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Mensa is the largest and oldest high-IQ society in the world. [3][4][5] It is a non-profit organisation open to people who score at the 98th percentile or higher on a standardised, supervised IQ or other approved intelligence test. [6] Mensa formally comprises national groups and the umbrella organisation Mensa International, with a registered ...
Mell Lazarus – cartoonist, creator of comic strips Miss Peach and Momma [51] Richard Lederer – author of books on word play [52] Jamie Loftus – comedian, writer, and animator, created the podcast "My Year In Mensa" [53] Ranan Lurie – editorial cartoonist and journalist [6]
Kashe Quest (born in June 22, 2018) is an American child genius who is the youngest member of American Mensa, having joined at 2 years old. [1]Quest was born in Los Angeles County, California, to an Indian American mother, Sukhjit Athwal (also known as Sue or Jit), who is a child development expert from Northern California, [2] [3] and an African American father, Devon, a law clerk.
High-IQ society. A high-IQ society is an organization that limits its membership to people who have attained a specified score on an IQ test, usually in the top two percent of the population (98th percentile) or above. [1][2] These may also be referred to as genius societies. [1][3] The largest and oldest such society is Mensa International ...
Known for. High IQ. Spouse. Gina Lynne LoSasso. Christopher Michael Langan (born March 25, 1952) is an American horse rancher and autodidact who has been reported to score very highly on IQ tests. [1] Langan's IQ was estimated on ABC's 20/20 to be between 195 and 210, [2] and in 1999 he was described by a few journalists as "the smartest man in ...
Mensa Select is an annual award given by American Mensa since 1990 to five board games that are "original, challenging and well designed". The awards are presented at the annual Mensa Mind Games competition. [1] [2]
Peter Assheton Sturgeon (November 22, 1916 – July 22, 2005) was founder of the American branch of Mensa. Sturgeon was the son of Edward Molineaux Waldo, a Staten Island paint manufacturer, and Christine Hamilton Dicker, a British writer and political activist. He was the older brother of American science fiction writer Theodore Sturgeon.
Occupation (s) Housewife, Executive Director of American Mensa. Margot Seitelman (23 February 1928 – 5 November 1989) was the first executive director of American Mensa, from 1961 (shortly after American Mensa's formation) until her death in 1989. The offices of the organization were originally in her apartment.