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    Guns Network Contributor 04/2013 El Laton Caliente's Avatar

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    Test Your News IQ

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

    I scored in the top 8%, got 'em all correct.

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    Yep, that was too easy.

    "You got 13 questions correct, along with 8% of the public. You scored better than 92% of the public."

    I almost chose wrong on the British prime minister question, but I was pretty sure the Tories took back over, and I knew David Cameron was a Tory.
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    Quote Originally Posted by El Laton Caliente View Post
    http://pewresearch.org/politicalquiz/quiz/index.php

    I scored in the top 8%, got 'em all correct.

    ditto

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    Quote Originally Posted by N/A View Post
    ditto
    Ditto II


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    Quote Originally Posted by El Laton Caliente View Post
    http://pewresearch.org/politicalquiz/quiz/index.php

    I scored in the top 8%, got 'em all correct.
    Same here. I would LOVE to force my liberal facebook acquaintances to take this test........

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    Quote Originally Posted by tank_monkey View Post
    Same here. I would LOVE to force my liberal facebook acquaintances to take this test........
    It has a one butten facebook post, I put it up there...

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    I got eleven right. pretty easy. Wasn't sure which revisionist cunt that was on the scotus and the prime minister of Britannia(Don't care either, Joey can suck dog turds for lunch).
    Last edited by 1 Patriot-of-many; 12-03-2011 at 05:43 PM.

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    got them all right. avg of 7.1 correct for my age bracket! sad.

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    I guessed wrong on the number of US KIA in Iraq.
    18,000 instead of 1,800.
    If I had to be wrong that's a good one I guess .
    This is just my opinion and it's entirely correct.

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    Quote Originally Posted by Sidartha View Post
    I guessed wrong on the number of US KIA in Iraq.
    18,000 instead of 1,800.
    If I had to be wrong that's a good one I guess .
    I also guessed on that one but luckily hit it right. (Knew about 4400 KIA In Iraq.)


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    Quote Originally Posted by Sidartha View Post
    I guessed wrong on the number of US KIA in Iraq.
    18,000 instead of 1,800.
    If I had to be wrong that's a good one I guess .
    The Soviets were at something like 40 or 50 thousand dead at this point...

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    I got 13 correct....that was way to easy.
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    I screwed up - only got 11. Missed the number of deaths and the Brit P.M.
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    13 of 13. Seemed pretty simple but I have always loved the news. While my friends in high school were reciting sports statistics, I was watching who was the Speaker of the House.
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    I got them all right too, and it was KIA in Afghanistan. We could come up with a better quiz.

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    Quote Originally Posted by Focused Gunfire View Post
    I got them all right too, and it was KIA in Afghanistan. We could come up with a better quiz.
    That's what is so bad. Most of us are in the top 8%. That means 3/4ths of people have little idea what is going on in the world around them.

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    Quote Originally Posted by El Laton Caliente View Post
    http://pewresearch.org/politicalquiz/quiz/index.php

    I scored in the top 8%, got 'em all correct.


    I expected to do better.

    (just pick whatever graphic you want):

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    Last edited by Krupski; 12-04-2011 at 05:11 AM.
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    i got a 100. and my wife says i watch too much tv, hmmph. if you want to see how dumb some people are about current events,catch jay walking on leno. all the idol finalists, one right after the next. speaker of the house, senate majority leader, john roberts, or president (take your pick besides obama or bush), most haven't got a clue.

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    Cool

    I got 100%.

    Where's my effing cookie??

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    Quote Originally Posted by mrkalashnikov View Post
    I got 100%.

    Where's my effing cookie??
    The site put it on your computer... LOL!

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