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Are you smart enough to get into Mensa? These are the questions you'll have to answer to get in

Feb 5, 2016, 15:33 IST

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Mensa is one of the most exclusive clubs in the world.

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The IQ society was founded in 1946 in Oxford, England, by Roland Berrill and Lancelot Lionel Ware. Its mission is to "identify and foster human intelligence for the benefit of humanity," according to its site, mensa.org.uk.

Getting into the elite society is notoriously difficult and is a privilege reserved for those who score in the top 2% in its famous IQ test.

According to an 11-year-old Londoner who earned a perfect score on the test, it's "written in a way that any person can do it, you don't need to worry at all.

We're sceptical of her claims, but to get an idea of how likely you are to get into Mensa, the organisation sent Business Insider some sample questions. The answers are at the bottom of the article.

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The questions are similar in style to those which are likely to be included in an accredited IQ test. Although answering the mini test will not show an accurate IQ score, it can however give a rough indicator of how well you may do if you attempted a Mensa IQ Test.

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