[Olphander]

I'm not particularly familiar with mensa, nor do I care about IQ scores... Alhamdulillah, puzzles such as the one in OP are solvable by most people and timing is not that big a deal since we all solve some puzzles quicker than others and other puzzles slower (for example: I still don't get the biryani puzzle, despite what look like multiple clues... I remain clueless)... but if we persevere and try to remain flexible in our thinking, insha'Allah, we can all solve them (including the biryani puzzle, insha'Allah without causing hurt or disrespect to others). We can even shave time off those puzzles that seem to take longer... do they have a value, are they worth spending time on, will they make us better Muslims? I like to think so - to sense that 'click' moment, that 'aha' moment that Allah (SWT) has enabled in us and to sit back and say "alhamdulillah!", with awe not at our intelligence but in what Allah (SWT) has created for us all... much like seeing something in nature, figuring out what it is and what it does and thanking Allah (SWT) for the bounty in His signs.