[Merged] What's your IQ?

[HTTP04]

http://static.onemansblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2007/11/iqtest.swf

[jaysfan4life]

What does IQ mean?

[ever1221]

how do I launch the site?

[Drew87]

I got 110

[kenchau66]

see my sig

[joeyjoejoe]

140... I'm slipping. I once scored a 181 on online IQ tests before.

[ThaChingster]

I got 110

112 :( i got lazy after the 34th question and just BS'ed them

[ThaChingster]

140... I'm slipping. I once scored a 181 on online IQ tests before.

baller

[Drew87]

112 :( i got lazy after the 34th question and just BS'ed them

Same - I rushed the whole thing and got lazy half way through LOL - I remember when I was in high school I did an IQ test through the guidance office and scored 120+ - I've slipped but it makes sense since mentally I'm not get as much stimulation as I used to -

[CRAZYBUBBA]

I've had a real Iq test done twice (I grew up in America, we love that stuff). In the 3rd grade i scored 127, wheras I scored 132 in the 7th-8th grade.

[xlc_88]

I got 120.

[aTriangle]

80

[steve-0101]

I got 500.

[poedua]

I got 500.

500 !! :-0

Nicely done...and I thought I was doing well at 375 !;)....:lol::lol:

[RenegadeX]

129 using the standard deviation of 16. That's low.

[eudaii]

ew i'm so stupid i got 103 :(

[Drew87]

100 is average - I doubt all these people got over 120/130.... that's close to genius level...

[yao416]

61 :(

[Kunman]

i can count to potato

***had to do chores so i wasted 10 minutes....i got 116 but could've gotten higher if i dident have to do the last 10 questions in 2 minutes

[007craft]

I got to question 25, pretty confident I had them ALL right, then got tired and clicked really fast for the rest, giving me 96... below average lol.

Im uncertain how a test which consists only of patterns can accurately detect a persons IQ. Thats only 1 small portion of an intelligent mind, and a very small one for that matter. Even chimps can recognize patterns.

I dont know what my IQ really is, but I would guess above average. Not genius or anything, but I'm pretty confident in my ability to become any profession on earth if I put the time and effort into learning how to become said person.

[JAC]

100 is average - I doubt all these people got over 120/130.... that's close to genius level...

Didn't you know? Everyone on RFD has an IQ of 140, a 6-digit salary and a nine inch ***** .

Anyhow, 120-130 is decent, but hardly genius. Mensa requires an IQ in the 98th percentile.

[sandikosh]

127, which seems to the range of rfds. I guess I am not smart.

[Drew87]

I got to question 25, pretty confident I had them ALL right, then got tired and clicked really fast for the rest, giving me 96... below average lol.

Im uncertain how a test which consists only of patterns can accurately detect a persons IQ. Thats only 1 small portion of an intelligent mind, and a very small one for that matter. Even chimps can recognize patterns. P

I dont know what my IQ really is, but I would guess above average. Not genius or anything, but I'm pretty confident in my ability to become any profession on earth if I put the time and effort into learning how to become said person.

I agree with you completely. In high school the IQ test I took covered all subjects from math to history to biology + patterns and puzzles. These online test only test one category so it's not a proper representation of your IQ

[Kunman]

this test is biased testing logic imo....And, for a fact, logic thus the test score, can be improved by doing puzzles, thinking, interacting with other ppl.

[nauru]

I got to question 25, pretty confident I had them ALL right, then got tired and clicked really fast for the rest, giving me 96... below average lol.

Im uncertain how a test which consists only of patterns can accurately detect a persons IQ. Thats only 1 small portion of an intelligent mind, and a very small one for that matter. Even chimps can recognize patterns.

So what does that say about you... :razz::lol:

[nauru]

Didn't you know? Everyone on RFD has an IQ of 140, a 6-digit salary and a nine inch ***** .

Anyhow, 120-130 is decent, but hardly genius. Mensa requires an IQ in the 98th percentile.

With sd16, 98th percentile is 132. 120 is around the 90th percentile I think, which most people would probably consider to be beyond 'decent'.

