Supernova's post this morning (Study Connects Low IQ with Conservatives) made me curious, how high are the IQs here on DKos? So if you know your IQ, I'm going to ask you to post it in the comments below. If you don't know it, that's okay, not everybody has the opportunity to get tested.
However, if you're curious and you want to get a ballpark figure there are many sites on the web where you can take an IQ test. Some of these sites are more serious than others and some are marketing sites. Which sites might be best can be discussed in the comments too. And for the sake of argument, let's just consider this a fun exercise and not an opportunity to get meta.
Okay guys, lets have fun with this. I'll start, Mine has been measured to be around 138. I've taken several of these on-line IQ test too and they've put it from 136 - 144. One even "promised" me I could improve my IQ 15 points if I would follow their guidelines and did their "Brain Stretching" exercises. Wow, that would put me in the genius range (NOT).
For more fun here are the IQs of some celebrities and historical figures;
Name Profession Years Alive IQ Score
James Howard Woods Actor 1947- 180
Jill St. John Former actress 1940- 162
Dolph Lundgren Actor, director 1957- 160
Quinton Tarantino Actor and director 1963- 160
Alan Rachins Actor 1942- 158
Sharon Stone Actress 1958- 154
Jayne Mansfield Actress 1933-1967 149
Geena (Virginia) Davis Actress 1956- 140-150
"Madonna" Singer and actress 1958- 140
"Shakira" Singer & dancer 1977- 140
Jodie Foster Actress 1962- 132
Nicole Kidman Actress 1967- 132
George Friedrich Composer 1685-1759 170
Händel
Richard Wagner Composer 1813-1883 170
Johann Strauss Composer 1825-1899 170
Felix Mendelssohn Composer 1809-1847 165
Johann Sebastian Bach Composer 1685-1750 165
Wolfgang Amadeus Composer 1756-1791 165
Mozart
Ludwig van Beethoven Composer 1770-1827 165
Joseph Haydn Composer 1732-1809 160
Michelangelo Artist and poet 1475-1564 180
di Lodovico
Anthonis van Dyck Painter 1599-1641 155
Rembrandt van Rijn Artist 1606-1669 155
Andy Warhol Pop artist 1928-1987 86
Thomas Wolsey Politician 1471-1530 200
William Pitt, Politician 1759-1806 190
the Younger
Benjamin Netanyahu Israeli Prime Minister 1949- 180
John H. Sununu Politician 1939- 180
John Sununu Politician 1964- 180
Benjamin Franklin Politician 1706-1790 160
Jimmy Carter 39th President 1924- 156
John Quincy Adams 6th President 1767-1848 153
Franklin D. Roosevelt 32nd President 1882-1945 147
Richard Milhous Nixon 37th President 1913-1994 143
Hillary Rodham Clinton 67th Sec. of State 1947- 140
Thomas Jefferson 3rd President 1743-1826 138
Bill Clinton 42nd President 1946- 137
John Adams 2nd President 1735-1826 137
Arnold Schwarzenegger Politician 1947- 135
Al Gore Politician 1948- 134
Harry S. Truman 33rd President 1884-1972 132
Abraham Lincoln 16th President 1809-1865 128
Lyndon Baines Johnson 36th President 1908-1973 126
George W. Bush 43rd President 1946- 125
Andrew Jackson 17th President 1767-1845 123
Dwight D. Eisenhower 34th President 1890-1969 122
Gerald Rudolph Ford 38th President 1913-2006 121
George Washington 1st President 1732-1799 118
John F. Kennedy 35th President 1917-1963 117
Ulysses S. Grant 18th President 1822-1885 110
Ronald Reagan 40th President 1911-2004 105
George H.W. Bush 41st President 1924- 98
For more go here.
On with the games!!
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