Can You Ace This Quick and Dirty IQ Test?

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The discussion revolves around a quick IQ test that participants have taken, sharing their scores and experiences. The conversation includes critiques of the test's validity, particularly regarding its scoring and the accuracy of its content, as well as humorous reflections on the nature of such tests.

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Main Points Raised

  • Some participants express dissatisfaction with their scores, suggesting the test may be flawed or inaccurate.
  • Several users note that the test marked them down for answers they believe to be correct, particularly regarding the least spoken language, with Arabic and Hindi being central to the debate.
  • Participants share a range of IQ scores, with some claiming exceptional verbal and mathematical intelligence despite low logical intelligence ratings.
  • There are comments about the test being "just for fun," yet many participants express frustration over its perceived inaccuracies and the implications of the scores.
  • Some users question the criteria used for determining "widely spoken" languages, suggesting that the test's methodology is flawed.
  • Participants discuss the idea that the test's scoring system may be broken, as some report receiving low logical intelligence scores despite high overall IQ scores.

Areas of Agreement / Disagreement

Participants generally disagree on the validity of the test, with multiple competing views on its accuracy and the criteria it uses. There is no consensus on the correctness of the answers or the scoring methodology.

Contextual Notes

Participants highlight limitations in the test's assumptions about language prevalence and scoring, as well as the lack of clarity on how answers are evaluated.

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This discussion may be of interest to those curious about informal IQ testing, the reliability of such tests, and the subjective experiences of individuals taking them.

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I failed the test...95. I guessed on all the vocab questions and that was my highest score.
 
It was quick (sort of) but what was so dirty about it? :confused: It says I'm a mathematical genius! ( :smile: )

Edit: Btw, I got 120.:rolleyes:
 
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I got a 95 too...I think this test it wrong
 
Very fun.

I got a 125. Logic was below ave. Verbal was exceptional. Math was genius. General was ave.

Paden Roder
 
I don't find any dirty thing about this test! Perhaps dirty means wrong here.
 
As is typical, the test is plain wrong. It marked me down for saying Arabic was the least spoken language (it thinks its Hindi); apparently the testmaker didn't bother to check his facts.

To be bitterly cynical, anyone who puts any value on this kind of test deserves to spend their life worrying about a random number.
 
Lisa! said:
I don't find any dirty thing about this test! Perhaps dirty means wrong here.
Oh, okay. 9 10[/color]
 
Funny that ...
Apparently everyone's logical inteligence is below average.
 
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Rach3 said:
As is typical, the test is plain wrong. It marked me down for saying Arabic was the least spoken language (it thinks its Hindi); apparently the testmaker didn't bother to check his facts.

To be bitterly cynical, anyone who puts any value on this kind of test deserves to spend their life worrying about a random number.
:biggrin:
Sure! It's just for fun. And I checked Hindi as the least spoken language and I guess that was true.
 
  • #11
Yeah, I sucked too.
Your IQ Is 110

iq.gif


Your Logical Intelligence is Below Average
Your Verbal Intelligence is Exceptional
Your Mathematical Intelligence is Exceptional
Your General Knowledge is Above Average
 
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Rach3 said:
As is typical, the test is plain wrong. It marked me down for saying Arabic was the least spoken language (it thinks its Hindi); apparently the testmaker didn't bother to check his facts.

To be bitterly cynical, anyone who puts any value on this kind of test deserves to spend their life worrying about a random number.
What the hell, I thought it was Chinese.
 
  • #13
Ah come on people! Post your scores.

Mine is :

Your IQ Is 135

Your Logical Intelligence is Below Average

Your Verbal Intelligence is Exceptional

Your Mathematical Intelligence is Genius

Your General Knowledge is Genius
:-p
 
  • #14
Oh, I thought it asked for most.
 
  • #15
Rach3 said:
As is typical, the test is plain wrong. It marked me down for saying Arabic was the least spoken language (it thinks its Hindi); apparently the testmaker didn't bother to check his facts.
Where do you check the answers?
 
  • #16
Come on people! I am sure the true answer is Hindi according to this test.
 
  • #17
And it's broken at that. I've verified step by step that every one of my answers is the one it thinks is right, and it still gives me a "below average" on logic intelligence. (The number it gives is 140).
 
  • #18
IT's CRAP. Said I had an IQ of 135. What an INSULT!
 
  • #19
Lisa! said:
Come on people! I am sure the true answer is Hindi according to this test.

The test thinks it's Hindi. It's not, it's Arabic, by a factor of 4. I suspect the author might be thinking that "widely spoken" means "is official language of the most countries". If so, he's using a truly useless metric and being asinine about it.
 
  • #20
Rach3 said:
The test thinks it's Hindi. It's not, it's Arabic, by a factor of 4. I suspect the author might be thinking that "widely spoken" means "is official language of the most countries". If so, he's using a truly useless metric and being asinine about it.
I also thought that meant official language!:blushing:
 
  • #21
The test answers are (in white):

BBCCA CCACB CDCAB C[/color]

You can verify this by changing one answer and checking how it effects your score (make sure to hit 'submit'). 16 is wrong, of course. And the score system is broken - top score is 140 with 'below average' for logical intelligence. Some sort of joke I guess.
 
  • #22
Lisa! said:
I also thought that meant official language!:blushing:

Usually "widely spoken" is a collquial way to say "lots of people speak it". The only meaningful metric is simply, how many people are fluent in it? The author thinks this is wrong, and prefers to count by political divisions, thereby putting the entire population subcontinent of India on equal footing with the Vatican and their Latin mass.
 
  • #23
According to this test my IQ dropped about 40 points because of the test.
 
  • #24
Am I missing something here? As far as I know Bush's been president since 1998. So he served in 20, eh?
 
  • #25
Your IQ Is 140

iq.gif


Your Logical Intelligence is Below Average
Your Verbal Intelligence is Genius
Your Mathematical Intelligence is Genius
Your General Knowledge is Genius

I'm smart again!
 
  • #26
Lisa! said:
Am I missing something here? As far as I know Bush's been president since 1998. So he served in 20, eh?
I would have to say yes.
 
  • #27
Rach3 said:
The test thinks it's Hindi. It's not, it's Arabic, by a factor of 4. I suspect the author might be thinking that "widely spoken" means "is official language of the most countries". If so, he's using a truly useless metric and being asinine about it.

I get:
Chinese ~ 1,000 million
Hindi ~ 400 million
English ~ 300 million
Arabic ~ 200 million

Which certainly isn't a factor of 4. If the data for that question is, say 40 years old, then the order would almost certainly be different.

As a bonus, 'chinese' isn't really a spoken language - for the question, Mandarin would have been a much better choice.
 
  • #28
Exactly the same as MK, even the comments.

However in a real IQ test you would get or lose marks according to how fast you answered the questions, because in any test of IQ, speed of thought is a factor of intelligence, but then it is just for fun :smile: Something even less accurate than a real IQ test :smile:
 
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  • #29
hmmm... our Logical Intelligence is below avarage because of taking thsi test?:bugeye:
 
  • #30
NateTG said:
I get:
Chinese ~ 1,000 million
Hindi ~ 400 million
English ~ 300 million
Arabic ~ 200 million

Which certainly isn't a factor of 4.
800 million around the world, according to http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hindi. No point in restricting Hindi-speakers to India, anymore than Spanish-speakers to Spain, or English-Speakers to the UK.
 

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