Title: Mensa puzzles
Description: NO CHECKING!!!
Buy Kurious! - October 22, 2009 05:37 PM (GMT)
These are all from Mensa. NO CHECKING!!!!
1. Pair the words: ROCK / PARK / BRIDLE / THEME / SPEECH / PATH / BOTTOM / FREE Zoot
2. Use the same 5 letters to replace both blanks:
The vet wrapped the _____ in a _____ Zoot
3. Which number is the odd one out? 275, 891, 473, 286, 384, 165 Zoot
4. Remove 1 letter from each to give 4 connected words. CAPE, RANT, BOAT, PING. Snarfy Bonus to Zoot
5. B&B/bruised = black & blue.
T&L/Stormy weather = ? T&S/Difficulty = ? F&D/Excellent = ? Zoot = 2, Snarfy = 1
6. What numbers should replace the question marks?
5, 3, 6 / 14, 12, 24 / 3, 1, 2 / 21, 19, 38 / 9, ?, ? Zoot
7. S T R S =30, R T S R = 27, S T T S = 34, S T R T = ? Otherdave
8. Rearrange ‘A HEADY WOMAN’ to give a TV programme. SteveHamilton
9. DILL = 601 CHILLI = 202 CUMIN = 1101 GARLIC = 151 MINT = 1001 CLOVE = ? Zoot
10. Outward journey = 72mph, return over same distance = 24mph, what’s the average speed? Otherdave
11. Arrange the missing letters to give a word. What is it?
ABCEFGHJKMNOPQVWXZ Biggestlibraryyet
12. Which 6 letter word begins and ends in ‘ER’? Otherdave
13. Which word means EXCHANGE FOR MONEY and when one letter is added means INCANTATION? Biggestlibraryyet
14. Rearrange DDEEIRS to give 3 words. What are they? SteveHamilton
15. Rearrange ‘LOU SOAKS MAP’ to give two Australian animals. Capps
16. Use numbers in this order. Use + - x / once only.
What’s the highest score? 3 2 6 8 1 Otherdave
17. What letter should replace the question mark - LTV AFH EM? Biggestlibraryyet
18. Replace both blanks with the same 5 letters. Turn down oven when _____ _____ to golden. Otherdave
19. Rearrange “ROGER OBEYS” to give a fruit. Biggestlibraryyet
20. What’s the connection between these words?
CORNER BRANCH PRICE COATS Biggestlibraryyet
Zoot Horn Polo - October 22, 2009 05:40 PM (GMT)
1. Rock Bottom
2. Theme Park
3. Bridle Path
4. Free Speech
Buy Kurious! - October 22, 2009 05:41 PM (GMT)
| QUOTE (Zoot Horn Polo @ Oct 22 2009, 05:40 PM) |
1. Rock Bottom
2. Theme Park
3. Bridle Path
4. Free Speech |
CORRECT! 32 points. :beer:
Zoot Horn Polo - October 22, 2009 05:42 PM (GMT)
Zoot Horn Polo - October 22, 2009 05:44 PM (GMT)
3. 384. If you add 3+8+4 together, it makes an odd number.
snarfyguy - October 22, 2009 05:44 PM (GMT)
4. Remove 1 letter from each to give 4 connected words. CAPE, RANT, BOAT, PING.
Ape, ant, bat, pig - animals
5. B&B/bruised = black & blue.
T&L/Stormy weather = ? T&S/Difficulty = ? F&D/Excellent = fine and dandy?
Buy Kurious! - October 22, 2009 05:44 PM (GMT)
| QUOTE (Zoot Horn Polo @ Oct 22 2009, 05:42 PM) |
| 2. owlet/towel |
DING!
Zoot Horn Polo - October 22, 2009 05:44 PM (GMT)
Zoot Horn Polo - October 22, 2009 05:46 PM (GMT)
5. Thunder & lightning
Trouble & strife
Fine & dandy
Buy Kurious! - October 22, 2009 05:47 PM (GMT)
| QUOTE (Zoot Horn Polo @ Oct 22 2009, 05:44 PM) |
| 3. 384. If you add 3+8+4 together, it makes an odd number. |
Hmmm... right number, wrong reason; but your other reason is also correct which makes you technically brainier than Mensa :o
A bonus point if anyone can still give the correct... well, the other correct reason...
Zoot Horn Polo - October 22, 2009 05:47 PM (GMT)
Cappuccino and a slice of quiche - October 22, 2009 05:47 PM (GMT)
15 - Koala & possum.
