Songbird
She rules her life like a bird in flight
Ooh, the suspense.
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Ooh, the suspense.
Kilgore Trout
Misanthropic Humanist
44
Correct
6
Wrong
You answered 44 of 50 questions correctly for a total score of 88%.
Jesus, that was excruciatingly slow. And I didn't even get a ********* A.
Correct
6
Wrong
You answered 44 of 50 questions correctly for a total score of 88%.
Jesus, that was excruciatingly slow. And I didn't even get a ********* A.
I did! Because of this book: Bully for Brontosaurus, by Stephen Jay Gould. I love that man, and highly recommend all of his reflections on natural history.
As for me:
You answered 33 of 50 questions correctly for a total score of 66%.
Yes, a bit embarrassing. But I really don't remember my physics.
Kilgore Trout
Misanthropic Humanist
Overall, it seemed to be more of a test of common knowledge and word roots than science.
Kilgore Trout
Misanthropic Humanist
No doubt, maybe they could add a few more heavy scripts to each page and make them take an hour to load.
TurkeyOnRye
Well-Known Member
62%. More or less aced the biology and biochemistry parts, but tripped on the astronomy and physics.
TurkeyOnRye
Well-Known Member
Right. I was expecting tests of logic rather than knowledge.
...and convert it to Flash.
Mathematician
Reason, and reason again
96%, but I'm a physics major who has taken biology and chemistry courses...
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TurkeyOnRye
Well-Known Member
Good work. I've taken college-level general biology classes (taking one now, in fact), but I haven't taken a physics class since high school. Never taken a chemistry class.
I know. It sucks right?
Kilgore Trout
Misanthropic Humanist
Which two did you miss?
You should feel the most shame of all!
With such training, you shouldn't get any wrong.
I handled those statistically.
By picking random answers, I was right 25% of the time.
The apatosaurus/brontosaurus name change is the only one I've ever heard of, so that was a hint right away.
Also, if I remember the other answers correctly, you could eliminate a bunch by looking at the word. "Lizard" is "-saurus", so IIRC, there was one answer that didn't end with that, so you could eliminate it off the bat. I think the other answers were Tyrannosaurus and Stegosaurus, but "tyranno-" means "terrible" and "stego-" means "plate" (I think).
Hey, is there a compilation of the scores somewhere indicating the average that people get? I didn't see a link on the site.
PS, my fiance, a PhD in ecology, took it and got a 60%. He's now in a foul mood.
(Although, to be frank, it really was biased in favor physics; not so much biology, physiology, ecology, etc).
PS, my fiance, a PhD in ecology, took it and got a 60%. He's now in a foul mood.
(Although, to be frank, it really was biased in favor physics; not so much biology, physiology, ecology, etc).
Anyone remember the show Sliders? There's a line from it that's stuck with me: "biology is for people who don't have the maths for real science."PS, my fiance, a PhD in ecology, took it and got a 60%. He's now in a foul mood.
*runs away from the angry horde of biologists*
lunamoth
Will to love
That's it! You are now banned from medical assistance, buying ornamental plants, and eating Flavr Svr tomatoes.Anyone remember the show Sliders? There's a line from it that's stuck with me: "biology is for people who don't have the maths for real science."
*runs away from the angry horde of biologists*
OK, maybe that last one will not be missed.
Anyone remember the show Sliders? There's a line from it that's stuck with me: "biology is for people who don't have the maths for real science."
*runs away from the angry horde of biologists*
*Brandishes nice and shiny pitchfork in Penguin's general direction