Mensa Genius A-B-C Quiz Book
By (Author) Alan Stillson
Hachette Books
Da Capo Press Inc
22nd January 1968
United States
General
Non Fiction
793.73
Paperback
160
Width 140mm, Height 210mm
More than half a million readers have taken up the challenge of the Mensa Genius Quiz Books. Now this all-new collection of word games supplies more mind-bending, cranium-crunching fun for all.Every puzzle in The Mensa Genius A-B-C Quiz Book is built around letters, words, and common phrases. These brainteasers make us view words in new ways, stretching our vocabularies and untwisting our tongues. Each quiz has been tested by members of American Mensa, so you can compare scores. Be warnedthese puzzles arent as easy as A-B-C!Heres a sample of the word games inside, along with the percentage of Mensa testers who could solve each one:What letter comes next in this series: M,V,E,M,J,S,U,N, (75 per cent)What English word contains this letter sequence URTSH (55 per cent)Make a seven-letter word from the letters in: Cape Fear (70 per cent).
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.