IQ tests were created as a practical and quick way to measure a person’s cognitive abilities.

However, one of its main limitations was always how the result can be influenced by the content of the test itself.

The same person can achieve incredibly different results depending on the type of tests they conduct. What we understand today as intelligence has shifted, which is no longer exclusive to mathematical or visual reasoning or vocabulary that we amassed a few years ago.

Another factor that needs to be considered, is the way we understand intelligence has likewise changed.

The new tools of the digital world are helping us to think in a different way and so intelligence tests also need to evolve to the new ways in which we think and work.

This test checks for fundamental knowledge that most academic Nerds should be able demonstrate. So, give it a try and find out how many you questions you can actually answer correct.

Written by Cesar Moya