Find out if you're 'highly intelligent' with tricky 15-question quiz to test IQ

16 August 2023 , 05:00

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Apparently you're a genius if you can get all 15 questions right (stock image) (Image: Getty Images/iStockphoto)

Have you ever wondered how clever you really are? IQ (intelligence quotient) tests are great for measuring a person's reasoning ability and how well they can solve problems. However, a typical IQ test takes between one to two hours, and consists of anywhere between 25 and 50 questions.

While we'd all like to brag how smart we are to our friends and family, not everyone has the time to complete such as test. Luckily, quiz creator Terry Stein has created a 15-question challenge which he claims will determine whether or not you have IQ, and is much quicker to complete than an average test.

While a high IQ score is over 100, which is usually associated with high intelligence, in Stein's tricky quiz, which was originally published on Playbuzz, if you pass, you could have an IQ that's higher than 151 - which would signal extreme intelligence. According to the creator, if you get nine or more questions correct, you have a high IQ, and show signs of mental agility, intuitiveness and creative thinking.

Below you'll find the 15 multiple choice questions, let us know how you do in the comment section below.

1. When I get multiplied by any number, the sum of the figures in the product is always me. What am I?

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A. 4

B. 9

C. 8

D. 2

2. A farmer has 86 chickens. All but 6 die. How many are left?

A. 6

B. 86

C. 85

D. 5

3. What is the most common connecting word for SHIP and CARDS?

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A. Sea

B. Deck

C. Port

D. Harbour

4. What is three-fifths of 50?

A. 35

B. 20

C. 25

D. 30

5. What is the square root of 10,000?

A. 10

B. 100

C. 110

D. 1,000

6. Which of the following words is spelt correctly (using US Spelling)?

A. Vacumm

B. Ocurred

C. Greatful

D. Fulfill

7. 1/3 of 1/3 of 450 equals:

A. 55

B. 40

C. 45

D. 50

8. Melinda, 12 years old, is three times as old as Liza. How old will she be when she's twice as old as Liza?

A. 18

B. 14

C. 16

D. 24

9. Water is to ice as milk is to _____.

A. Calf

B. Coffee

C. Butter

D. Cow

10. What is the square root of 225?

A. 25

B. 15

C. 52

D. 22

11. 9/24 and 15/40 form a proportion.

A. True

B. False

12. Where is Liberia?

A. Asia

B. Africa

13. A bakery had 3 pies cut into eighths. Three-quarters of all pieces were sold. How many were not sold?

A. 6

B. 8

C. 9

D. 12

14. Tree is to ground as chimney is to:

A. Smoke

B. House

C. Fire

D. Brick

15. A painting and a sculpture cost $1500 in total. The painting costs $1,000 more than the sculpture. How much does the sculpture cost?

A. $400

B. $450

C. $250

D. $200

How do you think you did? Time to check the answers and share your scores in the comments below....

1. 9

2. 6

3. Deck

4. 30

5. 100

6. Fulfill

7. 50

8. 16

9. Butter

10. 15

11. True

12. Africa

13. 6

14. House

15. $250

Courtney Pochin