Smart or Stoopid?
January 25, 2007 3:30 PM Subscribe
Are you Smart or Stoopid? A quick, entertaining and (for me) reasonably challenging way to determine your level of intelligence. Be sure to post your score.
I stopped taking the quiz when it began asking me questions about rap songs and beer. Those topics have absolutely nothing to do with my level of intelligence.
posted by GavinR at 3:36 PM on January 25, 2007
posted by GavinR at 3:36 PM on January 25, 2007
I didnt realize the questions were timed till about 5 or so in. That makes me soopid. Got 21.
posted by BillsR100 at 3:38 PM on January 25, 2007
posted by BillsR100 at 3:38 PM on January 25, 2007
26. Thank god for the questions about rap songs and beer, or I might not have done as well.
posted by mygothlaundry at 3:38 PM on January 25, 2007
posted by mygothlaundry at 3:38 PM on January 25, 2007
Bzzzt, GavinR hits it on the head. Stupid questions.
posted by Justinian at 3:38 PM on January 25, 2007
posted by Justinian at 3:38 PM on January 25, 2007
I'm with GavinR on the beer/rap questions. This seems like an "awareness of all things" quotient, not intelligence quotient.
That having been said : 24
posted by revmitcz at 3:38 PM on January 25, 2007
That having been said : 24
posted by revmitcz at 3:38 PM on January 25, 2007
And if you got more than 26, I think you probably stopped, looked something up in Google, came back, reloaded your browser and took it again, all under the guise that you totally knew that anyway, but you're just having a serious brain fart right now, and who will ever know anyway?
I'll know. I'll always know.
posted by kbanas at 3:38 PM on January 25, 2007
I'll know. I'll always know.
posted by kbanas at 3:38 PM on January 25, 2007
22
The quiz is not a judge of intelligence. It's just trivia, some common knowledge, some useless (why the fuck would I care where Carlsberg beer is brewed?)
posted by eyeballkid at 3:39 PM on January 25, 2007 [1 favorite]
The quiz is not a judge of intelligence. It's just trivia, some common knowledge, some useless (why the fuck would I care where Carlsberg beer is brewed?)
posted by eyeballkid at 3:39 PM on January 25, 2007 [1 favorite]
I got 27 and I didn't look anything up, kbanas. But the test is still stupid.
posted by Justinian at 3:39 PM on January 25, 2007
posted by Justinian at 3:39 PM on January 25, 2007
I do not need to know which automaker makes the "Evolution" make of automobile. I stopped early, as well.
It would be fiendishly clever if your score were based on how many questions you answered before realizing what a useless test this was. In which case, my score would be 5.
posted by gurple at 3:39 PM on January 25, 2007
It would be fiendishly clever if your score were based on how many questions you answered before realizing what a useless test this was. In which case, my score would be 5.
posted by gurple at 3:39 PM on January 25, 2007
I flunked the instant I clicked the link.
posted by stupidsexyFlanders at 3:39 PM on January 25, 2007
posted by stupidsexyFlanders at 3:39 PM on January 25, 2007
24! Apparently I'm smarter than average. Why? Because I know that Carlsberg beer comes from Denmark.
I am so smart! S-M-R-T!
posted by aladfar at 3:41 PM on January 25, 2007
I am so smart! S-M-R-T!
posted by aladfar at 3:41 PM on January 25, 2007
24! Apparently I'm smarter than average. Why? Because I know that Carlsberg beer comes from Denmark.
I am so smart! S-M-R-T!
posted by aladfar at 3:41 PM on January 25, 2007
I am so smart! S-M-R-T!
posted by aladfar at 3:41 PM on January 25, 2007
So smart that I accidentally double post. Eesh . . . .
posted by aladfar at 3:41 PM on January 25, 2007
posted by aladfar at 3:41 PM on January 25, 2007
I got 29, but I totally guessed on the question about lead and where Carlsberg is made.
posted by mullacc at 3:42 PM on January 25, 2007
posted by mullacc at 3:42 PM on January 25, 2007
23, dat duz maek me smart, mmhmm.
posted by Cyclopsis Raptor at 3:42 PM on January 25, 2007
posted by Cyclopsis Raptor at 3:42 PM on January 25, 2007
Yeah, aladfar , but you posted your comment to Metafilter twice, which according to the rules is minus two points for you.
posted by kbanas at 3:42 PM on January 25, 2007
posted by kbanas at 3:42 PM on January 25, 2007
26.
So where is Carlsberg beer brewed? I would have guessed Canada.
Agreed about inanity quotient of questions. I kept waiting for a screen grab from 'The Exorcist' to appear on my screen. I turned off my sound.
posted by Bitstop at 3:43 PM on January 25, 2007 [1 favorite]
So where is Carlsberg beer brewed? I would have guessed Canada.
Agreed about inanity quotient of questions. I kept waiting for a screen grab from 'The Exorcist' to appear on my screen. I turned off my sound.
posted by Bitstop at 3:43 PM on January 25, 2007 [1 favorite]
Of course Metafilter is the statistical anomaly where everyone is comfortably above the "average" score.
posted by ageispolis at 3:44 PM on January 25, 2007
posted by ageispolis at 3:44 PM on January 25, 2007
25, and I feel stupid for feeling pleased about my score. But I'm still pleased. It said I'm smart.
posted by chudder at 3:46 PM on January 25, 2007
posted by chudder at 3:46 PM on January 25, 2007
liquorice writes "Eh, I stopped after that car thing. I'm not American, jeez!"
Neither is that car.
posted by mullacc at 3:50 PM on January 25, 2007
Neither is that car.
posted by mullacc at 3:50 PM on January 25, 2007
And if you got more than 26, I think you probably stopped, looked something up in Google, came back, reloaded your browser and took it again
Aren't you just assuming that 'smart' people wouldn't know about rap music?
posted by Flashman at 3:50 PM on January 25, 2007
Aren't you just assuming that 'smart' people wouldn't know about rap music?
posted by Flashman at 3:50 PM on January 25, 2007
eyeballkid nailled it, of course. Most I.Q. tests are a heinous abuse of Alfred Binet's dream of spotting cognitive laspes in children, so as to provide more effective remedial training to those youngsters.
