Are you scientifically literate? Take our quiz

[stockholmer]

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


I missed questions 14, 18, 22, and 35



Quiz results


46
Correct

4
Wrong

You answered 46 of 50 questions correctly for a total score of 92%

[Arkansas Granny]

1. It looks like fun, but having to access 2 screens for each question is too time consuming.

[phantom power]

2. 48/50

[PADemD]

3. 52%

[FiveGoodMen]

9. It was harder than I expected it to be

Some on this thread REALLY know their science!

[PADemD]

12. I haven't been in a science class in 46 years.

I guessed at most of the answers.

[FiveGoodMen]

16. Been 30 years for me.

I knew many of the physics questions but not so many of the biology ones.

Guessed on quite a few.

[DireStrike]

18. Some of it was annoying trivia.

Some of it was math, which I didn't even bother trying to do.

[GreenPartyVoter]

4. I did all right, but truth be told a lot of it was guessing based on vague gut feelings. Very few

times did I feel absolutely confident. *sigh*

[longship]

5. Woo Hoo! 50/50 !!!

Last edited Thu Aug 9, 2012, 10:43 PM - Edit history (1)

I guessed on a couple. But they were educated guesses. I was able to eliminate two answers and took my best shot.

Damn! A 1970's physics degree really helps. One of the toughies was #50. I couldn't have handled it without unit analysis.



on edit: and the catalytic converter one. Whew! I really sweated that one. It helps understanding the periodic table. Plus, help to the answer is often within the question itself. That led me to the correct choice.

[pokerfan]

6. 49/50

I always screw up meiosis & mitosis.



ETA: and the CSM gets a hundred web clicks from me.

[BlueJazz]

7. 48 but I sweated on 2 or 3. The test is S-L-O-W...geez.. nt

[Ichingcarpenter]

8. I posted this thread maybe last year

but I sucked this time after a few drinks and smokes for pain and relaxation. I think last time I was around 47
and this time 39..... but hey.... I'm just testing my neuro circuits....LOL and how much I can put into my brain with age over the years. I do think the test proved I shouldn't teach or test under the influence.

Its a good test and should be posted in GD
and kicked.

[chknltl]

10. 58%

Waaaa..... please don't banish me to the free republic!

[Odin2005]

11. 100%, 50/50.

That was easy.

[MrMickeysMom]

14. Hey, Einstein!

Rub it in!

[MrMickeysMom]

13. Alas... I'm a "C" student with a 72%!

I answered 36 out of 50 correctly, some dumb mistakes.

That was fun, but tedious (page loaded too slowly).

stockholmer, I figured you were scientifically smarter than I!

[JesterCS]

15. 58% I suck lol

[Karmasue]

17. Only 54%

Couple of dumb mistakes, couple of lucky guesses, and a couple thanks to Sheldon, Leonard and The Big Bang Theory course I'm taking by DVR - LOL!

Just sayin...maybe I will learn something here too!

[Rochester]

19. I got 44 out of 50