A test of scientific literacy won't be a short-answer quiz. My recommendation would be a "how do you approach solving this problem?" test that really just evaluates critical thinking and an understanding of the scientific method.
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Dude, webpages can't read and grade short answers like that. We only get
to use widgets like radio buttons and check boxes, etc.
Hey !!
Why don't you make us a webpage to carry our your feat ???!!
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I know.
No knowledge biology obviously. So that was some 6 misses. Another 6 elsewhere. so 38/50. Guess ill pass, with ovr half correct? ;)
I found this on a web page somewhere. It had the most terribly slow server and after getting 9/9 on exasperatingly easy questions, with no indication of a rising difficulty, I got bored and quit. So, 9/9. =)
Got 19 right. You may call that an E, I call that damn good for an English major. :)
4 questions I reflexively clicked spoiler before actually reading the question and trying to answer it.
Several if I'd gone with my first answer I'd've been right.
It was neat to see what I could remember. Thanks for the fun.
it's a measure of your memorization of random scientific facts..
Is there a name for this measure?
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anybody?
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it's a measure of your memorization of random scientific facts..
Is there a name for this measure?
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anybody?
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GED quotient?
GED quotient?it's a measure of your memorization of random scientific facts..
Is there a name for this measure?
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anybody?
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What is a GED quotient?
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You're allegedly scientifically literate. You should know the answer.
The quiz is a lie.
But not as delicious a lie as cake.
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Are You Scientifically Illiterate? Take this Quiz!
1. What was Linus Pauling's astronomical breakthrough called?
2. When did Benjamin Franklin invent electricity?
3. On what day of the week falls February 30th?
4. What is the periodic table of Unobtanium?
5. Was the Avatar movie any good?
6. No, not the animated one.
7. When does 1=0?
8. Where did they discover that time travel is possible?
9. Where is the location of Atlantis?
10. In Shakespeare's Hamlet, did Ophelia drown herself because she was crazy or because Hamlet left her?
11. In Shakespeare's Romeo and Juliet, did Juliet shoot herself because she was grieving, or because Romeo died?
12. Where are, the errors, this sentence?
13. Who created the comma?
14. How did Nietzche prove God's death?
15. What do you call an angel with wings?
16. Which angel guarded the Guarden of Eden?
17. Where is the Garden of Eden located?
18. Answer the question?
19. Is Obi-Wan a droid?
21. Is Jean Luc-Picard a droid?
22. Is George Washington a droid?
23. Where was your mom last night?
23. Hint?
24. What are the dangers of being TOO COOL?
25. Are we there yet?
26. Yo dog I heard yo like yo dogs so I put yo dog in yo dog so yo dog can yo dog while yo dog in yo dog. ?
27. When was fire invented?
28. What is your quest?
29. Is this an aversion of the rule of three?
30. What is a troll?
31. Did you go to public school?
32. Did you go to pubic school?
33. Have you outgrown crude humour?
34. Yes? Look at this number? Reference lol internet memes?
35. When did Native Americans arrive to the Americas?
36. How do we measure intelligence when it's so hard to find it?
37. Who will win in the next election?
38. What's your sign?
39. What is the scientific name of Bill Clinton?
40. Are you interested in emu farming?
41. How much money do you have?
42. What is the answer to the question of life, the universe, and 6x9?
43. Did you know that Douglas Adams is dead?
44. Have you seen Elvis?
45. What are the first three digits of phi?
46. What is your social security number?
47. Did you ever do any drugs, Mr. President?
48. Why do you hate America so much?
49. What is your mother's maiden name?
50. When were you born?
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1. What was Linus Pauling's astronomical breakthrough called? A: an accident
2. When did Benjamin Franklin invent electricity? A: at night
3. On what day of the week falls February 30th? A: any day there is gravity
4. What is the periodic table of Unobtanium? A: a small six legged footstool
5. Was the Avatar movie any good? A: any...yes.
6. No, not the animated one. A: yup
7. When does 1=0? A: when a skinny man with a small penis has an erection
8. Where did they discover that time travel is possible? A: Near the end
9. Where is the location of Atlantis? A: the point on the earth that never is in shadow
10. In Shakespeare's Hamlet, did Ophelia drown herself because she was crazy or because Hamlet left her? A: because she was not a witch, and therefore not made of wood
11. In Shakespeare's Romeo and Juliet, did Juliet shoot herself because she was grieving, or because Romeo died? A: she thought it was a shot of whiskey. oops.
