What is Forrest Gump's IQ?

Tom Hanks as Forrest Gump: At an early age Forrest is deemed to have a below-average IQ of 75. He has an endearing character and shows devotion to his loved ones and duties, character traits that bring him into many life-changing situations.
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What is Forrest Gump's disability?

Forrest was born with strong legs but a crooked spine. He was forced to wear leg braces which made walking difficult and running nearly impossible. This was likely attributed to polio, or "poliomyelitis," a disabling and life-threatening disease caused by the poliovirus.
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What is the average IQ?

Most people (about 68 percent) have an IQ between 85 and 115. Only a small fraction of people have a very low IQ (below 70) or a very high IQ (above 130). The average IQ in the United States is 98.
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What was Forrest Gump's rank?

Dan refers to Forrest as Private Gump, despite him achieving the rank of Sergeant at the time of his discharge (signified by the patch on his sleeve). Prior to the Medal of Honor ceremony at the White House, a newsman announces that four service members, one from each service, are being awarded the Medal.
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What is the minimum IQ to join the military?

The US military has minimum enlistment standards at about the IQ 85 level.
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Forrest You are No Different to Anyone else (75 IQ) - Forrest Gump (1994) - Movie Clip HD Scene



How can I estimate my IQ?

A person's IQ can be calculated by having the person take an intelligence test. The average IQ is 100 by definition. If you achieve a score higher than 100, you did better than the average person, and a lower score means you (somewhat) performed less.
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What did Forrest Gump have mentally?

In fact, two Japanese doctors have started down that path, perhaps tongue in cheek, and made an official diagnosis of Gump according to the DSM-IV autistic disorder criteria, ruling out possible alternative diagnoses such as Rett's disorder or childhood disintegrative disorder according to observational evidence ...
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Is Forrest really the father?

The Time Between Forrest Jr.'s Birth And The Reveal

and informs Forrest that the boy is his. Forrest is shocked by the news, but eventually snaps out of it and joins Forrest Jr. for an episode of Sesame Street. There's quite a gap of time between Forrest Jr.'s birth and Jenny's revelation to Forrest though.
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What was Bubba's last name?

Williamson played Benjamin Buford "Bubba" Blue, Forrest's best friend whom he meets in the U.S. Army, where their platoon is ambushed and Bubba is killed.
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What is the IQ of a 13 year old?

Price, a professor at the Wellcome Trust Centre for Neuroimaging at University College London, and colleagues, tested 33 "healthy and neurologically normal" adolescents aged 12 to 16. Their IQ scores ranged from 77 to 135, with an average score of 112.
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What is the lowest IQ score?

A Breakdown of IQ Scores
  • 1 to 24: Profound mental disability.
  • 25 to 39: Severe mental disability.
  • 40 to 54: Moderate mental disability.
  • 55 to 69: Mild mental disability.
  • 70 to 84: Borderline mental disability.
  • 85 to 114: Average intelligence.
  • 115 to 129: Above average or bright.
  • 130 to 144: Moderately gifted.
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What did Jenny's father do to her?

Her mother died when she was 5 years old. She was raised by her father, a farmer, who physically and sexually abused Jenny and her sisters. Forrest, being simple minded, believed that he was simply a loving father as he was always kissing and touching Jenny and her sisters.
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What virus did Jenny have?

In 1994's original "Forrest Gump," the mother of Forrest Junior, Jenny (played by Robin Wright), dies after suffering from an illness implied to be HIV/AIDS.
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Is Forrest Gump character autistic?

Although Mr. Groom never says that he made Gump out to be autistic it is obvious that Gump was written with autistic traits. (Autism has been classically misdiagnosed as retardation many times.)
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Is Forrest Gump a true story?

Although the historical events in Forrest Gump are very real, Forrest is not — however, the character was directly inspired by a handful of real people. The first is Sammy Lee Davis, a real-life veteran of the Vietnam War whose story is decidedly similar to Forrest's.
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Why did Jenny not love Forrest?

From a young age, Jenny was trapped in a cycle of abuse and did not have a loving home like Forrest. While the movie is from Forrest's perspective, viewers can see how difficult it is for Jenny to break out of that abusive cycle.
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Is Forrest Gump rich?

Gump was included in Forbes' Fictional 15, an examination of the richest fictional characters across films, television, and movies (other characters include Richie Rich and the Beverly Hillbillies). They estimated his net worth to be at $5.7B.
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Was Forrest Gump a savant?

Film adaptations

It does not identify Forrest as a person with savant syndrome. It sanitizes his sex life and reduces profanity as expressed by Forrest in the book. According to author Winston Groom, the movie "took some of the rough edges off" Forrest.
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What does Forrest Gump say when his mic cuts out?

When Forrest gets up to talk at the Vietnam rally in Washington, the microphone plug is pulled and you cannot hear him. According to Tom Hanks he said, "Sometimes when people go to Vietnam, they go home to their mommas without any legs.
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What happened to Forrest Gump's dad?

Trivia. Though he died in the novel, it could be implied in the film that he abandoned his wife and child, because he didn't want to take the responsibility of a son who was mentally challenged. Although, it is possible that he heard about Forrest's life achievements and would be proud of him.
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How do I raise my IQ to 300?

Here are some activities you can do to improve various areas of your intelligence, from reasoning and planning to problem-solving and more.
  1. Memory activities. ...
  2. Executive control activities. ...
  3. Visuospatial reasoning activities. ...
  4. Relational skills. ...
  5. Musical instruments. ...
  6. New languages. ...
  7. Frequent reading. ...
  8. Continued education.
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What was Einstein's IQ level?

2. Albert Einstein. Albert Einstein was a German-born theoretical physicist and philosopher of science whose estimated IQ scores range from 205 to 225 by different measures. He is best known for his mass–energy equivalence formula E = mc2 which has been called the world's most famous equation.
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