[biee]

116:(

Got really bored at the end, clicked whatever..:confused:

[AudiDude]

On a scale of 1 to 10, I ranked awesome!



edit

I only got 112. I guess talking to my GF during it, sending some emails and taking a bathroom break and having to rush was a bad idea...

[JK400]

These online IQ tests are about as accurate and scientific as those "which pokemon character are you" questionaires I used to fill out in grade 5.

[stuntman]

Hi enough to know that there is more than one type of IQ (emotional IQ too) and a high score does not guarantee success

[stuntman]

Not high enough because I spelled "high" as "hi" and post in OT too much.


whew....in before someone burned me for it.

[Kunman]

These online IQ tests are about as accurate and scientific as those "which pokemon character are you" questionaires I used to fill out in grade 5.

Regardless of its accuracy. it still creates its own scale of intelligence based on its questions. Scoring high would mean you are logical....so wana tell us what you got on the test?

[nauru]

These online IQ tests are about as accurate and scientific as those "which pokemon character are you" questionaires I used to fill out in grade 5.

I am a Lucario.

http://i2.lulzimg.com/9963f3a909.png

Seems accurate enough. And I had to answer questions first so it's science-y too!

[steve-0101]

500 !! :-0

Nicely done...and I thought I was doing well at 375 !;)....:lol::lol:

Yeah, I'm pretty smart.

[Syne]

129 according to that test.

[Drew87]

People should also post how long they took on the test - I spent probably 5 maybe 10 minutes...

[steve-0101]

People should also post how long they took on the test - I spent probably 5 maybe 10 minutes...

26 seconds.

[Syne]

People should also post how long they took on the test - I spent probably 5 maybe 10 minutes...

I took the entire time limit because that was what I was allowed. Some of them were a bit tricky and took me a few minutes. Others were obvious.

[Ottomaddox]

I shot a 68, which is 2 strokes off my usual game.

[Gunnerheadboy]

1

[fakishan]

110 and my eyes and head hurt, I don't like these. I have been out of school for 10 years now.

[Stinger]

Didn't you know? Everyone on RFD has an IQ of 140, a 6-digit salary and a nine inch ***** .



Frik I wish it was 9 inches!!!!
You know how hard it is to find rubbers for a footlong :(


I don't quite see the correlation between detecting patterns and IQ?

[fakishan]

Frik I wish it was 9 inches!!!!
You know how hard it is to find rubbers for a footlong :(


I don't quite see the correlation between detecting patterns and IQ?




Pattern recognition
Out of all mental abilities this type of intelligence is said to have the highest correlation with the general intelligence factor, g. This is primarily because pattern recognition is the ability to see order in a chaotic environment; the primary condition for life. Patterns can be found in ideas, words, symbols and images and pattern recognition is a key determinant of your potential in logical, verbal, numerical and spatial abilities. It is essential for reasoning because your capacity to think logically is based on your perception of the logic around you. Your pattern recognition skills are expressed verbally through your long term exposure to language and your mathematical and spatial abilities are based on your perception of numerical data and 3D objects.

yeah

[Coz4k]

101


did it in 10 mins

Those questions are steamy BS so i did not take time to solve each one (clicked random options sometimes).

[Syne]

This thread actually paints a pretty bad picture for the attention span of your average OTer. Looking at how many people actually did the test vs. how many people either half-assed it or quit before finishing, I'm a bit surprised.

Just take 40 mins and do it properly ffs.

[Pigeu]

124 here

stuck on #23 and #35 but figured it out in the last 4 minutes

[peanutz]

I got 132 at 16 SD's and about 25 minutes remaining on the clock. Pretty fun - most were painfully obvious, but I was stumped on a few as well.

[dragon_drift]

130, got bored along the way, gave up.

[AudiDude]

This thread actually paints a pretty bad picture for the attention span of your average OTer. Looking at how many people actually did the test vs. how many people either half-assed it or quit before finishing, I'm a bit surprised.


I'm not. There was no cookie to be had when you finished...

