Are you one of the 7%

vitani

12 right. Got the first one about man made radiation wrong

DazMarz

No

13 from 13. Yeah, baby... :cool:

Chattastrophe!

No

13/13.

Was well chuffed with that until I read the other responses on this thread. Screw yis all, I don't care if it was easy, I'm still proud of myself! :P

Wibbs

No

13 outa 13, though TBH if I'd gotten much below ten on a "quiz" that simplistic I'd avoid sharp objects and lay in a darkened corner consumed by shame. And I didn't go beyond "high school".

EIALB2

I'm in the 7%. Should hope so considering I'm an engineer!

A_Sober_Paddy

Don't know

11 out of 13...not too bad

Legwinski

No

13/13 but wasn't sure on 2 or 3. Some were stupidly easy like continents moving and the new drug one but tbh I'm surprised 7% got them all right!

B.A._Baracus

Got 10 out of 13 myself...

The amount of people getting back saying they have got 13/13 seems like a lie :pac: or... or.... loads of people took the test, didnt get 13/13 and decided to not reply to the thread.


Something is afoot, watson.

123 LC

12 out of thirteen, got the electron one wrong. Thought it was ok seeing as I've no interest in science, just did it in school

cantdecide

Don't know

12/13

I didn't even realise I was taking a quiz. I began by trying to dismiss notifications that my anti-virus was out of date...

SV

Don't know

12/13.

Got the one about the main composite of Earths atmosphere wrong. Oh well, pretty happy..hard to imagine that only 7% can get all of them right and even harder to believe that put me 85% better than the general public.
It's pretty basic school stuff

debit2credit

No

13/13

Nerds where do I join up?

rahmalec

12/13.

Didn't have a clue what fracking was.

looking_around

No

was a little unsure with the fracking and the gas thats highest percentage in the atmosphere.

Had to think back to school and picture the books/class in my mind XD

13/13 =D

cantdecide

Don't know

Just a note that 67.26% in the poll are in the 7% at this point in time...

Dubl07

No

Fairly basic but now the NSA knows. :rolleyes:

Science and Technology Knowledge Quiz Results

You answered 13 of 13 questions correctly.
This quiz is a joint effort between the Pew Research Center and Smithsonian magazine.

See below how your results compare with the 1,006 randomly sampled adults that took part in our national survey and review how you responded to each question. For more findings from the survey, read "Public's Knowledge of Science and Technology."
You scored better than 93% of the public and the same as 7%.

Inquitus

No

13/13 very surprised the % is so low esp re the Air question

Duckworth_Luas

No

Fraking Hell! If all the science geniuses on Boards clubbed together we could corner the market in nitrogen based fertilisers. There's a lot of it out there in the atmosphere and nobody else knows it exists! :cool:

Dubwat

12/13

Nitrogen? Who knew? I went with hydrogen because I thought it was super-abundant and all the next-gen cars were going to run on it. But apparently hydrogen only accounts for 0.000055% of the atmosphere... Think I'll stick with my 2L turbo-diesel for the moment!

Jake Rugby Walrus666

I'm in the 7% of course.

The other 94% of you are right thicks.

bucketybuck

I got one wrong. Gutted.:(

Pang

12 correct out of 13, totally chuffed!

Jen Pigs Fly

Don't know

I answered 12 out of 13 correctly!

"You scored better than 85% of the public, below 7% and the same as 8%."

whupdedo

11 out of 13 not bad for some1 who bombed the leaving and never did a science subject, I did contemplate lying but I'd only be lying to myself :-(

Wibbs

No

rahmalec wrote: »

12/13.

Didn't have a clue what fracking was.

Full disclosure: Fracking nearly caught me out too. I clicked through the rest in short order, but had to think about that one and nearly clicked coal.

Dubwat wrote: »

12/13

Nitrogen? Who knew? I went with hydrogen because I thought it was super-abundant and all the next-gen cars were going to run on it. But apparently hydrogen only accounts for 0.000055% of the atmosphere... Think I'll stick with my 2L turbo-diesel for the moment!

