional board certification, and demonstrate continued competency and show that I’ve kept up to date, since half of what I learned 30 years ago was either wrong or no longer relevant. It’s a PITA, but it’s a good thing. I still pass. I hope that continues. Thanks for the response. I just remember that I used to actually LOVE taking standardized tests, as I knew I would blow them away. (Whatever that says about my childhood/personality/etc.) But the last standardized test I took that actually mattered was my bar exam in 86. But now, the idea of sitting down for a number of hours actually concentrating on a lengthy set of questions - man, the list of things I would less like to do is limited. Heck, I even found my recent driver’s license test (upon moving to IN) unpleasant, and that was only 50 pretty easy questions. Sometimes I have a passing curiosity to take such a test. Give the old grey matter a workout, as it were. But I don’t HAVE to, and there are just so many more enjoyable things to do. Like walking the dunes! How are things up on your side of the lake? 🆒 [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-your-iq/642130.md?page=1) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-your-iq/642130.md?page=3)