The Mensa Genius Quiz-A-Day Book
| The Mensa Genius Quiz-A-Day Book |
Manufacturer: Perseus Publishing
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978020113549 Retail Price: $12.95 #Deals:
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Match your wits against Mensa with this exciting collection of brainteasers, word games, number conundrums, and logical mysteries. There's more palindromes and paradoxes, anagrams and algorithms, than ever before! |
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The Mensa Genius Quiz-A-Day Book Specs:
| Product Name | The Mensa Genius Quiz-A-Day Book |
| Manufacturer | Perseus Publishing |
| Product Number MPN | 0201135493 |
| Retail Price | $12.95 |
| EAN-14 | 09780201135497 |
| UPC | 978020113549 |
| Specifications | |
| Title | The Mensa Genius Quiz-A-Day Book |
| ISBN | 0201135493 |
| Author(s) | Abbie F., Dr. Salny,Members of Mensa, Dr. Salny Abbie F., Members of Mensa |
| Release Date | 1989-08-01, 1989-09-01 |
| Format | Paperback |
| Num of Pages | 173 |
| Num. of Items | 1 |
| EAN | 9780201135497 |
| Weight | 1 lbs. |
| Deal first added on: | 16-February-2004 |
Latest 5 Reviews
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 "Fun Variety of Puzzles" | 2009-06-16 |
| - Reviewed By User: A16FEQZE9I6UC8 |
Book of 366 puzzles (one for every day of the year), including:
- find a palindrome to match a clue
- math logic puzzles (if 'x+y'=4 and 'y'=2', how much is 'x'?)
- word logic puzzles (which word can be added to the following words to make valid compound words)
- 'interletter' puzzles - find the words that are contained within a block of letters
- find words with specific meanings containing specific letters
- create word2 from word1, changing one letter at a time
I was impressed with the quality and variety of the puzzles. As you go through the book, you become familiar with the various types of puzzles, and they become easier.
And I especially enjoyed how the answers indicate the percentage of Mensans that got the answer correct. Made me feel smart when I got a tough one right!
Kindle-specific comments:
- My experience would have been *much improved* if each puzzle linked directly to its answer. Puzzles are in calendar order, and answers are in the back of the book, ordered by days of the month (1st of Jan, 1st of Feb, ... 2nd of Jan, 2nd of Feb, ...). To look up an answer, you have to jump to the back of the book, but it's difficult to know exactly where to jump, and so I ended up paging forward and back to find the answer I was looking for. I find paging back and forth more difficult on the Kindle than with a paperback, so this was very frustrating for me.
- Many puzzles were spread across multiple pages. It would have been much easier if the entire puzzle were on one page instead of breaking it apart.
All told, I would recommend the paperback version of this book. |
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 "Sundry Puzzles" | 2009-06-09 |
| - Reviewed By joshuaj@thrifty.net |
This is a little book filled with puzzles. The majority of them are vocabulary-related puzzles that involve unscrambling letters. Some of them are math-related puzzles that involve pre-algebra. Some are logic puzzles.
There is a puzzle for every day of the year, and answers in the back. The answers include a % of Mensa "testers" that were able to answer the questions.
I keep it in the bathroom. Most of these puzzles are a little too easy. With a pencil and paper, most of them would be achievable for a bright sixth grader. An adult who is interested in puzzles will complete the majority of these puzzles in their head in a few seconds. This is probably because the book is quite old, and most of these puzzle ideas have been taught in school for a while, now, so... the "puzzle" part is stale. |
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 "Challenge Yourself" | 2008-07-18 |
| - Reviewed By drebbles |
"The Mensa Genius Quiz-A-Day Book" contains 366 puzzles (including one for leap years). The puzzles cover a wide variety including cryptograms, picture puzzles, math puzzles, riddles, palindromes, Tom Swifties, and more. The book is divided into months and at the start of each month there is a description of how the month got its name and some other interesting facts about the month. The answers are at the back of the book and each answer tells what percentage of Mensa members got the right answer for that particular puzzle.
"The Mensa Genius Quiz-A-Day Book" is a good book for people who want to keep their mind active by doing at least one puzzle a day. The puzzles are varied in such a way that if you find a puzzle tough one day, the puzzle the next day won't seem as hard. My favorite puzzles are the word puzzles (palindromes, anagrams, riddles, mini-mysteries, etc.) while I'm not too fond of or particularly good at the math puzzles. For the most part, the book is evenly divided between the types of puzzles, but there are a few times when it seems like there are several of the same type of puzzle in a row. Although the book says Mensa, you don't have to be a Mensa member to do the puzzles (I'm not). The answer section gives a detailed explanation of each answer, which ultimately helps you solve similar types of puzzles. By the end of the book you should be able to solve or at least have an understanding of how each puzzle works.
"The Mensa Genius Quiz-A-Day Book" is hours of challenging fun for everyone.
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| "Creative pleasure!" | 2008-02-23 |
| - Reviewed By User: AM7V1HR5NXAKU |
| I have purchased several of the Mensa books. There is a challenge to outwit the Mensa and I offer it to my friends on occasion in the form of a game. |
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| "Mensa Genius Quiz-A-Day Book" | 2007-05-25 |
| - Reviewed By terrydebruge |
| My husband and I got this book to do together. We enjoy solving the quizzes and finding out the percentage of Mensans who got them correct. We gave it 4 stars because we think there are too many word puzzles. We were hoping for more number puzzles. |
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