For laughs, though, I nabbed 23. Here's a Cultural Literacy exam that'll really make you ponder.
posted by Smart Dalek at 3:51 PM on January 25, 2007
For laughs, though, I nabbed 23. Here's a Cultural Literacy exam that'll really make you ponder.
posted by Smart Dalek at 3:51 PM on January 25, 2007
Meh. 24, but I'm drinking 9.5% alcohol beer, making their beer question sort of irrelevant. My accent is Philadelphian.
posted by fixedgear at 3:52 PM on January 25, 2007
posted by fixedgear at 3:52 PM on January 25, 2007
27.
I'd be smug about it, except that I agree that alot of the info was pointless, yet I've wasted brainspace retaining it.
("Carlsberg, the glorious beer of Copenhagen" was their slogan maybe 20 years ago, yet i remember this. But I can't remember where my car keys are.)
Songs are the worst. Play me (or most people) 2 bars of a pop/rock song, and they'll likely name the artist and title, even if they hated it.
I have no idea how this ability benefitted our ancestors, unless predators only ate people who couldn't answer trivia questions...
Saber-tooth tiger: M'kay, which came first - Mesozoic or Paleozoic era?
Cro-Magnon Man: ...Ugh!
Saber-tooth tiger: Bzzzt! WRO-ONG! -chomp-
posted by Artful Codger at 3:52 PM on January 25, 2007 [1 favorite]
I'd be smug about it, except that I agree that alot of the info was pointless, yet I've wasted brainspace retaining it.
("Carlsberg, the glorious beer of Copenhagen" was their slogan maybe 20 years ago, yet i remember this. But I can't remember where my car keys are.)
Songs are the worst. Play me (or most people) 2 bars of a pop/rock song, and they'll likely name the artist and title, even if they hated it.
I have no idea how this ability benefitted our ancestors, unless predators only ate people who couldn't answer trivia questions...
Saber-tooth tiger: M'kay, which came first - Mesozoic or Paleozoic era?
Cro-Magnon Man: ...Ugh!
Saber-tooth tiger: Bzzzt! WRO-ONG! -chomp-
posted by Artful Codger at 3:52 PM on January 25, 2007 [1 favorite]
26.
I'm 44.6% smarter than the average bear.
Damning with faint praise, isn't it.
posted by dash_slot- at 3:52 PM on January 25, 2007
I'm 44.6% smarter than the average bear.
Damning with faint praise, isn't it.
posted by dash_slot- at 3:52 PM on January 25, 2007
23. Average, I'd say.
posted by obeetaybee at 3:53 PM on January 25, 2007
posted by obeetaybee at 3:53 PM on January 25, 2007
26. Jazzy.
It would be fiendishly clever if your score were based on how many questions you answered before realizing what a useless test this was.
There was a "quiz" that did exactly that floating around a few years ago. I think it was on The Spark somewhere.
posted by Lentrohamsanin at 3:54 PM on January 25, 2007
It would be fiendishly clever if your score were based on how many questions you answered before realizing what a useless test this was.
There was a "quiz" that did exactly that floating around a few years ago. I think it was on The Spark somewhere.
posted by Lentrohamsanin at 3:54 PM on January 25, 2007
27. Looks like MeFites are on average pretty smart.
It doesn't look like the test measures your total time getting through it, though. Just counting the number of questions answered correctly doesn't tell the whole story.
Even with silly questions.
posted by zoogleplex at 3:55 PM on January 25, 2007
It doesn't look like the test measures your total time getting through it, though. Just counting the number of questions answered correctly doesn't tell the whole story.
Even with silly questions.
posted by zoogleplex at 3:55 PM on January 25, 2007
25, surprisingly. I guessed a few and even hit enter by mistake twice. Anyway that was kind of fun.
posted by bkiddo at 3:56 PM on January 25, 2007
posted by bkiddo at 3:56 PM on January 25, 2007
Apparently I'm smarter than all of you. I guess that's what I get for listening to rap?
posted by hoverboards don't work on water at 3:56 PM on January 25, 2007
posted by hoverboards don't work on water at 3:56 PM on January 25, 2007
liquorice writes "(But I'm not from Europe or Asia either, so neh)"
They sell it in Australia too. To be fair, it's probably less a question of where you live and more a matter of whether you're a sports fan or not--the Evolution was made famous on the rally car circuit (which is popular about everywhere but the US).
posted by mullacc at 3:57 PM on January 25, 2007
They sell it in Australia too. To be fair, it's probably less a question of where you live and more a matter of whether you're a sports fan or not--the Evolution was made famous on the rally car circuit (which is popular about everywhere but the US).
posted by mullacc at 3:57 PM on January 25, 2007
28. I don't know any rap either.
posted by mr_crash_davis at 4:01 PM on January 25, 2007
posted by mr_crash_davis at 4:01 PM on January 25, 2007
27, but one time the clock ran out just as I clicked the answer, meaning I missed answering that question and then clicked on a random answer for the next question, which I didn't even get to read. So potentially I could have gotten if not for the slight clunkiness of the interface. The buttons should not be clickable for say the first one second of a new question...
posted by autodidact at 4:02 PM on January 25, 2007
posted by autodidact at 4:02 PM on January 25, 2007
I meant to saYy: potentially I could have gotten 29
posted by autodidact at 4:03 PM on January 25, 2007
posted by autodidact at 4:03 PM on January 25, 2007
25, I know of one I got wrong [year Elvis died] because I remembered just as I hit the wrong one.
