What is Mensa? And what is the Mensa IQ test? Mensa is a high IQ society which traces its roots back to 1946. The society was founded by Englishmen Roland Berrill, a barrister and Dr Lance Ware, a scientist and lawyer. The founders sought to create a society where the only qualification for admission was a high IQ, which would be ascertained via a Mensa IQ test or a recognized professionally-administered test. Mensa is a non-political organisation that is free from all social distinctions. The society’s official objectives are as follows:
- to provide a stimulating intellectual and social environment for its members
- to identify and foster human intelligence for the benefit of humanity
- to encourage research into the nature, characteristics, and uses of intelligence