Can't get enough of those brain teasers?  The Ultimate IQ Test Book may just help.  It is a great resource freely available on the internet which includes a whopping 300 pages of IQ Test practice questions.  These tests would be great not only for the daily brain teaser to keep our neurons firing, but also as a mock practice test for the big day when you buckle down and take a real PhD-Certified and calibrated IQ Test such as our Free IQ Test.

Have any of you used this resource?  If you have used a resource such as this and then taken our IQ Test, please post your results as a comment.  It will be very interesting to track whether those who use an IQ Test practice resource would actually score better on the IQ Test than those who had not.

Ever wake up the next morning and regret an email you wrote when you had a little too much to drink the night before?  Well, Google has the solution!  Google recently released a new Gmail feature called, Google Mail Goggles, which makes you take a short IQ test in order to determine if you are sober enough to write an email intelligently.  This new feature is getting quite a bit of "buzz" (pun intended) on the internet.  Whether it catches on or not is to be determined, but none the less it is a very interesting concept.

What if we need to take an IQ test before we can operate our cars?  We would not only reduce DUI's but also reduce the number of people on the road making stupid mistakes that cause 10-car pileups on the freeway!  If this mini-IQ Test policy was in place for driving a car, what would the minimum IQ be?  Let's say it is 100 which is the average IQ score.  Would you be smart enough to drive?

Take a free IQ Test and find out what your actual IQ score is.

Should our country require an IQ Test in order to be a registered voter?  What's your opinion?

There has been quite a bit of talk on the Internet on the subject especially in the wake of this upcoming hotly debated and historic election between John McCain and Barack Obama.  As more and more people become a firm supporter of one side or the other, we are beginning to see more and more jabs back and forth from everyday voters going beyond the typical political mudslinging that comes with every presidential election.  This one's personal!

George W. Bush, whatever his actual intelligence might be, is not generally known for his impressive IQ.  Many Obama supporters have claimed that McCain is also IQ-challenged just like W.  And the stabs go back to Obama as being inexperienced and not ready to lead the country.

But what about our voter's IQ?  Should we have a minimum intelligence level ourselves in order to vote for a candidate?  That might solve many problems but create many others.  This country was founded on the principal that everyone has a say in who our leaders are - from the uneducated retail clerk to the highly educated doctor.  We all should be represented according to our forefathers.  True, the more educated might be better fit to see past the acting and empty promises, but there are no guarantees and our liberties would be sacrificed by such a policy.

Just for fun, let's say there is an IQ Test that is required before you can vote.  The average intelligence is around 100 IQ points, so let's say the cut-off for voting in the election is 120 points which would mean that only the top 20th percentile could vote.  Would you be included in this group?  Take one of our Free IQ Tests and find out!  

Post your IQ score as a comment to this blog.

This week saw record losses in the US stock markets.  The DOW Industrials closed on Friday at below 9,000 points, its lowest level in four years.  Investor confidence is near an all-time low.  The housing market, gas and food prices, and many other industries seem to ever more volatile than before.  What about your job?

If you are in the construction, mortgage, or transportation industries most likely you have already felt the effects of a tightening economy.  Perhaps you even lost your job or are one of the lucky ones who still has a job but for how long?  In the Business Week article, “How to Bounce Back from Career Setbacks”, Marshall Goldsmith outlines how we can mentally deal with the setbacks that come with this uncertain economy of ours.

Now is a better time than ever to start re-examining your career options and seeing what else is out there that you might be good at.  Why not start with something fun like a free IQ Test or “Are You Smarter than a 5th Grader?” free quiz.  Then when you are ready to tackle it, try our in-depth Career Personality Test.  That Career Test will give you insight into your personality and what career options would be a good suit for you.  From there, you can determine whether you need to go back to school for a new degree or can explore new career options directly.  Taking a quiz like this would be a great free way to start doing something about the uncertainty in your career and not wait until it comes crashing down around you!

How much money does my neighbor (or coworker or friend or ...) make?

