First Colossus contest

Jan 15, 2008 by the Colossus Project

Here is the first Colossus contest, an international contest composed by a set of logical, mathematical and verbal puzzles.
Use of reference aids is allowed. Discussions with others are NOT, either before, during or after test-taking, and regardless if one intends to submit answers.
Write, type, print or draw your answers in an electronic document, with name, e-mail address, age (not: date of birth) and sex. If you have any, mention scores on priorly taken IQ and aptitude tests, including names of the tests.
Please send your answers with full explanations before Apr 1, 2008, to the Colossus Kernel.
No additions or corrections to your initial set of answers will be accepted. You get only one try at this contest, so do your best. Answers without explanations won't be taken into account.
The top-scorers will see their name mentioned on the Colossus contests results page, and could potentially receive an invitation to join the Colossus Project.

Examples : 

        [Analogies] BLACK : (is to) WHITE :: (as) EVIL : (is to) ? (The answer : GOOD)

        [Association problems] DRINK, GEORGIA, RED, COCAINE (The answer : Coca-Cola)

        Note: In the Association problems, the words in the problem have something

        to do with each other. There is a common association.

1) ALI : BLACK MUSLIMS :: PARKINSON : ?

2) JULY : JASON D. :: JANUARY : ?

3) ARQUES : CRISTAL :: ALAMOGORDO : ?

4) INTELLIGENCE : GALTON :: EMOTIONS : ?

5) EMPEROR'S SOLDIERS, ABDUCTION, WORLD WAR

6) CONSTRUCTION, COMMUNICATION, ANIMOSITY, HEAVEN, DEVICE, DEVICE

7) 1.00 1.30 1.43 2.00 2.20 3.30 6.27 7.52 ?

8) TENNIS MEDAL : WARRIOR :: OBVERSE FLED NUN : ?

9) 3126455 261??4

10) 3 1 2 1 2 1 5 ? 2

11) 4 5 5 6 14 11 ? 11

12) How has the following sequence been created ?
1 2 3 4 5 3 5 7 9 6

14) 5 29 23 29 ? 37 41 37

15) O O O O : Q Q Q Q :: IN THE RED : ?

16) 2 3 3 2 9 6 2 6 ?

17) 1 1 11 11 41 71 ? 111 341 711

18) 1 3 7 51 76 801 568 696 259 ?

19) 113011 103110 103110 311011 211021 211021 ? 211021

20) From the following items , , and , which one is the solution and why?

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