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This test is crap. 129 my ass. Here's what I answered, tell me which ones are wrong.

1 The word "smart" can be created using five letters from the word "barnstorm".
False - smart is only four letters, and even though r is in barnstorm twice, it's still one letter

2 The digits 08232569 are the same as 96523208 read backwards.
False - the 08 is still 08 in both numbers

3 If a tree branch can hold three people and John weighs twice as much as Adam, and Rachel weighs half as much as Adam, then Rachel, John and Adam can all sit together on the tree branch safely.
True - 3 people is 3 people, there was no specific weight limit addressed

4 There are 7 letters between K and R in the alphabet.
False - LMNOPQ, that's 6

5 The number 25 is the next logical number in the following sequence of numbers: 5, 7, 10, 14, 19.
True - 5+2=7, 7+3=10, 10+4=14, 14+5=19, 19+6=25

6 The product of 8 x 3 x 3 x 2 is less than the product of 18 x 16.
True - 144 < 288

7 If you multiply any two of the following numbers together, your result will be odd: 9, 11, 3, 7, 17.
True - it just is

8 If the word SAW is written above the word COW and the word TOO is written above SAW, then the word TOW is formed diagonally.
False - it forms TAW

9 If read backwards, the phrase "now live" answers the question: "In the battle between good and evil, who was victorious?"
True - evil won

10 The following sentence includes all six vowels, appearing in reverse alphabetical order: "Why run from fire ants?"
False - there are only 5 vowels, y is not one

11 If all Boogles are Battuns, and some Battuns are Trandles, all Trandles must be Boogles.
False - it just is

12 Your starting and ending points will be just an inch apart if you draw a line seven inches left, three inches up, two inches right, four inches down and five inches right.
True - 7 inches left, 7 inches right, 3 up and 4 down, that leaves one inch

13 By removing two letters from the word "scout", a word that is the opposite of "in" can be formed.
True - do i have to explain this one?

14 By taking the second letter of each word from the following sentence, you can spell the word "thinking": "At the time, interesting Ukrainians visited Andy's igloo."
True - looked that way to me anyway

15 Walter is taller than Scott, and Scott's little brother is taller than Roger. Since Walter is not the tallest one of the four, then Scott's little brother must be tallest.
True - it has to be

16 Five horses, two people, three dogs and seven chickens have a total of fifty-two legs.
False - 50 legs total

17 If "boffing" is understood to mean "shot" then the following sentence is correct: "The young freshman from Kentucky took a desperate boffing, but he was unable to boffing over the star defender."
False - 'unable to shot over the star defender.'

18 The sum of all numbers from 8 to 18 is an even number.
False - 143

19 A group of 5 people must contain either 3 mutual friends or 3 mutual strangers.
False - They could all be mutual friends or strangers

20 Fold your hands, starting with your left thumb over your right thumb. If you start counting your digits at your thumbs, your sixth digit will be your right hand's middle finger.
True - yeah, I tried this, but maybe they have a different definition of 'folding' than I do

21 By removing two letters from the word "planets", a word that is the opposite of "uproot" can be formed.
True - plant

22 The number 8336749476338 is the same number whether it is read forwards or backwards.
True - looks like it to me

23 Walter's grandmother's daughter could be Walter's son's grandmother.
True - it could be his mother

24 If the second day of the month is a Friday, then the twelfth day of the month is a Tuesday.
False - Monday

25 By removing seven letters from the word "strengthen", the word "rent" can be formed.
False - 6 letters must be removed

26 If you break a twenty dollar bill into fourteen dollars worth of quarters and the rest into dimes, you will have more quarters than dimes. (Dollar = 100 cents; quarter = 25 cents; dime = 10 cents)
False - 56 quarters, 60 dimes

27 If Borbs are better than Fribs, and Luns are worse than Jirts, Luns must be better than Fribs if Luns are better than Borbs.
True - Luns just rule all ok?

28 Using six toothpicks you can create four equilateral triangles (where each triangle's side is the length of a toothpick).
False - you can only make 2

29 For a sentence with such fine phrasing, there are five instances of the sixth letter from the alphabet here.
False - only 4 f's there

30 The sixth to last letter in the alphabet makes just one appearance in this short but active sentence.
False - 2 u's

31 A new millennium began on January 1, 2001, but the 21st century began on January 1, 2000.
True - look it up

32 If the color red was created by combining blue and green, and the color yellow was created by combining red and purple, then blue could be created by combining yellow and orange.
False - this one I wasn't sure about, unless I'm missing something there isn't any defined relation here to make it true
 
Here's what i think...

#1 - The word "smart" can be created using five letters from the word "barnstorm".
you can't create "smart" without any R's from barnstorm

#15 - Walter is taller than Scott, and Scott's little brother is taller than Roger. Since Walter is not the tallest one of the four, then Scott's little brother must be tallest.
It didn't say anything about Scott. I mean Scott might be taller than his little brother...

#29 - I think there are 5 f's... Still false though...
For a sentence with such fine phrasing, there are five instances of the sixth letter from the alphabet here.

I agree with everything else Gonad said.
 
Shit, smart is 5 letters isn't it? And there are 5 f's in 29. Ok, that's two I screwed because I can't count. But in 15 it said Walter is taller than Scott. Therefore Scott can't be the tallest. Neither can Walter because it says he's not. And neither can Rodger because Scott's little bro is taller than him. So that only leaves the little brother with no one taller than him. So he has to be the tallest.
 
i have a 160 iq according to this test, so therefore I am 60% smarter than your average anandtecher, neiner
 
hey Gonad the Barbarian, I think it took the time it took you to finish the test into consideration because I used your answers and got a 163....
 
If anyone wants to take a REAL IQ test, lemme know. The folks at my grad school are always looking for subjects. SF bay area....

I had to learn a bunch of tests, so I might be able to answer some of your questions...

 
28 Using six toothpicks you can create four equilateral triangles (where each triangle's side is the length of a toothpick).
False - you can only make 2

Try a star of David toothpicks can intersect at the middle of each other, forming 6 eq triangles on the edge

29 -F-or a sentence with such -F-ine phrasing, there are -F-ive instances o-F- the sixth letter -F-rom the alphabet here.
False - only 4 f's there

5 F's highlighted for you
 
#15 - Walter is taller than Scott, and Scott's little brother is taller than Roger. Since Walter is not the tallest one of the four, then Scott's little brother must be tallest.
It didn't say anything about Scott. I mean Scott might be taller than his little brother...

but Walter is taller than Scott. So scott isn't the tallest. And neither is Walter. And the little brother is taller than Roger. So it has to be that the little brother is the tallest. Right?
 
151 - A person whose IQ score falls in the range of 144-160 is considered to be "gifted".

Ahhh, I love myself.
 


<< Congratulations!
Your general IQ score is 164.

A person whose IQ score falls in the range of 161 and above is considered to be a "genius".

<------ A real genius, 🙂 >>



I'm no genius, but I thought it was 140 and above.
 


<< This test is crap. 129 my ass. Here's what I answered, tell me which ones are wrong.

28 Using six toothpicks you can create four equilateral triangles (where each triangle's side is the length of a toothpick).
False - you can only make 2
 >>



Trying thinking 3 dimensionally. If you make a pyramid with a triangular base you will only need 6 toothpicks to form 4 equilateral triangular sides.

-Scyber
 
I remember reading somewhere that the only time an accurate IQ can be measured is between the ages of 5 and 7 (kindergarten or first grade). After that, any scores are based on what you have been taught, not your ability to learn.

Kindergarten score = 165
Every other time I have taken it (about 10 times between 8 and 24 years old) anywhere from 128 to 183
 
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