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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?

16/5/25 – Capital Gains

Below are the names of nine capital cities with any letters that are in G A I N S  removed. Identify each city and derive the country for which it is a capital. For example, PR = Paris = France. Use initial letters of the COUNTRY to spell out a route to a castle.

OF

TLL

TR

MU

PORE

KR

VE

R

T

Puzzle courtesy of Mensa member Peter Hooton

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BEANSTALK
Sofia-Bulgaria, Tallin-Estonia, Tirana-Albania, Managua-Nicaragua, Singapore-Singapore, Ankara-Turkey, Vienna-Austria, Riga-Latvia, Astana-Kazakhstan

Puzzles for business use

We are also able to supply puzzle content to businesses, tailored to your needs. This can range from one-off media projects for marketing campaigns and content for newspapers, magazines and company websites, to long-running partnerships and licensing agreements.

Find out more by contacting our marketing team, via: communications@mensa.org.uk