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The News IQ Quiz

Discussion in 'BBS Hangout' started by Air Langhi, Oct 8, 2014.

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what was your score?

  1. 12

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  2. 11

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  1. Air Langhi

    Air Langhi Contributing Member

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    #1 Air Langhi, Oct 8, 2014
  2. Haymitch

    Haymitch Custom Title

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    As someone who tries his damndest to avoid the "news" channels, I have some work to do.

    The ones I got wrong - unemployment rate, more Shia or Sunni, and fedgov spend the most money.
     
    #2 Haymitch, Oct 8, 2014
  3. LonghornFan

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    11-12. Missed the question about the US Government and spending. Checked Foreign Aid, not SS.

    My thanks go out to potty breaks and reading Google News while in there for 10 minutes avoiding work.
     
    #3 LonghornFan, Oct 8, 2014
  4. Bäumer

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    11/12. So close. I need to learn more about Shia/Sunni differences but then again I really don't.
     
    #4 Bäumer, Oct 8, 2014
  5. K-Low_4_Prez

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    surprised only 20% of people knew how much we spend on social security... i got 8 right, I missed the ebola one, the unemployment one, the muslim one and the federal reserve one.
     
    #5 K-Low_4_Prez, Oct 8, 2014
  6. cheke64

    cheke64 Member

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    Core classes not common. And I don't know about middle eastern stuff.
     
    #6 cheke64, Oct 8, 2014
  7. HR Dept

    HR Dept Member

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    9 out of 12.

    Missed the Prime Minister of Israel, poverty line, and Fed Reserve questions.
     
    #7 HR Dept, Oct 8, 2014
  8. Air Langhi

    Air Langhi Contributing Member

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    surprised that people don't realize SS is the largest government outflow.
     
    #8 Air Langhi, Oct 8, 2014
  9. Sacudido

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    11/12 Picked national debt interest instead of SS
     
    #9 Sacudido, Oct 8, 2014
  10. Ismail

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    11/12, definitely thought unemployment was close to 9%.
     
    #10 Ismail, Oct 8, 2014
  11. HR Dept

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    Correct me if I'm wrong, but when it comes to Fed spending you have: Defense and SS. Nothing else even come close, right?
     
    #11 HR Dept, Oct 8, 2014
  12. Air Langhi

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    Medicare Medicaid and SS make up about 50% of US budget.
     
    #12 Air Langhi, Oct 8, 2014
  13. REEKO_HTOWN

    REEKO_HTOWN I'm Rich Biiiiaaatch!

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    10/12

    I listen to Diane Rehm everyday
     
    #13 REEKO_HTOWN, Oct 8, 2014
  14. ChievousFTFace

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    11/12. Missed unemployment rate
     
    #14 ChievousFTFace, Oct 8, 2014
  15. TheMystery008

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    I feel dumb.

    Got only 10 out of 12.

    Most of these are common knowledge information.
     
    #15 TheMystery008, Oct 8, 2014
  16. droopy421

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    11 of 12, missed poverty line
     
    #16 droopy421, Oct 8, 2014
  17. Hustle Town

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    Same. Thought it was 25% for some reason.
     
    #17 Hustle Town, Oct 8, 2014
  18. vinsensual

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    My "common core" economics class taught me a long time ago that the normal unemployment rate was 6%. If the current unemployment rate isn't a problem, did I evacuate Katy for nothing?
     
    #18 vinsensual, Oct 8, 2014
  19. SwoLy-D

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    Meh. :eek: Don't know what this says about me. Too busy to actually READ or WATCH news?

    You answered 8 of 12 questions correctly.
    You scored better than 78% of the public, below 14% and the same as 8%.
     
    #19 SwoLy-D, Oct 8, 2014
  20. CometsWin

    CometsWin Breaker Breaker One Nine

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    You answered 12 of 12 questions correctly.
    You scored better than 99% of the public and the same as 1%.


    Those were pretty easy.
     
    #20 CometsWin, Oct 8, 2014
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