reliable online iq test?

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I've never even heard the word "banalities" before so what could it possibly indicate of my intelligence if I can't find it.

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Vocabulary is positively correlated with IQ ldo. [img]/images/graemlins/tongue.gif[/img]

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I'm sure it is. I'm sure people who have read Shakespeare or who know certain physics equations will be more likely to have an above average IQ too. But that doesn't mean you're smarter because you've learned those things. As we all know, correlation does not equal causation. Maybe they should have asked me my race, gender, and qualifications as well because there is probably some correlation there too.

But, I'm sure Mensa knows more about intelligence testing than I do. So there is probably some reason why the question is a good one. I just don't see how involving words that some people won't know can possibly test for what it's supposed to be testing for.