I'm a genius!
otherdave - October 22, 2009 05:47 PM (GMT)
| QUOTE (Buy Kurious! @ Oct 22 2009, 05:37 PM) |
| 5, 3, 6 / 14, 12, 24 / 3, 1, 2 / 21, 19, 38 / 9, ?, ? |
7, 14 (subtract 2, then double)
Bah, beaten to it by seconds. If we're allowed more than one, then:
| QUOTE (Buy Kurious! @ Oct 22 2009, 05:37 PM) |
| 10. Outward journey = 72mph, return over same distance = 24mph, what’s the average speed? |
36 mph
Buy Kurious! - October 22, 2009 05:50 PM (GMT)
| QUOTE (snarfyguy @ Oct 22 2009, 05:44 PM) |
4. Remove 1 letter from each to give 4 connected words. CAPE, RANT, BOAT, PING.
Ape, ant, bat, pig - animals
5. B&B/bruised = black & blue.
T&L/Stormy weather = ? T&S/Difficulty = ? F&D/Excellent = fine and dandy? |
All correct! :applaud:
biggestlibraryyet - October 22, 2009 05:50 PM (GMT)
13 is sell....add P for spell
19 - gooseberry
Zoot Horn Polo - October 22, 2009 05:52 PM (GMT)
Buy Kurious! - October 22, 2009 05:52 PM (GMT)
| QUOTE (Zoot Horn Polo @ Oct 22 2009, 05:44 PM) |
| 4. Ape/ant/boa/pig. |
Bloody hell, you've done it again! It's supposed to be BAT not BOA, but clearly Mensa aren't as clever as they claim!!! :angry:
Snarfy beat you to the main points, but a bonus for making Mensa look like FOOLZ!
Buy Kurious! - October 22, 2009 05:53 PM (GMT)
| QUOTE (Zoot Horn Polo @ Oct 22 2009, 05:46 PM) |
5. Thunder & lightning
Trouble & strife
Fine & dandy |
Snarfy beat you to the last one, but all correct.
Cappuccino and a slice of quiche - October 22, 2009 05:53 PM (GMT)
Oh - are we doing them in order? Oops.
otherdave - October 22, 2009 05:54 PM (GMT)
| QUOTE (Buy Kurious! @ Oct 22 2009, 05:52 PM) |
| QUOTE (Zoot Horn Polo @ Oct 22 2009, 05:44 PM) | | 4. Ape/ant/boa/pig. |
Bloody hell, you've done it again! It's supposed to be BAT not BOA, but clearly Mensa aren't as clever as they claim!!! :angry:
Snarfy beat you to the main points, but a bonus for making Mensa look like FOOLZ!
|
I got ape, rat, boa, pig! Never even saw ant or bat!
Buy Kurious! - October 22, 2009 05:55 PM (GMT)
| QUOTE (Zoot Horn Polo @ Oct 22 2009, 05:47 PM) |
6.
7, 14. |
:applaud:
Zoot Horn Polo - October 22, 2009 05:55 PM (GMT)
| QUOTE (Buy Kurious! @ Oct 22 2009, 06:52 PM) |
| QUOTE (Zoot Horn Polo @ Oct 22 2009, 05:44 PM) | | 4. Ape/ant/boa/pig. |
Bloody hell, you've done it again! It's supposed to be BAT not BOA, but clearly Mensa aren't as clever as they claim!!! :angry:
Snarfy beat you to the main points, but a bonus for making Mensa look like FOOLZ!
|
Read snarfy's answer again. He only answered the 'fine and dandy' question. I got the other two.
Not that I'm competitive, I hope you understand.
Zoot Horn Polo - October 22, 2009 05:56 PM (GMT)
| QUOTE (Zoot Horn Polo @ Oct 22 2009, 06:55 PM) |
| QUOTE (Buy Kurious! @ Oct 22 2009, 06:52 PM) | | QUOTE (Zoot Horn Polo @ Oct 22 2009, 05:44 PM) | | 4. Ape/ant/boa/pig. |
Bloody hell, you've done it again! It's supposed to be BAT not BOA, but clearly Mensa aren't as clever as they claim!!! :angry:
Snarfy beat you to the main points, but a bonus for making Mensa look like FOOLZ!
|
Read snarfy's answer again. He only answered the 'fine and dandy' question. I got the other two.
Not that I'm competitive, I hope you understand.
|
But I will be contacting the police if I suspect foul play.
And possibly hiring a hitman.
Buy Kurious! - October 22, 2009 05:57 PM (GMT)
| QUOTE (Cappuccino and a slice of quiche @ Oct 22 2009, 05:47 PM) |
15 - Koala & possum.
