Mensa Teaser...Thursday #3...

Well team, we did pretty dang good last Thursday with our Mensa questions.  Really, we did!  The photo above has absolutely nothing to do with Mensa questions, other than I'm pretty sure this fellow probably could have done just about as well with last weeks questions as most of you did.

However, week #2 was so way much better than week #1 that I almost turned loose water with excitement!  Really, I did!  Mitch (not his real name, obviously some plant from The Mayor's staff), Bunk Strutts (not his real name, obviously), and Mr Fnortner (not his real name, obviously...but maybe it is.  I'm not sure.) all answered the two amazingly impossible MENSA questions correctly.  That's pretty danged good in my book!  I'm is proud!

Inno, Steamboat McGoo, and Mahmoud (not their real names) all got one question correct!  Fabulous!  Pat yourselves on the back, or anywhere it feels good!

Nancy thought we were still trying to figure out what kind of tree grows in Kentucky, and has green balls.  She answered "Black Walnut."  Nyuk...

I like Nancy a lot.  I really do.

Really, I do.  Really.  But, unfortunately, you were wrong, Nancy.  (Not about the variety of tree...just EVERYTHING ELSE)  Sorry Nancy...don't pat any green balls.  Period.  C'mon...Ah loves ya', and you know I do...

So, lets us get on down to the brass tacks of Mensa Teaser questions for Week #3.

I can only give you one clue.  Do not wear a black T-shirt on a 100+ degree (F) day in Louisiana, and do not attempt to change out electric outlets in an old garage apartment that you are renovating without shutting off ALL THE POWER before you do it, especially if you are dripping sweat like a cotton-pickin' slave at Tara.  (I know, that is two clues...so consider yourself fortunate).

So, let's be about it...


1) Fill in the blanks to make common English words. The letters you put in the blanks, when read left to right, will spell out shorter words that all have something in common.  Please explain what those shorter words have in common.




T E _ P _ R_ _ U R E

_ U _ F L _ _ E R

A _ R _ _ I V _

H O _ E _ P A _ _ I C

_ _ L I G _ _ E


2) (Now here's y'all an even easier one)  Which number comes next in this series of numbers?


2...3...5...7...11...13...



Okay, these are easy passes on a short drop. If y'all can't catch these, well...heck, I even answered these without looking at the answer key.

And, my blog is written by a chick...who writes like Stephen King...and posts "pie recipes."

Good luck, y'all!  And as always, thank y'all for your support in making Andy's Place the go-to place on the worldwide computer for boring content, and lame quizzes!