Bristol IQ Test
Bristol IQ Test
2. Which one of these is least like the four? Horse, Elephant, Goat, Sheep,
Donkey?_______________________
6. John likes 400 but not 300; he likes 100 but not 99; he likes 3600 but not 3700.
Which does he like? 900, 1000, 1100, 1200? _____________________
7. Joe is a well known liar. Joe told Billy, “I am lying”. Was he telling the truth or
not? __________________________________________
9. In the space below, draw a Star of David. You may not cross any lines and you
may not lift your pencil off the paper. Draw the star with only one line but do not
cross any other lines.
10. If you rearrange the letters "ANLDEGN," you would have the name of a(n)
(choose one only) Famous musician, planet, war hero, Mexican restaurant.
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11. NASA received three messages in a strange language from a distant planet. The
scientists studied the messages and found that "Necor Buldon Slock" means
"Danger Rocket Explosion" and "Edwan Mynor Necor" means "Danger
Spaceship Fire" and "Buldon Gimilzor Gondor" means "Bad Gas Explosion".
What does "Slock" mean (choose one only)? Boat, elephant, brigand, roughage
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12. If some Wicks are Slicks, and some Slicks are Snicks, then some Wicks are
definitely Snicks. Is this statement true or false? ________________________
13. A boy is 4 years old and his sister is three times as old as he is. When the boy is
12 years old, how old will his sister be? 16, 22, 28, 46 ____________________
14. Two girls caught 25 frogs. Lisa caught four times as many as Jen did. How many
frogs did Jen catch (choose one answer)? 4,6, 8, 10? _________________
15. Many people believe Mozart’s 43rd Symphony to be the finest work of music ever
performed. In your own words, explain why. _________________________
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16. Inept is the opposite of (choose one answer): Happy, silly, ept, orange?
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17. Using your own words, explain why at high speeds objects become more massive.
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18. Explain the three fallacies in Felcher’s Law of the Expansion of Gasses :
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19. A car traveled 28 miles in 30 minutes. How many miles per hour was it traveling?
(Choose one answer only) 28, 45, 52, 68? _______________________
23. If all Zips are Zoodles, and all Zoodles are Zonkers, then all Zips are definitely
Zonkers. Is this true or false? _______________________
24. Which word best completes the analogy: Water is to glass as correspondence is
to... (choose one only) Rainbows, fish, oranges, lightbulbs.
25. Bill had three pomegranates. He also has a platypus. Does he have an aardvark
also? ________________________________________
28. In your own words, explain how the bar fight scene in the movie “Airplane!” is a
metaphor for the Man’s continuing struggle for cosmic enlightenment.
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30. Do you enjoy taking I.Q. tests? Do you feel you have a high I.Q.?
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31. When in the course of human events does it become necessary for one people to
separate the political bonds which have connected them with another?
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34. Imagine that you and Joe were walking to work and were suddenly abducted by
aliens. After extensive anal probing, you were both returned to Earth. You said,
“Where are we?” and Joe said “Australia”. Was he correct? Why or why not?
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35. Why do you think aliens are so interested in anal probing anyway?
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39. Does the number 42 hold any special significance for you? Explain why or why
not.
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