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Do you know more about science and technology than the average American? [View all] Snarkoleptic Apr 2013 OP

that was easy (fellow science nerd here) NRaleighLiberal Apr 2013 #1

I don't consider myself a science nerd and it was basic stuff. I have trouble believing anyone alive freshwest Apr 2013 #133

Non-Science Nerd RobinA Apr 2013 #176

If the females asked were in the Full Quiver movement, no. This should be basic school both sexes. freshwest Apr 2013 #212

Ha, funny how many people are taking the quiz mimi85 Apr 2013 #232

I think the more you know, the more humble you are, so I don't know about showing off. I blame the freshwest Apr 2013 #235

I'm sorry mimi85 May 2013 #243

13/13 RainDog Apr 2013 #2

+1 Egalitarian Thug Apr 2013 #127

same here.... awoke_in_2003 Apr 2013 #131

13/13 too, Benton D Struckcheon Apr 2013 #3

ditto here lastlib Apr 2013 #209

I got 12/13 can I be a nerd too? bravenak Apr 2013 #4

Depends on which one you missed.... Wounded Bear Apr 2013 #89

Hydrogen? bravenak Apr 2013 #143

(Me too) Union Scribe Apr 2013 #149

Ouch.... Wounded Bear Apr 2013 #168

It got me too...Otherwise 12/13 4_TN_TITANS Apr 2013 #203

13/13 also. nt aristocles Apr 2013 #5

13/13 burnodo Apr 2013 #6

12 of 13 Jeff In Milwaukee Apr 2013 #7

12/13 MrSlayer Apr 2013 #8

Ditto. demosincebirth Apr 2013 #77

ditto...too Demonaut Apr 2013 #84

Same here. nt Mojorabbit Apr 2013 #120

I didn't even have to think about it.... mimi85 Apr 2013 #241

Got 12 out of 13 rightsideout Apr 2013 #9

13/13 -- God this makes me cry for our educational system. n/t X_Digger Apr 2013 #10

I knew DUers would do well. Snarkoleptic Apr 2013 #17

13/13 and ditto. These have got to be the easiest "skyance" questions ever... lapfog_1 Apr 2013 #38

12 cherokeeprogressive Apr 2013 #11

Ditto. nt laundry_queen Apr 2013 #52

Same here. n/t TDale313 Apr 2013 #60

12 also,i thought Nitrogen was a trace gas. Rain Mcloud Apr 2013 #68

No, Nitrogen isn't an oxidizer. AtheistCrusader Apr 2013 #74

Just remember the order they describe our atmosphere. AtheistCrusader Apr 2013 #70

Yup! Thought it was hydrogen. I went back and forth and couldn't remember. Behind the Aegis Apr 2013 #94

same here. diane in sf Apr 2013 #141

And here. narnian60 Apr 2013 #204

Same score, same missed question. n/t ChazII Apr 2013 #108

No sin there...the quiz didn't ask... DreamGypsy Apr 2013 #111

13/13 with a modest formal education Brother Buzz Apr 2013 #12

13/13 magellan Apr 2013 #13

12/13 nenagh Apr 2013 #14

2 wrong and I knew which ones they were olddots Apr 2013 #15

You scored better than 85% of the public, below 7% and the same as 8%. Wow that is scary because lunasun Apr 2013 #16

Are you smarter than a 5th grader type of quiz Gman Apr 2013 #18

Here's an interesting and related thread. Snarkoleptic Apr 2013 #22

Yeah, saw that earlier Gman Apr 2013 #28

There's an intersting (and free to download) book about the authoritarian mindset. Snarkoleptic Apr 2013 #30

13 of 13 was too easy to get. alittlelark Apr 2013 #19

13/13 LeftInTX Apr 2013 #20

13 immoderate Apr 2013 #21

12/13..... ohheckyeah Apr 2013 #23

13/13 customerserviceguy Apr 2013 #24

Hopefully this is far enough down-thread to post their report. Snarkoleptic Apr 2013 #25

