Devious Mind-Bending Puzzles: Official American Mensa Puzzle Book [Paperback]

Terry Stickels (Author)

Book Description

Series: Mensa

The more time you give to performing some mental gymnastics with these puzzles, the more creative and inventive you'll become. All you need to know is a little basic arithmetic-plus how to pay close attention so you don't get misled by the tricky, devious instructions.

1. What is 1,449 in Roman Numerals?
2. Unscramble this word into a familiar one: CRICKARFREE
3. What three letters can you add to form a new word from each of these words: RACKS, FLY, RAGE, BELL?

Answers: 1. MCDXLIX. 2. FIRECRACKER. 3. BAR.

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About the Author

Mensa is the internationally renowned high IQ society which has a worldwide membership of almost 100,000 members in more than 100 countries. There are 28,000 members in the UK, including 2,200 Junior Mensans under the age of 16. To join Mensa, the only requirement for membership is that an individual's IQ falls within the top 2 percent of the population.

Product Details

• Paperback: 96 pages
• Publisher: Sterling (October 28, 2002)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 080698807X
• ISBN-13: 978-0806988078
• Product Dimensions: 8.2 x 5.3 x 0.3 inches
• Shipping Weight: 4.8 ounces
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #3,084,872 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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