[t3359]

132 at sd=16. I finished everything except the last question with 18min left... and then spent close to 10min on the last question, and still didn't figure out the answer confidently.


Didn't you know? Everyone on RFD has an IQ of 140, a 6-digit salary and a nine inch ***** .

Canada's SI... I think they were quoting in cm.


this test is biased testing logic imo....And, for a fact, logic thus the test score, can be improved by doing puzzles, thinking, interacting with other ppl.

What a coincidence... I enjoy thinking and interacting with other people. :rolleyes:


You know how hard it is to find rubbers for a footlong :(

LOL...!

bjl

[Pigeu]

132 at sd=16. I finished everything except the last question with 18min left... and then spent close to 10min on the last question, and still didn't figure out the answer confidently.


http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7267/7437236404_4ba22c9ccc.jpg

Answer is G, each colour has to fill each of the small squares once (look at all 8 yellow squares, 9th yellow square hasn't been in column 1 row 2)

[t3359]

http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7267/7437236404_4ba22c9ccc.jpg

Answer is G, each colour has to fill each of the small squares once (look at all 8 yellow squares, 9th yellow square hasn't been in column 1 row 2)

Argh... thanks... I went through the last pile of puzzles looking for patterns - didn't expect them to throw that one at us!

bjl

[noob666]

ew i'm so stupid i got 103 :(

me too ! LOL

[Rainne]

http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7267/7437236404_4ba22c9ccc.jpg

Answer is G, each colour has to fill each of the small squares once (look at all 8 yellow squares, 9th yellow square hasn't been in column 1 row 2)

I selected G as well.

Only because, if you noticed, Dark Green, Blue and Teal are always together in a line lol

Prolly fautly reasoning :(

Anyhow, I got 118 completed. Should have probably focused more and double checked my answers.

Which was the correct one?

http://oi46.tinypic.com/w0ndzk.jpg

[RenegadeX]

Answer is G, each colour has to fill each of the small squares once (look at all 8 yellow squares, 9th yellow square hasn't been in column 1 row 2)I agree that the best answer for 39 is 'G', but not for that reason.

There's actually a pattern.. multiple patterns, in fact.
http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7267/7437236404_4ba22c9ccc.jpg

If you consider each panel to comprise 3 strips of 3 colours cells (1st strip in the 1st panel being Green/Blue/Cyan, the 2nd being Pink/Red/Yellow and the 3rd being Grey/White/Black) then:
- The rule for Row 1 & Row 3 of the larger set of 9 panels is that as we move right a column, each strip moves down 1 row, looping to the top once it's at the bottom, and individual cells within the Green/Blue/Cyan cells each advance to the right 2 positions within their strip (looping horizontally), while all individual cells within the other 2 strips advance 1 cell to the right (looping horizontally).
- The rule for Row 2 of the larger set of 9 panels is as above, and then the entire square is rotated 90deg to the left from panel 1 to panel 2, and then to get the 3rd panel, the panel 2 square is righted (rotated 90deg to the right) and then the strips moved as per rule 1.
- The rule for Column 1 & Column 3 of the larger set of 9 panels is similar to the 1st rule, however strips move down 2 rows between panels instead of just 1.
- The rule for Column 2 of the larger set of 9 panels is a combination of the column rule above (strips move down 2 rows instead of 1) and the 'row 2' rule (after the 2nd panel's strips & cells are moved, the entire square is rotated 90deg to the left, and for the 3rd panel, first righted by rotating the entire square 90deg to the right and then strips & cells are shifted).

[RenegadeX]

Which was the correct one?
http://oi46.tinypic.com/w0ndzk.jpgThat was Q31.
The correct answer is 'F'.

Rationale:
- The puzzle can be considered as 3 rows of objects or 3 columns of objects.
- Each object happens to have 4 black dots
- Consider what would happen if the objects were physical wireform items that you could manipulate, and the black dots were hinges: if you took the 2nd item in each row and folded the left and right hinged 'wings' outwards, the resulting object would appear as is seen in Column 3. If you took the 2nd item in each Column and folded the top and bottom hinged 'wings' outward, the resulting object would appear as seen in Row 3. In either case, the resulting Row 3/Column 3 object would be 'F'.
- When considering the 8 (or 9) objects in row-form, the 1st column can be ignored; when considering the 9 objects in column-form, the first row can be ignored.

