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dixiegrrrrl

(60,010 posts) Thu Dec 20, 2012, 02:50 PM Dec 2012

How much do you know about the fiscal cliff? Take a quick quiz:

I got 13 out of 15, and one of them was dumb mistake on my part.

Here is link to The Guardian quiz:
http://www.guardian.co.uk/world/quiz/2012/dec/18/fiscal-cliff-quiz

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How much do you know about the fiscal cliff? Take a quick quiz: (Original Post) dixiegrrrrl Dec 2012 OP

Ten out of fifteen Brother Buzz Dec 2012 #1

14 out of 15 Old Codger Dec 2012 #2

Ditto. sinkingfeeling Dec 2012 #4

Me too. MgtPA Dec 2012 #11

13 out of 15. nt. NCTraveler Dec 2012 #3

#13 sadbear Dec 2012 #5

14... brooklynite Dec 2012 #6

14 out of 15! I feel so smart. reformist2 Dec 2012 #7

14 out of 15 n/t wryter2000 Dec 2012 #8

14/15. Fat lot of good it's doing me. WorseBeforeBetter Dec 2012 #9

so nice that we understand the financial mess we are in dixiegrrrrl Dec 2012 #10

Maybe it is better to be blissfully ignorant. WorseBeforeBetter Dec 2012 #13

12 of 15. Panasonic Dec 2012 #12

DU folks are "smarter than the average bear" as Yogi used to say. dixiegrrrrl Dec 2012 #14

14 of 15 madokie Dec 2012 #15

13, would have been 14 had I not misread one of the questions. Thegonagle Dec 2012 #16

I did the same thing! dixiegrrrrl Dec 2012 #19

I got 14.. sendero Dec 2012 #17

15 out of 15 subterranean Dec 2012 #18

14 out of 15 for me Harmony Blue Dec 2012 #20

12 out of 15 bigwillq Dec 2012 #21

I missed 3, but I consider 2 of those irrelevant. NashvilleLefty Dec 2012 #22

Brother Buzz

(36,478 posts)

1. Ten out of fifteen

Reply to dixiegrrrrl (Original post)

Thu Dec 20, 2012, 02:59 PM

Dec 2012

I'll go back to raking leaves and reading trashy mystery novels.

Old Codger

(4,205 posts)

2. 14 out of 15

Reply to dixiegrrrrl (Original post)

Thu Dec 20, 2012, 03:04 PM

Dec 2012

I said 500 million instead of 110

sinkingfeeling

(51,478 posts)

4. Ditto.

Reply to Old Codger (Reply #2)

Thu Dec 20, 2012, 03:11 PM

Dec 2012

MgtPA

(1,022 posts)

11. Me too.

Reply to Old Codger (Reply #2)

Thu Dec 20, 2012, 04:48 PM

Dec 2012

NCTraveler

(30,481 posts)

3. 13 out of 15. nt.

Reply to dixiegrrrrl (Original post)

Thu Dec 20, 2012, 03:10 PM

Dec 2012

sadbear

(4,340 posts)

5. #13

Reply to dixiegrrrrl (Original post)

Thu Dec 20, 2012, 03:13 PM

Dec 2012

Trick question.

brooklynite

(94,757 posts)

6. 14...

Reply to dixiegrrrrl (Original post)

Thu Dec 20, 2012, 03:15 PM

Dec 2012

reformist2

(9,841 posts)

7. 14 out of 15! I feel so smart.

Reply to dixiegrrrrl (Original post)

Thu Dec 20, 2012, 03:15 PM

Dec 2012

wryter2000

(46,083 posts)

8. 14 out of 15 n/t

Reply to dixiegrrrrl (Original post)

Thu Dec 20, 2012, 03:32 PM

Dec 2012

n/t

WorseBeforeBetter

(11,441 posts)

9. 14/15. Fat lot of good it's doing me.

Reply to dixiegrrrrl (Original post)

Thu Dec 20, 2012, 03:38 PM

Dec 2012

Let's hope:

dixiegrrrrl

(60,010 posts)

10. so nice that we understand the financial mess we are in

Reply to WorseBeforeBetter (Reply #9)

Thu Dec 20, 2012, 04:12 PM

Dec 2012

but that we have such little power to DO anything about it.

WorseBeforeBetter

(11,441 posts)

13. Maybe it is better to be blissfully ignorant.

Reply to dixiegrrrrl (Reply #10)

Thu Dec 20, 2012, 05:24 PM

Dec 2012

I just don't know any more. One thing I do know, I read this back in 2005 or so...

and here we are in nearly 2013, living it in ALL its glory.

Panasonic

(2,921 posts)

12. 12 of 15.

Reply to dixiegrrrrl (Original post)

Thu Dec 20, 2012, 04:50 PM

Dec 2012

dixiegrrrrl

(60,010 posts)

14. DU folks are "smarter than the average bear" as Yogi used to say.

Reply to dixiegrrrrl (Original post)

Thu Dec 20, 2012, 05:25 PM

Dec 2012

( anyone remember Yogi bear cartoon???)

Wonder what would be the result if we asked the average person to take this quiz?

madokie

(51,076 posts)

15. 14 of 15

Reply to dixiegrrrrl (Original post)

Thu Dec 20, 2012, 05:30 PM

Dec 2012

You scored 14 out of a possible 15

You've got a pretty good handle on the fiscal cliff but be careful, you could easily lose your grip.

ETA: I missed question 5. How much spending will be cut in 2013 if Congress doesn't come to an agreement before the deadline? I answered 1.6 trillion when its really 110 billion.

Thegonagle

(806 posts)

16. 13, would have been 14 had I not misread one of the questions.

Reply to dixiegrrrrl (Original post)

Thu Dec 20, 2012, 05:39 PM

Dec 2012

dixiegrrrrl

(60,010 posts)

19. I did the same thing!

Reply to Thegonagle (Reply #16)

Thu Dec 20, 2012, 05:41 PM

Dec 2012

Picking out Grover was easy, tho.

sendero

(28,552 posts)

17. I got 14..

Reply to dixiegrrrrl (Original post)

Thu Dec 20, 2012, 05:40 PM

Dec 2012

... but I can't get the dang thing to pull up the page that shows me my wrong answer. But to be honest, I was making a "best guess" on 2-3 of them.

I'm liking the cliff more and more

subterranean

(3,427 posts)

18. 15 out of 15

Reply to dixiegrrrrl (Original post)

Thu Dec 20, 2012, 05:41 PM

Dec 2012

Obviously I do not watch Fox News.

Harmony Blue

(3,978 posts)

20. 14 out of 15 for me

Reply to dixiegrrrrl (Original post)

Thu Dec 20, 2012, 05:43 PM

Dec 2012

Not bad.

bigwillq

(72,790 posts)

21. 12 out of 15

Reply to dixiegrrrrl (Original post)

Thu Dec 20, 2012, 05:44 PM

Dec 2012

You've got a pretty good handle on the fiscal cliff but be careful, you could easily lose your grip.

NashvilleLefty

(811 posts)

22. I missed 3, but I consider 2 of those irrelevant.

Reply to dixiegrrrrl (Original post)

Thu Dec 20, 2012, 06:00 PM

Dec 2012

I missed who first coined the term and who made a quote I hadn't even heard. BFD, neither of these had anything of relevance to do with the "Cliff". I also missed the definition of Capital Gains, although I came close. But I am glad that I have been corrected on that point - small differences can make a big difference in the end.

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