Another Pew "What's your news IQ" test

[Ichingcarpenter]

I remember the last one and scored perfectly, the questions were just as
dumb then as they are now. I think everyone will score pretty high on this.
I would rate this test as one that 5th to 7th graders should do well.

If you want to take the quiz : http://pewresearch.org/newsiq/quiz/

[chucktaylor]

1. You correctly answered 10 of the 10 possible questions along with approximately 7% of the public

Here's Your Score: You correctly answered 10 of the 10 possible questions along with approximately 7% of the public. You did better than 93% of the general public.

[mucifer]

12. Yeah I got that too. I find those numbers hard to believe.

I don't consider myself all that bright, but I thought the questions were very simple.

I guess it's all that Air America and DU. I'm not that well read.

[applegrove]

2. 80th percentile and I'm Canadian. Was easy.

[CLANG]

48. That's pretty damn good for a furiner

If I took a similar test about Canada, I'd probably get 3-4 right.

[applegrove]

51. We watch american TV all the time. I've been listening to CNN for years now.

Is usually on when I am online.

[Tighelander]

66. I thought the title said, "furrier"

and was wondering if they still trapped beaver up there.

[femmocrat]

3. 10 out of 10

Thanks, it was fun.

[tabatha]

50. ditto

[annabanana]

4. Pretty easy for this crowd. .

I'm guessing that most DUers will get 10 out 0f 10.

[mahina]

5. 10 out of 10, with 7% of the rest of us...answering the question, how stupid are we, really?

DAMN.

[dana_b]

11. I don't think people are stupid, just ignorant

due to lack of time, interest, whatever the reason.

[mahina]

13. Okeydokey, point taken.

Still.

[dana_b]

6. haha...

yeah, easy for just about everyone here but evidently we know more than 93% of the population. sigh.

[CLANG]

49. and we're tied with the other 7%. Can't do much better than perfect.

[Lucian]

7. I got 10 out of 10. Too easy.

And Americans can only, on average, get five of them right? :wtf:

[Rhiannon12866]

8. I missed one. Very interesting...

As for 5th to 7th graders, I would guess that many adults wouldn't score very high... :-(

[mrreowwr_kittty]

33. Which one was it?

I almost answered 5200 for the deaths in Iraq but at the last minute I picked 4200. I figured a lot of us DUers are skeptical about the "official" numbers.

[Rhiannon12866]

47. The one about the DOW. I can't keep track of that...

I guessed right on the Iraqi death numbers because they announced it today on the news. I remember the DU thread when the death toll reached 2000. It was pretty shocking to me because I remembered and replied with the very sad DU thread when it had reached 200... :-(

As for the "official" numbers, the ones they really screw with are the civilians who have been killed. We're not supposed to know or think about them... :-(

[EFerrari]

58. I always miss that one, too. n/t

[Rhiannon12866]

70. Unless you've just watched the financial news, it's only a guess...

:shrug: :hi:

[vixengrl]

9. Oh wow. The real shocker is getting to the end--

and realizing how generally uninformed so many people are--Only 7% have perfect scores on that?

[malaise]

10. This was soooooooooooo easy - I must be a political junkie

Here's Your Score: You correctly answered 10 of the 10 possible questions along with approximately 7% of the public. You did better than 93% of the general public.

[AbbeyRoad]

14. I scored 10 out of 10

Most people here will probably get the same score.

[depakid]

15. Fast forward

Is Robert Gates a CNN commentator?

B-)

[Touchdown]

16. 10 of 10. Pretty simple questions.

Scoring better than 93% of the public makes me cry.:cry:

I'm not that smart, and I don't put forth all that much effort to keep informed. What the Hell is going on with people?

[CLANG]

53. It's not about intelligence, it's about information.

I've been reading DU for an average of 3 hours a day for over 7 years. Kinda makes you more informed than the average Joe Plumber.

[MiniMe]

17. I got 10 out of 10. There was only 1 that I was unsure about

[TahitiNut]

18. You correctly answered 10 of the 10 possible questions along with approximately 7% of the public.

Good grief. The MAJORITY of people don't know Nicolas Sarkozy is the President of...

Unfuckingreal.

[TahitiNut]

21. ... and 60% don't know how many U.S. military personnel have been killed in Iraq.

Despicable.

The WORST is that 70% of those 18-29 don't know. It's high fucking time for a draft. :grr: :grr: :grr:

[Believing Is Art]

37. Hey now

I'm 26 and I knew! Can I not be forced to fight in a war with which I disagree?

[Ichingcarpenter]

42. I think the test is an insult

on so many levels

[Believing Is Art]

54. 10/10, and simultaneously in both

the least informed and most informed demographics.

[Ishoutandscream2]

19. 10 of 10

It was pretty easy.

[baldguy]

20. 9/10

I'd like to see scores based on political affiliation.

[mucifer]

22. I'd like to see scores on Rachel Maddow viewers vs rush limbaugh viewers.

That would be an hilarious survey!

[malaise]

27. Bwaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaah

:rofl:

[mrreowwr_kittty]

35. Well I'll guarantee 99% of the Dittoheads will consider Roberts a "moderate"

So that's one wrong answer right there.

[Bryn]

23. Wow! I got 9 correct answers out of 10 even though I am totally deaf

Only incorrect answer was DOW. I never pay attention to stock market, wall street stuff since I'm not rich. LOL

[Historic NY]

24. 10 out of 10....we must be the 7 per centers.

