Wednesday, April 15, 2009

David Farrar is a genius

His score on this IQ test was 160, which apparently makes him an “extraordinary genius”. So I had a go. What a loser:

Mensa IQ Test
Free-IQTest.net - Mensa IQ Test

According to Sam who comments on Kiwiblog, my score of 144 puts me among the “Highly gifted (e.g., intellectuals)”.

Intellectual, my arse. I know some intellectuals – Vincent O’Sullivan and CK Stead, for a start – and they don’t waste their afternoons doing stupid tests on the Internet.
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2 comments:

  1. Bill BennettApril 17, 2009 at 7:39 PM

    And my online attempt gave me a much lower mark than when I was professionally tested at a job interview.

    Actually I think the test is some kind of advertisement, they're usually fixed so that everyone gets a good score.

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  2. Stephen StratfordApril 19, 2009 at 8:35 PM

    Yep, it's rubbish. Totally unscientific - even the kosher IQ tests which take an hour or so are questionable. Flattering, though, to be rated far clever than one is.

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