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Are you scientifically literate?
Quite a good quiz with a good range of questions from several different subjects (physics, chemistry, astronomy, biology ...)
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I scored 44/50. Not too bad for a high school education I think.
Are you scientifically literate? Take our quiz
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I scored 44/50. Not too bad for a high school education I think.
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I am dumb. 31/50 only. My science knowledge sux
Some of those questions I had never even heard of - and some I guessed correctly. *Sigh*
Some of those questions I had never even heard of - and some I guessed correctly. *Sigh*
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lol i scored 32
Yeah, i won't lie and say i didn't guess some answers as well
Yeah, i won't lie and say i didn't guess some answers as well
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Meh, only 41. I got like all the biology stuff wrong. Nailed the astronomy section though.
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The questions are fairly easy for scientifically minded folks (hey Wik1d ), but I'd say 31, 32 is probably still quite a bit above average, so well done guys!
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38 with a handful of very fortunate eeny, meeny, miney, moes.
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Oh yeah definitely. If you had physics/chemistry at school you'd definitely get 30+, which is subsequently the last time I really did it. A few of the questions I only knew the answers due to additional facts I picked up at varsity or through personal interest (astronomy). I knew nothing about the biology stuff, because I didn't have bio at school.KALSTER wrote:The questions are fairly easy for scientifically minded folks (hey Wik1d ), but I'd say 31, 32 is probably still quite a bit above average, so well done guys!
Some I did have to guess, but I eliminated the ones I definitely knew weren't correct, and then hoped I picked the correct one of the two that were left over. Also, bastards for the two trick questions. I knew they were trick questions, yet I picked the obvious, and incorrect answer.
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Yeah, made three stupid mistakes myself. And yes, astronomy is cool (more the physics of it), though I'm not that versed with constellations and such.
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Got 34. Some of them I just plain guessed instead of trying to logically eliminate.
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So far I am the stupidest here I was useless with the astronomy
You are just saying that to make me feel better - But I see right through itKALSTER wrote:The questions are fairly easy for scientifically minded folks (hey Wik1d ), but I'd say 31, 32 is probably still quite a bit above average, so well done guys!
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See Birdie - you are smarter than me.
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Nah, I was being serious. I am sure there are other quizzes I'd be dismal at, while you would have no trouble. Such is life.Trouble wrote:You are just saying that to make me feel better
Good job SP.
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I do have the age advantageKALSTER wrote:Nah, I was being serious. I am sure there are other quizzes I'd be dismal at, while you would have no trouble. Such is life.Trouble wrote:You are just saying that to make me feel better
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@Tribbsicle: But not by much
Just kidding. I haven't sat down and tested my literacy yet. Does this involve many calculations?
Just kidding. I haven't sat down and tested my literacy yet. Does this involve many calculations?
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Meh 70% All I can say is I hate the Greeks and English terminology
Oh and recommendation don't do it when you should be sleeping
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You can always have one of your other selves try it again in the morning....
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ooooh, can I also. Having been given all the correct answers when I got them wrong first time round I am fairly certain I can do far better on side B.KALSTER wrote:You can always have one of your other selves try it again in the morning....
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CapNemo wrote:Meh 70% All I can say is I hate the Greeks and English terminology
Oh and recommendation don't do it when you should be sleeping
"Christian Science...." How accurate is this test?
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To answer the question posed in the title of this thread, apparently yes.
48/50
What I got wrong: Greek letter used for coefficient of friction in Classical Physics
The meaning of the suffix "nimbus"
Apparently I had not encountered these at school or while reading - unless I did, and forgot.
Not bad for someone with a Matric Certificate, eh?
//I'm lucky that almost all of the questions they asked were things I knew, or could work out, either on paper , or by process of elimination.//
48/50
What I got wrong: Greek letter used for coefficient of friction in Classical Physics
The meaning of the suffix "nimbus"
Apparently I had not encountered these at school or while reading - unless I did, and forgot.
Not bad for someone with a Matric Certificate, eh?
//I'm lucky that almost all of the questions they asked were things I knew, or could work out, either on paper , or by process of elimination.//
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I got bored halfway through :/
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Monty wrote:I got bored halfway through :/
Too easy for you?
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same here and my internet was slow...
nimbus means rain...
nimbus means rain...
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ja the 50 questionnaire also got kinda long for me, took me about 2 hours to complete it, ADD ain't no jokeMonty wrote:I got bored halfway through :/
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Too easy for you too?KatrynKat wrote: same here and my internet was slow...
nimbus means rain...
Most of them were pretty quick.
What I found tedious was having to click twice to get to the next question.
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