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CultureQuest XXXI - XXXVII

CultureQuest XXXVII, 2026
Jim Poserina, Coordinator

Rank Team Name Team Captain Local Group Points Award
1 CIMple Minds Ann Marie Hake Central Indiana Mensa 193 $400
2 Kapitol Kids Jivan Xander Ramesh Metropolitan Washington Mensa 180.5 $350
3 M-Port-Tants Ellen Carter South Coast Mensa 174.5 $250
4 Biggest Little Team Travis McCord Northern Nevada Mensa 173 $150
5 Nerds N'At Robert Alan Fritz Western Pennsylvania Mensa 172.5 $100
6 Chuck Norris's Avengers Andrew William Siddons Metropolitan Washington Mensa 168.5 $95
6 Intelligent Trousers Mark A Williams Chicago Area Mensa 168.5 $95
6 The Iceman Goeth(e) Stephanie Smilay Metropolitan Washington Mensa 168.5 $95
9 CAMera Obscura J. Steven Davidson Chicago Area Mensa 168 $90
10 East Side Story Polly Savell Greater New York Mensa 166.5 $85
11 COM Cole Penning Central Oklahoma Mensa 165 $80
12 MoNNY Changes Everything Dean William Howard Mensa of Northeastern New York 162 $75
13 GLAAMorous Roy E. Ball Greater Los Angeles Area Mensa 160 $70
14 REM Cycle Daniel B. Burg Redwood Empire Mensa 159.5 $65
15 Uncle Churd Barbara McIntyre East Central Ohio Mensa 159 $60
16 Readin' & 'Ritin' & 'RithmaTiC Richard Alan Magnus Cincinnati Area Mensa 158 $50
17 Joe's Brunch Giuseppe Ippolito Western New York Mensa 157.5 $50
18 Misha's Vineyard Players Mr. Gregory M. Draves Greater New York Mensa 154.5 $50
19 Yellow Haze David Skaar Mensa of Eastern North Carolina 152.5 $50
20 OCDisorders Mr. Timothy Bentley Orange County Mensa 151 $50
20 Village Mensans MaryLou McKenna North Florida Mensa 151 $50
Next Gen Kapitol Kids Jivan Xander Ramesh Metropolitan Washington Mensa 180.5 Finished in the top 20

CultureQuest XXXVI, 2025
Kenya Zarns, Coordinator

Rank Team Name Team Captain Local Group Points Award
1 Naptown Nerds Jan Pfeil Doyle Central Indiana Mensa 191 $500
2 M-Port-Tants Mary  Calvin South Coast Mensa 190 $425
3 CIMple Minds Travis McCord Central Indiana Mensa 170 $225
3 Biggest Little Team Ann Hake Northern Nevada Mensa 170 $225
5 East Side Story Polly Savell Greater New York Mensa 162 $150
6 Team SCREaM Richard Magnus Cincinnati Area Mensa 158 $145
7 Misha's Vineyard Players Gregory Draves Greater New York Mensa 157 $140
8 CAMera Obscura J. Steven Davidson Chicago Area Mensa 154 $130
8 The Iceman Goeth(e) Stephanie Smilay Metropolitan Washington Mensa 154 $130
10 Villages Mensans MaryLou McKenna North Florida Mensa 151 $125
11 OCDisorders Timothy Bentley Orange County Mensa 150 $120
12 GLAAMorous Roy Ball Greater Los Angeles Area Mensa 149 $110
12 Nerds N'at Robert Fritz Western Pennsylvania Mensa 149 $110
12 You go girls! Tamora Whitney Nebraska-Western Iowa Mensa 149 $110
15 Dunce Floor Shin Toad Ape Preach  David Skaar Mensa of Eastern North Carolina 148 $100
16 Uncle Churd Barbara McIntyre East Central Ohio Mensa 147 $90
17 The Phoenix Phive Diane Rowley Greater Phoenix Mensa 145 $80
18 Quizzlers Joyce McMonagle North Florida Mensa 144 $70
19 Naked Trivia Albert Lin Iowa-Illinois Mensa 142 $60
20 A Man Named Fred Giuseppe Ippolito Western New York Mensa 138 $50