By the numbers listed here, I'm pretty average in the MeFite crowd, which feels about right.
posted by quin at 4:04 PM on January 25, 2007
By the numbers listed here, I'm pretty average in the MeFite crowd, which feels about right.
posted by quin at 4:04 PM on January 25, 2007
Testament that the rest of us know as much about America as those that live there.
posted by strawberryviagra at 4:06 PM on January 25, 2007
posted by strawberryviagra at 4:06 PM on January 25, 2007
25. But I think I might have botched the question after the car one because I was thinking, "What the fuck...?" (I took it again to see what the question was, but they weren't in the same order.)
I was actually prepared for a fairly lame little test, but once I realized there was a timer it made it more fun.
posted by Cyrano at 4:09 PM on January 25, 2007
I was actually prepared for a fairly lame little test, but once I realized there was a timer it made it more fun.
posted by Cyrano at 4:09 PM on January 25, 2007
Got a handsome 20. Is that the lowest score in this post so far? Still, I'm 9.2% smarter than average. Not nearly as smart as the rest of you geekazoids, but then again, I was distracted by the six Rubik's cubes I was solving simultaneously.
posted by Milkman Dan at 4:11 PM on January 25, 2007
posted by Milkman Dan at 4:11 PM on January 25, 2007
53.
If you spend time trying to prove I'm lying, you flunk the second test.
posted by joaquim at 4:11 PM on January 25, 2007 [1 favorite]
If you spend time trying to prove I'm lying, you flunk the second test.
posted by joaquim at 4:11 PM on January 25, 2007 [1 favorite]
20 but I know that "a lot" is two words and how to spell "definitely" and "ridiculous" correctly.
posted by wigu at 4:18 PM on January 25, 2007
posted by wigu at 4:18 PM on January 25, 2007
26, but I'm not smart, just good with trivia.
Not so good with the sequence of the alphabet, though.
Stupid q.
posted by Alvy Ampersand at 4:19 PM on January 25, 2007
Not so good with the sequence of the alphabet, though.
Stupid q.
posted by Alvy Ampersand at 4:19 PM on January 25, 2007
Ditto to: I stopped taking the quiz when it began asking me questions about rap songs and beer.
posted by wfc123 at 4:21 PM on January 25, 2007
posted by wfc123 at 4:21 PM on January 25, 2007
My score is 30. I am 66% smarter than average. ("Welcome to the intelligentsia")
The big thing holding me back from brilliance, it seems, is my ill-informed position on rap music. And I have no idea what that car was, but maybe I guessed right?
(But really, what the fuck was that rap question doing in there?)
posted by rokusan at 4:23 PM on January 25, 2007
The big thing holding me back from brilliance, it seems, is my ill-informed position on rap music. And I have no idea what that car was, but maybe I guessed right?
(But really, what the fuck was that rap question doing in there?)
posted by rokusan at 4:23 PM on January 25, 2007
147
Oh, sorry, that was a real stoopid test.
This one wasn't worth my time, sorry..........
posted by docjohn at 4:24 PM on January 25, 2007
Oh, sorry, that was a real stoopid test.
This one wasn't worth my time, sorry..........
posted by docjohn at 4:24 PM on January 25, 2007
Wait, there was sound? Let me try again with the speakers on. I bet I can turn my score into an 11.
posted by rokusan at 4:24 PM on January 25, 2007 [1 favorite]
posted by rokusan at 4:24 PM on January 25, 2007 [1 favorite]
29, and I guessed on the rap question. I knew the beer one, which is proof that beer makes you smart.
posted by zsazsa at 4:29 PM on January 25, 2007
posted by zsazsa at 4:29 PM on January 25, 2007
100
posted by Brandon Blatcher at 4:32 PM on January 25, 2007
posted by Brandon Blatcher at 4:32 PM on January 25, 2007
Mmmm, beer.
The Elephant Gate at the Carlsberg Brewery (Copenhagen).
posted by ericb at 4:34 PM on January 25, 2007
The Elephant Gate at the Carlsberg Brewery (Copenhagen).
posted by ericb at 4:34 PM on January 25, 2007
wigu, don't worry, 20 is pretty good for a 6-year-old! (Especially with a nihilist older sister.)
:D
But I KNOW you got the rap question right, which makes you smarter than all of us.
posted by zoogleplex at 4:35 PM on January 25, 2007
:D
But I KNOW you got the rap question right, which makes you smarter than all of us.
posted by zoogleplex at 4:35 PM on January 25, 2007
27 Perhaps the rap, beer and car questions were actually inversely weighted and, if answered correctly, reduced your score. That's why mine isn't perfect.
posted by johngumbo at 4:41 PM on January 25, 2007
posted by johngumbo at 4:41 PM on January 25, 2007
26
With the car question I just said them until one seemed more right than the others.
posted by geekyguy at 4:57 PM on January 25, 2007
With the car question I just said them until one seemed more right than the others.
posted by geekyguy at 4:57 PM on January 25, 2007
In an attempt to answer every question incorrectly, I still got a 4. Me being as dumb as I can = only 77.8% stoopider than average.
I find that this test is not accurate.
posted by dogwalker at 4:57 PM on January 25, 2007
I find that this test is not accurate.
posted by dogwalker at 4:57 PM on January 25, 2007
20 here. I tied for the worst!
