Spacemonkey, who is dumb and stupid (and apparently had this post appear on Dateline) put up this stupid dumb quiz (which I only got 15 to before I gave up because it was stupid and dumb; SarahK got 31 and would have gotten more if she were British). I have a better quiz, because it’s about basic facts about the U.S. and our government. If you get any wrong, you should like leave America now and probably die. I raced through it in like a minute and got them all right (except for one which no one knows the answer to).
Take the test here.
Which one is the one no oone knows the answer to? BTW English was named the official language of our country by the Founders so the quiz writers got that one wrong.
Hmmm, 27/30. Not bad.
22/30… and I’m not even American!
I got 23. Yikes! Time to hit the books!
I got 23. Yikes! Time to hit the books!
Damned Firewall won’t let me see how American I am. Anyone know how to fool Websense?
I got 27 and on Dateline, neener neener.
To fool websense:
ping the server. The output will tell you the IP address.
Exchange the IP address for the base of the URL.
Websense will let you pass unless it has that IP number in its filter, or it is running from a whitelist (nothing goes through unless specifically allowed), or it is filter that port. But I know port 80 is allowed since you can access this site.
Another way to fool some content firewalls:
Search for the site on google. When you found it, click on “cached” at the end of google’s entry. You only get text and you can’t interact with the page (i.e. it won’t score your answers).
I used to do this until our sysadmins got wise and blocked the google cache pages. I’m a software developer and they block most of the good programming help sites. We have to get work done so we find ways around the “book smart” sys admins.
Neither worked. Our admins are crafty indeed. I’ll just take it at home and share with the rest of the class. Thanks anyway, Brett.
Question #6 How many full terms can a president serve?
He can run and win his office 2 times.
He can also be elected as a running mate numerous other times, and on inauguration day become president again by either the new president resigning or dying.
Would this not be equal to more than 2 full terms? Or are we counting exactly to the minute?
The amendment says he can’t be “elected” for more than 2 full terms.
So was question #6 wrong?
29/30! I must of gotten the one no one knows wrong too!
Huh? I must be a nobody, because Frank J. said nobody knows the answer ot one of them, and my score was 30/30.
I got a 24. But who knows what all those latter Amendment numbers are? I’m not Mark Levin for crying out loud!
Steve, I believe the term restrictions on the President state elected to 2 terms, and no more than 10 years (meaning 2 terms and possibly 2 years by other means of ascension).
I appreciate that you didn’t put any hints to the answers for the ‘mensa’ test in your post, other than the rather subtle ‘cultural’ hint.
Pretty fun, it was. The second test is a bit harder though.
24 only thanks to my School House Rock memories…”We’re gonna have a THREE ring circus someday, people will say it’s a Fine one son!”
“….AND THEN THE 19TH AMENDMENT STRUCK DOWN THAT RESTRICTIVE RUUUUUUULE!!!OH YEAAAAAAAH!”
Come on folks, it was just basic constitutional awareness. 29/30. I was clueless on the number of admendments passed but not ratified. I was ready to select 2000. Those goofy congresspeople. They will vote for anything if promised a campaign contribution.
Re: English as our “official language.” The founding fathers may have intended it, but it’s not law. There is a rumor that Spanish may be designated our official language by 2010. Guess we’d all better start learning Spanish.
If I recall correctly, we are the only country WITHOUT an “official” language. Figures.
got 26, but should have been 28 if I had been thinking (should have gotten the amendments proposed but not passed, and official language Qs). did not know what year the last amendment was passed, and missed one other which i can’t remember…
oh, the 4th was the # of presidents assassinated, which I also should have gotten. so the only one I really didn’t know even in hindsight was the last amendment.