Only 4% of People Will Ace the Hardest IQ Drill Ever

By: Isadora Teich
Estimated Completion Time
3 min
Only 4% of People Will Ace the Hardest IQ Drill Ever
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About This Quiz

Think you're a genius? Everyone knows that IQ tests relate to intelligence, but what do those numbers stand for an what do they really mean? IQ actually stands for intelligence quotient, and understanding the difference between having a low and high IQ according to these tests is not complicated at all. IQ is simply a person's reasoning ability, or ability to solve problems. IQ tests are just problem-solving tests. The results of these tests are then compared to the statistical average amongst test takers of the same age. Some people have above average IQs according to these tests and some fall below, but many people will be just about average.

These tests are not about how much you have read or how much knowledge you have obtained over your life, and it is somewhat impossible to study for them. While education largely relies on memorization, even the strongest memorization skills will not have much to do with how a person scores on an IQ test. In fact, they are often given to young children as a tool to help inform their education, before they have had a chance to absorb much of the acquired knowledge adults have. 

If you are ready to put your problem-solving skills to the test, test your IQ with this quiz!

13 is to 10 as 3 is to:
2
5
-1
-8
Choose the word most similar to "calm":
glamorous
soothing
stalwart
rude
If you rearrange the letters "GOENAR" you have the name of a:
city
animal
disease
fruit

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Which of these is least like the others?
cow
dog
snake
tiger
Which number comes next in this series: 1-1-2-3-5-8-13
20
21
30
32
At 16 years old, Jamal is 4 times as old as his sister. How old will Jamal be when he is twice his brother's age?
17
20
24
34

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Finger is to hand as leaf is to:
flower
twig
tree
root
If you rearrange the letters "EADVOBULR" you have something you:
eat
need
drive on
collect
DAWN is to 1546 as NWAD is to:
61454
1564
6451
1456

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Pick the number that is 1/4 of 1/2 of 1/5 of 400.
2
10
20
25
Which can be arranged into a 4 letter English word?
QYAT
MREO
DFUG
LBUZ
Cameron needs 17 bottles of soda at the store, but can only carry 4 at a time. How many trips will he need to make to the store?
3.5
5
7
18

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If all Bings are Tings and all Tings are Dings, all Bings have to be Dings?
true
false
Which word is most similar to "sick"?
clandestine
ill
young
grape
Which word is the odd one out?
thought
feeling
intuition
statement

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If you unscramble the letters "CNAATICATR" you spell a:
continent
ocean
food
tool
Which of these numbers does not belong in this series? 45-42-39-36-35-33-30-27
42
35
33
27
A book is to reading as a glass is to:
breaking
drinking
playing
hearing

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Which word best completes the analogy: people; democracy. wealthy; _____________.
autocracy
anarchy
plutocracy
anocracy
Which spells a 5 letter English word when unscrambled?
AISLR
AMPGT
BWIYC
KELCR
Which number completes the analogy: 8:4 as 20: ____.
2
6
10
15

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If you rearrange the letters "ISDENRTPE" you have a:
title
sport
ocean
animal
What number comes next? 1-2-5-14-41-
54
97
122
500
There are 9 red rocks, 15 blue rocks, and 21 black rocks in 5 bags. If you take away 2 bags, how many rocks are there?
80
135
251
500

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Which thing is the least like the others?
song
photograph
novel
flower
Unscramble the following letters to make a word, and choose the category that word belongs to: "HCCOAGI"
city
food
bird
country
Which word is the odd one out?
lake
ocean
dam
river

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Which of these words makes a 6 letter English word?
ROINGI
ZEDGUY
NOPLIB
GRJNON
Rearrange these letters and make a word and then choose the category it belongs to: "HILHAE PLAPDI"
bird
continent
city
weapon
Which of the following words can be defined as both a noun and adjective?
purple
orange
desk
carrot

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Which of the following words means dry and/or withered?
sheer
seer
sere
cer
A vendor has 500 apples. At the end of the day he divides his remaining fruits into 7 piles of 11 apples each. How many apples did the vendor sell?
196
211
423
499
The day before the day before yesterday is three days after Saturday. What day is it today?
Sunday
Wednesday
Friday
Yesterday

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Greens are to a salad as a _____ is to a house.
roof
window
driveway
foundation
Anna was both the 16th highest and 16th lowest scorer on her finals exam. How many people are in her class?
31
16
32
50