IQ question... see if you're smart enough!!

[creation]

I just came across this IQ question on the internet, here goes:

Demosthenes and Locke are sitting in a forest clearing, having lunch. Both are intelligent and perfectly rational. Demosthenes says, "I am thinking of a number." Locke says, "So what? Should I care?" Demosthenes says, "Pumpkin." Locke says, "I know what number you were thinking of." Amazingly, Locke is correct. What number was Demosthenes thinking of, and how did Locke know?

I don't know the answer though, but I'm really curious what the answer is... if you have a good guess... please post!

 

[neutralizer]

7!

 

[creation]

7? how??

 

[Ameesh]

if i remeber correctly those are the pseudonyms used in enders game.

 

[rgwalt]

If I had a gun, I would shoot them both. Locke caused me so much trouble in HS government class...

Ryan

 

[jlee]

7 letters in the word "pumpkin"? I have no idea...

 

[Hamburgerpimp]

5

 

[neutralizer]

Yeah, there are 7 letters in pumpkin...

 

[creation]

Originally posted by: rgwalt
If I had a gun, I would shoot them both. Locke caused me so much trouble in HS government class...

Ryan

hehe... somebody's smoking

 

[CKDragon]

In my (unsuccessful) attempt to cheat, this was the only page I came by with that question even on it:

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Is that where you found it?

CK

 

[creation]

Originally posted by: CKDragon
In my (unsuccessful) attempt to cheat, this was the only page I came by with that question even on it:

Text

Is that where you found it?

CK

ye hehe, what search engine did you use?? pretty damn good

 

[HonkeyDonk]

1031

or Octorber 31st, for Halloween, since Pumpkins are used to make jack-o-lanterns...haha, i have no idea.

 

[CKDragon]

Originally posted by: creation

Originally posted by: CKDragon
In my (unsuccessful) attempt to cheat, this was the only page I came by with that question even on it:

Text

Is that where you found it?

CK

ye hehe, what search engine did you use?? pretty damn good

Google for everything.

CK

 

[creation]

Google... that's all i use too lol

HonkeyDonk - I have not idea either, but the site looks like it's got some hard questions, maybe this question takes a genius to figure out

 

[quirky]

what a $hitty question

 

[Legendary]

Originally posted by: Ameesh
if i remeber correctly those are the pseudonyms used in enders game.

True, but coincedence? I think not.

Anyway, my guess is 12, 4 for the first syllable, 3 for the second, multiplied.

 

[AzNmAnJLH]

i got 3 right from that fake iq test... hehe

 

[Toasthead]

Simple...the answer is two. How is that? Well simple- Pumpkins are Orange and Orange is the second color in the rainbow spectrum (Red, Orange,yellow, Green, Blue, Indigo, Violet).


--toast

 

[0ops]

pumpkin pie, pumpkin pi 3.141592653 blah blah blah

 

[quirky]

 

[A5]

42! The answer to Life, the Universe, and Everything!!@#!#$!@