Puzzles

One activity that many of our members enjoy is puzzling! You can test yourself for fun with our brainteasers. Our quizzes and conundrums are updated regularly, so do check back on the page for the latest content, and if you get really good at them, why not find out what your IQ is by booking a Mensa Supervised IQ Test?

16/1/25 – Decathlon

Place the letters of DECATHLON  in each of the different regions of the Olympic Rings diagram according to the following rules.

  1. Only the letters A-M can occupy regions 1, 2 or 3
  2. Only the letters N-Z can occupy regions 8 or 9
  3. Consecutive letters in the word DECATHLON cannot be placed within the same circle
  4. Consecutive letters in the alphabet cannot be placed within the same circle

 

Puzzle courtesy of Mensa member Peter Hooton

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1 = E, 2 = C, 3 = D, 4 = A, 5 = H, 6 = N, 7 = L, 8 = O, 9 = T

Puzzles for business use

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