My age demographic sucked (65+) eridani Apr 2013 #140

Some of That Stuff RobinA Apr 2013 #179

There have been plenty of DU articles about fracking TrogL Apr 2013 #227

Yes. ( n/t ) Make7 Apr 2013 #26

yes Bobbyboozhay66 Apr 2013 #27

12/13 lpbk2713 Apr 2013 #29

13/13 - liberal arts grad. The Velveteen Ocelot Apr 2013 #31

i'm not really good when it comes to science and tech but i got all of these right JI7 Apr 2013 #32

I thought I MAYBE got one wrong -- I got FOUR wrong! :-( 9/13. gateley Apr 2013 #33

My first thought was, gawd I hope not. (12) LiberalAndProud Apr 2013 #34

7%? Seriously? Bannakaffalatta Apr 2013 #35

+1 Matariki Apr 2013 #191

12/13 I missed "nitrogen". rrneck Apr 2013 #36

Same here. BainsBane Apr 2013 #62

Missed that one, too. The rest were, to me, absurdly easy. TekGryphon Apr 2013 #142

13 easy for a science nut. BlueJazz Apr 2013 #37

13/13... I even got my gender and age group right, so I guess that's really 15/15! opiate69 Apr 2013 #39

I prefer to think of us as getting 15 out of 13 icarusxat Apr 2013 #96

That was the only thing I got wrong. Heywood J Apr 2013 #237

hehe... that's funny...I almost did too though lol opiate69 Apr 2013 #238

13/13. Rest of the population is really stupid. I knew this. El Fuego Apr 2013 #40

I got one wrong. CBHagman Apr 2013 #41

13/13. Take that Mr Brown. I did pay attention NightWatcher Apr 2013 #42

11/13 Marrah_G Apr 2013 #43

I got 13/13 Go Vols Apr 2013 #44

13/13 silverweb Apr 2013 #45

13/13..."You scored better than 93% of the public and the same as 7%." BootinUp Apr 2013 #46

I would expect all sixth graders to know all of the correct answers. NYC_SKP Apr 2013 #47

13/13 exboyfil Apr 2013 #48

12/13 mrs_p Apr 2013 #49

12, and ashamed at the what I missed ecstatic Apr 2013 #50

Duh moment zipplewrath Apr 2013 #158

Was that an extra easy test? Control-Z Apr 2013 #51

Well, we're just in the top 10% caraher Apr 2013 #202

Aced it. Liberal Arts major. 8) DirkGently Apr 2013 #53

100% krispos42 Apr 2013 #54

Thank goodness.... daleanime Apr 2013 #104

w00t! 13/13, another science nerd/introverted reading freak here. nt Nay Apr 2013 #55

I missed one and I'm embarrassed by it, too... cynatnite Apr 2013 #56

Are you in Colorado or Washington state... DreamGypsy Apr 2013 #114

I'm in TN... cynatnite Apr 2013 #147

12/13 Renew Deal Apr 2013 #57

They ask about education; they should have asked if the respondent reads DU. 13/13. lumberjack_jeff Apr 2013 #58

Liberal thing, conservatives wouldn't understand Diremoon Apr 2013 #59

Welcome to DU wryter2000 Apr 2013 #183

12 BainsBane Apr 2013 #61

two out of thirteen correct. octothorpe Apr 2013 #63

13/13 nt PD Turk Apr 2013 #71

Sadly...this is not a joke nadinbrzezinski Apr 2013 #92

You scored better than 93% of the public and the same as 7%. brett_jv Apr 2013 #218

13/13 Poll_Blind Apr 2013 #64

10. I guess I'm the dumb one here. demosincebirth Apr 2013 #65

Or your memory of stuff from middle school just faded... octothorpe Apr 2013 #69

I drove a truck for 40years. I don't remember any of that from school, I just enjoy reading demosincebirth Apr 2013 #75

If your CDL has a HAZMAT endorsement Mopar151 Apr 2013 #91

. Loudestlib Apr 2013 #97

13/13 - This is a joke right? Xyzse Apr 2013 #66

i got 12 I new it was nitrogen but kept hydrogen, I'm such a fool! juxtaposed Apr 2013 #67

