Comments on: Brain Game: The Onset of Mensa

By: Miss Cellania

Miss Cellania — Mon, 11 Aug 2008 14:19:12 +0000

The onset of Mensa. That’s one priceless phrase.

By: Roolet

Roolet — Fri, 08 Aug 2008 05:40:12 +0000

I was going with the “bagels” idea too, which meant that to me the next letter was N. Because it’s always bagels *and* something else, and in the phrase “bagels and …” N would be the next consonant.

Perhaps I should not take Brain Games prior to lunch?

By: Josiah

Josiah — Fri, 08 Aug 2008 04:51:34 +0000

I guessed X. The difference between B and L is 10 letters. The difference between G and S is 12. So I guessed that the distance between L and the next letter would be 14, making X. So close!

By: Kendall

Kendall — Fri, 08 Aug 2008 04:03:50 +0000

I totally got that first try. Awesome Brain Game!

By: lindsey

lindsey — Thu, 07 Aug 2008 22:39:55 +0000

hahaha, i thought about bagels too, red.
that kills me.
i only care about MENSA if they have bagels.

By: red

red — Thu, 07 Aug 2008 20:12:44 +0000

All I could think was that it is the disemvowelled version of “bagels”. I guess I was sort of on the right track.

By: Mortal Light

Mortal Light — Thu, 07 Aug 2008 17:39:35 +0000

I originally thought Z, but then I thought E would make a better answer because I was thinking along a completely different path. I thought of what each number would look like if it was on an LED screen and the number would correspond to. B=8, G=6, L=7 (when rotated) and S=5. Z would correspond to 2, but then I realized that in the pattern of 8,6,7, and 5, 3 would be a logical choice because of Tommy Tutone’s song, 8657309/Jenny. I never once thought about the relationship between the consonants and the vowels…

By: catherine ann

catherine ann — Thu, 07 Aug 2008 16:44:47 +0000

Is the Mensa test multiple choice? If so, I might want to sign up.

I never did figure out the pattern, but I did say “Hmm, bet it’s Z.” Maybe the reason was buried in my subconscience.

By: LinuXtreme

LinuXtreme — Thu, 07 Aug 2008 15:28:36 +0000

Woah… I actually got it! And this is actual MENSA material… Sweet!

Miss Nae: I actually stumbled upon that pattern (5, 5, 7, X) at first, too. I kept looking though because I didn’t think it looked like the sort of sequence that they would be looking for, so I didn’t look for the 7th letter past S. Amazing that the answer would still come out the same, so thanks for posting that!

By: Jill

Jill — Thu, 07 Aug 2008 15:12:26 +0000

I got it by writing down every letter of the alphabet and counting the letters inbetween. I ended up with Z as well. (B & G have 4 letters in between, G & L four letters in between. L to S is 6 letters in between and S to Z is 6 letters in between).
Keep ‘em comin, mensa man.