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Know your History ? try this.

Godfather.Godfather. Posts: 12,504
edited August 2011 in A Moving Train
http://www.americancivicliteracy.org/re ... /quiz.aspx

I really took a dive on this one..50% aprox. :?

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  • polaris_xpolaris_x Posts: 13,559
    got 25 but i read one question wrong ... not bad for a canuck i say! ... although i have to admit i made best guesses on about 12 of them ... haha
  • conmanconman Posts: 7,493
    edited July 2011
    :?
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  • BM42909BM42909 Posts: 143
    ...almost 85%

    Not too shabby for a public school teacher.
  • VINNY GOOMBAVINNY GOOMBA Posts: 1,818
    You answered 29 out of 33 correctly — 87.88 %

    :D

    I got some really dumb ones wrong.
  • mikepegg44mikepegg44 Posts: 3,353
    VINNY GOOMBA wrote:
    You answered 29 out of 33 correctly — 87.88 %

    :D

    I got some really dumb ones wrong.


    same thing,

    that was a nice little quiz
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  • fifefife Posts: 3,327
    I found the question were abit weird but got 75%. i wonder how Americans would do if we had a know your Canadian history.
  • Johnny AbruzzoJohnny Abruzzo Philly Posts: 11,778
    I got 97% - 32 out of 33. And I knew the Gettysburg Address one - for some reason thought it was in the Constitution first. :roll:
    ResultsYou answered 32 out of 33 correctly — 96.97 %

    If you have any comments or questions about the quiz, please email <!-- e --><a href="mailto:americancivicliteracy@isi.org">americancivicliteracy@isi.org</a><!-- e -->.

    You can consult the following table to see how citizens and elected officials scored on each question.
    Incorrect Answers
    Question: What was the source of the following phrase: “Government of the people, by the people, for the people”?
    Your Answer: U.S. Constitution
    Correct Answer: Gettysburg Address
    Spectrum 10/27/09; New Orleans JazzFest 5/1/10; Made in America 9/2/12; Phila, PA 10/21/13; Phila, PA 10/22/13; Baltimore Arena 10/27/13;
    Phila, PA 4/28/16; Phila, PA 4/29/16; Fenway Park 8/7/16; Fenway Park 9/2/18; Asbury Park 9/18/21; Camden 9/14/22;
    Las Vegas 5/16/24; Las Vegas 5/18/24; Phila, PA 9/7/24; Phila, PA 9/9/24; Baltimore Arena 9/12/24

    Tres Mtns - TLA 3/23/11; EV - Tower Theatre 6/25/11; Temple of the Dog - Tower Theatre 11/5/16
  • Johnny AbruzzoJohnny Abruzzo Philly Posts: 11,778
    fife wrote:
    I found the question were abit weird but got 75%. i wonder how Americans would do if we had a know your Canadian history.

    There's probably one out there somewhere. I would bomb it. All I know is universal healthcare and that for some reason your Head of State is the Queen of England. (and that Canada was in both World Wars years before USA)
    Spectrum 10/27/09; New Orleans JazzFest 5/1/10; Made in America 9/2/12; Phila, PA 10/21/13; Phila, PA 10/22/13; Baltimore Arena 10/27/13;
    Phila, PA 4/28/16; Phila, PA 4/29/16; Fenway Park 8/7/16; Fenway Park 9/2/18; Asbury Park 9/18/21; Camden 9/14/22;
    Las Vegas 5/16/24; Las Vegas 5/18/24; Phila, PA 9/7/24; Phila, PA 9/9/24; Baltimore Arena 9/12/24

    Tres Mtns - TLA 3/23/11; EV - Tower Theatre 6/25/11; Temple of the Dog - Tower Theatre 11/5/16
  • Drowned OutDrowned Out Posts: 6,056
    yay lets compare brains. Mine's big. or maybe it's just my thick skull.
    fife wrote:
    I found the question were abit weird but got 75%. i wonder how Americans would do if we had a know your Canadian history.
    I'd be curious how Canadians did on their own history quiz as compared to this one. Wouldn’t be surprised if we know American history as well, if not better than ours.
    Try this sample Canadian Citizenship test:
    http://www.toptipsclub.com/Citizenship_Test_Index.asp
    (I selected 30 questions so that it's the same as the American one)
    …scored 27/30 and am not happy about the ones I got wrong :lol: Not sure about the quality of that test tho…

    23/30 on the US one....but misread/misunderstood a few of the ones I had wrong....rushed thru it.
  • blackredyellowblackredyellow Posts: 5,889
    You answered 27 out of 33 correctly — 81.82 %

    A couple I just missed, and I thought a couple were worded strangely.

    And I still don't know what Socrates, Plato, Aristotle, and Aquinas have to do with US History...
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  • Johnny AbruzzoJohnny Abruzzo Philly Posts: 11,778
    blackredyellow wrote:
    And I still don't know what Socrates, Plato, Aristotle, and Aquinas have to do with US History...

