Match Wits With Mensa: The Complete Quiz Book (Mensa Genius Quiz) [Paperback]

Marvin Grosswirth (Author), Abbie F. Salny (Author), Alan Stillson (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: November 25, 1999 | Series: Mensa Genius Quiz

Puzzle fans have bought more than 650,000 copies of the Mensa Genius Quiz series—the only books that let readers “match wits with Mensa,” comparing how well they do against members of the famous high-IQ society. Here, in a giant omnibus edition, are four best-selling titles: The Mensa Genius Quiz Books 1 & 2, The Mensa Genius Quiz-A-Day Book, and The Mensa Genius ABC Book. Here are more than 800 fun mindbenders to exercise every part of your brain—word games, trivia, logic riddles, number challenges, visual puzzles—plus tips on how to improve your thinking skills. All the puzzles have been tested by members of American Mensa, Ltd., and include the percentage of Mensa testers who could solve each one, so that you can score yourself against some of the nation’s fittest mental athletes.

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About the Author

Abbie F. Salny, Ed.D., is the Supervisory Psychologist of American Mensa, has written many best-selling puzzle books, including The Mensa Genius Quiz Book. Members of Mensa have all scored in the top two percent of the population on a standard intelligence test. Alan Stillson is puzzle editor for the Los Angeles chapter of American Mensa, Ltd., whose members have all scored in the top two percent of the population on a standard intelligence test.

Product Details

• Paperback: 648 pages
• Publisher: Da Capo Press; 1 edition (November 25, 1999)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0738202509
• ISBN-13: 978-0738202501
• Product Dimensions: 8.3 x 5.5 x 1.6 inches
• Shipping Weight: 1.6 pounds (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 4.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (12 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #170,331 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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25 of 27 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Great questions, June 25, 2000

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This review is from: Match Wits With Mensa: The Complete Quiz Book (Mensa Genius Quiz) (Paperback)

I brought this Mensa book with me when my family went sailing, and it was a big hit with all. It is great even for children, if they have adults helping them along with the questions. Being a kid myself, I found the a-b-c quizzes hte easiest and most fun, because it wasn't pure over-stuffed-brain-knowledge and way-above-my-head common sense. Even with those questions, though, I found the book very enjoyable and would recommend it to any and all people who are looking for a good challenge.

10 of 10 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars A brief comment, December 4, 2005

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This review is from: Match Wits With Mensa: The Complete Quiz Book (Mensa Genius Quiz) (Paperback)

This book by well known and long-time Mensa member Marvin Grosswirth complements the several books that Dr. Abby Salny has put out. There's enough variety in the types of questions to keep just about anybody entertained, although a few of the questions I'm not used to seeing on the older, more traditional IQ tests. Supposedly almost a quarter of a million people have bought the various Mensa Quiz books, which is interesting, because Mensa's membership (I being one) has been gradually declining for a couple of decades. Overall a good book of puzzles, brain teasers and IQ questions to keep those mental muscles in tune, which is important--one of the most important things brain scientists have learned over the last several decades is that the brain is very much like a muscle--either you use it or lose it.

20 of 24 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars The ONLY Mensa Quiz book worth having, July 13, 2003

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This review is from: Match Wits With Mensa: The Complete Quiz Book (Mensa Genius Quiz) (Paperback)

I can honestly say that I have never seen a Mensa book that so accurately reflected the challenges of being truly intellegent as this quiz book. I'm sorry that some of the other reviewers found the questions trival or inconsequential. However, I've found the book to be a lot of fun, and my husband-- a radio personality-- uses questions from it on the air constantly with great response.

I think it's a winner!