Science Wise, Are You Smarter Than You Look?

[tayla]

When you finish

I missed one because I pressed the wrong button due to carelessness.

 

[Axe Elf]

Seriously?

lol

This "test" is about as basic as it gets. Nothing at all about the airspeed velocity of an unladen swallow.

 

[beenherebeforeagain]

Seriously?

lol

This "test" is about as basic as it gets. Nothing at all about the airspeed velocity of an unladen swallow.

Or how we know that the Earth is Banana-shaped...

 

[siti]

In response to the title question, I sincerely hope not - I have made a 35 year career in science by attempting to look smarter than I really am.

That said, I scored 12/12 and was rewarded with the following affirmation:

You scored better than 95% of the public, below -1% and the same as 6%.

Just as well it wasn't a math test!

 

[GoodbyeDave]

Another 12/12. Surely this is the sort of thing one has learned by 15 or 16!

 

[Daemon Sophic]

Another 12/12. Surely this is the sort of thing one has learned by 15 or 16!

Years ago, when first preparing to give presentations to the general public, I was advised to gear my speech/word choices to the audience’s education level. Which was to be assumed at around the 7th grade level.

 

[Rival]

You answered 11 of 12 questions correctly.

See below how your results compare with the 3,278 randomly sampled adults that took part in our national survey and review how you responded to each question. For more findings from the survey, read "A Look at What the Public Knows and Does Not Know About Science."

You scored better than 83% of the public, below 5% of the public and the same as 12%.

I didn't get the water boiling one.

 

[Mock Turtle]

You answered 11 of 12 questions correctly.

See below how your results compare with the 3,278 randomly sampled adults that took part in our national survey and review how you responded to each question. For more findings from the survey, read "A Look at What the Public Knows and Does Not Know About Science."

You scored better than 83% of the public, below 5% of the public and the same as 12%.

I didn't get the water boiling one.

Probably helps if one has done some mountaineering.

 

[Dan From Smithville]

A SCIENCE KNOWLEDGE QUIZ

How much do you know about science topics?
Test your knowledge of science facts and applications of scientific principles by taking our short 12-question quiz. Then see how you did in comparison with a nationally representative group of 3,278 randomly selected U.S. adults surveyed online and by mail between Aug. 11 and Sept. 3, 2014 as members of the Pew Research Center’s American Trends Panel.

When you finish, you will be able to compare your scores with the average American and compare responses across demographic groups. The analysis of the findings from the poll can be found in the full report, “A Look At What the Public Does and Does Not Know About Science.”​

Begin by clicking HERE

Spoiler: My score

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My score was also 12 out of 12, but I must admit I was not completely certain about the answer to the question of the loudness of sound, but went with the best information I could recall. Fortunately it proved to be correct.