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Got this via FaceBook and John Gresham:
Setting aside Starship Trooper Can YOU pass the test?
I’m kinda simple minded (and old) and yet I got an 89.
This exercise might be trivial, however, it can also be fun.
Category: Geezer Alert!
87/96 (91%). My problem was that I am notoriously bad with my knowledge of the Presidents. Sure, the big names are okay, but the lesser known ones (Woodrow Wilson–I hate that guy) are more difficult. Oh, and I mixed up the term lengths of the Senators and Representatives. The others were brain farts.
I got 94 of 96 correct…not bad for a dumb Marine…
Got the Benjamin Franklin question wrong at the end! OOps!
98%. Both wrong answers were second guesses….had it right the first time.
Got #62 wrong; the phrasing confused me. Now I understand what they were asking! 😉
Agree with Tim about the Emancipation Proclamation. I also want to quibble about #24. We declared independence on July 2. The Declaration document was only a public explanation for that act. To my mind, the question implies that we declared our independence on July 4, which is not true. I recall reading a quote from (I think) Adams joyfully writing that July 2 would be observed every year by bonfires, celebrations, and fireworks. Well, he was close… 🙂
…Is it true that only men have to register for Selective Service? Shouldn’t that be fixed now? Equal rights and all that, yanno. Wouldn’t it be funny if the women of the nation rose in arms (metaphorically) over that?
#46 should be amended “Never, if you’re Tim Geithner.”
I so wanted to answer (name the two parties) “The Communist Party and the Stupid Party.”
@Old Tanker,
Thanks but I truly think that any American that pays attention should be able to pass that test. If I can with just general knowledge, anyone that has done American history or civics class should pass it easily.
But we all know that a lot of people do not pay attention to the most basic of things going on in the world.
Got one wrong. I forgot that the constitution was WRITTEN in 1787 and RATIFIED in 1789.
@52, Same boat as you. 94/96; not bad for a dumb AF K9 handler. 🙂
What was the dog’s score?
Scored a 93. Wife (German Citizen) scored a 98.