The fine print: "Naturally, only stupid people would take it as a true indicator of intelligence, and only intelligent people would take it as a true indicator of stupidity. Or something like that."
posted by Ugh at 4:58 PM on January 25, 2007
The fine print: "Naturally, only stupid people would take it as a true indicator of intelligence, and only intelligent people would take it as a true indicator of stupidity. Or something like that."
posted by Ugh at 4:58 PM on January 25, 2007
Ummm... what does it mean when you're a negative number?
posted by miss lynnster at 5:00 PM on January 25, 2007
posted by miss lynnster at 5:00 PM on January 25, 2007
22. I guess that still is ok for someone who doesn't live in america and doesn't listen to rap music
posted by kolophon at 5:19 PM on January 25, 2007
posted by kolophon at 5:19 PM on January 25, 2007
1150 verbal, 1090 math.
posted by Terminal Verbosity at 5:20 PM on January 25, 2007
posted by Terminal Verbosity at 5:20 PM on January 25, 2007
Couldn't an intelligent argument be made that people in Iraq have been effected, as well as affected, by the war?
posted by scottreynen at 5:22 PM on January 25, 2007
posted by scottreynen at 5:22 PM on January 25, 2007
21. I know nothing about cars, rappers or beer. Well, I know I enjoy beer. And some rap. Cars, not so much.
posted by brundlefly at 5:23 PM on January 25, 2007
posted by brundlefly at 5:23 PM on January 25, 2007
29, and I have no idea what I got right or wrong. How do I know this is not just a random number generator program?
posted by toma at 5:29 PM on January 25, 2007
posted by toma at 5:29 PM on January 25, 2007
So 300 some odd people have taken the test, and your score is compared against them.
Hmm, what could go wrong with that...
I suspect a 27 is much "smarter" than this test would let on. It's self-selecting smart people to begin with.
That random sample thing will get you every time.
Of course, if you give the test to a Bushman in Africa, and they get zero, does that mean they are brain-dead? Or maybe they've localized it for Swahili (wait, do the Bushman speak Swahili? I had a German teacher fluent in Swahili. She was proud of the fact there were only like a dozen or so people who could "officially" say that in the US, or so she said).
posted by teece at 5:31 PM on January 25, 2007
Hmm, what could go wrong with that...
I suspect a 27 is much "smarter" than this test would let on. It's self-selecting smart people to begin with.
That random sample thing will get you every time.
Of course, if you give the test to a Bushman in Africa, and they get zero, does that mean they are brain-dead? Or maybe they've localized it for Swahili (wait, do the Bushman speak Swahili? I had a German teacher fluent in Swahili. She was proud of the fact there were only like a dozen or so people who could "officially" say that in the US, or so she said).
posted by teece at 5:31 PM on January 25, 2007
Another 27.
posted by atchafalaya at 5:33 PM on January 25, 2007
posted by atchafalaya at 5:33 PM on January 25, 2007
28. But there were far too many alcohol related questions for this non-drinker to correctly answer.
posted by cloeburner at 5:38 PM on January 25, 2007
posted by cloeburner at 5:38 PM on January 25, 2007
26 here. It says I'm 43.7% better than average, but when dash_slot took it, he was 44.6% better with the same score.
Apparently, MeFites are raising the bar somewhat. :)
posted by Malor at 5:39 PM on January 25, 2007
Apparently, MeFites are raising the bar somewhat. :)
posted by Malor at 5:39 PM on January 25, 2007
I tried to get them all wrong. Got a 1. I think it was that damn rap question...
For the statistics, though, that makes me "94.4% stoopider than average." I don't even know what that means. What is 100% stupider than average? 200% stupider? Is this something I have to be smart to understand?
posted by whatnotever at 5:42 PM on January 25, 2007
For the statistics, though, that makes me "94.4% stoopider than average." I don't even know what that means. What is 100% stupider than average? 200% stupider? Is this something I have to be smart to understand?
posted by whatnotever at 5:42 PM on January 25, 2007
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posted by eurasian at 5:44 PM on January 25, 2007
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posted by eurasian at 5:44 PM on January 25, 2007
Goddammit, this is that really busy thread I always regret commenting in because it lives at the top of My Comments for the next 24 hours.
I hate this thread.
posted by cortex at 5:44 PM on January 25, 2007
I hate this thread.
posted by cortex at 5:44 PM on January 25, 2007
i got 27, but it said the average score was NaN,
so maybe the quiz itself is a little on the dull-witted side.
posted by hexatron at 5:51 PM on January 25, 2007
so maybe the quiz itself is a little on the dull-witted side.
posted by hexatron at 5:51 PM on January 25, 2007
I'm 25 "Smart"s, for a very non-standard definition of "smart".
FYI, Trivial Pursuit is not an intelligence test.
posted by GuyZero at 5:56 PM on January 25, 2007
FYI, Trivial Pursuit is not an intelligence test.
posted by GuyZero at 5:56 PM on January 25, 2007
I'm waaaay too smart to get sucked in to taking this 'test'. Although I am fond of beer.
posted by stavrosthewonderchicken at 6:01 PM on January 25, 2007
posted by stavrosthewonderchicken at 6:01 PM on January 25, 2007
I got a 28. And it says I'm 53.2% smarter than the average bear. Yay!
posted by amyms at 6:24 PM on January 25, 2007
posted by amyms at 6:24 PM on January 25, 2007
25. I messed up and said a pound was heavier than a kilogram. I don't know what else I missed.
It says the avg score of the 347 people who have taken the test thus far is 18. There are 98 posts before mine, and nobody got below a 20. So what's the average of the non-posters?
I'm too dumb to calculate.
posted by b_thinky at 6:32 PM on January 25, 2007
It says the avg score of the 347 people who have taken the test thus far is 18. There are 98 posts before mine, and nobody got below a 20. So what's the average of the non-posters?
I'm too dumb to calculate.
posted by b_thinky at 6:32 PM on January 25, 2007
28, with the candlestick in the conservatory.
posted by diddlegnome at 6:32 PM on January 25, 2007
posted by diddlegnome at 6:32 PM on January 25, 2007
I tried to fail and scored three.
posted by The White Hat at 6:34 PM on January 25, 2007
posted by The White Hat at 6:34 PM on January 25, 2007
OK, I took it again and got a perfect score: 0. "You are 100% stoopider than average. If brains were butts, you'd have trouble sitting down." Yay me!
posted by diddlegnome at 6:41 PM on January 25, 2007
posted by diddlegnome at 6:41 PM on January 25, 2007
It would be interesting if some actually average people took the test. It would be frightening just to see how above average most of the scores here are. Smart, educated people often have no idea as to how uneducated and stupid average actual people are.
posted by flarbuse at 6:47 PM on January 25, 2007 [1 favorite]
posted by flarbuse at 6:47 PM on January 25, 2007 [1 favorite]
What'd you score, flarbuse?
posted by Alvy Ampersand at 6:49 PM on January 25, 2007
posted by Alvy Ampersand at 6:49 PM on January 25, 2007
26...And those who are whining about the validity of the questions, I actually thought it was a cool mix. Stop being pissed that you don't know as much about beer and hip-hop as us smart people do.
posted by rollbiz at 7:01 PM on January 25, 2007
posted by rollbiz at 7:01 PM on January 25, 2007
28... I'm smart or something...
posted by pandaharma at 7:05 PM on January 25, 2007
posted by pandaharma at 7:05 PM on January 25, 2007
I got an 18. Now I get to wear the crown of the dumbest MeFite.