Even though most would not ask this question out loud, it is still in the back of many of our minds.  This question is a part of our curiosity and maybe even our competitive drive.  While it might not be a good thing to actually ask your neighbors or friends about their finances, it is definitely beneficial to understand the career options out there.  This is especially true if you are struggling to make ends meet and want something better for the future.

What about checking out the MSN article, "How Long ‘Til You Earn Your First Million?".  The article includes a list of current salaries for a variety of career options.

Ok, so now you know how much a neighbor or friend in a different career might be making, but how do you know which career is right for you?  

At FunEducation, we offer several free tests and quizzes to explore what career would be best for you.  The best and most accurate one is the Free Career Test. This test gives you a very detailed 3-section report about your personality and which career would best fit that personality.

You might also try the free quiz, the Business Management Aptitude Test.  That test allows you to see if you are indeed management material or need additional education to accomplish this goal.

If you do find you need to go back to school to get the job you want, why not try one of the online schools for business professional?  You can get started searching for the perfect school in our Career and Education Center.

Do you have the business sense to be the next Warren Buffet?  Maybe you are just not in the right career!  Take one of our free tests or free quizzes to discover yourself.  You can find your perfect career with our Free Career Test or perhaps find out whether you are management material with our Free Business Management Aptitude Test.

You might also check out MSN's article titled, "Is Buffet Smarter Than You?".  It gives a great overview of some of the business savvy Warren Buffet has employed over his successful career.  Maybe YOU will be the next big success story featured on MSN!

Check out our new "Education & Career Center" that was just launched today on our website.  This new feature allows you to search for the perfect college to fit your interests.  You can search for a college by entering information into the "Find a School" box and clicking, "Find School".

Also included in the channel is the article, "Why should you earn your degree online?".  This is an interesting and informative article making the case for why you should go back to school as a working professional and earn your advanced degree.

We also have links to career-oriented free tests and quizzes such as the Free Career Test, the online Free IQ Test, and many others.

Most employees have asked themselves at some point in their careers if they have what it takes to be a manager and not just an employee.  Likewise employers have asked the same question about their employees.  Good managers are hard to find.  Our Business Management Aptitude Test simplifies this process and allows you to get an good assessment of whether an employee is management material.

In addition to the Business Management Aptitude Test, you might also want to explore one of our other free tests such as our Career Test.  The career test allows you to find out what careers best fit your personality.  It is a PhD-Certified assessment, so you can be sure the results are accurate. 

You also might want to search for colleges using our new college and career tools.

We are about ready to launch our new education portal which will allow you to search for the perfect college for you, take exciting free tests and quizzes to discover your perfect career as well as provide other useful free tools for career and education advancement.

In these tough economic times, there have not been better times to re-think your career.  In researching your career, a good place to start is with our free Career Personality Test which is designed to provide a complete personality profile as well as rate you on how well your personality fits into over 300 career choices.  It is a free test, so you have nothing to lose!

After taking the Career Test, you might want to use our new College Search tool to find a college that is right for you.  There are now many online and campus schools across the nation that provide advanced education to working professionals.  Those with advanced degrees typically earn much more than those without degrees, so this might be a good option to look into when considering a new career.

You hear the term, "IQ", used everywhere.  What's my sports IQ?  What's my 5th Grader IQ?  How well do you score on IQ Tests and Quizzes?  How much lower is Bush's IQ than mine?

Where does this term actually come from and what does it stand for?  IQ stands for Intelligence Quotient in English and is the translation of the German phrase, Intelligenz-Quotient, which was coined by the German psychologist, William Stern, in 1912.  Modern IQ tests measure intelligence based on a Gaussian bell curve with a median value of 100.  This means that 100 is used as the baseline for intelligence tests.  Those who score below 100 on IQ Tests are considered below average and scores above 100 on IQ Tests are considered above average.  Of course realizing a score on one particular IQ Test or other free quizzes such as the Free IQ Test does not deliver the entire picture of intelligence.  Many people are more visual learners and others are more auditory learners.  This is one factor that could affect intelligence scores. 

When taking IQ Tests on our website, we recommend taking both the Verbal Free IQ Test and the Free Spatial IQ Test.  That will test you in several different ways so you can be sure to get an accurate score.

