[pa_dweller]

I might have known this stuff at one time but, I don't think I could pass this test today. At least not in the times alloted!

[Concerto in D]

Ugh--Three college degrees, and I didn't know what orthography was. Boy, do I feel dumb! OK--I'll give the test the old college try.

[snippy_about_it]

This is a good example of why so many letters of our early Americans are so eloquent.

[demlosers]

...what is it worth at 50 cts. per bu.,....

What is the weight of 1 bushel in pounds? Any farmers out there?

[demlosers]

7. Who were the following: Morse, Whitney, Fulton, Bell, Lincoln, Penn, and Howe? 8. Name events connected with the following dates: 1607 1620 1800 1849 1865

Off the top of my head,
7. Samuel Morse(code), Eli Whitney(cotton-gin), Robert Fulton(steamboat), Graham Bell(phone), Abe(Pres.), Penn(head Quaker), and Howe(British General).
8. 1607(est. Jamestown), 1620(est. Plymouth), 1800(TJ elected?), 1849(SF 49ers ;) ), 1865(civil war ends, Abe assassinated).

Two questions answered. :)

[End Times Sentinel]

Yeah, but how much did they know about black history?

Owl _ Eagle
“Guns before butter.”

[EggsAckley]

bump

[Ted]

Yeah, but did they have good self-esteem?...

The Arithmetic section asked about the amount of interest at a rate of 7 percent, but does not say simple, compound, or what. I suppose one could answer it both ways. Good grief, is this real?

[Atlas Sneezed]

Is anyone else skeptical about whether this is for real?

[Atlas Sneezed]

Yup. It's an urban legend.

[Valin]

I saw this in the Wall Street Journal a couple of years ago. Thanks for posting it.

[Diva Betsy Ross]

I would not be able to pass this exam. Now you know I was educated in the public school system in the 70's and 80's.