Now, I only (believe I) had trouble with 2 questions: #26 and #33.
I believe that #26 does not present a valid solution (author error?.. I've posted a mock-up of my expected answer -- the line drawn in solid pink here (http://easycaptures.com/fs/uploaded/577/9098061864.jpg)). What am I missing?

As for #33, I had to guess that it was the '8' on an angle, as I am unable to come up with a consistent rule.
Can anyone explain it?
http://easycaptures.com/fs/uploaded/577/4910719114.jpg

[peanutz]

This IQ test is very visually-biased, but anyway.

I found the last question extremely easy. I skipped a few of them (e.g. #33 which had me a little stumped when I first saw it) and went back to them to choose my best guess before Submitting. As others said, I just noticed that each triple grouping of colours had to stay together no matter how they were shuffled.

#26 may or may not be author error. I just went with the next-seemingly-logical assumption; that is, assuming continuity per line (e.g. last diagram of the first line --> the first diagram of the second line) - it seems that each line still has to show up somehow on the grid.

If this is true, when a short-line has nowhere else to go, it just skips around rather than off the grid. So the correct answer according to your screenshot is G.

*shrug*

#33 nevermind I'm talking out of my ***** but I guessed the same as you. Now that I look at it for longer, I think it should be the vertical 8.

Go diagonally from top left to bottom right. The alignments should always remain the same, but the shape should be different.

[peanutz]

^ Yep, it is the vertical 8.

I just redid it and scored "Above end 140" for SD-16.

Or maybe it was because I was considerably faster this time - 5 minutes rather than 15. LOL

[RenegadeX]

#26 may or may not be author error. I just went with the next-seemingly-logical assumption; that is, assuming continuity per line (e.g. last diagram of the first line --> the first diagram of the second line) - it seems that each line still has to show up somehow on the grid.

If this is true, when a short-line has nowhere else to go, it just skips around rather than off the grid. So the correct answer according to your screenshot is G.

*shrug*That was the rationale I used when I took the test and gave it as the 'most correct' answer. But THANK YOU for the 'continuity per line' part -- I had not previously noticed that, and you're right, it provides the basis for the situation presented in answer 'G'.


#33 nevermind I'm talking out of my ***** but I guessed the same as you. Now that I look at it for longer, I think it should be the vertical 8.

Go diagonally from top left to bottom right. The alignments should always remain the same, but the shape should be different.Ah, okay I see it now, and you're right (I just re-did the test.. in 1min10secs and got 132, which was 3pts better than last time; time taken does not appear to be a factor). Question now is.. if a score of 140 is possible, which one did one(s) did I get wrong? I can confidently explain them all now..

A better explanation for #33 is:
- There are 3 items ('S', 'backwards S', and 'figure 8') - each must appear only once per row AND column.
- There are 3 angle states ('horizontal', 'vertical', 'angled') - each state must be used only once per row AND column.

[peanutz]

That was the rationale I used when I took the test and gave it as the 'most correct' answer.
Ah, okay I see it now, and you're right (I just re-did the test.. in under 1 minute and got 132, which was 3pts better than last time; time taken does not appear to be a factor). Question now is.. which other one(s) did I get wrong? I can confidently explain them all now..That's what I was thinking. You did it faster than me but I still scored higher so I must've gotten something that you missed.


A better explanation for #33 is:
- There are 3 items ('S', 'backwards S', and 'figure 8') - each must appear only once per row AND column.
- There are 3 angle states ('horizontal', 'vertical', 'angled') - each state must be used only once per row AND column.Well, sure, you can elaborate more on the details but I like to chopchop distill into the simplest/fastest explanation. Both of us intuitively knew that one of the 8-figures had to be the better choice from the others.

