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[June Pelo Senior Contributor Find all posts View Profile Close June Pelo]

Here's a quiz to test your knowledge of science and technology.. I missed two:


http://www.pewresearch.org/quiz/science-knowledge/

[Jaska Sarell Registered Find all posts View Profile Close Jaska Sarell]

You scored better than 93% of the public and the same as 7%.

Jaska

[June Pelo Senior Contributor Find all posts View Profile Close June Pelo]

Thanks, Jaska. I knew one of the answers was wrong as soon as I clicked... but it was too late to change it..otherwise, I would have missed only one. Hydrogen and Nitrogen always confuse me..

[D J Granlund Registered Find all posts View Profile Close D J Granlund]

Cousin June,

That was a fun little quiz. I got 13/13 but they still put me in the 93/7 category?

David

[Jaska Sarell Registered Find all posts View Profile Close Jaska Sarell]

June and David,

I quoted my result (13/13). Sorry for any confusion.

Jaska

[Karen Norwillo Registered Find all posts View Profile Close Karen Norwillo]

13/13.
Karen

[June Pelo Senior Contributor Find all posts View Profile Close June Pelo]

I notice the high scorers are all seniors... what about you young folks.. how did you score?

[kivinen1 Registered Find all posts View Profile Close kivinen1]

Here are my results:

Science and Technology Knowledge Quiz Results

You answered 13 of 13 questions correctly.
This quiz is a joint effort between the Pew Research Center and Smithsonian magazine.

See below how your results compare with the 1,006 randomly sampled adults that took part in our national survey and review how you responded to each question. For more findings from the survey, read "Public's Knowledge of Science and Technology."
You scored better than 93% of the public and the same as 7%.