Wait uh... Oooh shiny.
posted by bilabial at 7:11 PM on January 25, 2007
Wait uh... Oooh shiny.
posted by bilabial at 7:11 PM on January 25, 2007
How do I get the test to start?
posted by horsewithnoname at 7:23 PM on January 25, 2007
posted by horsewithnoname at 7:23 PM on January 25, 2007
25. The test would be much more interesting if it gave 5 points for answering correctly in the first second, 4 for correct-in-two, and so on. And then it could afford to make the questions less contingent upon "cultural literacy."
posted by xigxag at 7:38 PM on January 25, 2007
posted by xigxag at 7:38 PM on January 25, 2007
This is the type of post that cortex absolutely hates... low signal, high noise, moves the thread to the top of his list. :)
posted by Malor at 7:40 PM on January 25, 2007
posted by Malor at 7:40 PM on January 25, 2007
27. 47.7% smarter than average! And I agree, stupid test.
posted by litlnemo at 7:54 PM on January 25, 2007
posted by litlnemo at 7:54 PM on January 25, 2007
28. Plus 1 bonus point for knowing that Tuborg is the better Danish beer.
posted by gompa at 8:31 PM on January 25, 2007
posted by gompa at 8:31 PM on January 25, 2007
29, and it has just as much meaning as the IQ test I took when I was five.
still like seeing that big number though
posted by sugarfish at 8:36 PM on January 25, 2007
still like seeing that big number though
posted by sugarfish at 8:36 PM on January 25, 2007
27.
Or 28, if the test creators can't tell me off the top of their heads which marque produces the beautiful Contessa Classic.
posted by UbuRoivas at 8:41 PM on January 25, 2007
Or 28, if the test creators can't tell me off the top of their heads which marque produces the beautiful Contessa Classic.
posted by UbuRoivas at 8:41 PM on January 25, 2007
13. I didn't actually read any of the questions, just clicked on the answer I liked best, and yet I am only 29% more stooopid than average.
posted by sfenders at 8:51 PM on January 25, 2007 [1 favorite]
posted by sfenders at 8:51 PM on January 25, 2007 [1 favorite]
23.
It's my theory that the random car & beer questions were just thrown it to make you go "Oh, wait, WHAT?" and shake you up so that you didn't immediately remember such important information as how much change you would get for two $2.75 sandwiches if you handed the cashier a ten.
You'll have to try harder, test, I make change all day long.
I <3 cortex./small>
posted by grapefruitmoon at 8:52 PM on January 25, 2007
It's my theory that the random car & beer questions were just thrown it to make you go "Oh, wait, WHAT?" and shake you up so that you didn't immediately remember such important information as how much change you would get for two $2.75 sandwiches if you handed the cashier a ten.
You'll have to try harder, test, I make change all day long.
I <3 cortex./small>
posted by grapefruitmoon at 8:52 PM on January 25, 2007
27 ... and i'm dead tired, too, and missed one because i zoned out ... they should rename this "how much useless information do you know?"
posted by pyramid termite at 8:55 PM on January 25, 2007
posted by pyramid termite at 8:55 PM on January 25, 2007
26, and probably would have done better if it wasn't focused on Americana and music I can't stand.
posted by Kickstart70 at 9:04 PM on January 25, 2007
posted by Kickstart70 at 9:04 PM on January 25, 2007
I scored a 27.
posted by flarbuse
Weird, one more than this actually average person.
posted by Alvy Ampersand at 9:06 PM on January 25, 2007
posted by flarbuse
Weird, one more than this actually average person.
posted by Alvy Ampersand at 9:06 PM on January 25, 2007
Oh, and I'd like to say hi to cortex!
posted by Alvy Ampersand at 9:06 PM on January 25, 2007
posted by Alvy Ampersand at 9:06 PM on January 25, 2007
I got 27, which seems to be the modal score around here.
posted by flabdablet at 9:24 PM on January 25, 2007
posted by flabdablet at 9:24 PM on January 25, 2007
26, meh.
About 10 years ago, I actually toured the Tuborg plant, which also makes Carlsberg on contract. (Or maybe that's the other way around) The tour guide was this Alfred Hitchcock-esque fellow who spoke 9 languages, including, of course, excellent English. Even though my girlfriend-at-the-time and I were the only ones taking the tour, he insisted on projecting his voice as though he was addressing a crowd of 50. At the end, we got to drink all the beer we wanted -- except my gf doesn't drink beer, and I only had two because I had to drive. So, yeah, I got that one right.
Also, any car enthusiast at all will know what a freakin Evo is. It's almost like asking who makes a 911. Sheesh!
And rap is simplistic, production-generated garbage that steals real musicians' work and calls it their own. Not that I'm bitter.
posted by LordSludge at 9:36 PM on January 25, 2007
About 10 years ago, I actually toured the Tuborg plant, which also makes Carlsberg on contract. (Or maybe that's the other way around) The tour guide was this Alfred Hitchcock-esque fellow who spoke 9 languages, including, of course, excellent English. Even though my girlfriend-at-the-time and I were the only ones taking the tour, he insisted on projecting his voice as though he was addressing a crowd of 50. At the end, we got to drink all the beer we wanted -- except my gf doesn't drink beer, and I only had two because I had to drive. So, yeah, I got that one right.
