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IMPORTANT INFORMATION
The Mensa Mini Quiz is owned by British Mensa Ltd and cannot be reproduced or published
in any form other than in the News, Portsmouth to accompany an item about Mensa testing.
These puzzles do not constitute an IQ test and must not be described as such.
Acknowledgement:
2. Add together three of the following numbers each time to reach a total of
60. (Numbers can be used more than once.) How many different
combinations are there?
2 3 5 10 15 20 25 50
3. In the box provided place a five-letter word which can be attached to the
end of the given words to form four longer words. What is the five-letter
word?
PUSH
ARM
WHEEL
HIGH
4. Replace the blanks in the following sentence with two five-letter words.
The same five letters must be used for both words. What are the words?
The BLANK told his class that he had been BLANK fishing during the
holiday.
B D F
H E M
J L ?
S E
N A
S E
8. Assume you are using a basic calculator and press the numbers in order,
replacing each question mark with a mathematical sign. Plus, minus,
multiply and divide can each be used once only. What is the highest
number you can possibly score?
6 ? 2 ? 2 ? 4 ? 2=
Answers:
1: Produce.
2: Four.
(20, 20, 20)
(25, 20, 15)
(25, 25, 10)
(50, 5, 5)
3: Chair.
4: Tutor and trout.
5: V. On each row the alphabetical position of the first letter plus the
alphabetical position of the second letter gives the alphabetical position of the
third letter (A=1, B=2, etc)
6: 36. They are all square numbers.
7: M.
8: 18 using divide, plus, multiply and minus
2. Which three letter word can be attached to the beginning of the following words to form
five longer words?
FOOD FRONT LED SIDE SON
3. Rearrange the letters of IT IS CLEAR to give a nine letter word with an associated
meaning. What is it?
4. Which two letter word can be placed in the centre of each of the following words to form a
longer word in each case?
DOES CORNED GOWN OUTING
74
?
63 70
6. If AE = 4 and GN = 7 what does OW = ?
? V N 8
I H
O D
3 G J 4