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11. 13. Exceedingly easy

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Sat Nov 2, 2013, 07:48 PM

Nov 2013

I might understand some people not knowing that nitrogen is the most abundant gas in Earth's atmosphere, but all other questions were "gimmes".

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Do you know more about science and technology than the average American? [View all] The Straight Story Nov 2013 OP

I did way better than I expected to. 12/13 femmocrat Nov 2013 #1

You answered 13 of 13 questions correctly. Jim__ Nov 2013 #2

Arrgh got 1 wrong pangaia Nov 2013 #3

In the universe, hydrogen is number one... Wounded Bear Nov 2013 #7

Thanks. What a GREAT 3,832nd post. pangaia Nov 2013 #36

Now, every time I post, you'll have to edit yours.... Wounded Bear Nov 2013 #39

Hummmmm.. gotta think about that... pangaia Nov 2013 #40

Technically, yeah....but.....nt Wounded Bear Nov 2013 #41

But what ? pangaia Nov 2013 #47

Well, it's up to 3841 now.... Wounded Bear Nov 2013 #48

Yes you have been busy, I will never catch you. pangaia Nov 2013 #53

Eh, I'm not THAT fast.... Wounded Bear Nov 2013 #54

Done. pangaia Nov 2013 #55

That is the one I missed also. nt Mojorabbit Nov 2013 #69

I thought it was carbon dioxide treestar Nov 2013 #89

13:13 nadinbrzezinski Nov 2013 #4

Got all 13 graywarrior Nov 2013 #5

You answered 13 of 13 questions correctly. Wounded Bear Nov 2013 #6

very basic, really easy...got all 13 NRaleighLiberal Nov 2013 #8

13 here too. What is concerning is the questions are extremely simple, and yet RKP5637 Nov 2013 #32

I only got an MA in history nadinbrzezinski Nov 2013 #58

Got 13. RedCappedBandit Nov 2013 #9

Got all 13. MicaelS Nov 2013 #10

13. Exceedingly easy IDemo Nov 2013 #11

12 of 13. Kingofalldems Nov 2013 #12

I did well.. yuiyoshida Nov 2013 #13

You answered 13 of 13 questions correctly. jazzimov Nov 2013 #14

41% of college graduates did not exboyfil Nov 2013 #15

What really scares me CFLDem Nov 2013 #56

Even engineering does not teach common sense techniques exboyfil Nov 2013 #66

12 here. Not bad for a Liberal Arts person! WinkyDink Nov 2013 #16

me too, and also have a BA. arely staircase Nov 2013 #19

I goofed on electrons/atoms. DUH. WinkyDink Nov 2013 #65

that's the only one I got wrong too napkinz Nov 2013 #70

actually the rusty nail thing wad right and I hit the wrong answer in a hurry nt arely staircase Nov 2013 #71

Oh ... napkinz Nov 2013 #72

Missed all 13. n-t Logical Nov 2013 #17

lol nt arely staircase Nov 2013 #21

You did not! OmahaBlueDog Nov 2013 #73

I never said I was smarter than you! :-) nt Logical Nov 2013 #80

Way too easy. 13/13 Vashta Nerada Nov 2013 #18

I missed the chemical reaction one. arely staircase Nov 2013 #20

that was the correct answer.... eqfan592 Nov 2013 #23

huh. then I really knew all of them and got in a hurry and picked the w rong one arely staircase Nov 2013 #37

lol, it happens. :) eqfan592 Nov 2013 #44

Musta got a different one wrong Cal Carpenter Nov 2013 #24

I must have hit the wrong thing nt arely staircase Nov 2013 #38

And what is wrong with that? /nt jakeXT Nov 2013 #34

You answered 13 of 13 questions correctly. Coyotl Nov 2013 #22

These quizzes are depressing. lumberjack_jeff Nov 2013 #25

13 of 13 here. eqfan592 Nov 2013 #26

I got 11 I am lousy at science gopiscrap Nov 2013 #27

So easy it's embarrassing BlueJazz Nov 2013 #28

They were such easy questions Warpy Nov 2013 #29

Perfect Score!!! RKP5637 Nov 2013 #30

12 of 13 - ruffburr Nov 2013 #31

13/13. The marks say that the average person is woefully undereducated in science and technology. PDJane Nov 2013 #33

13, but it semed stupidly simple. Jackpine Radical Nov 2013 #35

Me too. The results make me weep. Daemonaquila Nov 2013 #42

a lot of that could come from the 5th Grade Science test in Texas. nt arely staircase Nov 2013 #52

13/13 /nt pintobean Nov 2013 #43

12 right 840high Nov 2013 #45

Those were all pretty basic, 13/13. bhikkhu Nov 2013 #46

Aced it . Pretty good for a high school grad! Kaleva Nov 2013 #49

13/13 nt BootinUp Nov 2013 #50

Yes - got them all right. csziggy Nov 2013 #51

13 of 13.... CherokeeDem Nov 2013 #57

I got them all. sendero Nov 2013 #59

Hey, I'm holding up the 70+ females...13 out of 13. kelliekat44 Nov 2013 #60

13/13 kestrel91316 Nov 2013 #61

You scored better than 93% of the public and the same as 7% LiberalArkie Nov 2013 #62

I got 11 out of 13 juanrodriguezn248 Nov 2013 #63

13. I love those pew quizes NightWatcher Nov 2013 #64

13 of 13. That was way too easy. hobbit709 Nov 2013 #67

I got 13 out of 13. bench scientist Nov 2013 #68

got 11-out of 13 mshasta Nov 2013 #74

I am holding a rubberband that knows more about science tblue37 Nov 2013 #75

This message was self-deleted by its author Frank Cannon Nov 2013 #76

13/13 Frank Cannon Nov 2013 #76

13 of 13 sakabatou Nov 2013 #78

13 of 13, test took me about 90 secs, and I don't know diddlysquat about science/technology. Zorra Nov 2013 #79

I don't think of science as my strong suit, Blue_In_AK Nov 2013 #81

got all 13 out of 13. yeah. pretty easy quiz. Pretzel_Warrior Nov 2013 #82

Easy. And only seven percent of folks get 'em all? Orsino Nov 2013 #83

interesting that over-65 was the most scientifically illiterate age group scheming daemons Nov 2013 #84

13/13, top 7%. joshcryer Nov 2013 #85

Heck, I even got the three bonus questions right! Buns_of_Fire Nov 2013 #86

My score is 13 out of 13 polynomial Nov 2013 #87

Only got one wrong, better than 85% of the public treestar Nov 2013 #88

Amazing how many people don't know what they're breathing. GeorgeGist Nov 2013 #90

Well.. the results of this... Bigmack Nov 2013 #91