    Yeah really. How did I get that right?

    I got 15/20 on the Canadian test. 308 electoral districts, NOT 305. How could I get that wrong??? :lol:

    Come on Canadians, beat my 75%. :P
    Spectrum 10/27/09; New Orleans JazzFest 5/1/10; Made in America 9/2/12; Phila, PA 10/21/13; Phila, PA 10/22/13; Baltimore Arena 10/27/13;
    Phila, PA 4/28/16; Phila, PA 4/29/16; Fenway Park 8/7/16; Fenway Park 9/2/18; Asbury Park 9/18/21; Camden 9/14/22;
    Las Vegas 5/16/24; Las Vegas 5/18/24; Phila, PA 9/7/24; Phila, PA 9/9/24; Baltimore Arena 9/12/24

    Tres Mtns - TLA 3/23/11; EV - Tower Theatre 6/25/11; Temple of the Dog - Tower Theatre 11/5/16
  • polaris_xpolaris_x Posts: 13,559
    Johnny Abruzzo wrote:
    blackredyellow wrote:
    And I still don't know what Socrates, Plato, Aristotle, and Aquinas have to do with US History...

    Yeah really. How did I get that right?

    I got 15/20 on the Canadian test. 308 electoral districts, NOT 305. How could I get that wrong??? :lol:

    Come on Canadians, beat my 75%. :P

    Total Questions: 30
    Attempted Answers: 30
    Correct Answers: 27
    Incorrect Answers: 3
    Percentage correct: 90 %
    Time taken: 5 Min
  • Johnny AbruzzoJohnny Abruzzo Philly Posts: 11,778
    polaris_x wrote:
    Total Questions: 30
    Attempted Answers: 30
    Correct Answers: 27
    Incorrect Answers: 3
    Percentage correct: 90 %
    Time taken: 5 Min

    Nice.
    Spectrum 10/27/09; New Orleans JazzFest 5/1/10; Made in America 9/2/12; Phila, PA 10/21/13; Phila, PA 10/22/13; Baltimore Arena 10/27/13;
    Phila, PA 4/28/16; Phila, PA 4/29/16; Fenway Park 8/7/16; Fenway Park 9/2/18; Asbury Park 9/18/21; Camden 9/14/22;
    Las Vegas 5/16/24; Las Vegas 5/18/24; Phila, PA 9/7/24; Phila, PA 9/9/24; Baltimore Arena 9/12/24

    Tres Mtns - TLA 3/23/11; EV - Tower Theatre 6/25/11; Temple of the Dog - Tower Theatre 11/5/16
  • polaris_xpolaris_x Posts: 13,559
    Johnny Abruzzo wrote:
    polaris_x wrote:
    Total Questions: 30
    Attempted Answers: 30
    Correct Answers: 27
    Incorrect Answers: 3
    Percentage correct: 90 %
    Time taken: 5 Min

    Nice.

    think the questions are random ... weird test as i think some questions were super easy and some super hard ... especially how they word your choices ... and again - i had to make educated guesses at about 5 or 6 of them ... haha ... i hated history in school and didn't take it beyond grade 9 ...
  • Godfather.Godfather. Posts: 12,504
    there were a bunch of them I thought were multi guess. :lol:

    Godfather.
  • megatronmegatron Posts: 3,420
    i got 58% :oops:
    i'm going to take a govt class somewhere soon :D
  • SomethingCreativeSomethingCreative Kazoo, MI Posts: 3,395
    69.7...little bit better than I was expecting :lol:
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  • FlaggFlagg Posts: 5,856
    Only missed two!
    DAL-7/5/98,10/17/00,6/9/03,11/15/13
    BOS-9/28/04,9/29/04,6/28/08,6/30/08, 9/5/16, 9/7/16, 9/2/18
    MTL-9/15/05, OTT-9/16/05
    PHL-5/27/06,5/28/06,10/30/09,10/31/09
    CHI-8/2/07,8/5/07,8/23/09,8/24/09
    HTFD-6/27/08
    ATX-10/4/09, 10/12/14
    KC-5/3/2010,STL-5/4/2010
    Bridge School-10/23/2010,10/24/2010
    PJ20-9/3/2011,9/4/2011
    OKC-11/16/13
    SEA-12/6/13
    TUL-10/8/14
  • MotoDCMotoDC Posts: 947
    Missed 3. Some weird questions in there; pretty sure I got a few correct where I was really employing test-taking tricks rather than truly knowing the info (i.e., narrowing down to two obvious possibilities and guessing from there). Ah, SAT skills...

    You answered 30 out of 33 correctly — 90.91 %

    Incorrect Answers

    Question: What was the main issue in the debates between Abraham Lincoln and Stephen A. Douglas in 1858?
    Your Answer: Are free African Americans citizens of the United States?
    Correct Answer: Would slavery be allowed to expand to new territories?

