Welcome to Mensa, the High IQ Society. Mensa has around 150,000 members of all ages in 90+ countries worldwide.
Mensa International (MI) would like to thank Olav Hoel Dørum (creator of the test questions and scoring), Tedd Hansen (developer of the test engine and web pages), and Eivind Olsen (MI Director of Development and former Chair of Mensa Norway) for granting us permission to use their online practice IQ test.
“Mensa” means “table” in Latin, and the organisation was so named because Mensa is a round-table society where ethnicity, colour, creed, national origin, age, politics, educational and social background are all completely irrelevant. In fact, the only relevant qualification for membership is scoring within the upper 2% of the general population on an approved intelligence test. Mensa ...
With more than 40,000 members, American Mensa is the largest national Mensa operating under the auspices of Mensa International, Ltd.
How do I qualify for Mensa? Membership of Mensa is open to persons who have attained a score within the upper two percent of the general population on an approved intelligence test that has been properly administered and supervised.
Mensa isn’t just about IQ — it’s about people who love learning as much as you do. Some like the social aspect of the organization, which includes everything from local game nights to big national events like our Annual Gathering. Others enjoy intellectual events, such as speaker meetings, Colloquiums, and CultureQuest ®.
Chicago Area Mensa is a welcoming organization that provides a framework for intelligent individuals to discover like-minded people and pursue common interests in order to build a social community. Find out about joining, events, and our group.