Mensa

From Thikipedia

Mensa is the internationally renowned society for people who are quite good at crosswords but not clever enough to get into Oxbridge.

To qualify for Mensa you must be able to do one of the following:

  • Complete a Times cryptic crossword
  • Complete any Sudoku rated "tricky" in under 10 minutes
  • Complete a game of scrabble without using any made up words or swearwords


Mensa is an anacronym for "My Ego Needs Special Attention".

Mensa is also German for dining room.

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