"Are you scientifically literate? Take our quiz"

[Skwim]

An interesting test from The Christian Science Monitor

"You may have an opinion on climate change, evolution education, stem-cell research, and science funding. But do you have the facts to back up your opinion? This quiz will test your basic scientific literacy.

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My score:

38
Correct
12
Wrong
You answered 38 of 50 questions correctly for a total score of 76%.
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[Gjallarhorn]

I got 82%, but most of that was knowledge of other languages.

 

[Alex_G]

40 out of 50 here. Had some shocking mistakes, such as putting fruit fly instead of pea plant....the shame!

 

[Vinayaka]

I got 31. Pretty tough little test for your average Joe.

 

[FlyingTeaPot]

I got 40 correct.I dont know anything about biology

 

[Sunstone]

I have a program on my computer that sometimes wipes out scripts. It did in this case, and consequently, my total came up as having missed 50 out of 50.

Most of the ones I really did miss were formulas. Pretty interesting test, for once.

 

[Terrywoodenpic]

It is a long time since my school days. but I still managed 72%
Nearly the same as my age 77 A large part of it was not even known then.
And I missed some I knew......

 

[cablescavenger]

82% here too.

I found the hardest thing to get my head round is that Christians have a science monitor

 

[methylatedghosts]

I found the hardest thing to get my head round is that Christians have a science monitor

LOL! This!!

Enjoyed the test though. Was interesting to see what I did and didn't remember from secondary school.

40/50

 

[Erebus]

I could have kicked myself with some of the stupid answers I gave . 62% in the end which I'm quite pleased with since I know next to nothing of physics and only marginally more about chemistry.

 

[Daemon Sophic]

43/50.
Two that I missed were items on the periodic table that I resolved not to look at for purposes of the test. My dad (who is an organic chemist) would always comment that rote memorization of the table was nonsense, as every scientist has one pinned up in their office, just to avoid having to memorize every little feature of the thing.

Unfortunately most of the test questions were historical and/or ancient Greek etomology, rather than testing on scientific knowledge or reasoning techniques.

 

[The Sum of Awe]

That lady has her trollface on, does not trust this test

 

[Revoltingest]

Criminy!
45 out of 50 correct.
Biology is all Greek to me.

 

[Mr Spinkles]

Yikes. 42 out of 50 correct for me. Pretty embarrassing for a "scientist". I forgot my atomic numbers! Like Daemon Sophic said, I usually just glance at a periodic table if I need a reminder (that's what having the table is for).

And beaten by Revoltingest, too! Surely you must have cheated!

 

[Songbird]

I started it, got to question 17 with already 3 wrong, and then my youngest birdling rescued - er, interrupted - me with a milk request. I have a feeling this test will put me to shame when I finish it.

 

[Songbird]

Okay, 37/50, and many of those were either sheer guesses or arrived from the linguistic cues, not actual knowledge. But these questions cover such a range of sciences, I wouldn't think even scientists would know some of these outside their field.

 

[YmirGF]

46/50 92%

Who knew?

I will admit, there were a few very lucky guesses.

 

[waitasec]

i didn't want to take that dumb test anyway...

 

[Twilight Hue]

I'm in the special class. Thats why I have a vocation and not a degree.

 

[Alceste]

OK, I will admit to being the slow kid in class. I got 58%, most of which had nothing to do with science and everything to do with the being able to parse the definitions of science-y words. But in my defense, I didn't cheat, despite the fact that it is an internet test and all the answers are on the internet.