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I have never figured out how Mensa members are not bright enough to get the best out of the education that is made available to them but often complain it was boring and stultifying stopping them from fulfilling their true potential.
 
Write down or remember your answers and DON'T CHEAT!!!!! Good luck!

  1. Do they have a 4th of July in England? (Yes/No)
  2. How many birthdays does the average man have?
  3. Some months have 31 days; some months have 30. How many have 28 days?
  4. How many outs are there in an inning?
  5. Is it legal for a man in California to marry his widow's sister? (Yes/No)
  6. Divide 30 by 1/2 and add 10, what is the answer?
  7. If there are 3 apples and you take away 2, how many do you have?
  8. A doctor gives you three pills telling you to take one every half an hour. How many minutes will the pills last?
  9. A farmer has 17 sheep, and all but 9 die. How many are left?
  10. How many animals of each sex did Moses take on the ark?
  11. A clerk in the butcher shop is 5' 10" tall. What does he weigh?
  12. How many two cent stamps are there in a dozen?
  13. A plane crashes on the Canadian - US border. In which country you bury the survivors?
  14. What is the least amount of coins it takes to make 55 cents if one of the coins is a quarter?
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The Densa Test, Your Evaluation
*Give yourself one point for each correct answer.

  1. Is there a Fourth of July in England?
    • Yes, it comes after the third of July.
  2. How many birthdays does the average man have?
    • Just one. Mine is in May.
  3. Some months have 31 days; how many have 28?
    • All twelve months have 28 days.
  4. How many outs are there in an inning?
    • 6, three per side!
  5. Is it legal for a man in California to marry his widow's sister?
    • No - because he is dead!
  6. Divide 30 by 1/2 and add 10. What is the answer?
    • 70 (30 divided by 1/2 equals 60!)
  7. If there are 3 apples and you take away 2, how many do you have?
    • 2. You took them, remember?
  8. A doctor gives you three pills telling you to take one every half hour. How many minutes would the pills last?
    • 60 minutes. Start with the 1st pill, 30 minutes later take the 2nd, then 30 minutes after that take the 3rd. The effects of the pills may last longer than 60 minutes.
  9. A farmer has 17 sheep, and all but 9 die. How many are left?
    • 9, since all but 9 die.
  10. How many animals of each sex did Moses take on the ark?
    • None. It wasn't Moses on the ark. It was Noah.
  11. A clerk in the butcher shop is 5' 10" tall. What does he weigh?
    • A clerk in a butcher shop weighs meat!
  12. How many two cent stamps are there in a dozen?
    • There are 12 two cent stamps in a dozen, just like there are 12 of anything else in a dozen.
  13. A plane crashes on the Canadian - US border. In which country you bury the survivors?
    • The survivors would probably rather wait until they die to be buried.
  14. What is the least amount of coins it takes to make 55 cents if one of the coins is a quarter?
    • Three coins. One is a quarter, another is a quarter, and there's also a nickel.
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Add Your Score... How did you do?

Correct Answers: DENSA Rating

  • 13-14: Genius
  • 10-12: Above Normal
  • 7-9: Normal
  • 4-6: Slow
  • 1-3: Idiot
  • None: Brain dead
 
10.
4 because I know nothing about baseball
5 because I am silly
10 because I'm silly
14 because I know nothing about American coinage
But as 2 of them are American based. I claim 19/12 10/12.
 
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10. 2-5 wrong and the rest right, once I'd worked the brain up to speed.
Although:
2 - can be read two ways, so it's an unfair trap
3 - as above to a lesser degree
4 - I have no idea what an "inning" is anyway
Trev said:
I claim 19/12.
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Bloody 'ell, you must be right clever, Trevor.
 
Trev, get your application in now! 19/12 is the minimum requirement for membership.
 
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