Are you smarter than a 16th grader?

Mr. Jones · Post by **Mr. Jones** » Tue Sep 18, 2007 8:37 pm

Can you answer these American History questions? Many college students can not. The Intercollegiate Studies Institute says in a nationwide test, college freshman averaged 50.4% and seniors were not much better at 54.2%. If those scores translated into grades, most students would get big fat F's.

http://www.americancivicliteracy.org/re ... titialskip

No time limit, but it's rather difficult.

If you're dumb like me.

41/60

genlock · Post by **genlock** » Tue Sep 18, 2007 9:04 pm

50 out of 60.

And I missed some stupid ones.

herdgirl72 · Post by **herdgirl72** » Tue Sep 18, 2007 9:23 pm

Jeebus....36 out of 60....

Arp2 · Post by **Arp2** » Tue Sep 18, 2007 11:18 pm

49, but I cheated once (The War Of 1812...I thought -- and still say -- none of the answers are correct) and disagree with one of the ones I missed.

...which puts me at 49. Or 48. Or 50. Or 47.

amayo · Post by **amayo** » Wed Sep 19, 2007 9:19 am

55 out of 60--I'm happy with that!

Zak Tyler · Post by **Zak Tyler** » Wed Sep 19, 2007 9:25 am

I'm moving to Canada.

Big Media · Post by **Big Media** » Wed Sep 19, 2007 9:38 am

39 out of 60 correctly â€” 65.00 %

That sucks but those questions were hard. I have always debated the usefulness of history in general. I have always taken the approach that history is for entertainment purposes only and it isn't very entertaining.

Scott Reppert · Post by **Scott Reppert** » Wed Sep 19, 2007 9:39 am

I got 25 right. I find it more important to know that "5" was a Peanuts character whose father named him such as a protest to the Social Security numbering system and that Tony Oliva hit .323 in 1964.

"There's no future in history"...

Ace Purple · Post by **Ace Purple** » Wed Sep 19, 2007 10:05 am

43/60 for me.

Bob Campbell · Post by **Bob Campbell** » Wed Sep 19, 2007 11:04 am

49 right...ow.

fearpeddler · Post by **fearpeddler** » Wed Sep 19, 2007 11:06 am

I didnt have to patience to finish......

Jay Nunley · Post by **Jay Nunley** » Wed Sep 19, 2007 12:06 pm

I got 50. I not smart think I be.

AmpedNow · Post by **AmpedNow** » Wed Sep 19, 2007 5:27 pm

41/60

No, really.

There were still about three more questions I would've got right if I would've comprehended the question more accurately instead of blowing through it.

Multiple choice isn't my strong suit...

Those are some tough questions, but some of them should be critical knowledge for every American.

Dave Loudin · Post by **Dave Loudin** » Wed Sep 19, 2007 6:37 pm

48/60 Thought too much about a couple of questions instead of following my instinct.

genlock · Post by **genlock** » Wed Sep 19, 2007 7:01 pm

AMayo is from Logan County, right?

amayo · Post by **amayo** » Thu Sep 20, 2007 4:59 pm

Not from Logan County, but I've been there. Does that count?

genlock · Post by **genlock** » Thu Sep 20, 2007 6:10 pm

Educated there?

Tom Taggart · Post by **Tom Taggart** » Fri Sep 21, 2007 8:24 am

54 of 60 misread two questions

amayo · Post by **amayo** » Fri Sep 21, 2007 9:09 am

Nope--in Ohio. I've only passed through occasionally.

genlock · Post by **genlock** » Fri Sep 21, 2007 9:28 am

amayo wrote:Nope--in Ohio. I've only passed through occasionally.

Must have cheated.