CultureQuest XXXV, 2024
Kenya Zarns, Coordinator

Rank Team Name Team Captain Local Group Points Award
1 CIMple Minds Ann Marie Hake Central Indiana Mensa 175 $600
2 M-Port Tants Ellen Carter South Coast Mensa 174 $400
3 The Biggest Little Team Travis McCord Northern Nevada Mensa 164 $300
4 OCDisorders Mr. Timothy Bentley Orange County Mensa 159 $200
5 No Lemon No Melon Pietro A. Carboni Mid-Hudson Mensa 157 $150
6 Welsh Vowel Restoration Society Gerald K. Franczyk Central Florida Mensa 155 $145
7 The Phoenix Phive Diane G. Rowley Greater Phoenix Mensa 152 $140
8 Cragheart and Friends Angel J. Iglesias Boston Mensa 150 $135
9 East Side Story Polly Savell Greater New York Mensa 147 $130
9 GLAAMorous Roy E. Ball Greater Los Angeles Area Mensa 146 $130
11 Uncle Churd Barbara McIntyre East Central Ohio Mensa 145 $120
12 Turning Tides Phoenix Malizia Tidewater Mensa 143 $115
13 The Iceman Goeth(e) Stephanie Smilay Metropolitan Washington Mensa 140 $110
14 MoNNY Changes Everything Ken Gacioch Mensa of Northeastern New York 139 $100
14 Young Adults and Old Children David Skaar Mensa of Eastern North Carolina 139 $100
16 Early and Often Jon W. Gruebele Chicago Area Mensa 138 $90
16 Nerds N'at Robert Alan Fritz Western Pennsylvania Mensa 138 $90
18 Central Intelligence James R. Poserina Central New Jersey Mensa 137 $85
19 Carbon Based Life Forms Joseph D Neff Delaware Valley Mensa 136 $80
20 CAMera Obscura Matt Crawford Chicago Area Mensa 135 $70
20 Jersey Jammers Arthur M. Thomas Northern New Jersey Mensa 135 $70
Next Gen Brain Teaser Alexis B. Dayton Area Mensa 79 $70

CultureQuest XXXIV, 2023
Kenya Zarns, Coordinator

Rank Team Name Team Captain Local Group Points Award
1 M-Port Tants Ellen Carter South Coast Mensa 190 $600
2 The Phoenix Phive Diane G. Rowley Greater Phoenix Mensa 177 $450
3 CIMple Minds Ann Marie Hake Central Indiana Mensa 176 $300
4 Austintacious Armadillos John Leslie Neemidge Central Texas Mensa 175 $200
5 The Biggest Little Team Travis McCord Northern Nevada Mensa 172 $150
6 Dave's NWFlorida Mensa Team David F. Howard Northwest Florida Mensa 168 $145
7 Turning Tides Phoenix Malizia Tidewater Mensa 165 $140
8 No Lemon No Melon Pietro A. Carboni Mid-Hudson Mensa 163 $135
9 CAMera Obscura Matt Crawford Chicago Area Mensa 162 $130
9 Team Redundancy Team Brian Price Mensa In Georgia 162 $130
11 The Barry Austern Memorial CultureQuest Team Richard Alan Magnus Cincinnati Area Mensa 161 $120
12 Uncle Churd Barbara McIntyre East Central Ohio Mensa 159 $115
13 Nerds N'at Robert Alan Fritz Western Pennsylvania Mensa 157 $110
14 Misha's Vineyard Players Gregory M. Draves Greater New York Mensa 155 $105
14 Unnaturally Selected David Skaar Mensa of Eastern North Carolina 155 $105
16 The Iceman Goeth(e) Stephanie Smilay Metropolitan Washington Mensa 154 $95
17 Buddy (No Holly) Gerald K Franczyk Central Florida Mensa 152 $90
18 MoNNY Changes Everything Dean William Howard Mensa of Northeastern New York 150 $85
19 Wonder Women Melissa Hershcopf Metropolitan Washington Mensa 147 $80
20 Missouri Loves Company Paul J. Hough Mid-America Mensa 146 $75
20 Missouri Loves Company Paul J. Hough Mid-America Mensa 146 $75
Next Gen AstroJackAJ Austin L. Greater Los Angeles Area Mensa 84 $75

CultureQuest XXXIII, 2022
Thomas Galanis, Coordinator

Rank Team Name Team Captain Local Group Points Award
1 M-Port Tants Ellen Carter South Coast Mensa 235 $550
2 No Lemon No Melon Pietro Carboni Mid-Hudson Mensa 233 $450
3 Tragic Kingdom Holly Horton Central Florida Mensa 223 $350
4 Austintacious Armadillos John Neemidge Central Texas Mensa 216 $250
5 The Biggest Little Team Dean Eveland Northern Nevada Mensa 210 $150
6 Out of Quaranteam Jan Pfeil Doyle Central Indiana Mensa 208 $125
7 Never Go Full Mensa Andrew Siddons Metropolitan Washington Mensa 198 $120
8 Uncle Churd Barbara McIntyre East Central Ohio Mensa 195 $115
9 John Cunningham Memorial CQ Team Richard Magnus Cincinnati Area Mensa 193 $110
10 Jumping Jax Brenda Weiler Mensa of Jacksonville 192 $105
11 MoNNY Changes Everything Ken Gacioch Mensa of Northeastern New York 190 $100
12 Inglourious Bustards David Skaar Mensa of Eastern North Carolina 189 $95
13 The Phoenix Phive Diane Rowley Greater Phoenix Mensa 188 $90
13 The Iceman Goeth(e) Stephanie Smilay Metropolitan Washington Mensa 188 $90
13 CIMple MINDs Ann Marie Hake Central Indiana Mensa 188 $90
16 Carbon-Based Life Forms Jon Zucker Delaware Valley Mensa 187 $80
17 KC-Style Barb-IQ Paul J Hough Mid-America Mensa 186 $75
18 OCDisorders Tim Bentley Orange County Mensa 184 $70
19 CAMera Obscura Matt Crawford Chicago Area Mensa 183 $65
19 The Original Standard Deviants Robert Fritz Western Pennsylvania Mensa 183 $65
19 Frontal Lobe Rangers Richard Olcott Denver Mensa 183 $65
TNG No Country For Old Mensans Benjamin S. Greater Los Angeles Area Mensa 145 $65

