TEST YOUR MENTAL FLEXIBILITY:

This test does not measure your intelligence, your fluency with words, or your mathematical ability. It will, however, give you some gauge of your mental flexibility and creativity. In the three years since this test has been developed, it has been found that only a few people could solve more than half of the 30 questions on the first try. Many, however, reported getting answers long after the test had been set aside, some at unexpected moments when their minds were relaxed. Some reported solving all the questions over a period of several days. Take this as your personal challenge.

Instructions: Each question below contains the initials of a word that will make it correct. Find the missing word.

Example question: 16 = O in a P

Answer: Ounces in a pound.

1.) 26 = L of the A

2.) 7 = W of the W

3.) 1001 = AN

4.) 12 = S of the Z

5.) 54 = C in a D (with the J's)

6.) 9 = P in the S S

7.) 88 = P K

8.) 13 = S on the A F

9.) 32 = D F at which W F

10.) 18 = H on a G C

11.) 90 = D in a R A

12.) 200 = D for P G in M

13.) 8 = S on a S S

14.) 3 = B M (S H T R)

15.) 4 = Q in a G

16.) 24 = H in a D

17.) 1 = W on a U

18.) 5 = D in a Z C

19.) 57 = H V

20.) 11 = P on a F T

21.) 1000 = W that a P is W

22.) 29 = D in F in a L Y

23.) 64 = S on a C B

24.) 40 = D and N of the G F

25.) 100 = Y on a F F

26.) 15 = M on a D M C (Y H H and a B O R)

27.) 2 = A B P S S L C P O on a S S B

28.) 2000 = L U the S

29.) 14 = K G

30.) 12 = M of a J

31.) 18 = W on a S

Answers:

1.) Letters of the Alphabet

2.) Wonders of the World

3.) Arabian Nights

4.) Signs of the Zodiac

5.) Cards in a Deck (with the Jokers)

6.) Planets in the Solar System

7.) Piano Keys

8.) Stripes on the American Flag

9.) Degrees Fahrenheit at which Water Freezes

10.) Holes on a Golf Course

11.) Degrees in a Right Angle

12.) Dollars for Passing Go in Monopoly

13.) Sides on a Stop Sign

14.) Blind Mice (See How They Run)

15.) Quarts in a Gallon

16.) Hours in a Day

17.) Wheel on a Unicycle

18.) Digits in a Zip Code

19.) Heinz Varieties

20.) Players on a Football Team

21.) Words that a Picture is Worth

22.) Days in February in a Leap Year

23.) Squares on a Check Board

24.) Days and Nights of the Great Flood

25.) Yards on a Football Field

26.) Men on a Dead Man's Chest (Yo Ho Ho and a Bottle of Rum)

27.) All Beef Patties, Special Sauce, Lettuce, Cheese, Pickles, Onions on a Sesame Seed Bun

28.) Leagues under the Sea

29.) Karat Gold

30.) Members of a Jury

31.) Wheels on a Semi