Are you scientifically literate?

Post by **KALSTER** » 21 Apr 2012, 14:04

Quite a good quiz with a good range of questions from several different subjects (physics, chemistry, astronomy, biology ...)

Are you scientifically literate? Take our quiz

Tell us how you did...

I scored 44/50. Not too bad for a high school education I think.

Tribble · Post by **Tribble** » 21 Apr 2012, 15:18

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*

ADT · Post by **ADT** » 21 Apr 2012, 16:09

lol i scored 32

Yeah, i won't lie and say i didn't guess some answers as well

WiK1d · Post by **WiK1d** » 21 Apr 2012, 18:01

Meh, only 41. I got like all the biology stuff wrong. Nailed the astronomy section though.

Post by **KALSTER** » 21 Apr 2012, 18:58

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!

Post by **Stuart** » 21 Apr 2012, 19:46

38 with a handful of very fortunate eeny, meeny, miney, moes.

WiK1d · Post by **WiK1d** » 21 Apr 2012, 20:09

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!

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.

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.

Post by **KALSTER** » 21 Apr 2012, 20:27

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.

SykomantiS · Post by **SykomantiS** » 22 Apr 2012, 00:41

Got 34. Some of them I just plain guessed instead of trying to logically eliminate.

Tribble · Post by **Tribble** » 22 Apr 2012, 08:47

So far I am the stupidest here

I was useless with the astronomy

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!

You are just saying that to make me feel better

- But I see right through it

StarPhoenix · Post by **StarPhoenix** » 23 Apr 2012, 17:52

Tribble · Post by **Tribble** » 23 Apr 2012, 18:20

See Birdie - you are smarter than me.

Post by **KALSTER** » 23 Apr 2012, 18:26

Trouble wrote:You are just saying that to make me feel better

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.

Good job SP.

Tribble · Post by **Tribble** » 23 Apr 2012, 19:20

KALSTER wrote:
Trouble wrote:You are just saying that to make me feel better
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.

Good job SP.

I do have the age advantage

StarPhoenix · Post by **StarPhoenix** » 23 Apr 2012, 23:36

@Tribbsicle: But not by much

Just kidding. I haven't sat down and tested my literacy yet. Does this involve many calculations?

CapNemo · Post by **CapNemo** » 24 Apr 2012, 02:35

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

Post by **KALSTER** » 24 Apr 2012, 03:18

You can always have one of your other selves try it again in the morning....

Post by **Stuart** » 24 Apr 2012, 06:15

KALSTER wrote:You can always have one of your other selves try it again in the morning....

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.

StarPhoenix · Post by **StarPhoenix** » 24 Apr 2012, 07:31

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?

StarPhoenix · Post by **StarPhoenix** » 24 Apr 2012, 13:32

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.//

Post by **Monty** » 24 Apr 2012, 13:35

I got bored halfway through :/

StarPhoenix · Post by **StarPhoenix** » 24 Apr 2012, 13:41

Monty wrote:I got bored halfway through :/

Too easy for you?

KatrynKat · Post by **KatrynKat** » 24 Apr 2012, 13:42

same here and my internet was slow...

nimbus means rain...

ADT · Post by **ADT** » 24 Apr 2012, 13:48

Monty wrote:I got bored halfway through :/

ja the 50 questionnaire also got kinda long for me, took me about 2 hours to complete it, ADD ain't no joke

StarPhoenix · Post by **StarPhoenix** » 24 Apr 2012, 14:53

KatrynKat wrote: same here and my internet was slow...

nimbus means rain...

Too easy for you too?

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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