Answers to the IQ test appearing in next month’s issue

1.) If you said the “long way around” was the only safe rout to point B, give yourself one point. If you said point B was not worth the trouble of getting to, give yourself two points.
2.) The answer was “a dog and two birds” Other acceptable answers were: a) Mt Whitney b)19% c) rice curd d)The Hanging Gardens Of Babylon e)>[40]yx f)May 4, 1691 g) sort of greenish or anything written in French
3.) Only if the electrician’s assistant leaves the building from the third floor west window and avoids every third step on the fire escape on his way down does he have a 68% chance of getting out alive.
4.) The answer to this one was “the train arrives at 4:30”. (You must show your work on this one, although it doesn’t matter who you show it to.)
5.) The answer to this one was either The Crimean War or The Korean War. We don’t remember.
6.) The correct answer here was 12. But if you wrote any number from 8 to 57 you’re ok. In fact any number below 150 is ok. Alright, we’ll accept 150 also. Well, if you wrote any number at all give yourself a point. Except 33. Only a doofus would write that.
7.) The correct answer was “I donít know.” Anything else was a shot in the dark. You know it as well as we do. No points.
8.) If you believe the answer to this one was “follow your heart” you are not only nuts but heading for calamity.
9.) The red star is under the third cup. If you have trouble seeing it, close one eye, eat a banana, and try again. Note: the star may appear as four black chickens in Canada.
10.) This one was a trick question; President Coolidge was never a real giraffe.

Scoring: If you scored 0 or less you are not too bright I.Q.-wise. (Don’t feel too bad, many of your type of people are quite successful.
If you scored 1-3 you are near to average intelligence ( a very scary place)
If you scored 4-7 you are above average intelligence, which isnít saying much. After all the average person finds Nash Bridges intellectually stimulating.
If you scored 8-10 you are a cheater. (Don’t feel too bad, many of your type of people are quite successful.)