CultureQuest XXXII, 2021
Thomas Galanis, Coordinator

Rank Team Name Team Captain Local Group Points Award
1 No Lemon No Melon Pietro A Carboni MidHudson Mensa 221 $500
2 M-Port Tants Ellen Carter South Coast Mensa 217 $375
3 Turning Tides Phoenix Malizia Tidewater Mensa 206 $275
4 Northwest Florida Mensa Team David F Howard Northwest Florida Mensa 205 $200
5 Uncle Churd Barbara McIntyre East Central Ohio Mensa 203 $150
6 MECCA Richard Alan Magnus Cincinnati Area Mensa 202 $145
7 The Iceman Goeth(e) Stephanie Smilay Metropolitan Washington Mensa 200 $140
8 The Phoenix Phive Diane G Rowley Greater Phoenix Mensa 196 $135
9 CIMple Minds Ann Marie Hake Central Indiana Mensa 191 $130
10 Subversion of Entropy David Skaar Mensa of Eastern North Carolina 190 $125
11 The Original Standard Deviants Robert Alan Fritz Western Pennsylvania Mensa 189 $120
12 Austintacious Armadillos John Neemidge Central Texas Mensa 187 $115
13 OC Disorders Timothy Bentley Orange County Mensa 186 $110
14 Jumping Jax Brenda L Weiler Mensa of Jacksonville 185 $105
14 REM Cycle Daniel B Burg Redwood Empire Mensa 185 $105
16 Carbon-Based Life Forms Jon Zucker Delaware Valley Mensa 184 $95
16 Gloomhaven's Dregs Angel J Iglesias Boston Mensa 184 $95
16 you go girls! Tamora Whitney Nebraska-Western Iowa Mensa 184 $95
19 Milwaukee-area Mensa Kari L Kraus Mensa of Wisconsin 183 $90
20 Biggest Little Team Travis McCord Northern Nevada Mensa 182 $85
20 Misha's Vineyard Players Gregory M Draves Greater New York Mensa 182 $85
20 Central Intelligence James R Poserina Central New Jersey Mensa 182 $85
TNG CAM do attitude Evan O. Cincinnati Area Mensa 131 $85

CultureQuest XXXI, 2020
Thomas Galanis, Coordinator

Rank Team Name Team Captain Local Group Points Award
1 Never Go Full Mensa Andrew Siddons Metropolitan Washington Mensa 126 $400
2 MECCA returns Richard Magnus Cincinnati Area Mensa 116 $300
2 Florida Panhandle Mensa Team David Howard Northwest Florida Mensa 116 $300
4 The Phoenix Phive Diane Rowley Greater Phoenix Mensa 111 $200
5 Uncle Churd Barbara McIntyre East Central Ohio Mensa 110 $150
5 The Iceman Goeth(e) Stephanie Smilay Metropolitan Washington Mensa 110 $150
7 Rocket Surgeons Dennis Tomlinson Columbus Area Mensa 108 $140
8 Questionable Behavior Tara Lange Denver Mensa 107 $135
9 Misha’s Vineyard Players Gregory Draves Greater New York Mensa 101 $130
10 Tragic Kingdom Bill Horton Central Florida Mensa 100 $125
11 The Last Red M&M Giuseppe Ippolito Western New York Mensa 99 $120
12 Tormentors Peter Sells Mensa Canada 97 $115
13 Heart of America Paul Hough Mid-America Mensa 96 $110
13 Anawhat’sme David Skaar Mensa of Eastern North Carolina 96 $110
13 M Port Tants Ellen Carter South Coast Mensa 96 $110
13 OCDisorders Timothy Bentley Orange County Mensa 96 $110
17 The Original Standard Deviants Robert Fritz Western Pennsylvania Mensa 95 $90
17 Jumping Jax Brenda Weiler Mensa of Jacksonville 95 $90
19 Austintacious Armadillos John Neemidge Central Texas Mensa 92 $80
19 Brains-a-Roni Dianna Bolt San Francisco Regional Mensa 92 $80
19 Turning Tides Phoenix Malizia Tidewater Mensa 92 $80
19 Carbon-Based Life Forms Jon Zucker Delaware Valley Nensa 92 $80
TNG Teen Angst YM I Here? Pierce B. Cincinnati Area Mensa 62 $80