Political IQ Test
Pew News IQ Take the test. I scored within the 91 percentile. I got the last question wrong...
Pew News IQ Take the test. I scored within the 91 percentile. I got the last question wrong...
07-19-2008, 09:29 PM
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| Braccae tuae aperiuntur.  Reform Party NJ 
| Political IQ Test
__________________ No good decision was ever made in a swivel chair. Senate Majority Leader, Harry Reid: As we look back in history, the Founding Fathers would be cringing to hear people talking about eliminating earmarks. | ||||
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07-19-2008, 09:38 PM
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| I wonder Independent San Antonio, Texas
| I got an 83 Last edited by Rouger2; 07-20-2008 at 12:03 PM. | ||||
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07-19-2008, 11:04 PM
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| helluo librorum The Lab Moderator  Humanist Chicago Suburbs
| 91% and I think I missed the last question too. | ||||
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07-20-2008, 01:02 AM
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| Arse Anarchist Halifax, Nova Scotia
| 12 oot of 12! The wording of the quiz is very poor, take this example: Do you happen to know who is chairman of the U.S. Federal Reserve Board? Ben Bernanke Alan Greenspan Paul Volcker Henry Paulson By the questions wording, the possible answers should be "yes" or "no." Oh well... | ||||
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07-20-2008, 08:54 AM
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| Dirty Liberal  Democrat South Jersey
| Who declared independance from Serbia? Only one I got wrong.  | ||||
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07-20-2008, 01:48 PM
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| Give me liberty or give me death!  libertarian Lake Stevens, WA
| Here's Your Score: You correctly answered 12 of the 12 possible questions along with approximately 3% of the public. You did better than 97% of the general public. I had to guess on bosnia vs kosovo though, in all honesty. | ||||
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07-21-2008, 05:09 PM
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| Bokonist  Independent Kansas City
| 91st percent | ||||
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07-21-2008, 07:32 PM
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| [hi-5]  Independent Los Angeles, CA
| 83%, for Lou it was Kosovo. I got the 1st question wrong, I thought she was the Sec. of Defense, should've known better and the Dow Jones question, even though it's getting closer to 10,000 it was 12,000. | ||||
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07-21-2008, 08:19 PM
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| The Fed Must Go!  Paleolibertarian
| I scored 83% - gut instinct was 100% but I second guessed myself wrongly on Dean and Kosovo. National average of 50% was interesting to see... That's of people who elected to take the test. My guess is that many who would have scored poorly said why bother...  Nice post... Fed Up
__________________ "An unconstitutional act is not a law; it confers no rights; it imposes no duties; it affords no protection; it creates no office; it is in legal contemplation, as inoperative as though it had never been passed." Norton v. Shelby County, 118 US 425 (1885) | ||||
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07-21-2008, 08:41 PM
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| Administrator  libertarian Oklahoma
| 91% missed the last question. I guesst he correct answer was Kosovo, I was stuck between Kosovo and Chetchnya (sp?) | ||||
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07-21-2008, 09:26 PM
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| Science is the poetry of reality.  Independent Virginia
| Here's Your Score: You correctly answered 12 of the 12 possible questions along with approximately 3% of the public. You did better than 97% of the general public. I guessed on the Dow and the killed military personnel ones. The others were simple.
__________________ "It is far better to grasp the Universe as it really is than to persist in delusion, however satisfying and reassuring." - Carl Sagan | ||||
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07-21-2008, 09:33 PM
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| Friend to all.  Socialist Maryland
| This is a political test? Here's Your Score: You correctly answered 12 of the 12 possible questions along with approximately 3% of the public. You did better than 97% of the general public. Use the interactive tool below to find out more about how your score compares with other Americans who took the test in our national telephone survey: | ||||
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07-21-2008, 10:21 PM
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| Bokonist Independent Kansas City
| Originally Posted by Fed Up 50 percentile, it's 50 by definition 
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07-21-2008, 10:24 PM
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| Bokonist Independent Kansas City
| missed people died in Iraq one. Don't see much point in memorizing 4k vs 5k soldiers so I don't really mind. | ||||
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07-22-2008, 12:08 AM
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| Lurker  Conservative Party
| 83%. Missed the DOW average and who was chairman of the Reserve Board. I was surprised how many people didn't know Harry Reid is the Senate Majority leader. | ||||
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07-22-2008, 01:30 AM
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| The Fed Must Go! Paleolibertarian
| Originally Posted by nbiggershaft I'm not sure what the 50% was that I saw, but assumed it was the now 52% who scored 6 out of 12. Was there something I missed that you are referring to? Could be. I just skimmed it after finishing.
Fed Up | ||||
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07-23-2008, 01:16 PM
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| Member  Liberal
| I missed the chairperson of the Democratic National Committee (dean) and the DOW average. The ones that I got right though, I didn't have to guess on. | ||||
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09-11-2008, 01:02 PM
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| Pacifistic Ciceronian  Meritocrat Cheny, France
| God damnit. I picked Colombia on Hugo Chavez's question, but when I scrolled down, my computer selected the very last choice (apparently Venezuela). Only question I got "wrong" :/ | ||||
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09-11-2008, 01:10 PM
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| America Fuck Yea Election Moderator  Republican In Name Only
| Your Pew News IQ Score Here's Your Score: You correctly answered 12 of the 12 possible questions along with approximately 3% of the public. You did better than 97% of the general public. | ||||
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09-11-2008, 01:13 PM
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| Master Debator Election Moderator  Democrat Omaha, NE
| I got stuck on the last one too  | ||||
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