Also, any car enthusiast at all will know what a freakin Evo is. It's almost like asking who makes a 911. Sheesh!
And rap is simplistic, production-generated garbage that steals real musicians' work and calls it their own. Not that I'm bitter.
posted by LordSludge at 9:36 PM on January 25, 2007
I haven't thought about rap music or cars in years. Dammit.
26.
posted by A dead Quaker at 9:37 PM on January 25, 2007
26.
posted by A dead Quaker at 9:37 PM on January 25, 2007
27. That seems to be the average around here.
posted by reformedjerk at 9:39 PM on January 25, 2007
posted by reformedjerk at 9:39 PM on January 25, 2007
28. Time to get right on that conquering the world thing.
(Flips open copy of How to be a Villain and resumes reading...)
posted by Samizdata at 10:04 PM on January 25, 2007
(Flips open copy of How to be a Villain and resumes reading...)
posted by Samizdata at 10:04 PM on January 25, 2007
Me: 25. MetaFilter: Mostly more than that. Site: >0 but not by much.
Hi, cortex!
posted by cgc373 at 10:12 PM on January 25, 2007
Hi, cortex!
posted by cgc373 at 10:12 PM on January 25, 2007
b1tr0t, once again you prove to be one of my heroes. I was going to go there and call out the different models, but I'm not Car Guy enough to defend myself, and I knuckled under.
Thankfully you were here to make the post I would like to have made myself.
/Needs more Top Gear to get my mind back in the game. 2 days, 13 hours, and 50 minutes left to happiness. (and counting...)
posted by quin at 10:13 PM on January 25, 2007
Thankfully you were here to make the post I would like to have made myself.
/Needs more Top Gear to get my mind back in the game. 2 days, 13 hours, and 50 minutes left to happiness. (and counting...)
posted by quin at 10:13 PM on January 25, 2007
For the record, what is the statute of limitations on Mefi posts? I would like in a month/ year to pop up and re-top this post, you know, just to aggravate/ amuse cortex.
Not out of spite or anything... Ok, maybe a little out of spite. But spite filled with love. Really.
posted by quin at 10:27 PM on January 25, 2007
Not out of spite or anything... Ok, maybe a little out of spite. But spite filled with love. Really.
posted by quin at 10:27 PM on January 25, 2007
26 and I don't know nuthin' about beer, rap, cars or lead and I suck at math.
posted by deborah at 10:38 PM on January 25, 2007
posted by deborah at 10:38 PM on January 25, 2007
28. who saw that one coming.
here's to dimensionless quantities.
posted by vellocet at 10:50 PM on January 25, 2007
here's to dimensionless quantities.
posted by vellocet at 10:50 PM on January 25, 2007
...and i just reread that and realized that there will probably be a number of people correcting my use of the term.
damnit.
be gentle. it was sort of a misappropriation.
posted by vellocet at 10:53 PM on January 25, 2007
damnit.
be gentle. it was sort of a misappropriation.
posted by vellocet at 10:53 PM on January 25, 2007
800,000
posted by Totally Zanzibarin' Ya at 11:27 PM on January 25, 2007
posted by Totally Zanzibarin' Ya at 11:27 PM on January 25, 2007
minus 799,987
posted by Totally Zanzibarin' Ya at 11:28 PM on January 25, 2007
posted by Totally Zanzibarin' Ya at 11:28 PM on January 25, 2007
methinks the tupac question was thrown in there to ward off accusations of cultural bias.
posted by billyfleetwood at 12:46 AM on January 26, 2007
posted by billyfleetwood at 12:46 AM on January 26, 2007
27, but wtf do I, or should I know, about U.S. presidents?
posted by dreamsign at 12:59 AM on January 26, 2007
posted by dreamsign at 12:59 AM on January 26, 2007
> Shit. I'm actually the dumbest MeFite.
You're not alone roll truck roll -- let's drive our Evolution into the nearest bar and get drunk on 10% alcohol beer.
But I got 23 on the second try -- so I guess there are answers I just don't know...
Then 20, must be the beer.
Then 24, but now I'm on that marijuana derivative they call crack...
posted by NewBornHippy at 1:43 AM on January 26, 2007
You're not alone roll truck roll -- let's drive our Evolution into the nearest bar and get drunk on 10% alcohol beer.
But I got 23 on the second try -- so I guess there are answers I just don't know...
Then 20, must be the beer.
Then 24, but now I'm on that marijuana derivative they call crack...
posted by NewBornHippy at 1:43 AM on January 26, 2007
This is the stupidest of these things I've ever seen. 95% of the questions aren't a test of intelligence, they're a test of trivia knowledge.
posted by Target Practice at 2:20 AM on January 26, 2007
posted by Target Practice at 2:20 AM on January 26, 2007
24. Slightly smarter than average.
Who wants to be slightly smarter eh?
posted by triv at 2:20 AM on January 26, 2007
Who wants to be slightly smarter eh?
posted by triv at 2:20 AM on January 26, 2007
Oh, and my score was 22, I think.
posted by Target Practice at 2:21 AM on January 26, 2007
posted by Target Practice at 2:21 AM on January 26, 2007
I scored eleventy million IQ points. I would have scored a gajillion IQ points if it weren't for the stupid car and rap questions. Plus I lost a bajillion points of IQ by participating in this thing in the first place.
posted by moonbiter at 2:24 AM on January 26, 2007
posted by moonbiter at 2:24 AM on January 26, 2007
That Carlsberg question is a little Cliff Clavenesque, since it's brewed under license all over the world e.g. by Labatt's for the Canadian market, by SAB for S. Africans, etc...
posted by Flashman at 2:40 AM on January 26, 2007
posted by Flashman at 2:40 AM on January 26, 2007
27. The test had too many America-specific questions though.
posted by dydecker at 4:10 AM on January 26, 2007
posted by dydecker at 4:10 AM on January 26, 2007
29, but only because I had a Danish girlfriend.
posted by Civil_Disobedient at 4:25 AM on January 26, 2007
posted by Civil_Disobedient at 4:25 AM on January 26, 2007
24.
posted by The Great Big Mulp at 5:21 AM on January 26, 2007
posted by The Great Big Mulp at 5:21 AM on January 26, 2007
23
I was taking at my lesure, Didn't know the damn thing was timed until it took a question away from me.
