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Test your wits with this all-new collection of mindbusters from Mensa, the high-IQ society. Master puzzler Abbie Salny provides a fun brainteaser, logic twister, math mystery, or word game for every day of the year. Whether you're mathematically, verbally, or visually inclined, you're sure to find twelve months' worth of exciting challenges inside.Included with each puzzle's solution is the percentage of Mensa members who answered it correctly, so you can score yourself against the people with the high IQs. With a puzzle for every date and an extra for leap years, you can match wits with Mensa 366 days out of every year!Here are a couple of sample questions, and the percentage of Mensans who answered correctly:February 24: Can you make three words from the letters LGNEA? (100%) May 14: You have fifty coins that total 1.00. If you lose one coin, what is the chance that it was a quarter? (15%)
This book investigates the cognitive limits and problem-solving capabilities of the reader through a structured daily regimen of logic, linguistic, and mathematical challenges. Authored by Abbie F. Salny in collaboration with Mensa, the text utilizes a year-long calendar format to present a diverse array of brainteasers. The primary framework relies on comparative performance metrics, allowing readers to benchmark their analytical speed and accuracy against the established success rates of high-IQ society members.
What You Will Find
Experts and casual readers alike identify this as a standard reference for recreational logic and mental exercise. The text is frequently utilized as a benchmark tool for individuals interested in assessing their own problem-solving speed against standardized high-IQ performance metrics.
Page Count:
192
Publication Date:
1989-01-22
Publisher:
Da Capo Press
ISBN-10:
0201135493
ISBN-13:
9780201135497
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