There are many gripes about IQ tests in general. One of them would be that getting the "right" answer and calculating IQ excludes the value in being able to quickly judge which other options are obviously inferior.

[ronin1701]

Not sure what to make of this:

Score: 122

According to the scale they show you at the end, "Mensa Level" would be ~132.

So according to their test, I'm below "Mensa Level".

The problem with that theory is that I am a member of Mensa (or at least I was until I got too cheap to continue paying my annual membership fee :razz:)

MY IQ must be dropping as I get older .... :(

[tsat]

over 9000

[danfromwaterloo]

I got 125std15, 127std16, or 140std24.

Not a bad test. I think I guessed on one.

[danfromwaterloo]

Not sure what to make of this:

Score: 122

According to the scale they show you at the end, "Mensa Level" would be ~132.

So according to their test, I'm below "Mensa Level".

The problem with that theory is that I am a member of Mensa (or at least I was until I got too cheap to continue paying my annual membership fee :razz:)

MY IQ must be dropping as I get older .... :(

As a member of mensa, you're probably aware that IQ does drop significantly based on age. After all, it is a quotient based on mental age. If you test at three years older than your actual age, and you're 30, then you have an IQ of 110, versus a 3 year old who would have an IQ of 200.

[ronin1701]

As a member of mensa, you're probably aware that IQ does drop significantly based on age. After all, it is a quotient based on mental age. If you test at three years older than your actual age, and you're 30, then you have an IQ of 110, versus a 3 year old who would have an IQ of 200.

I only took the Mensa test three years ago, so this is a fairly precipitous drop!

Of course, taking this online test at 3 in the morning probably didn't help either :lol:

[Akraz]

7 trillion.

I can make up numbers too with no proof

[danfromwaterloo]

I only took the Mensa test three years ago, so this is a fairly precipitous drop!

Of course, taking this online test at 3 in the morning probably didn't help either :lol:

I never understood the allure of being an actual member of mensa.

Seems like more of a pat on the back for smart people than actually being of any discernible use.

[ronin1701]

I never understood the allure of being an actual member of mensa.

Seems like more of a pat on the back for smart people than actually being of any discernible use.

They have group gatherings - parties, dinners and outings and such. They even have an annual convention!

[Conquistador]

I never understood the allure of being an actual member of mensa.

Seems like more of a pat on the back for smart people than actually being of any discernible use.

Thus the reason for dropping the membership after a year.

I was also a member and you're right. It was something that interested me so I wrote and gained entry. Beyond the ability to say that it was an accomplishment, membership itself wasn't something I was looking for and could not, therefore, justify the annual fee.

[Conquistador]

They have group gatherings - parties, dinners and outings and such. They even have an annual convention!

Do you ever attend any functions or parties? I didn't.

[Sazafraz]

I'm at work so I didn't do the whole thing.

Got to 23 and I think I got all of them right so I got lazy and then just guessed the rest of it and got 103 lol.

[ronin1701]

Do you ever attend any functions or parties? I didn't.

No, I never bothered to either.

Like you, I originally took the test just to see if I could do it. I was bored, what can I say.

Although I must say, it was probably the most difficult test I'd ever taken (not including a linear algebra mid-term that I crashed-and-burned on in university :lol:)

[r1lee]

1

too many geniuses around here of 140+.

[danfromwaterloo]

1

too many geniuses around here of 140+.

There was nothing terribly genius about that test. More pattern recognition and abstract thinking. Thats about it.

[hdave]

I selected G as well.

Only because, if you noticed, Dark Green, Blue and Teal are always together in a line lol

Prolly fautly reasoning :(


Same reasoning I had
And I got 119

Did anyone else really start getting lazy at the end and just start guessing?

[r1lee]

There was nothing terribly genius about that test. More pattern recognition and abstract thinking. Thats about it.

isn't that the point of IQ tests?

[RenegadeX]

Question now is.. if a score of 140 is possible, which one did one(s) did I get wrong? I can confidently explain them all now..I found it, and it was a stupid mistake -- on #29. With that correct, it seems the maximum score for this test is indeed "above end 140" using a standard deviation of 16, or "above end 137" using a standard deviation of 15.

