Take the Quiz - how knowledgeable are you about current events

[LynneSin]

http://www.nytimes.com/learning/students/quiz/

I got a 70% and I've been outted as someone who does not watch Cable News. Pretty good if you ask me!

[PVnRT]

1. 8 of 10, and I guessed on half of them

Proof that Indiana kicks Delaware's scrawny little ass. *runs*

[LSK]

2. 50% - I suck

I should watch BBC news instead of the Daily show I guess.

[Richardo]

3. I got 80% and didn't answer the Saudi horse racing one. But get this....

I answered the question about Kerry's joke with the answer that he said it was about President Bush. Right?

The quiz has THIS as the correct answer:

7. Senator John Kerry apologized for what he called a “poorly stated joke” about __________________.
You said President Bush. The correct answer is American troops in Iraq :wtf:

where's that liberal media again?

[BrotherBuzz]

39. 80% , too, I got the horse racing correct, but answered South Korea when I meant NK

and of course I missed number seven - 100% bogus question.

[Maine-ah]

4. number seven, is wrong.

the answer is president bush. that's who the joke was about, not the troops.

[Blue-Jay]

6. Precisely. Aside from that I only missed one other.

I got my deaf & blind schools confused.

[Maine-ah]

9. it's even there in the article

I sent off feedback, though I doubt they'll change it.

[dolo amber]

29. I "missed" that one, and the red wine one

I voted coffee. I might be a bit biased though. :D

[Midlodemocrat]

18. You have to take into consideration the way it was spun in the media

not the way we know it was meant.

That's why I do well on these tests. I'm a terrible cynic.

[lukasahero]

26. No shit! That's the only one I got "wrong"

I can't believe they did that!

[Gormy Cuss]

32. Damn straight. That cost me my perfect score.

I actually thought that it was a trick question trying to steer people to answer incorrectly with 'troops.'

[Left Is Write]

40. I agree and was just about to mention that.

[Midlodemocrat]

5. 100% baby. The Xanax must be working.

:rofl:

[HarukaTheTrophyWife]

7. So far we're the smartest people in this thread.

And I've certainly killed many braincells via almost every class of drugs at one point or another.

:woohoo:

[Starbucks Anarchist]

45. Move over, because I got 'em all, too!

:toast:

[LynneSin]

8. Ok Noelle!

[TheBaldyMan]

10. some of the stories are slanted, for instance the Oaxaca story says

that the police attack was to end 'violent protests' rather than crush democratic protest about the (crooked) governor.

The Kerry story is heavily slanted as well, I could go on but you get the idea.

edited for spelling

[petronius]

11. 9 out of 10 - I got the Kerry one wrong, but I think they're wrong

His joke was about Bush, not troops in Iraq...

[sakabatou]

14. Yeah, I contest #7 too.

[LaraMN]

22. Yup.

I had the same response for that one, as well, referring to what he INTENDED it to be about.

[applegrove]

35. I did the same thing you did. The joke was supposed to be about *.

[geebensis]

37. Agreed. Without that one I was 90%

[HiFructosePronSyrup]

12. Another bullshit quiz.

I wonder if it's the same rubes that put out the geography "quiz" a couple of weeks ago.

[Midlodemocrat]

16. Does this mean you didn't do well?

:hide:

[HiFructosePronSyrup]

17. Nope, did fine.

Except for the last question, hadn't heard about the conference of African leaders at all.

The one about Kerry's joke, however, is utter bullshit.

[Phillycat]

13. 70% also.

That was pretty hard!

[GalleryGod]

15. That's an NYT test? Must be the "W Dumbing Down Effect"

100%

[SoyCat]

19. 90%--I missed #9. I don't miss t.v. at all and I'm still informed.

[Parche]

20. 8 out of 10

That one about Kerry is misleading, it was about Bush originally............

[otherlander]

21. 90%. Hubble Telescope? Who knew?

:shrug:

[tk2kewl]

23. 7/10... but I take exception with the Kerry question

[Hosnon]

24. 80% but should be 90%: The Kerry question is wrong. nt

[El Fuego]

25. I got 80% but it should have been 90% because they were wrong

about John Kerry!

THE JOKE WAS ABOUT BUSH, NOT THE TROOPS!!!!! THAT WAS THE WHOLE FUCKING POINT.

[ganeshji]

27. 90%

I'm happy with that.

[GOPisEvil]

28. 80%.

I even got the horse racing question right. I knew all that time spent at tracks would pay off. Plus the Breeder's Cup is tomorrow. Duh.

[mzteris]

30. BS! I should've had 100%!!

They said Kerry was joking about troops in Iraq!

WRONG!

He was joking about BUSH!

duh........

[CabalPowered]

38. Same here

:eyes:

[CatholicEdHead]

31. 8 of 10

Not bad, I was guessing on a few. I podcast all across the British Commonwealth (CBC, BBC, ABC.au, NZ) and I still have not heard many of those stories.

[YankeyMCC]

33. 100%

And I do want to say I don't like question 2. The police weren't sent in because it of violence they were sent in to break a just strike.

[applegrove]

34. 9 out of 10 ... But I said Kerry's joke was about President Bush not Troops in Iraq..

which it was supposed to be about.

[Haole Girl]

36. 100%

Oh man, I thought I was doing a better job of being detached from this shit. :eyes:

[femmocrat]

41. 100% (couple of lucky guesses!)

[Vorta]

42. 50% but I didn't get wrong anything that was important n/t

[youthere]

43. You scored 100% (10 out of 10). I spend WAAY too much time on DU.

[Starbucks Anarchist]

44. 10/10!

:D

[bridgit]

46. 90%, i feel so dirty...

:dunce:

[gizmonic]

47. 80% here -- missed question #5 and #10. nt

[Kat45]

48. I got 70%, but one I got wrong was about Kerry's joke, which

really was about bush. I dispute that one.

[freethought]

49. Got 90% but got the Kerry one wrong. Oh well! N/T