Evidently I do well under pressure.
posted by djrock3k at 6:52 AM on January 26, 2007
I was taking at my lesure, Didn't know the damn thing was timed until it took a question away from me.
Evidently I do well under pressure.
posted by djrock3k at 6:52 AM on January 26, 2007
Unless you happen to know that BMW had a series of Evolution M3s in Europe, and Mercedes had an Evolution E190 as well. Then you might begin to suspect that just about every performance car has a rally edition. Unless you happen to know the special designations for all three of the listed cars.
That's great, but Subaru and Nissan were the only other choices. (Besides, the BMW and Merc are no longer made...)
Nice obscure car knowledge though. +1 for you.
posted by LordSludge at 6:55 AM on January 26, 2007
That's great, but Subaru and Nissan were the only other choices. (Besides, the BMW and Merc are no longer made...)
Nice obscure car knowledge though. +1 for you.
posted by LordSludge at 6:55 AM on January 26, 2007
24. Damn. I would've been happier with 23, because, well, you know about 23.
Probably would've done better if I hadn't twitched and clicked "Both the same" on the pound vs. kilogram question.
posted by soyjoy at 7:40 AM on January 26, 2007
Probably would've done better if I hadn't twitched and clicked "Both the same" on the pound vs. kilogram question.
posted by soyjoy at 7:40 AM on January 26, 2007
Like Homer Simpson said, I'm smart! S-M-R-T smart! 21
posted by PuppyCat at 8:08 AM on January 26, 2007
posted by PuppyCat at 8:08 AM on January 26, 2007
b1tr0t : "The Evolution is a recent arrival in the US, they are proably far more common and well known in Europe and Asia."
Perhaps, but car names also vary from place to place (the same models of Japanese cars often have different names in the Japanese market than the North American market).
scottreynen : "Couldn't an intelligent argument be made that people in Iraq have been effected, as well as affected, by the war?"
"People were brought about by the war"?
quin : "For the record, what is the statute of limitations on Mefi posts?"
They automatically close one month after the initial post, except AskMe, which is open ended.
posted by Bugbread at 10:32 AM on January 26, 2007
Perhaps, but car names also vary from place to place (the same models of Japanese cars often have different names in the Japanese market than the North American market).
scottreynen : "Couldn't an intelligent argument be made that people in Iraq have been effected, as well as affected, by the war?"
"People were brought about by the war"?
quin : "For the record, what is the statute of limitations on Mefi posts?"
They automatically close one month after the initial post, except AskMe, which is open ended.
posted by Bugbread at 10:32 AM on January 26, 2007
26
posted by The Card Cheat at 11:04 AM on January 26, 2007
posted by The Card Cheat at 11:04 AM on January 26, 2007
This doesn't measure intelligence. It measures your score on a trivia exam, then compares it to other scores. It's something like a "trivia IQ" test. None of the questions have much if anything to do with intelligence.
Oh, and I got 27, because I happened to be in a chemistry lecture and had my calculator beside me for the "minutes in a day" question.
posted by tehloki at 11:11 AM on January 26, 2007
Oh, and I got 27, because I happened to be in a chemistry lecture and had my calculator beside me for the "minutes in a day" question.
posted by tehloki at 11:11 AM on January 26, 2007
30. I must have gotten lucky with Tupac and Mitsubishi.
posted by owhydididoit at 11:22 AM on January 26, 2007
posted by owhydididoit at 11:22 AM on January 26, 2007
Don't have to take the test, just look at my name: STOOPID.
posted by Mental Wimp at 11:36 AM on January 26, 2007
posted by Mental Wimp at 11:36 AM on January 26, 2007
[just for you cortex]
Hey, cortex!
This is the type of post that cortex absolutely hates
I <3 cortex oh, and i'd like to say hi to cortex! hi, cortex! you know, just to aggravate/ amuse cortex. hi, cortex!/i>
Heh. Note to self: complain more often; results humorous.
By the way, quin, threads in the blue close after 30 days. You last chance to annoy me will be February 24th, at 3:29 pm PST. Mark your calendar.
And I'm a little sad that Astro Zombie 3 never showed up.
posted by cortex at 12:03 PM on January 26, 2007
Hey, cortex!
This is the type of post that cortex absolutely hates
I <3 cortex oh, and i'd like to say hi to cortex! hi, cortex! you know, just to aggravate/ amuse cortex. hi, cortex!/i>
Heh. Note to self: complain more often; results humorous.
By the way, quin, threads in the blue close after 30 days. You last chance to annoy me will be February 24th, at 3:29 pm PST. Mark your calendar.
And I'm a little sad that Astro Zombie 3 never showed up.
posted by cortex at 12:03 PM on January 26, 2007
"Man, is cortex gonna be pissed when that messed up html shows up in his My Comments... oh."
posted by Alvy Ampersand at 12:11 PM on January 26, 2007
posted by Alvy Ampersand at 12:11 PM on January 26, 2007
Couldn't an intelligent argument be made that people in Iraq have been effected ... by the war?"
"People were brought about by the war"?
Diseffected, then.
posted by Grangousier at 12:32 PM on January 26, 2007
"People were brought about by the war"?
Diseffected, then.
posted by Grangousier at 12:32 PM on January 26, 2007
25
posted by TrolleyOffTheTracks at 1:25 PM on January 26, 2007
posted by TrolleyOffTheTracks at 1:25 PM on January 26, 2007
27. Where tha answers at?
posted by fuse theorem at 5:58 PM on January 26, 2007
posted by fuse theorem at 5:58 PM on January 26, 2007
27.