Do you live on ... DreamGypsy Apr 2013 #117

13/13 Junkpet Apr 2013 #72

13/13 here as well tularetom Apr 2013 #73

13 caseymoz Apr 2013 #76

13/13 Richard D Apr 2013 #78

is this another 'how stupid americans are' thread? HiPointDem Apr 2013 #79

13/13 SCVDem Apr 2013 #80

12/13 Mr. X Apr 2013 #81

I missed that one rightsideout Apr 2013 #137

12/13 but that is because... prairierose Apr 2013 #82

13/13 Zoeisright Apr 2013 #83

13/13, which surprised me, because I am not a science guy. Common Sense Party Apr 2013 #85

Got them all correct (13/13) sakabatou Apr 2013 #86

13/13 here too. blackspade Apr 2013 #87

12/13 Mopar151 Apr 2013 #88

13/13 Gore1FL Apr 2013 #90

13/13! I see we DUers are a smart bunch! UrbScotty Apr 2013 #93

This message was self-deleted by its author LastDemocratInSC Apr 2013 #95

:-( ReRe Apr 2013 #98

Aced.....easy questions.... Wounded Bear Apr 2013 #99

13/13... but what a frigging idiot..... DreamGypsy Apr 2013 #100

Very easy, I think I could have aced that after a pub crawl. Thor_MN Apr 2013 #101

13/13 business major working on a MBA. n/t tammywammy Apr 2013 #102

13 out of 13! freethought Apr 2013 #103

12/13 AsahinaKimi Apr 2013 #105

i guess i do 13/13 nutsnberries Apr 2013 #106

I got 13/13 - too easy dballance Apr 2013 #107

11 of 13 Blue_In_AK Apr 2013 #109

I got 12/13. I am the 15%!!!!!! Currently majoring in computer engineering. n/t alp227 Apr 2013 #110

13/13 ... Very easy test. (n/t) spin Apr 2013 #112

13/13 - English Lit degree here JTG of the PRB Apr 2013 #113

Too easy. 13/13. Who could possibly get any of those wrong? freshwest Apr 2013 #115

12/13...... Tikki Apr 2013 #116

13/13 Apophis Apr 2013 #118

I may have the lowest score published here- No Vested Interest Apr 2013 #119

12/13 -- didn't remember my Chemistry. ancianita Apr 2013 #121

Easy test for most of the crowd here at DU Warpy Apr 2013 #122

13/13 with one arm tied behind my back. ErikJ Apr 2013 #123

12/13 - Admitted Science phobic KauaiK Apr 2013 #124

Scares me that people are that uninformed.... Spitfire of ATJ Apr 2013 #125

Is this test even real? Nabbysensei Apr 2013 #126

12/13 nitrogen bit me in the ass I said Hydrogen Vestigial_Sister Apr 2013 #128

So did I. Blue_In_AK Apr 2013 #220

Which gas makes up most of the Earth's atmosphere? MADem Apr 2013 #129

12 for 13 NWLib Apr 2013 #130

12/13 Lil Missy Apr 2013 #132

13/13 DJWBlue Apr 2013 #134

That struck me as an awfully easy test. Bette Noir Apr 2013 #135

agreed, 13/13 makes me wonder about 50% of the population that only gets grantcart Apr 2013 #217

Seriously! mimi85 Apr 2013 #242

13/13. Yay. nt Ilsa Apr 2013 #136

I'm glad they showed the demographic info. Archaic Apr 2013 #138

12/13, missed one. diane in sf Apr 2013 #139

Was that really a science test? defacto7 Apr 2013 #144

perfect score DeadEyeDyck Apr 2013 #145

I took chemistry but not any science other than that, so I did much better than I expected. JDPriestly Apr 2013 #146

13/13 And I don't consider myself a science whiz at all. Live and Learn Apr 2013 #148

