Republican Mensa IQ test ....You have to take it

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The Densa IQ Test

You've heard of MENSA the group for geniuses with IQ's of 140 and above? Well this test is similar, it's from DENSA and it's a lot more fun.

Give it a try: Write down or remember your answers and DON'T CHEAT!!!!! Click on "Answer" if stumped.

Do they have a 4th of July in England? Yes/No
Answer ________
How many birthdays does the average man have?
Answer ________
Some months have 31 days; how many have 28?
Answer ________
Is it legal for a man in California to marry his widow's sister? Yes/No
Answer ________
Divide 30 by 1/2 and add 10. What is the answer?
Answer ________
If there are 3 apples and you take away 2, how many do you have?
Answer ________
A doctor gives you three pills telling you to take one every half an hour. How many minutes would the pills last?
Answer ________
A farmer has 17 sheep, and all but 9 die. How many are left?
Answer ________
How many animals of each sex did Moses take on the ark?
Answer ________
A clerk in the butcher shop is 5' 10'' tall. What does he weigh?
Answer ________
How many two cent stamps are there in a dozen?
Answer ________
A plane crashes on the Canadian - US border. In which country do you bury the survivors?
Answer ________
How'd you get on?

Score Rating
12 Genius
10-11 Above Normal
7-9 Normal
4-6 Slow
1-3 Idiot
0 Brain dead

[Edge]

1. Hahaha!

That's hilarious! I bet Dubya failed it big time!

[KensPen]

2. I don't get the one about taking the pills....

I am slow I guess.

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11. It's 90 mins.

30 x 3 = 90

Ok I am an Idiot I forgot that you take the first pill right away.

What can you say I am a red head.

[never cry wolf]

13. Incorrect, 60

pill, 30 mins, pill, 30 mins, pill

all 3 pills are gone after 60 mins plus the time to swallow.

[KensPen]

16. OK, I thought the misdirection was greater than that.....

so now I am not so dumb....

[bmbmd]

35. Each pill lasts thirty minutes

that's why you have to take another at half-hour intervals. The pills are all ingested in sixty minutes, their effect is ninety minutes. Any answer is correct.

[Kathy in Cambridge]

3. I had a boss who asked me if they got time off in the UK

for the 4th of July. My mouth dropped-I couldn't BELIEVE he had such a shitty grasp of history. Especially being from the Boston area-where the Revolution was fought, and where there are statues, signs and other things that commemorate the battles and the revolutionaries. Jeez.

[SOteric]

4. Whatever.

Do they have a 4th of July in England? Yes/No
Answer: Sure, wedged in between the 3rd of July and the 5th of July.

How many birthdays does the average man have?
Answer: One

Some months have 31 days; how many have 28?
Answer: All of them.

Is it legal for a man in California to marry his widow's sister?
Answer: Marital priviledges in California do not extend to the dead.

Divide 30 by 1/2 and add 10. What is the answer?
Answer: 70

If there are 3 apples and you take away 2, how many do you have?
Answer: 3 apples

A doctor gives you three pills telling you to take one every half an hour. How many minutes would the pills last?
Answer: 60 minutes.

A farmer has 17 sheep, and all but 9 die. How many are left?
Answer: 9.

How many animals of each sex did Moses take on the ark?
Answer: One.

A clerk in the butcher shop is 5' 10'' tall. What does he weigh?
Answer: Meat.

How many two cent stamps are there in a dozen?
Answer: I'm guessing a dozen.

A plane crashes on the Canadian - US border. In which country do you bury the survivors?
Answer: Gruesome. Who buries survivors?

How'd you get on? Famously, but that's certainly a private matter.

[LynneSin]

6. You're wrong on the Moses one

He didn't have an Ark, that was Noah.

[Rainbowreflect]

7. I agree with you on all but the apples & Moses ones.

If there are 3 apples & you take 2, you would have 2 not 3.
And it was Noah not Moses who did the ark thing.

[LynneSin]

8. Yeah, same thing about the apples - I just reread that one

It's all in the wording

:D

[SOteric]

10. Okay about Moses,

But I think the apples one is open to debate. There are several ways to interpret it. In fact, as I recall, the last time this was posted it was debated as well.

[GOPisEvil]

12. The apples question is worded poorly.

It is impossible to dechiper the time frame of the question. Is it before the removal of the apples or after? Makes a difference. :-)

[Lostmessage]

15. That's a stump question

Especially for us red headed girls.

