My IQ

Found this on Hella's blog and thought what the hell, I'll give it a try. It turns out I'm smarter than I thought. I really thought my score was going to be much lower. If that was the case I wasn't even going to post it. but this is a score I can be quite proud of.

Here is some more info I found on IQ scores:

IQ stands for intelligence quotient. Supposedly, it is a score that tells one how “bright” a person is compared to other people. The average IQ is by definition 100; scores above 100 indicate a higher than average IQ and scores below 100 indicate a lower that average IQ. Theoretically, scores can range any amount below or above 100, but in practice they do not meaningfully go much below 50 or above 150. Half of the population have IQ’s of between 90 and 110, while 25% have higher IQ’s and 25% have lower IQ’s:

Over 140 - Genius or near genius
120 - 140 - Very superior intelligence
110 - 119 - Superior intelligence
90 - 109 - Normal or average intelligence
80 - 89 - Dullness
70 - 79 - Borderline deficiency
Under 70 - Definite feeble-mindedness

Apparently, the IQ gives a good indication of the occupational group that a person will end up in, though not of course the specific occupation:

140: Top Civil Servants; Professors and Research Scientists.
130: Physicians and Surgeons; Lawyers; Engineers (Civil and Mechanical)
120: School Teachers; Pharmacists; Accountants; Nurses; Stenographers; Managers.
110: Foremen; Clerks; Telephone Operators; Salesmen; Policemen; Electricians.
100+: Machine Operators; Shopkeepers; Butchers; Welders; Sheet Metal Workers.
100-: Warehousemen; Carpenters; Cooks and Bakers; Small Farmers; Truck and Van Drivers.
90: Laborers; Gardeners; Upholsterers; Farmhands; Miners; Factory Packers and Sorters.