The test was pretty Americacentric, though. I mean, WTF is a mile?
We need a metric edition for those of us from progressive countries.
Also: swap Prime Minister questions for President questions.
posted by CheeseburgerBrown at 4:44 AM on January 27, 2007
The test was pretty Americacentric, though. I mean, WTF is a mile?
We need a metric edition for those of us from progressive countries.
Also: swap Prime Minister questions for President questions.
posted by CheeseburgerBrown at 4:44 AM on January 27, 2007
24
posted by limeonaire at 11:55 AM on January 27, 2007
posted by limeonaire at 11:55 AM on January 27, 2007
"People were brought about by the war"?
Yes. This war's been on long enough that's probably happened a few times by now.
posted by sfenders at 12:35 PM on January 27, 2007
Yes. This war's been on long enough that's probably happened a few times by now.
posted by sfenders at 12:35 PM on January 27, 2007
25. What car question?
I accidentally got the WWII president one wrong, so I think I should get more points.
posted by !Jim at 3:39 PM on January 27, 2007
I accidentally got the WWII president one wrong, so I think I should get more points.
posted by !Jim at 3:39 PM on January 27, 2007
Hey, I forget what everyone got on the quiz, but my scroll bar on my browser is broken. Could we all come back and post our scores again, one by one, over the next few weeks? I'll just refresh my "My Comments" page a lot, and that way this thread will stay at the top and I can read all the scores again as they come in!
I'll go first: 28!
posted by Kwine at 9:11 AM on January 28, 2007 [1 favorite]
I'll go first: 28!
posted by Kwine at 9:11 AM on January 28, 2007 [1 favorite]
Thanks, I needed that.
Why is everybody posting nothing but their score on this shitty little quiz? There's no evidence behind the answers, so they have no empirical value as data; it's just pissing into the wind.
Why aren't we discussing the implications of such a narrow-minded, mostly trivial, and America-centric test claiming to measure intelligence?
posted by tehloki at 8:44 AM on January 29, 2007
Why is everybody posting nothing but their score on this shitty little quiz? There's no evidence behind the answers, so they have no empirical value as data; it's just pissing into the wind.
Why aren't we discussing the implications of such a narrow-minded, mostly trivial, and America-centric test claiming to measure intelligence?
posted by tehloki at 8:44 AM on January 29, 2007
I think it doesn't so much measure intelligence as knowledge, and a specific kind of knowledge at that.
I took it again today, trying to change some of the answers I wasn't sure of, and got only 25. Obviously, it's going to take some practice to get a perfect score. I'll be sure to post back daily with my results. :-)
posted by Malor at 9:43 AM on January 29, 2007
I took it again today, trying to change some of the answers I wasn't sure of, and got only 25. Obviously, it's going to take some practice to get a perfect score. I'll be sure to post back daily with my results. :-)
posted by Malor at 9:43 AM on January 29, 2007
Why aren't we discussing the implications of such a narrow-minded, mostly trivial, and America-centric test claiming to measure intelligence?
tehloki, that seems like exactly the sort of question that might prompt an extended discussion, with points of view from many commenters, over the next few weeks. I, for one, look forward to following the dialogue very closely.
posted by Kwine at 11:06 AM on January 29, 2007
tehloki, that seems like exactly the sort of question that might prompt an extended discussion, with points of view from many commenters, over the next few weeks. I, for one, look forward to following the dialogue very closely.
posted by Kwine at 11:06 AM on January 29, 2007
The gun is loaded, Kwine. It is a very big gun.
It shoots bullets.
posted by cortex at 11:14 AM on January 29, 2007
It shoots bullets.
posted by cortex at 11:14 AM on January 29, 2007
*loads chamber*
posted by cortex at 8:39 AM on February 3, 2007 [1 favorite]
posted by cortex at 8:39 AM on February 3, 2007 [1 favorite]
*disarms Cortex, unloads clip randomly into mefi's userbase*
posted by tehloki at 7:59 AM on February 4, 2007
posted by tehloki at 7:59 AM on February 4, 2007
Gods! He's hit jkottke!
Oh. Waitasec. Looks like he's been dead since August. Nothing to see here, folks.
posted by cortex at 8:10 AM on February 4, 2007
Oh. Waitasec. Looks like he's been dead since August. Nothing to see here, folks.
posted by cortex at 8:10 AM on February 4, 2007
BTW, Graham's number is a BIG number. It's so big that it cannot be written down!
posted by smiffy at 9:30 AM on February 4, 2007
posted by smiffy at 9:30 AM on February 4, 2007
Well, there's nothing to do but give it a go, smiffy. Just fit as many different digits into each comment as you can. Sure, it'll be rough going, but think of as a gift: a gift from you to the "My Comments" page of each and every person who has commented in this thread.
posted by Kwine at 11:04 AM on February 4, 2007
posted by Kwine at 11:04 AM on February 4, 2007
This poor, lonesome thread. Can't let it just die, it wouldn't annoy Cortex enough.
:-)
posted by Malor at 1:40 AM on February 13, 2007
:-)
posted by Malor at 1:40 AM on February 13, 2007
Live and let die, Malor. That's what Paul McCartney said. And later Axl Rose.
posted by Kwine at 6:19 AM on February 13, 2007
posted by Kwine at 6:19 AM on February 13, 2007
Holy crap, people. GOOD JOB TOTALLY FUCKING UP THE BELL CURVE, YOU BRAINFUCKERS!
26. I don't like mainstream hiphop.
That test is so stupid I'm going to spend the rest of the day crushing the author with my mind.
posted by loquacious at 9:56 AM on February 13, 2007
26. I don't like mainstream hiphop.
That test is so stupid I'm going to spend the rest of the day crushing the author with my mind.
posted by loquacious at 9:56 AM on February 13, 2007
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