Certain success evicts one from the paradise of winning against the odds. - Isaac Asimov

BEL RIOSE … In his relatively short career, Riose earned the title of 'The Last of the Imperials' and earned it well. A study of his campaigns reveals him to be the equal of Peurifoy in strategic ability and his superior perhaps in his ability to handle men. That he was born in the days of the decline of Empire made it all but impossible for him to equal Peurifoy's record as a conqueror. Yet he had his chance when, the first of the Empire's generals to do so, he faced the Foundation squarely …1

I simply don't think it is reasonable to use IQ tests to produce results of questionable value, which may then serve to justify racists in their own minds and to help bring about the kinds of tragedies we have already witnessed earlier in this century.

If you're going to write a story, avoid contemporary references. They date a story and they have no staying power.