Teams of Mensans from around North America and Canada met and matched wits last April during CultureQuest® XI. Their goal was to win money for their local scholarship offers. Here are the victors:
Rank
Team
Local Group
Captain
Pts
Award
1
Rocket Surgeons
Middle Tennessee Mensa
Eileen Steinhice
155.5
$360
2 Tie
Phoenix Phive
Greater Phoenix Mensa
Diane Rowley
146.5
$287.50
2 Tie
Rocky & Boulder Thinkle
Boulder Front Range Mensa
Mark Collier
146.5
$287.50
4
Culture Cats
Tampa Bay Mensa
Betty Wadsworth
139
$250
5
San Franc Mental Giants
San Francisco Regional Mensa
Elizabeth Rhein
134.5
$225
6 Tie
Arch Rivals
St. Louis Area Mensa
Sharon Pidgeon
131.5
$187.50
6 Tie
Modern Prometheans
Mensa in Georgia
Dennis Sullivan
131.5
$187.50
8
Grit for Brains
Lubbock Mensa
Mike Oliver
131
$150
9
Table
Western Pennsylvania Mensa
Bob Heasley
130.5
$125
10
Dream Team
Mensa of Wisconsin
Jay McLellan
127.5
$100
11
GLAAMARAMA
Greater Los Angeles Area Mensa
Margaret Bellisario
127
$95
12 Tie
Guess Besters
Southern Idaho Mensa
Diane Clayton
126
$87.50
12 Tie
Queen City Quandries
Cincinnati Area Mensa
John Schneder
126
$87.50
14
INDY 5.00
Central Indiana Mensa
Larry A. Marcus
125
$80
15
Tsunami I
Tidewater Mensa
Steven F. Yaros
124
$75
16
NWIM-Wits
Nebraska/Western Iowa Mensa
Rodney Ruff
122
$70
17
Cultural Norms
Metropolitan Washington Mensa
Ralph Frasca
121.5
$65
18
Montgomery Mensa
Montgomery/Wiregrass Mensa
Nathan Simms, Jr.
120.5
$60
19
High Hooters
Plains & Peaks Mensa
Sandy Halby
120
$55
20
Culture Hounds
Maryland Mensa
Jean O’Donnell
119
$50
CultureQuest: The Next Generation® Only two next generation teams were entered. A $50 award goes to Big Brain Boys (Sam Asaki, captain) sponsored by Greater Phoenix Mensa.
