I.Q. Test

I.Q. 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. It's a lot more fun. Give it a try: Write down or remember your answers and DON'T CHEAT!!!!!

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; how many have 28?

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 I have 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 would 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?

15. I went to bed at 8:00 in the evening and wound up my clock and set the alarm to sound at 9:00 in the morning. How many hours sleep would I get before being awakened by the alarm?

16. If you had only one match and entered a COLD and DARK room where there was an oil heater, and oil lamp and a candle, which would you light first?

17. If you drove a bus with 43 people on board from Chicago and stopped at Pittsburg to pick up 7 more people and dropped off 5 passengers and at Cleveland you dropped off 8 passengers and pick up 4 more and eventually at Philadelphia 20 hrs. later, what is the name of the driver?

DON'T READ ANY FURTHER UNTIL YOU'VE ANSWERED ALL THE ABOVE QUESTIONS!

The Densa Test, Your Evaluation
Give yourself one point for each correct answer... Good luck!

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!

3. Some months have 31 days; how many have 28?
12, all of them!

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 I have3 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, Start with the 1st pill, 30 minutes later take the 2nd, then 30 minutes for the 3rd.

9. A farmer has 17 sheep, and all but 9 die. How many are left?
9 (If 8 out of 17 die, all but 9 die, eh?)

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

11.A clerk in the butcher shop is 5' 10'' tall. What does he weigh?
Meat, a butcher weighs meat!

12.How many two cent stamps are there in a dozen?
12 There are 12 -2cent stamps 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, the other is a quarter and also a nickel.

15. I went to bed at 8:00 in the evening and wound up my clock and set the alarm to sound at 9:00 in the morning. How many hours sleep would I get before being awakened by the alarm?
1 hr. It is a wind up alarm clock which cannot discriminate between am and pm.

16. If you had only one match and entered a COLD and DARK room where there was an oil heater, and oil lamp and a candle, which would you light first?
The match.

Add Your Score... How did you do?

Correct Answers & Rating

15-17      Genius
13-14      Above Normal
10-12      Normal
7-9          Average
4-6          Slow
1-3          Idiot
0              Brain dead