Mensa Presents Word Puzzles for Language Geniuses

Mensa Presents Word Puzzles for Language Geniuses
Author: Harold Gale
Publisher: Random House Puzzles & Games
Total Pages: 132
Release: 1993
Genre: Games & Activities
ISBN: 9780812922134

Put your verbal I.Q. to the test with this collection of word puzzles and mind games, from the folks at Mensa.

Really Clever Crosswords

Really Clever Crosswords
Author: David Levinson Wilk
Publisher: Sterling Publishing Company, Inc.
Total Pages: 106
Release: 2004-04
Genre: Games & Activities
ISBN: 9781402709494

Match wits with one of the country’s most popular crossword creators. Since his first puzzle was published in the New York Times when he was nineteen years old, the author has been challenging newspaper readers from New York to San Diego and Miami to Spokane. Offering the elegance and sophistication of the toughest daily crosswords yet remaining accessible to newcomers, these 72 puzzles will test your knowledge of history, pop culture, science, literature, sports, and more, as well as your ability to figure out clever themes. If you enjoy solving conundrums such as “What the Russians did in 1999” (10 letters), and “Jean-Claude Van Damme sits on the fence” (14 letters), these really clever crosswords are for you! Answers: PUTINPUTIN, BELGIANWAFFLES

Mensa Book of Words, Word Games, Puzzles and Oddities

Mensa Book of Words, Word Games, Puzzles and Oddities
Author: Abbie F. Salny
Publisher: Galahad Books
Total Pages: 0
Release: 2006-07-14
Genre: English language
ISBN: 9781578660827

Shocking origins! Altered meanings! Wild abuses of language! Who knew English was so full of fascinating surprises? For word lovers, these quizzes and games by Mensa member extraordinaire Dr. Abbie Salny will be a pure delight...and illuminating, too. She delves into the sometimes-unexpected etymology of a variety of words and reveals how they came to have their present meanings, examines derivations, and analyzes the frequently misunderstood, mispronounced, and misused. Then, she gathers them all into brain-teasing puzzles designed to test and improve the solver's vocabulary. For anyone seeking a bon mot or le mot juste, here's the place to find it!

Mensa 10-Minute Crossword Puzzles

Mensa 10-Minute Crossword Puzzles
Author: Fred Piscop
Publisher: Workman Publishing
Total Pages: 444
Release: 2011-08-25
Genre: Games & Activities
ISBN: 0761163220

It’s puzzle nirvana for crossword lovers who have just a few minutes to spare, but still crave a challenge. Adapted from the popular Mensa 10-Minute Crossword Puzzles Page-A-Day Calendar, Mensa 10-Minute Crossword Puzzles strikes a perfect balance: The puzzles are tough enough to be sanctioned by Mensa, the internationally famous high-IQ society, but are designed to be solvable in ten minutes or less. Expertly written by puzzle master Fred Piscop, Mensa member, author of the Mensa calendar, and frequent crossword contributor to both The New York Times and The Washington Post, these cleverly themed crossword puzzles will appeal to both seasoned solvers and novices looking to hone their skills. They are an addictive addition to your morning routine (just add coffee); perfect for evening downtime; just right for your commute on the subway, or while waiting at the doctor’s office or sitting in a restaurant—anytime you need a mental pick-me-up. The book’s chunky format, which works so well for puzzle books like The Original Sudoku series, fits easily into a purse or bag. An answer key is included at the back of the book.

The Mensa Genius Quiz-a-day Book

The Mensa Genius Quiz-a-day Book
Author: Abbie F. Salny
Publisher: Da Capo Press
Total Pages: 0
Release: 1989-01-22
Genre: Games & Activities
ISBN: 9780201135497

Test your wits with this all-new collection of mindbusters from Mensa, the high-IQ society. Master puzzler Abbie Salny provides a fun brainteaser, logic twister, math mystery, or word game for every day of the year. Whether you're mathematically, verbally, or visually inclined, you're sure to find twelve months' worth of exciting challenges inside.Included with each puzzle's solution is the percentage of Mensa members who answered it correctly, so you can score yourself against the people with the high IQs. With a puzzle for every date and an extra for leap years, you can match wits with Mensa 366 days out of every year! Here are a couple of sample questions, and the percentage of Mensans who answered correctly: February 24: Can you make three words from the letters LGNEA? (100%) May 14: You have fifty coins that total 1.00. If you lose one coin, what is the chance that it was a quarter? (15%)

Amazing Crosswords for Kids

Amazing Crosswords for Kids
Author: Trip Payne
Publisher: Puzzlewright
Total Pages: 0
Release: 2005-06
Genre: Crossword puzzles
ISBN: 9781402710391

Payne, a genius of crossword creation, is back with a seventh collection designed especially for puzzle-loving kids. Consumable.

Giant Book of Mensa Puzzles

Giant Book of Mensa Puzzles
Author: Robert Allen
Publisher:
Total Pages: 400
Release: 2005
Genre: Puzzles
ISBN: 9781844424450

You don't need to be a genius or a professor of mathematics to have hours of fun with this book - just some logical thinking, a little common sense, a bit of general knowledge and the stubbom determination not to be beaten! Pit your wits against Mensa's masterminds with this huge collection of brain teasers. This book contains more than 500 puzzles and tests of all kinds to delight and bamboozle every type of puzzler.