Tuesday, October 07, 2003

The answers to those Mensa teasers
posted last Thursday, 2 October


The good news is that only three Mensa members achieved full marks, so if you got less than 100% it's no big deal. :)

(1) 26 letters in the alphabet. (2) 7 days in a week. (3) 7 wonders of the world.
(4) 12 signs of the zodiac. (5) 66 books of the bible. (6) 52 cards in a pack (without jokers).
(7) 13 stripes in the United States flag. (8) 18 holes on a golf course. (9) 39 books of the Old Testament.
(10) 5 toes on a foot. (11) 90 degrees in a right angle. (12) 3 blind mice (see how they run).
(13) 32 degrees is the temperature in degrees Fahrenheit at which water freezes. (14) 15 players in a rugby team. (15) 3 wheels on a tricycle.
(16) 100 cents in a dollar. (17) 11 players in a football (soccer) team. (18) 12 months in a year.
(19) 13 is unlucky for some. (20) 8 tentacles on an octopus. (21) 29 days in February in a leap year.
(22) 27 books in the New Testament. (23) 365 days in a year. (24) 13 loaves in a baker's dozen.
(25) 52 weeks in a year. (26) 9 lives of a cat. (27) 60 minutes in an hour.
(28) 23 pairs of chromosomes in the human body. (29) 64 squares on a chess board. (30) 9 provinces in South Africa.
(31) 6 balls to an over in cricket. (32) 1000 years in a millennium. (33) 15 men on a dead man's chest.

1 Comments:

Anonymous Anonymous said...

hello from one of the three.

8:05 PM  

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