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Dovyman
Dovyman
Fill in the blank: THE OAK SPANS FIVE ______. I saw this question on an IQ test and upon finding out the answer my response (and the response of all my friends) was a resounding, "wtf??". Give your answers and if anybody gets it right I want to know WHY on earth that is the answer.
Bossk
Bossk
PARSECS.
Katta
Katta
Generations.
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tHiSiSbOb
tHiSiSbOb
Angstroms.
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jfclavette
jfclavette
generations or centuries it is.
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cozman
cozman
I dont know what to say, I posed this question to a friend of mine, and he came up with an insane explanation, then again, he's pretty messed up and maybe so is whoever wrote this test.

me: this was on an IQ testme: THE OAK SPANS FIVE ______.LB: i dont knowLB: what type of question is it?me: fill in the blankme: just guess, some people must get it right apparentlyLB: i dont knowLB: metersme: hahame: it's generationsme: wtf does that mean?me: and how would someone know?LB: was it multiple choice?LB: i guess it has to do with the trees ageme: nopeme: 5 generations though.. that makes no senseLB: lets say i was talking a walk with youLB: and you were my grandsonLB: and i had my hand around youLB: you small bodyLB: with your tight buttLB: and we came across this treeLB: and i told you it spans 5 generationgsLB: generations*LB: so that would be 5 generations of my familyLB: molesting grandchildernLB: you understand now?


(i said generations to him, assuming xMcBainx is right)
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alnite
alnite
Quote:
Original post by Tiffany_Smith
Yards.

I vote for kilometers.
Raloth
Raloth
Hands.
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pan narrans
pan narrans
Divs.
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eleusive
eleusive
Probrably not pertinant, but I thought given the answer of "generations" that this link was kinda ironic:

"...spans five generations and many technological innovations."

http://www.oakknoll.com/detail.php?d_booknr=71824&d_currency=

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Talib
Talib
That is not a valid IQ test. I hate it when they use question like that.

First of it is a language based question. Meaning if English is not my first language I might not understand.

Secondly it is culture based. IE one cultures saying might differ from another.

I also came across a MENSA question sheet where they had question from the bible. Which is also terribly wrong. What if I was a Muslim or Hindu.

Some questions don't take all factors in consideration.
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Etnu
Etnu
Assuming that you're referring to the same MENSA question that I'm thinking of, the actual question itself had nothing to do with the Bible, and any intelligent person should be able to answer it regardless of their cultural heritiage.

That question, however, has nothing to do with IQ. It's a purely knowledge-based question, which automatically invalidates the test as valid for IQ evaluation.
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smart_idiot
smart_idiot
Undisclosed arbitrary units.
Chess is played by three people. Two people play the game; the third provides moral support for the pawns. The object of the game is to kill your opponent by flinging captured pieces at his head. Since the only piece that can be killed is a pawn, the two armies agree to meet in a pawn-infested area (or even a pawn shop) and kill as many pawns as possible in the crossfire. If the game goes on for an hour, one player may legally attempt to gouge out the other
pi_equals_3
pi_equals_3
is the answer C?

Man, I'm stumped, which I guess makes me sane...

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Sandman
Sandman
fifths of an Oak Span.
smart_idiot
smart_idiot
That's a pretty good answer.

But the real answer is fourty-two. So the oak spans five fourty-two.

So, what is five fourty-two? It turns out to be a highway somewhere, and the tree is lying across it blocking traffic, waiting for someone to turn it into fire wood.
Chess is played by three people. Two people play the game; the third provides moral support for the pawns. The object of the game is to kill your opponent by flinging captured pieces at his head. Since the only piece that can be killed is a pawn, the two armies agree to meet in a pawn-infested area (or even a pawn shop) and kill as many pawns as possible in the crossfire. If the game goes on for an hour, one player may legally attempt to gouge out the other

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