Official Mensa® Challenge – May 2025

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Questions

1. The 16 letters below can be anagrammed into a two-word menu item that might be found at the Ming Jade restaurant. What is the item?

     A B C E E E L N N O O R S S T T

2. Martin had a fairly slow motorized bicycle. It took him 4 hours to ride uphill for 60 miles to his cabin and 2 hours to come back down. He averaged 15 miles per hour uphill and 30 miles per hour downhill. What was his average speed?

3. Which of the words below is least like the others? The difference has nothing to do with vowels, consonants or syllables.

     ITALY      CHINA      ANGOLA      PANAMA

4. Frank is twice as old as his daughter Amanda. Twelve years ago, Frank was three times as old as Amanda. Twelve years from now, Amanda will be three-fifths of her father’s age. How old are Frank and Amanda now?

5. Fill in the blanks below to complete the names of the cities or states in the United States.

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     _ A _ _ F _ _ N _ _ 

     _ L _ B _ M _ 

     _ I _ W _ _ _ E _

Answers

1. LOBSTER CANTONESE 

2. 20 mile per hour (6 hours for 120 miles)

3. PANAMA (The three other words can be anagrammed: LAITY, CHAIN, ANALOG.) 

4. Frank is 48; Amanda is 24.

5. INDIANAPOLIS, CALIFORNIA, ALABAMA, MILWAUKEE