Well Dubwat, if you think about it, if hydrogen was super abundant in the atmosphere, sparking up a ciggie would have the atmosphere go up like an effin roman candle. Though to be fair hydrogen is the most abundant overall, only it's bonded to other elements. Water and the like.

spurious

123 LC wrote: »

12 out of thirteen, got the electron one wrong. Thought it was ok seeing as I've no interest in science, just did it in school

Exactly my result and the same wrong answer.
Spooky.

J_E

No

I'm surprised it's only 7%! Got it anyway

Dubl07

No

When I read that the Pew Research Centre was part of this, I immediately thought 'skunk'.

Smidge

12 right here!

Dave0301

Dubwat wrote: »

12/13

Nitrogen? Who knew? I went with hydrogen because I thought it was super-abundant and all the next-gen cars were going to run on it. But apparently hydrogen only accounts for 0.000055% of the atmosphere... Think I'll stick with my 2L turbo-diesel for the moment!

Hydrogen is the most abundant element in the universe, but it is also the lightest. It has a velocity great enough to escape the pull of gravity on Earth. If it is released into the atmosphere it just floats off, think helium balloons!

Seaneh

No

Seaneh wrote: »

Got all 13. Fairly basic stuff, surprised it's that low.

Same here, I expected some really difficult questions, I flew through them looking for the "gotcha" but didn't see it.

porsche959

No

Got all 13 right. Did two science subjects in the Leaving but that was a quarter century ago.

Benny_Cake

13/13. I must have been paying more attention in school than I thought.

veetwin

Do you know more about science and technology than the average American?


In fairness given my experience of the average American I'd have been fairly pissed off if I didn't!

Lucked out on one or two to be in the top 7% though I would like to see how many non Americans would get them all right. I'm guessing the figure would be significantly higher than 7%

Duckworth_Luas

No

Is this the IQ test that Brendan O'Carroll did, that he mentions in every interview, which he claims puts him in the top 7% intellectually?

professore

No

How could anyone possibly think lasers work by focusing sound waves???? Have they ever heard the awful racket a laser pointer makes?

Lots of Americans apparently.

Titzon Toast

Don't know

12/13
Damn you nitrogen!

SCOOP 64

Or a Liar.

humbert

No

The last one caused me to pause, the rest I would definitely have gotten by junior cert.

Wibbs

No

veetwin wrote: »

Do you know more about science and technology than the average American?


In fairness given my experience of the average American I'd have been fairly pissed off if I didn't!

Lucked out on one or two to be in the top 7% though I would like to see how many non Americans would get them all right. I'm guessing the figure would be significantly higher than 7%

For me, the downward spiral of the US education system is nothing short of a crime. Yes you still have places like MIT and the like, but check out how many are students from overseas. Look at the leaps they made in the 20th century. This was the nation that only 40 years ago put a man on the moon FFS and did it in under a decade. From scratch. When JFK made his famous speech they hadn't even got a man into orbit. Astounding stuff. And these guys were more likely to be young and good ol boys from below the bible belt. The same areas today that have too many average people thinking Noah existed.

I'm on a couple of predominantly US forums and it does come as a shock more than a comfortable sometimes when you get to know posters that are clearly very bright people, but whose education has been stunted as far as general knowledge and understanding goes. A real fcuking crime IMHO.

I'm saying that as an Irishman and lest I get rightfully accused of chucking around mineral aggregates in silicon dioxide dwellings, our education system is on a downward slope too. One in four 16 year old Irish males have trouble with literacy.

deise08

Balls ! one wrong. kicking myself I didn't get it

weirdspider

Don't know

12/13. Never heard of "fracking". Well now I know!

newbee22

12/13 ain't bad....

nullzero

11 out of 13, as I apparently didn't answer two of the questions which I did (gremlins?)

listermint

swinging my 13 mickey all over the place wahey...

Ken.

No

You answered 13 of 13 questions correctly.

Inquitus

No

Wibbs wrote: »

One in four 16 year old Irish males have trouble with literacy.

In the OECD's latest Programme for International Student Assessment league tables, Irish teens are ranked fourth out of 34 OECD countries when it comes to reading.

http://www.rte.ie/news/2013/1203/490592-oecd/

Pray tell where are you getting your stats from?

Filibuster

I got 14/13 correct. I guess I'm better than all of you losers

Sheldons Brain

Don't know

Only 12/13, I picked the wrong username.

hairyslug

No

**** you science 13/13 baby