"Are you scientifically literate? Take our quiz"

[Skwim]

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.

Well, I figure that anyone who did better than I must have cheated.

 

[Alceste]

Well, I figure that anyone who did better than I must have cheated.

Lol, obviously. Either that or they're just lying. *high-fives Skwim*

 

[cablescavenger]

Lol, obviously. Either that or they're just lying. *high-fives Skwim*

I wanna see my lawyer, I'm taking the 5th on that one! :sad:

 

[Levite]

45/50 (90%). But I freely admit there were four questions that I guessed on, and happened to guess correctly. Damn test was a head-scratcher, though.

 

[Iti oj]

Quiz results

34
Correct
16
Wrong
You answered 34 of 50 questions correctly for a total score of 68%.

 

[silvermoon383]

44 correct, 6 incorrect for 88%. Could've done better if they didn't have the non-physics questions, though I did get 2 of the physics ones wrong (couldn't remember how many zeros a nano- has, and another was worded in a way that there're 2 possible answers.)

 

[9-10ths_Penguin]

46 out of 50. Damn - I was hoping for 50.

 

[Katzpur]

Man, I am stupid! I've always known that I sucked at science, but this was humuliating.










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I've got to find a similar test on English grammar.

 

[Inthedark]

That was tough! Its been a while since school.

29/50 for 58%.

Luckily my vocation does lie in the field of any of the sciences.

 

[ScottySatan]

I thought America was the supercontinent from 250 million years ago.

 

[Kathryn]

LOL I scored 52%!

Obviously I'm secure about my intellectual abilities and skills or I wouldn't have been comfortable posting my score here. I'm no scientist and never was all that interested in science, and I haven't been to school (other than earning professional certifications) since 1982.

I was always a B or C student in my science classes and that was fine by me since I had no desire or plan to have any sort of career in science and was never big into GPA for the sake of GPA, if you know what I mean. I've just never been very motivated to bust my butt trying to learn something that has few applications in my life.

Wait - I take that back. I am a huge history buff. But then - that's really the study of human nature, and human nature impacts my life every living, breathing moment.

The only reason I even got 52% of this test right is because I've studied a bit of Latin!

 

[Revoltingest]

LOL I scored 52%!

Obviously I'm secure about my intellectual abilities and skills or I wouldn't have been comfortable posting my score here. I'm no scientist and never was all that interested in science, and I haven't been to school (other than earning professional certifications) since 1982.

I was always a B or C student in my science classes and that was fine by me since I had no desire or plan to have any sort of career in science and was never big into GPA for the sake of GPA, if you know what I mean. I've just never been very motivated to bust my butt trying to learn something that has few applications in my life.

Wait - I take that back. I am a huge history buff. But then - that's really the study of human nature, and human nature impacts my life every living, breathing moment.

The only reason I even got 52% of this test right is because I've studied a bit of Latin!

Feel no shame!
At the outset, I figgered that 50% or better showed pretty good familiarity with science.
I speculate that the average voter would be far below that level.
Let's not forget that 95% of people are below average.

 

[Magic Man]

I got 64%. It's tough if you have never studied Physics at all.

 

[9-10ths_Penguin]

LOL I scored 52%!

Obviously I'm secure about my intellectual abilities and skills or I wouldn't have been comfortable posting my score here. I'm no scientist and never was all that interested in science, and I haven't been to school (other than earning professional certifications) since 1982.

I was always a B or C student in my science classes and that was fine by me since I had no desire or plan to have any sort of career in science and was never big into GPA for the sake of GPA, if you know what I mean. I've just never been very motivated to bust my butt trying to learn something that has few applications in my life.

Wait - I take that back. I am a huge history buff. But then - that's really the study of human nature, and human nature impacts my life every living, breathing moment.

The only reason I even got 52% of this test right is because I've studied a bit of Latin!

FYI - I've posted a different quiz that's more in your area of expertise... though beneath your level of knowledge. You'd better get 100% on this one.

http://www.religiousforums.com/forum/general-debates/127494-financial-knowledge-quiz.html

 

[9Westy9]

74%....

 

[Quiddity]

42 of 50.

Who in the world knew the "Thunder Lizard" one?

I was umm...10 years old back then. I have no idea.

 

[xkatz]

40 of 50. Better than expected

 

[Kilgore Trout]

In the middle of taking it right now. Just found it hilarious that one of the answers for the age of the Earth was 6015 years. Bet that one slips up a lot of people.

 

[Kilgore Trout]

Christ, couldn't they just put all the questions on one friggin page...

 

[Kilgore Trout]

Aaaargh - pages...load...so...slow

Of course, I have to finish now that I've started. Dammit.