i have taken a number of IQ tests over the years for job interviews etc - and can remember the results of some, The first one i ever took was at university, i scored 147 - but it was multiple choice so that made it easier... i remember running out of time and putting "B" for all the answers on the last page - i got several correct too LOL... i also did an eight hour psychological and IQ test combined for a senior management role when i first arrived in Australia - i got a copy of the results a few weeks later - i scored 150 - but then most of the questions were engineering biased, so scoring 98% and 97% for mechanical reasoning and spatial awareness etc wasn't too hard for an engineer.
Anyhoo - after reading your blog, i thought this will be fun and took a free online IQ test to see how i'm doing now, after copious amounts of alcohol and TV - i scored 130 - woo hoo the grey matter still functions.
i'll just stick to my killer sudoku thanks :)fyi - @minismallholding has an IQ of 145, she used to do those crazy logic puzzles - you know the ones, like - jack gets on a train with 20c in his pocket and his brother wears a green hat - what is the name of Bills aunt?... Who the hell is Bill???
Ok, so firstly Bill’s aunt’s name is Betty. Just saying. :)
Seriously though, that’s some impressive figures right there! Albert Einstein’s stuff! Have the kids picked up in your collective genius?
Ha ha ha - Betty - your'e probably right.
i don't think the 130 IQ thing makes me a genius, there's lots of people out there a lot smarter than me, and it's not if your smart, it's if your an arsehole or not - :)
Yes - unfortunately - both girls scored off the charts at school, that's why they were taken out of the school system and home schooled. Pretty damn smart but no common sense...
Here's how the IQ points system works. Taken from a website for use in my post. So yeah, you're not a genius, just gifted! :)
40-54: Severely challenged
55-69: Challenged
70-84: Below average
85-114: Average (68% of test takers)
115-129: Above average
130-144: Gifted
145-159: Genius
160-175: Extraordinary genius