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Mensa Puzzles No1

Contents

Introduction

Intro

Questions

Question 01 : Foot in Mouth

Question 02 : Dots and Dashes

Question 03 : Animal Madness

Question 04 : Off the Rails

Question 05 : I've gone dotty

Question 06 : Colour blind

Question 07 : Shape shifting

Question 08 : Even I don't know

Question 09 : Its all adding up now?

Question 10 : This is much harder

Question 11 : Farm-more difficult

Question 12 : Eat your vegetables

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Introduction ↑

Intro ↑

These are questions that follow the style of Mensa puzzles.

They have been gathered from multiple places on the internet.

Questions ↑

Question 01 : Foot in Mouth ↑

Question

HAND is to GLOVE, as FOOT is to:

HAT, SHOE, HOP or WALK?

Answer

SHOE

You wear a glove on your hand.

So you wear a shoe on your foot.

If wear a hat on my foot, I end up hopping when I walk!

Question 02 : Dots and Dashes ↑

Question

What comes next in this sequence:-

Your choice is:-

Answer

Choice B.

The line is rotating around the dot from East to North to West and finally to South.

Question 03 : Animal Madness ↑

Question

Which of the following is the odd one out?

DOG, CAT, HORSE, FISH or COW.

Answer

FISH

It is not a mammal.

Also, it swims better than dogs, cats, horses and cows.

Question 04 : Off the Rails ↑

Question

BOAT is to SEA, as CAR is to:

PATH, ROAD, SKY or RAILS?

Answer

ROAD.

A BOAT travels on the SEA.

A CAR travels on a ROAD.

If your car were on a path, you would …run people over!

If your car were in a sky, you would …need wings!

If your car were on rails, you would …need to avoid the trains!

Question 05 : I've gone dotty ↑

Question

Which is the missing section from the image below?

Choose from:

Answer

Box 3 (top right).

Because it is the same “density” of dots and fits like a jigsaw.

If you ask me, the whole problem is a bit dotty!

Question 06 : Colour blind ↑

Question

Which is the odd one out?

BLUE, RED, LOUD, GREEN or PURPLE?

Answer

LOUD of course.

Its not a colour!

Well, apart from my shirt, which is bright yellow and blue. That is very loud!

Question 07 : Shape shifting ↑

Question

After this sequence, which shape comes next:-

You have a choice of:-

Answer

Option C

The first two shapes are mirror images.

So, you need to find the mirror image of SQUARE/TRIANGLE.

The answer is TRIANGLE/SQUARE.

Question 08 : Even I don't know ↑

Question

What number would you expect to come next in the following sequence:-

1, 3, 5, 7, ?

Answer

9

They are all odd numbers, and the next is 9.

Question 09 : Its all adding up now? ↑

Question

What is the next number in this sequence?

1, 2, 4, 8, ?

Answer

16

Each number is 2 x the number before it.

So 2 x 8 = 16.

Question 10 : This is much harder ↑

Question

What is the next number in this sequence?

31, 28, 31, 30, ?

Answer

31

They are the number of days in a month (assuming it is not a leap year).

January = 31

February = 28 (29 in a leap year)

March = 31

April = 30

May = 31 [THE ANSWER]

Question 11 : Farm-more difficult ↑

Question

Which is the odd one out?

SHEEP, LION, HORSE, PIG or COW?

Answer

LION

The others are all farm animals.

Unless you know of a lion farm?

Question 12 : Eat your vegetables ↑

Question

Which is the odd one out now?

CARROT, PEA, CABBAGE, EGG, or CAULIFLOWER?

Answer

EGG

The others are all vegetables.

Unless you know of an egg that grows on a tree!

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