# Are you scientifically literate? **URL:** \ **Category:** NYSpeed Off Topic\ **Created:** [March 22, 2012, 7:02pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/are-you-scientifically-literate/221441 "2012-03-22T19:02:37Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 17\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![MPD47](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/mpd47/32/7383_2.png) [@MPD47](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/MPD47)\ **Post date:** [March 22, 2012, 7:02pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/are-you-scientifically-literate/221441/1 "2012-03-22T19:02:37Z")
[http://www.csmonitor.com/Science/2011/1209/Are-you-scientifically-literate-Take-our-quiz/Composing-about-78-percent-of-the-air-at-sea-level-what-is-the-most-common-gas-in-the-Earth-s-atmosphere](http://www.csmonitor.com/Science/2011/1209/Are-you-scientifically-literate-Take-our-quiz/Composing-about-78-percent-of-the-air-at-sea-level-what-is-the-most-common-gas-in-the-Earth-s-atmosphere) Don’t mind the website it’s on, shit is still legit. I’m honestly curious how your average person would score on this. I finished with a 68%. 34/50. I nailed anything referring to greek mythology, astronomy, or physics for the most part, and got raped on chemistry. ---
**Author:** ![bing](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/bing/32/7211_2.png) [@bing](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/bing)\ **Post date:** [March 22, 2012, 7:17pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/are-you-scientifically-literate/221441/2 "2012-03-22T19:17:02Z")
i got 9 of 15 right then lost interest i also guessed on at least 3 of the rights and wasn’t too sure about the others. there was not a single question i found practical to actually know the answer to however. the greek name for brontosaurus is useless knowledge. ---
**Author:** ![Motocrossx23](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/motocrossx23/32/5120_2.png) [@Motocrossx23](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Motocrossx23)\ **Post date:** [March 22, 2012, 7:52pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/are-you-scientifically-literate/221441/3 "2012-03-22T19:52:39Z")
Welp, it’s a good thing I’m a Technology Teacher or else I’d feel like a total dork… 48/50…lol. ---
**Author:** ![Coldaccord](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/coldaccord/32/7272_2.png) [@Coldaccord](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Coldaccord)\ **Post date:** [March 22, 2012, 8:39pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/are-you-scientifically-literate/221441/4 "2012-03-22T20:39:30Z")
56% breezing through it man, finishing college 5 years ago has left me with a lack of brain activity ---
**Author:** ![purestock240](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/purestock240/32/5729_2.png) [@purestock240](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/purestock240)\ **Post date:** [March 22, 2012, 8:48pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/are-you-scientifically-literate/221441/5 "2012-03-22T20:48:47Z")
54%, good thing i am not a technology teacher ---
**Author:** ![Jon](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/3bc359/32.png) [@Jon](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Jon)\ **Post date:** [March 22, 2012, 9:06pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/are-you-scientifically-literate/221441/6 "2012-03-22T21:06:59Z")
22/50 44% I did well on the chemistry and astronomy,the mythology and physics I was on the fail boat. ---
**Author:** ![Freek](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/freek/32/7357_2.png) [@Freek](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Freek)\ **Post date:** [March 22, 2012, 11:18pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/are-you-scientifically-literate/221441/7 "2012-03-22T23:18:36Z")
ou answered 34 of 50 questions correctly for a total score of 68%. Over half the ones I got wrong I realized as soon as I clicked I fucked up. Meh, I’m happy for after two am coming home from the bar. ---
**Author:** ![Z28pr0jekt](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/z28pr0jekt/32/5393_2.png) [@Z28pr0jekt](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Z28pr0jekt)\ **Post date:** [March 22, 2012, 11:54pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/are-you-scientifically-literate/221441/8 "2012-03-22T23:54:48Z")
25/50 50% I was in AP physics for two weeks before I dropped and went to AP Chem so that left me a bit clueless on a chunk of questions ---
**Author:** ![Jeff95TA](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/jeff95ta/32/5935_2.png) [@Jeff95TA](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Jeff95TA)\ **Post date:** [March 23, 2012, 3:51am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/are-you-scientifically-literate/221441/9 "2012-03-23T03:51:53Z")
I stopped at 14 out of 20, so I’ll extrapolate that to 35 out of 50. I’ll give myself a bonus point and make it 36, since I know what extrapolate means. 🙂 ---
**Author:** ![JayS](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/jays/32/15375_2.png) [@JayS](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/JayS)\ **Post date:** [March 23, 2012, 5:49am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/are-you-scientifically-literate/221441/10 "2012-03-23T05:49:41Z")
31 out of 50. My wife is a chemist. She’s probably going to divorce me when I share that score. PS… this thing is a productivity plague. 5 people are taking at my company and it’s started to spread at my wife’s company. ---
**Author:** ![boardjnky4](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/96bed5/32.png) [@boardjnky4](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/boardjnky4)\ **Post date:** [March 23, 2012, 6:11am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/are-you-scientifically-literate/221441/11 "2012-03-23T06:11:22Z")
50 questions? fuck that ---
**Author:** ![boxxa](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/boxxa/32/5045_2.png) [@boxxa](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/boxxa)\ **Post date:** [March 23, 2012, 6:16am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/are-you-scientifically-literate/221441/12 "2012-03-23T06:16:37Z")
46/50 going quick ---
**Author:** ![jay\_g](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/jay_g/32/111288_2.png) [@jay\_g](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/jay_g)\ **Post date:** [March 23, 2012, 9:00am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/are-you-scientifically-literate/221441/13 "2012-03-23T09:00:10Z")
I’m on the fail boat. ---
**Author:** ![ubengineering](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/ubengineering/32/5171_2.png) [@ubengineering](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/ubengineering)\ **Post date:** [March 23, 2012, 12:32pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/are-you-scientifically-literate/221441/14 "2012-03-23T12:32:32Z")
> [@Motocrossx23](#): > > Welp, it’s a good thing I’m a Technology Teacher or else I’d feel like a total dork… > > 48/50…lol. Just beat me, 47 ---
**Author:** ![cobalt300z](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/858c86/32.png) [@cobalt300z](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/cobalt300z)\ **Post date:** [March 24, 2012, 9:29am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/are-you-scientifically-literate/221441/15 "2012-03-24T09:29:57Z")
43/50 not too bad with no degree ---
**Author:** ![ubengineering](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/ubengineering/32/5171_2.png) [@ubengineering](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/ubengineering)\ **Post date:** [March 24, 2012, 10:55am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/are-you-scientifically-literate/221441/16 "2012-03-24T10:55:19Z")
I have a feeling you’re lying^^ ---
**Author:** ![cobalt300z](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/858c86/32.png) [@cobalt300z](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/cobalt300z)\ **Post date:** [March 24, 2012, 12:54pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/are-you-scientifically-literate/221441/17 "2012-03-24T12:54:49Z")
i have a feeling you are not right