Pew pew pew (take this quiz)

covingtoncat73 · 11-22-2011, 09:46 AM

It is fun. I didn't do too horribly and made 11/13 but I am ashamed of the ones I missed.

http://pewresearch.org/politicalquiz/quiz/index.php

Bilbo1967 · 11-22-2011, 10:03 AM

A bit too American biased for me I think

But I still got 11/13, which means I must be a pretty good guesser!

RainingLemur · 11-22-2011, 03:52 PM

Oof. 8/13. The ones I missed were largely the ones that had to do with political parties and such (majority in house/senate, speaker of house, etc). Guess I need to have a CSPAN marathon.

wodin · 11-22-2011, 04:18 PM

12/13 and I too am ashamed of the one I missed, after all I work for the US Army! I really should know how many casualties we have suffered in Afghanistan!

Hamlet53 · 11-22-2011, 05:34 PM

I also hit the 12/13 mark. I knew I was taking a guess for the Prime Minister of Great Britain and picked wrong; I guessed Tony Hayward instead of David Cameron. Sorry Brits, I guess I am just America-centric.

Aurora W · 11-22-2011, 07:29 PM

13/13

Guess that proves I am a news-junkie....

shootingMaNs · 11-22-2011, 07:55 PM

I'm also a news junkie- 13 out of 13 for me.

RolandD · 11-22-2011, 08:38 PM

12/13

I guessed on the first two. If I had given it more thought, I would have chosen Greece.

I knew Ben Bernanke was the Chair of the Fed, but wasn't sure that was his picture.

wannabee · 11-22-2011, 09:59 PM

Just goes to show how much U.S. news dominates the average commercial news bulletin in Australia. 9.

The Terminator · 12-04-2011, 12:57 AM

I guessed on a couple of the US ones. 11/13 I got the "Speaker of the house of representatives" and the Prime minister of "Great Britain" wrong.

happyboy · 12-04-2011, 02:36 AM

I found the questions quite easy.

After having no clue at all about "current americana", and therefore been randomly guessing on questions as "Speaker of the house of representatives, Sotomayor(OK, I know her by name and function, but didn't know her face) and so on, I actually got 11/13. I'm stunned of the laws of probability!

(Elephant is the republican symbol, that I knew, and the democrats use a donkey, right?)

wannabee · 12-07-2011, 07:56 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by happyboy

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(Elephant is the republican symbol, that I knew, and the democrats use a donkey, right?)

and apparently in the Egyptian election, because many can not read, they are using symbols of soccerballs, sunglasses, tanks etc. to represent political parties.

who will we vote for? Elephants, tanks or soccerballs?

HomeInMyShoes · 12-07-2011, 08:12 AM

9. I haven't watched a news program in years. I got the things wrong I should have. I had no clue on any of the people pictures except for Steve-o.

I missed:
Thinking about Congress, do Republicans currently have a majority in…?
Who is this?
Who is the current Speaker of the U.S. House of Representatives?
Since the start of military action in Afghanistan, about how many U.S. military personnel have been killed? Around…?

Not overly surprised by what I missed.

In Canada we vote for colours: Red, Blue, another Blue, Green, Orange. And no, red isn't communist.

11-22-2011, 09:46 AM	#1
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11-22-2011, 10:03 AM	#2
Bilbo1967 Not scared! Posts: 13,424 Karma: 81011643 Join Date: Mar 2009 Location: Midlands, UK Device: Kindle Paperwhite 10, Huawei M5 10	A bit too American biased for me I think But I still got 11/13, which means I must be a pretty good guesser!

11-22-2011, 03:52 PM	#3
RainingLemur Spork Connoisseur Posts: 2,355 Karma: 16780603 Join Date: Mar 2011 Device: Nook Color	Oof. 8/13. The ones I missed were largely the ones that had to do with political parties and such (majority in house/senate, speaker of house, etc). Guess I need to have a CSPAN marathon.

11-22-2011, 04:18 PM	#4
wodin Illiterate Posts: 10,279 Karma: 37848716 Join Date: Mar 2009 Location: The Sandwich Isles Device: Samsung Galaxy S10+, Microsoft Surface Pro	12/13 and I too am ashamed of the one I missed, after all I work for the US Army! I really should know how many casualties we have suffered in Afghanistan!

11-22-2011, 05:34 PM	#5
Hamlet53 Nameless Being	I also hit the 12/13 mark. I knew I was taking a guess for the Prime Minister of Great Britain and picked wrong; I guessed Tony Hayward instead of David Cameron. Sorry Brits, I guess I am just America-centric.

11-22-2011, 07:29 PM	#6
Aurora W Addict Posts: 208 Karma: 2435146 Join Date: Jan 2008 Location: back in the Midwest, USA Device: PRS-950, iPad, Nexus 7	13/13 Guess that proves I am a news-junkie....

11-22-2011, 07:55 PM	#7
shootingMaNs later... Posts: 199 Karma: 2832520 Join Date: Dec 2009 Location: Endicott, NY Device: Sony PRS-600, iRiver Story HD, Nook Color Kobo Libra H2O	I'm also a news junkie- 13 out of 13 for me.

11-22-2011, 08:38 PM	#8
RolandD Fanatic Posts: 561 Karma: 3228980 Join Date: Aug 2010 Location: Branson, MO, USA Device: Kindle Touch is now my main eReader.	12/13 I guessed on the first two. If I had given it more thought, I would have chosen Greece. I knew Ben Bernanke was the Chair of the Fed, but wasn't sure that was his picture.

11-22-2011, 09:59 PM	#9
wannabee Media Bloke Posts: 2,381 Karma: 113956855 Join Date: Sep 2010 Location: NSW - Australia Device: iOS	Just goes to show how much U.S. news dominates the average commercial news bulletin in Australia. 9.

12-04-2011, 12:57 AM	#10
The Terminator Retired Posts: 2,552 Karma: 37638420 Join Date: Nov 2010 Location: Vancouver Island Canada Device: Kobo Touch, Optimus One (2.3), Nexus 7 (4.2)	I guessed on a couple of the US ones. 11/13 I got the "Speaker of the house of representatives" and the Prime minister of "Great Britain" wrong.

12-04-2011, 02:36 AM	#11
happyboy Enthusiast Posts: 48 Karma: 26850 Join Date: Nov 2011 Location: Sweden, near Copenhagen :) Device: Nokia N900, Sony PRS-T1	I found the questions quite easy. After having no clue at all about "current americana", and therefore been randomly guessing on questions as "Speaker of the house of representatives, Sotomayor(OK, I know her by name and function, but didn't know her face) and so on, I actually got 11/13. I'm stunned of the laws of probability! (Elephant is the republican symbol, that I knew, and the democrats use a donkey, right?)

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12-07-2011, 08:12 AM	#13
HomeInMyShoes Grand Sorcerer Posts: 19,226 Karma: 67780237 Join Date: Jul 2011 Device: none	9. I haven't watched a news program in years. I got the things wrong I should have. I had no clue on any of the people pictures except for Steve-o. I missed: Thinking about Congress, do Republicans currently have a majority in…? Who is this? Who is the current Speaker of the U.S. House of Representatives? Since the start of military action in Afghanistan, about how many U.S. military personnel have been killed? Around…? Not overly surprised by what I missed. In Canada we vote for colours: Red, Blue, another Blue, Green, Orange. And no, red isn't communist.