How well do you know our country?

[fastTa]

24 out of 30 is considered a passing grade. 96% of all High School
Seniors FAILED this test...AND if that's not bad enough, 50+% of all
individuals over 50 did too!!


Click on link below.
www.toast.net/games/Independence/page1.asp

[Y2KHAWK]

Yikes!!

[Christopherrr]

makes you think...dang.

[Joe K. 99 Zeee!!]

Ooh...I got nailed on questions 22-24. IMO number 23 in particular is a little tricky. 22 & 24 I flat out didn't know. I don't know how I missed #24 happening as I was in high school then.

In Maryland all high school students are required to pass functional tests prior to graduation. One of those is a test on government. It covers state and federal governments...all 3 branches among some other things. So, at least in theory, Maryland high school graduates should be able to pass this.

[Craig 94 TA GT]

22 of 30, ouch
The ones I got stumped on were the numbers and dates, and that there is no official language. That's the first time I've heard that

[Joe K. 99 Zeee!!]

Been a while since I took statistics...but the average correct answers is 20.6. Of course that counts the 1,050 people that got a score of zero which I don't think should be counted at all. That doesn't help much...20.7. I don't think these numbers are all that good though. Who knows the mental state of those taking the test. 27/30 is better than 90% of the scores (if you don't count the zero scores). If 24 is passing, then 27% had at least that many right.

Here's the distrubution for you stat junkies.

[wolfdogs]

so im on firefox.....i finish.......click finish...and get "service unavailable" for an answer.......

[Joe K. 99 Zeee!!]

I'm using firefox too. Version 1.5. No problem here. Maybe the same issue as with the pictures earlier? Or does your computer just like to torture you?

[bru333]

Damn! The only one I missed...the last question! Didn't remember that Andrew Johnson had been impeached...

No problems with Firefox here...

[FroSSty]

i was using netscape and when i got done, it showed that I answered only the last page of the questions. So I got a 3/5 correct.... That wil upset the stats sheet! Stupid Netscape!

[Dave M]

26/30 here Got wrong: total # of admendments, offical language, first VP (doh!), and president born in texas

[DeWynter]

17/30, but what can you expect, I didn't take all the history you guys did when I was in school.

[PUREPWR]

29/30 for me, I missed the "How many years is a full term for a representative?" thought it was 4. I guess history is my thing, but it is my 2nd most hated subject which is math.

[Roger in Kensington]

28 out of 30.

Forgot that Eisenhower was born in Abilene, Texas. Took a wild (and incorrect) guess on the number of amendments proposed but not adopted.