How scientifically literate are you? Take the quiz

[Retired AF Guy]

Here is a 50 question quiz, courtesy of the Christian Science Monitor, that tests how scientifically literate you are.


Are you scientifically literate? Take our quiz

I got 30 questions right (60 %), but it should have been slightly higher. Mind you, when it came to questions about the planets/geology, except for one question, I got them all right. Chemistry not so good.

 

[PMedMoe]

I got 27/50, but I think I got 30/50 when I did it from the link in this post: http://forums.army.ca/forums/threads/104229.0.html

 

[Michael OLeary]

40/50

 

[armyvern]

32/50 - thank gawd for Big Bang Theory, I can thank that show for knowing two answers!!  ;D

 

[BernDawg]

Too many ads for my tired old machine after 45Mins I gave up at 18/25...

 

[brihard]

37/50. I'm not displeased with that.

 

[DexOlesa]

33/50. so a pass but barely.

 

[Wilamanjaro]

not even going to post my results...

don't want to spoil it so dont read the next line...





Bronto is greek for thunder and not tyranno???? WHAT!? :-\

 

[armyvern]

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Bronto is greek for thunder and not tyranno???? WHAT!? :-\

Apparently. We answered the same to that one. Who'd have thunk it? 

 

[PuckChaser]

C is a P, got 30/50. Definitely need to brush up on astronomy and some geology!

 

[vonGarvin]

10/10 so far.  The pop ups are killing me...


Off to surf other stuff (please interpret this to read "I don't want to blow my perfect score..")

 

[Kat Stevens]

41/50... could have been better but I second guessed myself on at least 3 questions.  Bronto = thunder, tyranno = terrible.

 

[AmmoTech90]

Bronto is greek for thunder and not tyranno???? WHAT!? :-\

Tyranno=Tyrant

41/50

 

[AC 011]

46.    :not-again:

The pop-ups were brutal.

 

[Kat Stevens]

My mistake, Dino = terrible, terrifying

 

[exabedtech]

35/50  but i'm a dumbass 

 

[cupper]

41/50.

Could have sworn that Tyrannus was thunder.

Astronomy sucks, and as an engineer, I really need to brush up on my basic units of measurement.

 

[Foxhound]

39/50

Need to brush up on my Greek, I suppose.

 

[Diamondwillow]

.... I can confidently confirm... I am no scientist.

 

[ekpiper]

39/50.

It didn't seem that long since I was in Chemistry and Physics until I took this!