Those of you who have taken the test linked in Post#1 may have noticed that on the results screen, there is an email address. If you go to the website that the address belongs to, there is a newer, more challenging IQ test by the same author. Some of the questions and answers are the same as on the 'beta' test that we've been discussing all along, while some are very slightly different, while some are totally new. There's 39 questions and you're given 40 minutes to solve them (no penalty for wrong answers, and there's no time bonus/penalty). Give it a try! http://iqtest.dk/main.swf

I got through all but 2 of them pretty quickly (ie: ~10mins) but had to skip #36 & #37 and then come back to them. Each took about an additional 3-4 minutes of work and though I don't know if my solution to #36 is the 'proper' one, I believe I got it right. Here's my score (note: this test uses a standard deviation of 15, not 16 as before)
http://easycaptures.com/fs/uploaded/578/2196478398.jpg

[grumps312]

Anyone tried this "IQ Test (http://www.iqtest.dk/main.swf)" before? I scored about normal 90 the first time where I did it in 10 minutes then I did it again actually trying and I got a 102. Guess i'm not a super genius haha lol...

[Typhoonz]

140

[Tig]

120

[Tig]

That was Q31.
The correct answer is 'F'.

Rationale:
- The puzzle can be considered as 3 rows of objects or 3 columns of objects.
- Each object happens to have 4 black dots
- Consider what would happen if the objects were physical wireform items that you could manipulate, and the black dots were hinges: if you took the 2nd item in each row and folded the left and right hinged 'wings' outwards, the resulting object would appear as is seen in Column 3. If you took the 2nd item in each Column and folded the top and bottom hinged 'wings' outward, the resulting object would appear as seen in Row 3. In either case, the resulting Row 3/Column 3 object would be 'F'.
- When considering the 8 (or 9) objects in row-form, the 1st column can be ignored; when considering the 9 objects in column-form, the first row can be ignored.

Now, I only (believe I) had trouble with 2 questions: #26 and #33.
I believe that #26 does not present a valid solution (author error?.. I've posted a mock-up of my expected answer -- the line drawn in solid pink here (http://easycaptures.com/fs/uploaded/577/9098061864.jpg)). What am I missing?

As for #33, I had to guess that it was the '8' on an angle, as I am unable to come up with a consistent rule.
Can anyone explain it?
http://easycaptures.com/fs/uploaded/577/4910719114.jpg

for 31 I also got F but for 33 I got C. For 36 I got B and for 37 I got H and for 39 I got G. Can't remember what I got for 38. My mind was wandering for that one...lol

[sylpherware]

121.

Couldn't see the logic behind Q33 either :o

Huh, so time does matter, eh? I wonder if I could've gotten higher if I hadn't chatted with co-worker for 5mins...

[Parth]

wow I guess I'm the smartest guy here.

282

[wilsonlam97]

Over 9 (thousand).

[Psubs]

130

[gizmo8]

gazzlion billion give or take......

[Psubs]

As a member of mensa, you're probably aware that IQ does drop significantly based on age. After all, it is a quotient based on mental age. If you test at three years older than your actual age, and you're 30, then you have an IQ of 110, versus a 3 year old who would have an IQ of 200.

That makes sense. I thought I was around 135 ten years ago and now only 130. :(

[Psubs]

121.

Couldn't see the logic behind Q33 either :o

Huh, so time does matter, eh? I wonder if I could've gotten higher if I hadn't chatted with co-worker for 5mins...

There are 2 horizontal s's together form 1 horizontal infinity, 2 diagonal s's form 1 diagonal infinity and 2 vertical s's for the answer, the vertical infinity.

The diagonal ones should be more clearly diagonal. They seem to be off by a few degrees.

[laihama]

120k

[sandikosh]

89, I win!

[badh2o]

129

[Engi-Nir]

112 :( i got lazy after the 34th question and just BS'ed them

haha got lazy after 20something, 116 ...woohoo i am a dumb

[rocheapplied]

Not an accurate test..I got 135

[Kherani]

165