[SOteric]

17. You have

a career as a diplomat waiting. Now if only you and Ramsey can do better in New Hampshire than that Hamm fella did. :hi:

[GOPisEvil]

26. I have my poli sci degree already!

I'd be ambassador to a small, friendly, tropical country. :hi:

[asthmaticeog]

31. Oh, boy...

... I got the apples question right (if YOU take away two, then YOU have two) but I got utterly burned on the Moses trick. I'm obviously not a very observant Jew...

[BritishHuman]

28. Ha!

I actually asked SOteric that last question last week, so I should take 1/12th of the credit for this quiz. :evilgrin:

[SOteric]

29. Only if you

repeat the word "esoteric" 10,000 times.

[LynneSin]

5. Where are the answers

There are 2-3 that I'm not 100% sure on (so I'll say I'm above normal) and I'd like to see the answers!!

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9. I'll help you out, Lynne

Do they have a 4th of July in England? Yes/No
Answer: Of course!

How many birthdays does the average man have?
Answer: One...he's only born once. :)

Some months have 31 days; how many have 28?
Answer: All months have 28 days. :D

Is it legal for a man in California to marry his widow's sister? Yes/No
Answer: It would be impossible...the man is dead! Men are called widowers.

Divide 30 by 1/2 and add 10. What is the answer?
Answer: 70...30 / .5 + 10 = 70

If there are 3 apples and you take away 2, how many do you have?
Answer: 2

A doctor gives you three pills telling you to take one every half an hour. How many minutes would the pills last?
Answer: 60 minutes...take the first pill right away, one 1/2 hour from then, then the last pill an hour away. :)

A farmer has 17 sheep, and all but 9 die. How many are left?
Answer: 9...Of course.

How many animals of each sex did Moses take on the ark?
Answer: It wasn't Moses...it was Noah.

A clerk in the butcher shop is 5' 10'' tall. What does he weigh?
Answer: A butcher weights meat. That's his job. :)

How many two cent stamps are there in a dozen?
Answer: 12. There's 12 of everything in a dozen. :)

A plane crashes on the Canadian - US border. In which country do you bury the survivors?
Answer: YOU DON'T BURY SURVIVORS!!! :P

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14. Thank you

:loveya:

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19. No problemo.

:D

[LynneSin]

18. The pill stumped me

Like a Doofus I said 90 minutes and then I got medicinal thinking the pills would actually last about a minute in our system.

:shrug:

And the apple one - I'm still saying 2 apples, but there are those that would argue with me that you only have 1

:shrug:

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20. We missed the same questions

:shrug:

[LynneSin]

21. Maybe we're the same person posting under 2 different names

:shrug:

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22. Well...

Let's imagine there's three apples sitting in a row. Take two of them away and you have....two. :)

[SOteric]

23. Well,

Let's imagine you have 3 apples sitting on your kitchen counter at home. Put one each in two pockets and go off to work. You still have 3 apples, you just don't have them all in the same place.

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24. That makes sense....

now I'm stumped. :shrug:

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36. I think we were thinking too much on that question.

[Rainbowreflect]

25. I got them all right.

I am victoria, I mean victorious.

[Kamika]

27. I got two correct answers

A doctor gives you three pills telling you to take one every half an hour. How many minutes would the pills last?
Answer ____1 hour____
A farmer has 17 sheep, and all but 9 die. How many are left?
Answer ____9____



Do I get a cookie?

[DS1]

30. 12

:yawn:

:donut:

[NightTrain]

32. My answers

And no, I didn't look at the other replies first! Scout's honor.

<<Do they have a 4th of July in England? Yes/No>>

Yes. They just don't celebrate it.

<<How many birthdays does the average man have?>>

One. Mine is March 20th.

<<Some months have 31 days; how many have 28?>>

All 12 of them.

<<Is it legal for a man in California to marry his widow's sister?>>

Don't know.

<<Divide 30 by 1/2 and add 10. What is the answer?>>

70. 30 divided by 1/2 is 60.

<<If there are 3 apples and you take away 2, how many do you have?>>

Two.

<<A doctor gives you three pills telling you to take one every half an hour. How many minutes would the pills last?>>

I'll say 90, but I'm guessing it's the wrong answer.

<<A farmer has 17 sheep, and all but 9 die. How many are left?>>

Nine.

<<How many animals of each sex did Moses take on the ark?>>

Zero. It was Noah's Ark.

<<A clerk in the butcher shop is 5' 10'' tall. What does he weigh?>>

He weighs meat on the shop scale.

<<How many two cent stamps are there in a dozen?>>

Twelve.
<<A plane crashes on the Canadian - US border. In which country do you bury the survivors?>>

You bury the dead, not the survivors.

[DS1]

33. California Man

If he has a widow, it means he's dead. Dead people generally don't marry.

[NightTrain]

34. D'oh!

OK.... :eyes: