Quickie I.Q. Test

If you’d like to know your I.Q., this test will calculate your score with reasonable accuracy. NOTE: This test is completely unscientific. Just for fun.

Don't begin until you're sure you won't be interrupted.

There are 50 questions. Give yourself 20 minutes. Don't spend too long on any one question. If you can't answer a question, go on to the next and return to the unanswered one later.

Here are five sample questions to show you the kinds of questions used in the test. The correct answer for each sample question is underlined.

What color is a big red apple?
A. big  B. green  C. small D. red

Puppy is to dog, as calf is to:
A. knee  B. animals C. cow  D. monkey

In this group, which object does not belong:
A. radio  B. television C. banana  D. computer

These words can be arranged to form a sentence. Is the sentence true or false: are clouds white always.
A. true B. false

What is the next number in this series: 2, 4, 6, 8?
A. 10  B. 12  C. 20  D. 9

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1. In this series, what number comes next? 4, 12, 20, 28
      A.32  B. 34  C. 36  D. 40

2. Bicycle is to ride, as car is to:
      A. wash  B. fly  C. drive  D. buy

3. Brine is to salt as punch is to:
      A. Judy  B. sugar  C. hit  D. water

4. Replica means:
      A. copy  B. architecture  C. France  D. plastic

5. In this series, what number comes next? 1, 4, 8, 13
      A. 16  B. 17  C. 18  D. 19

6. In this group, which word does not belong?
      A. Pluto  B. Goofy  C. Uranus  D. Jupiter

7. In this series, what number comes next? 2, 4, 8, 16, 32
      A. 33  B. 48  C. 40  D. 64

8. In this series, what letter comes next? A, D, G, J
      A. K  B. L  C. M  D. N

9. Which letter does not belong in this series? Q, P, O, N, X, M
      A. P  B. O  C. N  D. X

10. In this series what number comes next? 1, 3, 2, 4, 6, 5, 7
      A. 6  B. 8  C. 9  D. 10

11. In this series, what comes next? 3, Z, 10, Y, 6, X, 13, W
      A. 9  B. 16  C. U  D. V
12. A boat always has:
      A. aluminum  B. weight  C. sails  D. fish

13. In this series what number does not belong? 1, 51, 17, 4, 101
      A. 4  B. 17  C. 51  D. 101

14. Ten women can paint 30 houses in 60 days, so five women can paint 15 houses in:
      A. 15 days  B. 30 days  C. 60 days  D. 120 days

15. In this series, what number comes next? 3, 7, 9, 8, 27, 5
      A. 4  B. 19  C. 54  D. 81

16. If all horses have saddles, then old horses have:
      A. old saddles  B. saddles  C. big saddles  D. no saddles

17. In this group, which word does not belong?
      A. tedious  B. boring  C. tired  D. wearisome

18. ¿ is to ? as ] is to:
      A. {  B. [  C. ¥  D. >

19. These words can be arranged to form a sentence. Is this sentence true or false: is milk cold always.
      A. true  B. false

20. These words can be arranged to form a sentence. Is this sentence true or false: never sleep big dogs
      A. true  B. false

21. How far can a man run in 6 minutes if he runs one third as fast as a car going 30 miles per hour?
      A. 1 mile  B. 1.67 miles  C. 3 miles  D. 60 miles

22. One series below is in opposite order to the other, except for a particular letter. Select the letter. A, B,  C. A, C,  B.
      A. A  B. B  C. C

23. In a given month, Monday is the 21st day of the month.
What day of the week was the 1st of the month?
      A. Saturday  B. Sunday  C. Monday  D. Tuesday
      E. Thursday F. Friday

24. In this group, which word does not belong?
      A. large  B. yellow  C. plastic  D. banana

25. If 2 points define a line, 3 points define:
      A. a lake  B. a car  C. a plane  D. a word

26. If all fish can walk, then trout can:
      A. dance  B. fly  C. sing  D. walk

27. A fallacious argument is:
      A. disturbing  B. valid  C. false  D. necessary

28. What comes next in this series? 1, A, 6, B, 4, C, 9, D
      A. 10  B. E  C. 5  D. 7

29. Twenty percent of 25% of 20 is:
      A. 1/4  B. 1  C. 4  D. 5

30. Expedite is most similar in meaning to:
      A. facilitate  B. impede  C. excavate  D. work

31. Animals always have:
      A. hair  B. babies  C. food  D. bodies

32. Terse is most similar in meaning to:
      A. concise  B. loud  C. stress  D. mouse

33. Roads always have:
      A. lines  B. width  C. lighting  D. gas stations

34. Cow is to fawn, as mare is to:
      A. horse  B. deer  C. puppy  D. motorcycle

35. Radios always have:
      A. music  B. lights  C. handles  D. shapes

36. How many of the numbers between 100 and 300 begin or end with 2?
      A. 20  B. 40  C. 100  D. 110 E. 120

37. Mr. Jones is clear and direct of speech, yet his remarks today were uncharacteristically:
      A. sprightly  B. lucid  C. superficial  D. obscure  D. servile

38. Phil gets twice as large a share of the profits as any of his 3 partners get. The 3 partners share equally. What percent of the entire profits is Phil's?
      A. 25%  B. 40%  C. 50%  D. 66.67%

39. If no dog can fly, but some dogs can sing, then:
      A. Some dogs can fly.  B. All dogs can’t fly.  C. All dogs can’t sing.

40. If all cars are green, then:
      A. Fords are black.  B. Trucks are not green.
C. Small cars are green.  D. Buses are green.

41. What number is as much more than 10 as it is less than one-half of what 50 is 10 less than?
      A. 15  B. 20  C. 25  D. 30

42. Two numbers have a sum of 80. If one number is 5 more than the other, what is the larger number?
      A. 40  B. 42.5  C. 45  D. 80

43. Parenting has undergone redefinition in recent years, yet child psychologists believe that the basic parental role is essentially:
      A. altered  B. valueless  C. protection  D. unchanged

44. These words can be arranged to form a sentence. Is this sentence true or false: rains it in never California.
      A. true  B. false

45. Two cars start off at the same point on a straight highway facing opposite directions. Each car drives for 3 miles, takes a left turn, and then drives for 4 miles. How far apart are the two cars?
      A. 5 miles  B. 6 miles  C. 7 miles  D. 10 miles E. 14 miles

46. Zoology is to monkey, as botany is to:
      A. bottle  B. rose  C. mouse  D. student

47. Italy is to Europe, as Japan is to:
      A. Italians  B. Japanese  C. China  D. Asia

48. Which does not belong in this group?
      A. Maine  B. Georgia  C. Omaha  D. Nevada

49. The moon is to the earth, as the earth is to:
      A. satellites  B. the sun  C. Venus  D. space
50. 186,000 miles per second is:
      A. the speed of light   B. the distance to the moon
      C. the speed of the earth   D. Planck’s Constant

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