[mrreowwr_kittty]

25. I got 100%

I was sad to see how poorly the rest of the country did. Particularly disappointing was that women did more poorly than men and that young people did so poorly overall.

[Ms. Toad]

26. 10/10 n/t

[Ms. Toad]

30. My college freshman daughter got 8/10

She missed the gas tax and Robert Gates questions. Kinda surprised about the gas tax (she's at a very environmentally conscious college - but I guess they care more about not eating critters than driving cars :D )

[supernova]

28. 10 out of 10

93% percentile. Why isn't it closer to 100?

Shocking when you look at the gender breakdown:

46% men got it right
37% of women got it right.

Geez Louise, no wonder so many women stupidly vote Repub. They really don't know any better. :banghead:

[pansypoo53219]

29. that was retarded.

easy 10 out of 10. no challenge.

[Critters2]

31. 10 out of 10. nt

[20score]

32. If someone fails a test like this, they should study before voting.

Or, not vote.

[CLANG]

46. My wife got 7/10 and I think she was pretty much guessing at most

I'm extremely political, and as much as I rant at her about what's going on in the world, she continues to enjoy being blissfully ignorant. Must be nice!

[20score]

56. My wife says , "I'm being educated by osmosis, damnit!"

And your wife passed!

[CLANG]

60. It must be osmosis, because I know she isn't really listening!

:rofl:

[BlueJazz]

34. Piece of cake

[Doctor_J]

36. According to the ads, Bush and Obama have same IQ

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:rofl::rofl::rofl::rofl::rofl::rofl::rofl::rofl::rofl::rofl::rofl:

[whistler162]

38. 10 of 10 but I answered the trick question

the way it was be expected to be answer!

Roberts a Conservative...... HA.... the guy is a bleeding heart liberal in my book!:evilgrin:

[Solon]

39. 10 out of 10, no problem...

Only one I "guessed" on was the fatalities in Iraq, and that was because I knew we broke 3,000, but wasn't sure about 4,000, but knew it was less than 5, by the official count, of course. So I guessed on 4200. All the rest were basic stuff, no challenge.

[Aristus]

40. 100% scoring in the 93rd percentile.

Lot of ignorant people out there. Those were easy questions.

[InkAddict]

41. 10/10 - sooooooo easy! n/t

[Believing Is Art]

43. This is interesting

Compare the College Graduate and Age 50+ demographics. They're the most well-informed demographics, but look at the questions where the college grads did significantly better - Guantanamo and Justice Roberts. Interesting . . .

[CLANG]

44. 10/10 - That was quite easy! And nice and short...

[Mz Pip]

45. 10 out of 10

Maybe Sarah Yep Yep would do worse but these were really easy questions.

[bigwillq]

52. 10 of 10

Here's Your Score: You correctly answered 10 of the 10 possible questions along with approximately 7% of the public. You did better than 93% of the general public

[ColbertWatcher]

55. The first question is worded stupidly. n/t

[Canuckistanian]

57. 10 out of 10. It ain't hard for a regular DUer

The OP is right, these questions should be easy to any high schooler.

[Papillon]

59. 10 out of 10

Here's Your Score: You correctly answered 10 of the 10 possible questions along with approximately 7% of the public. You did better than 93% of the general public.

[Ichingcarpenter]

61. My moderate republican neighbor just took it.

she voted for Obama and scored 50%

She hasn't paid attention to politics since the election.

[mudesi]

62. Pathetic and DISGRACEFUL

The question that the second lowest number of people got right?

"Since the start of military action in Iraq, about how many U.S. military personnel have been killed?"

With only 40% getting that question correct.

The lowest was the question about who Nicolas Sarkozy is the president of. Because as we all know, it's not important for Americans to know the leaders of other nations. :puke:

And we wonder how Bush was elected.

[Ichingcarpenter]

63. It shows how they could be manipulated

David Byrne had an article in December which said:





"What will happen when most of the country has nothing but entertainment, gossip and sports as sources of information? It’s a country ripe for takeover, if you ask me. A place where public opinion can be easily manipulated, as long as the consumers keep buying. Blogs and Internet news sites can’t fill the gap, as they don’t have the resources to sustain a team of reporters working and digging into a story "

http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.php?az=view_all&address=103x412951

[MidwestTransplant]

64. 10/10. 7% of the population but I bet 80+% of DU

[Tighelander]

65. I missed the Iraq casualties question.

9 out of 10. I thought it was easy, and wanted more questions.

[FedUpWithIt All]

67. 10 out of 10. n/t

[Maestro]

68. 10 out of 10

Very easy, but sad to see that so many do so poorly.

[Patsy Stone]

69. 10 out of 10

Are we all here the 7%?

[SoCalDem]

71. Which 5 did half the people miss? ( I got 10)

I bet it's ..

the war casualties
gates
roberts
pelosi
the dow

[lamp_shade]

72. 10 of 10

[riverdeep]

73. I got one wrong. The 'Iraq war military personnel killed' one.

That was the only one I had to think about, too. The rest were so basic. Still, even most college graduates didn't hit fifty. The women did 10 points lower than men, which is interesting. I'm guessing most are far more tuned in to their own world than 'out there'. The only question they scored higher on than men was the one on Hillary.

Other trends, not surprisingly the more educated do better, and the older people do better.

It's rather frightening to know these people are considered my peers.

[blogslut]

74. I got one wrong

The DOW question. I hate the stock market and mostly ignore reports about it.