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I was interested in what everyones IQ is. I recently took an online IQ test at tickle.com and scored a 129. I doubt that this is accurate to a real test, but I have yet to take an official one. I am also wondering who had the highest IQ of all-time.

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Doins, you can find a long-running thread on the subject here...dunno if the answer is there or not...

i took one online a few years ago and got 148 Smile

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The highest measurable IQ was somewhere in the 200 range as I recall. Beyond that there is no criteria for having higher IQ's as there is no one smart enough to administer the test. My IQ from Tickle was also measured at 129 but it seems that I must be lacking in intelligence to even fall for that test!

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Marilyn vos Savant, a columnist for "Parade", has the highest IQ, at 228, which is in the Guinness book of records. Not that it matters, but her IQ score was attained as a child.

IQ was orignially intended for children, not adults, as a way of comparing their development versus other children their own age. It has come to be a (rough) indicator in adults of how rapidly you assimilate and correlate information. It is not an indicator of "smart" nor "wise". Someone could be illiterate but have a very high IQ (although I don't know how they'd take the test).

And your IQ number depends a lot on which test you take. A 135 on one test may be higher than a 150 on a different test.

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Never did take an IQ test; but I must assume it's at least 100, because I got a college degree. LOL

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cicerone imposter wrote:

Never did take an IQ test; but I must assume it's at least 100, because I got a college degree. LOL

72 at best then. I have a college degree as well.

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I know it's futile to self-evaluate these things, but you should know, because we've spent about five hours together. I can live with 72, since I'm no longer in the competitive market place. Wink

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The last real IQ test I was given was in grade school, and it was pretty high. (Over 150). My mother chose not to tell me. I feel like my life would have been a lot easier if I had known that I was smart. Due to other issues, I had low self-esteem and believed I was stupid. When I learned that my kids have high IQs, I told them. They have a lot more confidence than I did. But they're also boys, and you men are so cocky anyway Wink

I seriously think that I can't possibly have that high IQ now, because I no longer feel very smart. Only occasionally. I actually worry about early Alzheimers, but my sister who's a nurse said it's from all the drugs we used to do. Question

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suzy, Don't feel too badly. I've always known that my IQ wasn't all that spectacular, so my goals in life were never the dreams of most youngsters. However, I married a woman with a few scholastic smarts; graduated high school, nursing school, and college with honors. Both our boys are above average in the smarts department too. It pays to marry a smart woman. Wink

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I'm sure you are smarter than you let on, CI! Smile

You seem to be very successful too!
The important thing is, you have what you need and you have a satisfying life. Who could ask for more? Smile

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I had the official test performed on me when I was a small child with a head-shrinker an' all. Not tellin' what I got (I'll leave that up to your imagination, or prejudice, which ever) but I have to say that I think those freebee internet dealies are completely bogus. I wouldn't rely on their findings too much.

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One over my current age seems to be mine. Thus: 1/50th.
Dumb and getting dumber.
Thanks for your interest.

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I have been given several tests , both as a child and as an adult. The results depend on the test. I score 172 on the ever popular basic tests...reading writting, comprehension, visual basics etcc.. on the strictly visual test.. the one with all the little puzzles.. I always score 178. The thing I find very unsettling is that according to the IQ tests , the average person is between 100 and 125 and over 130 is considered genius. I dont believe this to be true. I think your IQ is basically your ability to comprehend and repeat. Most people can do that rather well... with or with out the numbers.

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Dear MrsShewolf: 178! Isn't that the average Stetson hat size in Texas?
Um? Was there a little conclusion thing, about armadillo-size, scurrying around?

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I'd say that the freebies may not be bogus. I took one recently for the first time and I got the about same score I had on the real thing a few years ago. But I do have a question.

There is a large discrepancy between my verbal and performance IQs. My verbal is -- estimating -- 145, and my performance is 123. That was an estimate too. But my IQ is actually 132. I only know the gap is at least 20 points. What does this mean?

Dauer

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Don't worry about Alzhiemers Suzy. I did many drugs in college and...what was I talking about?

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I scored 141 in school and 134 on a recent test on line. School was over 30 years ago.

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shewolfnm wrote:

I have been given several tests , both as a child and as an adult. The results depend on the test. I score 172 on the ever popular basic tests...reading writting, comprehension, visual basics etcc.. on the strictly visual test.. the one with all the little puzzles.. I always score 178. The thing I find very unsettling is that according to the IQ tests , the average person is between 100 and 125 and over 130 is considered genius. I dont believe this to be true. I think your IQ is basically your ability to comprehend and repeat. Most people can do that rather well... with or with out the numbers.

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National Average IQ's:

Hong Kong 107 Korea, South 106 Japan 105 Taiwan 104 Singapore 104 Austria 102 Germany 102 Italy 102 Netherlands 102 Sweden 101 Switzerland 101 Belgium 100 China 100 New Zealand 100 U. Kingdom 100 USA 100 Hungary 99 Poland 99 Australia 98 Denmark 98 France 98 Norway 98 United States 98 Canada 97 Czech Republic 97 Finland 97 Spain 97 Argentina 96 Russia 96 Slovakia 96 Uruguay 96 Portugal 95 Slovenia 95 Israel 94 Romania 94 Bulgaria 93 Ireland 93 Greece 92 Malaysia 92 Thailand 91 Croatia 90 Peru 90 Turkey 90 Colombia 89 Indonesia 89 Suriname 89 Brazil 87 Iraq 87 Mexico 87 Samoa (Western) 87 Tonga 87 Lebanon 86 Philippines 86 Cuba 85 Morocco 85 Fiji 84 Iran 84 Marshall Islands 84 Puerto Rico 84 Egypt 83 India 81 Ecuador 80 Guatemala 79 Barbados 78 Nepal 78 Qatar 78 Zambia 77 Congo (Brazz) 73 Uganda 73 Jamaica 72 Kenya 72 South Africa 72 Sudan 72 Tanzania 72 Ghana 71 Nigeria 67 Guinea 66 Zimbabwe 66 Congo (Zaire) 65 Sierra Leone 64 Ethiopia 63 Guinea 59

Source: Richard Lynn, Tatu Vanhanen: IQ and the Wealth of Nations, 2002.

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IQ Description % of Population
130+ Very superior 2.2%
120-129 Superior 6.7%
110-119 High average 16.1%
90-109 Average 50%
80-89 Low average 16.1%
70-79 Borderline 6.7%
Below 70 Extremely low 2.2%

IQ and jobs:
140
Top Civil Servants; Professors and Research Scientists.
130
Physicians and Surgeons; Lawyers; Engineers (Civil and Mechanical)
120
School Teachers; Pharmacists; Accountants; Nurses; Stenographers; Managers.
110
Foremen; Clerks; Telephone Operators; Salesmen; Policemen; Electricians.
100+
Machine Operators; Shopkeepers; Butchers; Welders; Sheet Metal Workers.
100-
Warehousemen; Carpenters; Cooks and Bakers; Small Farmers; Truck and Van Drivers.
90
Laborers; Gardeners; Upholsterers; Farmhands; Miners; Factory Packers and Sorters

Source

Wow, shewolfnm!

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