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The News IQ Quiz (Are you smarter than Candy Crowley? How about Alan Colmes? Juan Williams?)
Pew ^ | 18 JUN 13 | Pew

Posted on 06/19/2013 4:30:02 AM PDT by Islander7

Do you know more about the news than the average American?

Test your knowledge of prominent people and major events in the news, by taking our short 13-question quiz. Then see how you did in comparison with 1,041 randomly sampled adults asked the same questions in a national survey conducted online Jan. 18-24 by the Pew Research Center. The new survey includes a mixture of multiple-choice questions using photographs, maps and symbols.

When you finish, you will be able to compare your News IQ with the average American, as well as with the scores of college graduates and those who didn’t attend college; with men and women; and with people your age as well as other ages.

(Excerpt) Read more at pewresearch.org ...


TOPICS: Business/Economy; Chit/Chat; Miscellaneous; Society
KEYWORDS: leftists; news; poll
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To: vladimir998

13 out of 13 right here.

Yes, I would expect ALL FReepers to ace this... pretty easy if you pay attention.


21 posted on 06/19/2013 4:59:10 AM PDT by bryan999
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To: Islander7

13 out of 13. The only one I paused on was the Elizabeth Warren picture. I don’t really care what she looks like. I picked the one with the high cheekbones.


22 posted on 06/19/2013 5:00:22 AM PDT by tnlibertarian
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To: Islander7

I got 13 out of 13. After seeing the voting idiots interviewed on TV, I’d be surprised if they could get even one question right.


23 posted on 06/19/2013 5:04:40 AM PDT by MomofMarine
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To: Islander7

13 for 13...Amazing what happens if you just pay attention.


24 posted on 06/19/2013 5:04:58 AM PDT by W.Lee ("Nobody throws me my own gun and says run...nobody.")
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To: Islander7
I scored 13/13. "Twitter" was a guess: I figured it was something cute. The Chinese flag was kind of a guess between two of them. The euro one...it looks like a warped "e".

I cannot imagine how a newscaster could possibly get less than 9 correct.

25 posted on 06/19/2013 5:09:49 AM PDT by grania
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To: Islander7

I got 12 out of 13 correct.
The one I missed was Elizabeth Warren because they ALL had high cheekbones.

LOL...since I am an Indian (Mi’Q-Maw/Inuit),all those palefaces look alike to me.


26 posted on 06/19/2013 5:13:04 AM PDT by left that other site (You Shall Know the Truth, and the Truth Shall Set You Free...John 8:32)
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To: Islander7

This is mostly pictures. If you don’t watch TV, but get news from reading, you don’t always know what every 2-bit politician looks like. I don’t call a photo ID test an IQ test.


27 posted on 06/19/2013 5:16:01 AM PDT by Old_Grouch (65 and AARP-free. Monthly FR contributor.)
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To: Islander7

13 of 13.

If very many folks are doing poorly on those questions...


28 posted on 06/19/2013 5:18:08 AM PDT by Will88
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To: Islander7

I missed the Elizabeth Warren question, but that seems to be the one most likely to trip up the respondents.


29 posted on 06/19/2013 5:19:18 AM PDT by rarestia (It's time to water the Tree of Liberty.)
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To: iowamark

I don’t recall being asked my political affiliation, yet they review that?


30 posted on 06/19/2013 5:22:36 AM PDT by rarestia (It's time to water the Tree of Liberty.)
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To: Islander7

You answered 13 of 13 questions correctly along with 8% of responders


31 posted on 06/19/2013 5:23:51 AM PDT by umgud (2A can't survive dem majorities)
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To: Islander7

You answered 13 of 13 questions correctly along with 8% of responders.


32 posted on 06/19/2013 5:27:10 AM PDT by SolidRedState (I used to think bizarro world was a fiction.)
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To: vladimir998

13 out of 13

What do I win?


33 posted on 06/19/2013 5:32:33 AM PDT by Obadiah (Inside of every Liberal beats the heart of a fascist yearning to reveal their true nature.)
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To: Islander7

12 of 13. Of all things, missed the Chinese flag. Got the right color though - RED. :)


34 posted on 06/19/2013 5:34:01 AM PDT by IamConservative (The soul of my lifes journey is Liberty!)
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To: Islander7
13 of 13...

Was surprised there weren't more pop culture questions...

Then I would have probably missed some...

LOL!

35 posted on 06/19/2013 5:34:38 AM PDT by haywoodwebb (Keep your focus on the TRUTH and we will prevail . . . One Day at a Time, Mates!)
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To: Islander7; All

another 100%.
smart bunch here


36 posted on 06/19/2013 5:35:59 AM PDT by j.argese (Not anymore!)
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To: Obadiah

A date with Helen Thomas. < Picture withheld for humanitarian reasons >


37 posted on 06/19/2013 5:37:12 AM PDT by central_va (I won't be reconstructed and I do not give a damn.)
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To: Islander7

bttt


38 posted on 06/19/2013 5:37:36 AM PDT by lonestar (It takes a village of idiots to elect a village idiot.)
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To: vladimir998

I wasn’t sure about which state that lets b-fers fornicate as “married” people. I guessed correctly.


39 posted on 06/19/2013 5:42:04 AM PDT by central_va (I won't be reconstructed and I do not give a damn.)
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To: cuban leaf
The funny thing is that it is mostly visual recognition and I have not had TV in 16 years.

That's because of Free Republic. Every one of the people listed have had their picture posted here, numerous times. Think about how many times you've seen funny photos of Crybaby Boehner, Lurch, Eric "My People" Holder, Fauxahantus; or maps of countries. Heck, even the Communist flag of China gets posted here.

I wouldn't have recoognized Elizabeth Warren at all had I not seen her picture posted here numerous times.

You don't NEED a tv. Free Republic is a visual, as well as textual site!

40 posted on 06/19/2013 5:46:40 AM PDT by Alas Babylon!
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