I'm a genius! |
DING!!!
biggestlibraryyet - October 22, 2009 05:57 PM (GMT)
20 - all contain grains - corn, bran, rice, oats
Buy Kurious! - October 22, 2009 05:58 PM (GMT)
| QUOTE (otherdave @ Oct 22 2009, 05:47 PM) |
| QUOTE (Buy Kurious! @ Oct 22 2009, 05:37 PM) | | 10. Outward journey = 72mph, return over same distance = 24mph, what’s the average speed? |
36 mph |
CORRECT! :applaud:
Buy Kurious! - October 22, 2009 05:59 PM (GMT)
| QUOTE (biggestlibraryyet @ Oct 22 2009, 05:50 PM) |
13 is sell....add P for spell
19 - gooseberry |
Both correct!! :beer:
Buy Kurious! - October 22, 2009 06:01 PM (GMT)
| QUOTE (Zoot Horn Polo @ Oct 22 2009, 05:52 PM) |
| 9. 155? |
Yes!! :applaud: :applaud:
SteveHamilton - October 22, 2009 06:02 PM (GMT)
14 - derides, resides, desired.
Buy Kurious! - October 22, 2009 06:04 PM (GMT)
| QUOTE (Zoot Horn Polo @ Oct 22 2009, 05:56 PM) |
| QUOTE (Zoot Horn Polo @ Oct 22 2009, 06:55 PM) | | QUOTE (Buy Kurious! @ Oct 22 2009, 06:52 PM) | | QUOTE (Zoot Horn Polo @ Oct 22 2009, 05:44 PM) | | 4. Ape/ant/boa/pig. |
Bloody hell, you've done it again! It's supposed to be BAT not BOA, but clearly Mensa aren't as clever as they claim!!! :angry:
Snarfy beat you to the main points, but a bonus for making Mensa look like FOOLZ!
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Read snarfy's answer again. He only answered the 'fine and dandy' question. I got the other two.
Not that I'm competitive, I hope you understand.
|
But I will be contacting the police if I suspect foul play.
And possibly hiring a hitman.
|
Yes, I know! You got 2 points and Snarfy got 1. Call off the hitman.
Buy Kurious! - October 22, 2009 06:04 PM (GMT)
| QUOTE (biggestlibraryyet @ Oct 22 2009, 05:57 PM) |
| 20 - all contain grains - corn, bran, rice, oats |
Correct. :beer:
Buy Kurious! - October 22, 2009 06:06 PM (GMT)
| QUOTE (SteveHamilton @ Oct 22 2009, 06:02 PM) |
| 14 - derides, resided, desired. |
:applaud: :applaud: :applaud:
Grease For Roads - October 22, 2009 06:07 PM (GMT)
Buy Kurious! - October 22, 2009 06:09 PM (GMT)
Okay, these are left:
7. S T R S =30, R T S R = 27, S T T S = 34, S T R T = ?
8. Rearrange ‘A HEADY WOMAN’ to give a TV programme.
11. Arrange the missing letters to give a word. What is it?
ABCEFGHJKMNOPQVWXZ
12. Which 6 letter word begins and ends in ‘ER’?
16. Use numbers in this order. Use + - x / once only.
What’s the highest score? 3 2 6 8 1
17. What letter should replace the question mark - LTV AFH EM?
18. Replace both blanks with the same 5 letters. Turn down oven when _____ _____ to golden.
Buy Kurious! - October 22, 2009 06:10 PM (GMT)
| QUOTE (Grease For Roads @ Oct 22 2009, 06:07 PM) |
| 16. 49 |
Close, but it can go higher.
otherdave - October 22, 2009 06:11 PM (GMT)
| QUOTE (Buy Kurious! @ Oct 22 2009, 06:09 PM) |
| 18. Replace both blanks with the same 5 letters. Turn down oven when _____ _____ to golden. |
tarts start
otherdave - October 22, 2009 06:12 PM (GMT)
| QUOTE (Buy Kurious! @ Oct 22 2009, 06:09 PM) |
12. Which 6 letter word begins and ends in ‘ER’?
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eraser
Buy Kurious! - October 22, 2009 06:12 PM (GMT)
| QUOTE (otherdave @ Oct 22 2009, 06:11 PM) |
| QUOTE (Buy Kurious! @ Oct 22 2009, 06:09 PM) | | 18. Replace both blanks with the same 5 letters. Turn down oven when _____ _____ to golden. |
tarts start
|
DING!
SteveHamilton - October 22, 2009 06:13 PM (GMT)
Buy Kurious! - October 22, 2009 06:13 PM (GMT)
| QUOTE (otherdave @ Oct 22 2009, 06:12 PM) |
| QUOTE (Buy Kurious! @ Oct 22 2009, 06:09 PM) | 12. Which 6 letter word begins and ends in ‘ER’?
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eraser
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Also correct. :applaud: :applaud:
