Are you scientifically literate?

Here's a fun* test: http://www.csmonitor.com/Science/2011/1209/Are-you-scientifically-literate-Take-our-quiz/Composing-about-78-percent-of-the-air-at-sea-level-what-is-the-most-common-gas-in-the-Earth-s-atmosphere

It's like 50 questions long, so it'll take like 10-15 minutes.

Then come back here and post your score.





If you dont:






*And by fun, I mean if you're kind of a nerdy type, like meeself. But everyone likes a good competition, even if it is a competition of semi-useful information that often has little daily use. I mean, how else would you explain the popularity of the TV show Jeopardy?

Hahaha.
Love the warning sign.

BRB test taking.

You answered 37 of 50 questions correctly for a total score of 74%.

But I misclicked on 1. So while I'll take 37, I'd suggest 38.

> christian science

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Originally posted by Kanzen

> christian science

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2 stupid mistakes if I had only thought about it, like is WATER NOT PART OF THE EARTH'S CRUST, DAMNIT.

3 that I second guessed my way to wrong

and despite KNOWING that austalopithicus was found in Africa, I clicked australia. SHIT!!!

26 yrs out of school though, so I'll take the C+

You answered 31 of 50 questions correctly for a total score of 62%.

Yeah, I'm dumb ok. I actually clicked the wrong one on the age of the earth questions...so I'm giving myself a 32/50

I got 44. That's ok, I guess, considering I have a degree in the sciences I was a little disappoint, because I made a couple dumb mistakes.

I also don't know my astronomy all that well.

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Originally posted by Kanzen

> christian science

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Yeah, the CSM is actually a fairly reputable journalistic enterprise, bro.

31 of 50

EL, You might like this little daily nugget http://apod.nasa.gov/apod/astropix.html

Physics ate me. I never got that far in school.

42 out of 50. Half the misses were just not paying attention to the hints. Australia got me too Mall, as well as being an idiot and clicking Carbon when the damn hint said atomic number of 8.

You answered 23 of 50 questions correctly for a total score of 46%.

You people too smart. About 50% of my correct answers were my awesome guessing skills. I feel I might be too stupid to be on WBW

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Originally posted by Althalus

You answered 23 of 50 questions correctly for a total score of 46%.

You people too smart. About 50% of my correct answers were my awesome guessing skills. I feel I might be too stupid to be on WBW

Don't sweat it man. My score from the old "What's your sex score" was one of, if not the lowest published. It's all good.

I got 45 of 50, which is fairly disgusting since I teach engineering majors. Boo for me !!!

32/50

I clicked on a couple of wrong ones that i knew, and clicked on a few wrong cuz of my big ass fingers on my iPhone. So bumped it to 35.

A few I got from watching 'The Big Bang Theory'!!!

it quit working for me. i was 23 out of 42. guess i'm a bit rusty in my old age.

Az

52%
One of my worst categories was astronomy despite me owning a backyard observatory and a lifetime stargazer.
Serves me right for taking this stupid test at 12:35 in the morning when I only got up to take a pee.
Back to bed.

Why is such a question intimidating ?

As I am typing this, 17 people have responded to the challenge, and 352 people have opened the thread.

Am I alone in feeling that there is some correlation between this thread and the unemployment rate ? Must be. Some of the companies that I work with have had openings for over a year but no qualified applicants to fill them. Sad.

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