Did you see the MSN article, "Why Americans Aren't Dumb?"

It outlines the suggestion that we are entering a dark age of reason due to our "WII-playing" ways but then counters that by saying that our average IQ has increased steadily for decades.  Are we really Smarter than a Fifth Grader?  Are we increasing in intelligence from generation to generation or are we losing ground?

Kids seem to be doing both.  They are excelling at certain academic areas and yet the average American student can't pick out America on the map.  But could the average American ever do this?

Why not try these concepts out yourself.  We offer a Kids IQ Test and a Free IQ Test for adults.  If you have kids, you can have them take their IQ Test, you can take your free quiz, and then both of you can compare the results!  Post your results as a comment to this blog.

The Free IQ Test on our FunEducation.com website consists of four distinct sections: quantitative, spatial, verbal, words, and fill in the blank.  Each are designed to test a different area of intelligence to generate the final IQ score.  From my experience, the most intriguing aspects of tests like this is the elements of spatial reasoning.  What I mean by spatial reasoning is thinking about objects and space and using those mental visual images to calculate answers.  For some people, this can be quite challenging, for others it is quite easy.

The Free IQ Test is a 42-question test which will give a mostly accurate IQ score especially for a test of its brevity.  If you want an even more accurate assessment, why not take the Spatial IQ Quiz which is a 200-item test and goes into more depth.  This will give you the opportunity to test out those spatial reasoning skills!  And best of all, it is FREE!

A visitor who took our Free IQ Test had a comment regarding one of the questions.

In order not to jeopardize the accuracy of your results on our free quiz, we have changed the question slightly but kept the meaning the same.

I have a couple comments with regard to an item on the IQ test, "If some CRAMMERS are WIDGETS and some WIDGETS are BLOGGERS, then some CRAMMERS are definitely BLOGGERS".

Comment #1:   In your explanation of the answer, you substitute the words CRAMMERS, WIDGETS, and BLOGGERS with the words CATS, ANIMALS, and DOGS, so the sentence reads "if some CATS are ANIMALS, and some ANIMALS are DOGS, then some CATS are definitely DOGS". However, this doesn't make any sense since ALL CATS are ANIMALS. It would make much more sense to use the words SNAKES, PETS, and DOGS as substitutions, so the sentence reads, "If some SNAKES are PETS, and some PETS are DOGS, then some SNAKES are definitely DOGS", in which case the answer would indeed be FALSE. (I prefer to use SNAKES rather than CATS since it is not entirely accurate to say that "SOME CATS are pets" since in actuality, "MOST CATS are pets", while the most accurate statement with regard to SNAKES would indeed be that SOME SNAKES are PETS).

Comment #2: Although the substitutions I suggested in Comment #1 further strengthen your contention regarding the answer, I am not so sure that this is always the case. For example, if I instead substitute the words CRAMMERS, WIDGETS, and BLOGGERS with the words DOGS, POODLES, and GRAY, so the sentence reads, "if some DOGS are POODLES, and some POODLES are GRAY, then some DOGS are definitely GRAY, wouldn't that make this sentence TRUE?

These are great comments and it is always good to be analytical of tests and questions especially with IQ Tests and Spatial IQ Quizzes.  These tests and quizzes are really meant to get your mind going as an exercise as much as an accurate assessment of your IQ score.  

Can you figure out the answer to this question?  Post a comment!

 

The term, "IQ", stands for Intelligence Quotient and is a general measure of a person's intelligence.  It is widely used and commonly accepted as the standard for measuring intelligence in the United States and around the world.

You can find out your IQ score by taking a test such as our Free IQ Test or Spatial IQ Test.  There are also many other free quizzes on the internet you can use for a second opinion.

The scoring mechanism for calculating the IQ score is quite complex, however it's interpretation can be understood quite easily.  The average intelligence score is 100.  You can then take a Free IQ Test or Spatial IQ Test to find your score for comparison.  An IQ score of 100 is considered "average" or the 50th percentile.  The majority of the population falls into the 85-115 IQ score range.  A much smaller percentage fall into the below 85 and above 115 category.