Should I have my son's IQ tested?

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I went to my uncle's wake this late afternoon to take a breather from my computer. It was high time I came for a visit and as silly as it may sound, even a wake was a welcoming change to my fixed daily routine. Anyway, I had a talk with my aunt and she told me that my son Ian has been the entertainer and would talk to just about anyone with whatever he's learned for the day or just random facts. He's the only kid in our entire compound so he has no playmates his age. He'd talk to adults a lot, which was no surprise to me. But just tonight, my aunt mentioned that Ian also had a chat with retired history professor from an exclusive school up north (La Salle Zobel for those who are familiar with the university). Ian also chatted up an engineer and other professionals who came to the wake. They all told me aunt that my son should have his IQ tested at a Mensa affiliated school, I think. My son is bookish and likes watching documentaries, things he picked up from me and my brothers. He'd sometimes watch with us but mostly on his own on YouTube. His interests borders on science and history, he likes copying foreign alphabets, watches archaeological/paranormal documentaries, watching random facts videos, and DIY videos like Man At Arms and makes his own paper swords and guns when he's bored. He likes discussing those with anyone, although he may not get some of the facts straight. Part of me thinks this is just his interest now that will go away eventually. He's in the honor roll but is not at the top of his class. He's an intelligent boy and I would like to think that there's more to him than his report card. Perhaps I should get him tested when I have enough money to go to the capital.