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GAMES The following questions are provided by the folks at American Mensa, the High IQ Society. Can you provide the answers? If you find that you do need some help, the answers are on page 64. Mensa An interesting question is written below in a simple substitution code. Decipher the code and fi nd the question. VNTKC XNT BZKK Z BQNRR ADSVDDM Z BDMSHODCD ZMC Z OZQQNS Z VZKJHD-SZKJHD? What is the number that is 10 more than one-half of one-tenth of one-quarter of one-half of 8,000? Find a word for a source of light, then change one letter to fi nd a word that means "to manage." Find a word that means "to close," then change one letter to fi nd a word that means "to avoid." Fill in the following word square using three "S's," two "O's," two "M's," four "E's," two "R's," two "A's" and one "V" (for a total of 16 letters) so that each word can be read across and down. S O M E O M E What two words, formed from diff erent ar- rangements of the same seven letters, can be used to complete the sentence below? Many facts in history have turned into _______ that paint the _______ picture possible. The names of at least fi ve animals are hidden in the sentences below (one appears twice!). Can you fi nd them? (The letters are in consecutive order.) The boy knocked over a lamp, igniting the shade. The couple came last night. Unfortunately, they dropped a lamp, igniting the shade. Elizabeth decided to go on a trip to visit her only brother's wife's only mother-in-law's only sister's only daughter. What relation is she to Anne? BONUS QUESTION: Who was known as Bloody Mary? Happy New Year from American Mensa! Keep your mind sharp this year with a steady diet of games and puzzles. You might even try taking the Mensa Admission Test. To learn more, visit www.us.mensa.org/americanway, call us at (800) 66-MENSA or connect with us at www.facebook.com/ americanmensa or www.twitter.com/americanmensa. Dr. Abbie F. Salny was the supervisory psychologist for American Mensa and Mensa International for more than 25 years. Quiz © 2012 by Dr. Abbie F. Salny and American Mensa from the Mensa Page-A-Day Calendar (Workman Publishing). Get your daily dose of puzzles by purchasing the 2012 cal- endar. AA.COM/AMERICANWAY JANUARY 15, 2012 63