13/13 ManiacJoe Apr 2013 #150

13/13, and it was way too easy. DetlefK Apr 2013 #151

That was too easy. hobbit709 Apr 2013 #152

That's depressing Turbineguy Apr 2013 #153

13 for 13, thank-you PUBLIC SCHOOL TEACHERS! HereSince1628 Apr 2013 #162

Did you notice the crafty question about global warming... Bay Boy Apr 2013 #154

I also got 13 for 13. Savannahmann Apr 2013 #155

13 d_r Apr 2013 #156

13. But then, I'm older....and the school system was more thorough on some things! PDJane Apr 2013 #157

I wouldn't call myself a science nerd, kentauros Apr 2013 #159

Apparently more than 93% MindPilot Apr 2013 #160

13/13 and I was LibertyLover Apr 2013 #161

11/13 LWolf Apr 2013 #163

13 out of 13 also warrior1 Apr 2013 #164

13/13 FarCenter Apr 2013 #165

Electrons and atoms whttevrr Apr 2013 #166

You answered 12 of 13 questions correctly. NCTraveler Apr 2013 #167

13/13 WilmywoodNCparalegal Apr 2013 #169

That was too easy spinbaby Apr 2013 #170

What an absurdly simple test. RC Apr 2013 #171

12/13 GED...public schools workinclasszero Apr 2013 #172

I wouldn't have thought I was that much above average Yo_Mama Apr 2013 #173

12/13 missed - Which gas makes up most of the Earth's atmosphere moobu2 Apr 2013 #174

11/13 Hell Hath No Fury Apr 2013 #175

13/13 and good gawd that's better than 93% of respondants.... mike_c Apr 2013 #177

13/13 wryter2000 Apr 2013 #178

Took it - got 13/13 GoneOffShore Apr 2013 #180

13/13. I get the average person missing one or two... gcomeau Apr 2013 #181

Not in any way a science nerd, RebelOne Apr 2013 #182

12/13 nachosgrande Apr 2013 #184

Here's an interesting part: JHB Apr 2013 #185

12 out of 13 here too... madmom Apr 2013 #186

13/13 another science nerd here Dash87 Apr 2013 #187

13/13, progressives are just more aware IMHO...most progressive I talk to are fairly knowledgeable uponit7771 Apr 2013 #188

Pretty easy.. sendero Apr 2013 #189

Hmmm - that was a little too easy. Matariki Apr 2013 #190

12/13 truebrit71 Apr 2013 #192

13/13 now i feel better about myself dembotoz Apr 2013 #193

12/13 Messed up on Nitrogen. Should have known better. bklyncowgirl Apr 2013 #194

12/13. I knew it wasn't oxygen, War Horse Apr 2013 #195

12 out of 13 ananda Apr 2013 #196

13/13 WillyT Apr 2013 #197

13/13 zappaman Apr 2013 #198

I got 12/13 auburngrad82 Apr 2013 #199

12/13 Chisox08 Apr 2013 #200

13 out of 13 ryan_cats Apr 2013 #201

13/13. Had to think whether Nitrogen or Hydrogen was most common, but made the right call. nt geek tragedy Apr 2013 #205

Test SamKnause Apr 2013 #206

13/13 20score Apr 2013 #207

If I only knew the difference between "infrared" and "ultraviolet" I would've aced it. Buns_of_Fire Apr 2013 #208

Effin' dismal, but a few rays of hope. GoCubsGo Apr 2013 #210

number 11 is wrong and/or a gross oversimplification Mosby Apr 2013 #211

No, it isn't. gcomeau Apr 2013 #225

no, one option was not vastly superior Mosby Apr 2013 #229

Yes, one was. You're introducing unlisted conditions. gcomeau Apr 2013 #230

The results of that are very, very disappointing. MineralMan Apr 2013 #213

Some people have mentioned that some of the MineralMan Apr 2013 #214

EZ-PZ Liberal In Texas Apr 2013 #215

If Pew really wants to show the world ... sweetapogee Apr 2013 #216

Everyone try the News Quiz as well!!! brett_jv Apr 2013 #219

I perfecto'd that one, too, but its choice of material is dubious. Jim Lane Apr 2013 #228

11/13 treestar Apr 2013 #221

13/13. PA Democrat Apr 2013 #222

13/13 I know I'm a bit of a nerd. we can do it Apr 2013 #223

12/13 - I missed the one about the earth's atmosphere. d'oh! cyberswede Apr 2013 #224

13/13 Better than 97% of the population???? LongTomH Apr 2013 #226

11/13 and 11/13 on both quizzes mimi85 Apr 2013 #231

I got 12/13 kimbutgar Apr 2013 #233

Yes, but I am a nerd. Rex Apr 2013 #234

13/13, top 7% kestrel91316 Apr 2013 #236

12/13 AnnieBW Apr 2013 #239

Yep, that was a toughie and the front-runner for most difficult question. Snarkoleptic Apr 2013 #240