12. Where are, the errors, this sentence? A: on screen it be, but.
13. Who created the comma? A: Irean
14. How did Nietzche prove God's death? A: the opposite of god is nothing, and nothing matters these days
15. What do you call an angel with wings? A: an axiom
16. Which angel guarded the Guarden of Eden? A: sleepy
17. Where is the Garden of Eden located? A: stand in a cross roads out in the middle of no where. face north.
18. Answer the question? A: You gotta try to live no matter what, including pain.
19. Is Obi-Wan a droid? A: He was always in control of his sex drive, so no (or yes if you want to have his baby)
21. Is Jean Luc-Picard a droid? A: oh no. no. not at all.
22. Is George Washington a droid? A: I doubt it, he never went to grad school.
23. Where was your mom last night? A: in her bedroom
23. Hint? Spoiler: With me. A: You can dream about her, but your genetics are not worthy.
24. What are the dangers of being TOO COOL? A: later in life you have to wear woman's shoes to compensate. so, nothing.
25. Are we there yet? A: Nope
26. Yo dog I heard yo like yo dogs so I put yo dog in yo dog so yo dog can yo dog while yo dog in yo dog. ? A: my dog is on a chain, not a rubber band
27. When was fire invented? A: when god tripped on the rug and broke his symmetry
28. What is your quest? A: I seek the g-rail
29. Is this an aversion of the rule of three? A: it is actually procrastination
30. What is a troll? A: a fugly monster living under a bridge
31. Did you go to public school? A: no
32. Did you go to pubic school? A: no
33. Have you outgrown crude humour? A: see answer 31
34. Yes? Look at this number? Reference lol internet memes? A: battle tech
35. When did Native Americans arrive to the Americas? A: the instant Senior Americas gave the land mass his name
36. How do we measure intelligence when it's so hard to find it? A: in dollars $$$
37. Who will win in the next election? A: the guy who gets the most electoral college votes
38. What's your sign? A: the number 8 on it's side
39. What is the scientific name of Bill Clinton? A: dr o' id
40. Are you interested in emu farming? A: No, I like blondes
41. How much money do you have? A: F(current sex partner)
42. What is the answer to the question of life, the universe, and 6x9?
A: your momma
43. Did you know that Douglas Adams is dead? A: I met him once, and yes.
44. Have you seen Elvis? A: Yes.
45. What are the first three digits of phi? A: 1.61
46. What is your social security number? A: the mark. yes, that mark.
47. Did you ever do any drugs, Mr. President? A: yes. food is a drug.
48. Why do you hate America so much? A: if I can't have it, then no one can have it
49. What is your mother's maiden name? A: the last-name she had before she got married
50. When were you born? A: before today
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Gonna have to dock you for #44. Elvis was created by Tom Cruise.
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I'm not following... what does that have to do with Quantum Mechanics?
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You very much got 42 wrong. Your nerd credentials could also be questioned.
You very much got 42 wrong. Your nerd credentials could also be questioned.
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Dude, come back to reality. Live in the now. That answer, the universe
is 42, but nobody knows the question crap is disinformation disseminated by The Man.
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I knew like 3 of those. You guys are smaht.
You very much got 42 wrong. Your nerd credentials could also be questioned..
Dude, come back to reality. Live in the now. That answer, the universe
is 42, but nobody knows the question crap is disinformation disseminated by The Man..
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Actually, for all those nay-sayers, this is a test of scientific literacy. Literacy involved being well-read and knowing stuff, and it is a test of simple book learning. In the same way the literacy in general requires you to read and know stuff. It obviously isn't a test of IQ, or critical thinking. On the other hand, if you don't actually know the scientific stuff that went before, you aren't likely to actually come up with anything very scientifically useful. Standing on the shoulders of giants and so on (that's Newton - see, I'm scientifically literate too).
No, I made it deliberately easy only for those with cis-normal hexase demographics. No intelligence necessary.
If you have any questions, I implore you to make your own poll.
Sorry, I have no idea what you just said. I even googled all the terms you used that I didn't understand and that didn't help at all. But I have no reason to make a poll I just wanted to pay you all a compliment. I think it's great that so many of you are so bright.
Actually, for all those nay-sayers, this is a test of scientific literacy. Literacy involved being well-read and knowing stuff, and it is a test of simple book learning. In the same way the literacy in general requires you to read and know stuff. It obviously isn't a test of IQ, or critical thinking. On the other hand, if you don't actually know the scientific stuff that went before, you aren't likely to actually come up with anything very scientifically useful. Standing on the shoulders of giants and so on (that's Newton - see, I'm scientifically literate too).
Yes and no.
A lot of people know the equation E=MC2, but not all of them can actually tell you anything important about it (I know I'd be hard pressed to).
This is like a history test about dates. Sure, knowing the dates can be helpful, but it doesn't represent a deep understanding of why those dates are important. Knowing the date the Declaration of Independence was signed doesn't mean you actually know much about the document itself or understand the philosophical influences of the authors.
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It has come to my attention a lot of people don't know what the word
"Literacy" means. But you know what? I don't care. In 100 years we
will all be dead.
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It has come to my attention a lot of people don't know what the word
"Literacy" means. But you know what? I don't care. In 100 years we
will all be dead..
Were you one of those people? [/zing]
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It has come to my attention a lot of people don't know what the word
"Literacy" means. But you know what? I don't care. In 100 years we
will all be dead..
Your test is to scientific literacy, as a literacy test that includes no reading passages is to reading literacy.
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Wow! I got them all correct again!
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