News IQ!

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  1. Spencer

    Spencer Active Member

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  2. terrinh73

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    I am at 83%. Surprised at how low all the averages are across the board...
     
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    terrinh73, Oct 23, 2008
  3. omsdogg

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    83% as well which to me is shocking considering I dont' keep up on current events all that much. call me lucky
     
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  4. pettyfog

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    [​IMG]- havent used that in a while and I think she's cute.

    heh... not that it was all that hard. I kept suspecting one or more trick questions. The only one I could see that might have been 'trick' was the 'declared independence' question.

    well, Spencer, I submit that wimmin are just actually into a DIFFERENT kind of 'Current Affairs'.

    A telling note, i cant name the Chair of the RNC off the top of my head, maybe on a multiple choice...

    And it's not even too germane that the average college grad is at 63. Though perhaps it IS significant that they'd have to know or care enough to take the poll.
     
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  5. HatterDon

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    I agree. It was a very easy quiz. I'm quite happy to have gotten 11/12, and I'm sort of proud that the one I missed was about the Dow Jones. I care more about Sachin Tendulkar's batting statistics than I do about the numbers in the stock market.
     
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  6. nevzter

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    100%. I'm a nerd, officially, but we already knew this. However, still, 100% puts me only in the 97%, who are the other 3%? Warren Buffet, Steve Jobs, Bill Gates, Steve Forbes? If so, I totally agree.
     
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  7. HatterDon

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    Where does this leave me?

    1. Pinky and the Brain
    2. Joan of Arcadia
    3. The Daily Show
     
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    HatterDon, Oct 23, 2008
  8. andypalmer

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    100%, though I guessed on the Bernake vs. Paulsen question.
     
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    andypalmer, Oct 24, 2008
  9. FulhamAg

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    11-12. I blame Vince Flynn for the miss. I started the new book last night and missed the casualty number as a result of a figure (around 5k)given during an exchange in the book.
     
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  10. dcheather

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    91, as well. And missed the same question as FulhamAg. I could have sworn I heard the 5,000 casualty figure, although from somewhere else, too.
     
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    dcheather, Oct 24, 2008
  11. jmh

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    I confused Bernanke with Paulson. Oops.
     
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    jmh, Oct 24, 2008
  12. dave2d2

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    Daily Show is fantastic as well although it is satirical.
     
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    dave2d2, Nov 11, 2008
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