    Question: In 1935 and 1936 the Supreme Court declared that important parts of the New Deal were unconstitutional. President Roosevelt responded by threatening to:
    Your Answer: impeach several Supreme Court justices
    Correct Answer: appoint additional Supreme Court justices who shared his views

    Question: The Puritans:
    Your Answer: believed in complete religious freedom
    Correct Answer: stressed the sinfulness of all humanity
  • Jason PJason P Posts: 19,157
    You answered 28 out of 33 correctly — 84.85 %

    Not too shabby for someone who half-assed their way through public schools. 8-)

    I missed the Socrates question as well ................. I keep looking for the answer that most related to Bill and Ted's Excellent Adventure .... I'm calling B.S. on that one! :evil:
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  • CosmoCosmo Posts: 12,225
    You answered 30 out of 33 correctly — 90.91 %
    ...
    Basic Rule of thumb... if you don't know the answer... stick to your first guess. I thought about it and saw 'A Nation by the people, of the people... etc'. Shoulda stuck with first instinct.
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  • snow_board_ridersnow_board_rider Posts: 943
    Godfather. wrote:
    there were a bunch of them I thought were multi guess. :lol:

    Godfather.
    So you talk big on the forum but when it comes to brass tacks you are just like the rest of the GOP. Weird with how vocal you are. Get educated and then come back to the forums to rant.

    ps. I got 26 out of 33, oh yeah I forgot about your education level. That's 78%
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  • KravenKraven Posts: 829
    blackredyellow wrote:
    You answered 27 out of 33 correctly — 81.82 %

    Got the same score.
    32 shows and counting...
  • satansbedsatansbed Posts: 2,139
    You answered 30 out of 33 correctly — 90.91 %

    If you have any comments or questions about the quiz, please email <!-- e --><a href="mailto:americancivicliteracy@isi.org">americancivicliteracy@isi.org</a><!-- e -->.

    You can consult the following table to see how citizens and elected officials scored on each question.

    Incorrect Answers

    Question: Name one right or freedom guaranteed by the first amendment.
    Your Answer: Right to bear arms
    Correct Answer: Religion

    Question: What was the source of the following phrase: “Government of the people, by the people, for the people”?
    Your Answer: U.S. Constitution
    Correct Answer: Gettysburg Address

    Question: If taxes equal government spending, then:
    Your Answer: government debt is zero
    Correct Answer: tax per person equals government spending per person on average


    Pretty good for a paddy
  • eMMIeMMI Posts: 6,262
    You answered 20 out of 33 correctly — 60.61 %

    Better than I expected, quite a few were lucky guesses though and "that sounds familiar" kind of answers. :lol:

    Total Questions: 30
    Attempted Answers: 30
    Correct Answers: 16
    Incorrect Answers: 14
    Percentage correct: 53.3333333333333 %
    Time taken: 5 Min

    In the Canadian one. Happy I got over 50%. 8-)
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  • WildsWilds Posts: 4,329
    You answered 23 out of 33 correctly — 69.70 %

    If you have any comments or questions about the quiz, please email <!-- e --><a href="mailto:americancivicliteracy@isi.org">americancivicliteracy@isi.org</a><!-- e -->.

    You can consult the following table to see how citizens and elected officials scored on each question.
  • ByrnzieByrnzie Posts: 21,037
    You answered 19 out of 33 correctly — 57.58 %
  • Godfather.Godfather. Posts: 12,504
    snow_board_rider wrote:
    Godfather. wrote:
    there were a bunch of them I thought were multi guess. :lol:

    Godfather.
    So you talk big on the forum but when it comes to brass tacks you are just like the rest of the GOP. Weird with how vocal you are. Get educated and then come back to the forums to rant.

    ps. I got 26 out of 33, oh yeah I forgot about your education level. That's 78%


    that wasn't a very nice thing to post towards me...I'm hurt, but being the young school boy that you are I'm sure your judgment is still in it's infant state....did anybody tell you about growing hair on the palm of your hand ?.......better keep an eye on that one skippy :lol:

    Godfather.
  • ByrnzieByrnzie Posts: 21,037
    Godfather. wrote:
    that wasn't a very nice thing to post towards me...I'm hurt, but being the young school boy that you are I'm sure your judgment is still in it's infant state....did anybody tell you about growing hair on the palm of your hand ?.......better keep an eye on that one skippy :lol:

    Godfather.

    :lol: I give this one 9/10 in the 'witty comeback' category ;)
  • Godfather.Godfather. Posts: 12,504
    Byrnzie wrote:
    Godfather. wrote:
    that wasn't a very nice thing to post towards me...I'm hurt, but being the young school boy that you are I'm sure your judgment is still in it's infant state....did anybody tell you about growing hair on the palm of your hand ?.......better keep an eye on that one skippy :lol:

    Godfather.

    :lol: I give this one 9/10 in the 'witty comeback' category ;)

    top-o-da-mornin Burnzie...well it is here anyway(just about 6:00am) and thank you for the great score ! :lol:

    Godfather.
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