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I got an F 
In my defence, I think there were a lot of US centric figures (obviously) of which I only knew the big ones.
meh, whatevvvvvar.
In my defence, I think there were a lot of US centric figures (obviously) of which I only knew the big ones.meh, whatevvvvvar.
I got an A. (331 pts. out of 350, 94.57%) I got tripped up on Ban Ki-moon.
And somehow, incredibly, I misidentified Tony Snow as Bill Frist, although I did have him down as press secretary.
It's okay that people don't know who Nancy Pelosi is. They will.
And those choices next to George Bush's picture? "Chevy Chase"??? LOL!
And somehow, incredibly, I misidentified Tony Snow as Bill Frist, although I did have him down as press secretary.
It's okay that people don't know who Nancy Pelosi is. They will.
And those choices next to George Bush's picture? "Chevy Chase"??? LOL!
I got a D minus. I have a sneaking suspicion that this is because I don't pay attention to the news and am completely apathetic about politics.
"You scored 260 out of 350 possible points, or 74.29%
C
You should consider not voting until you update your knowledge on contemporary issues."
I'm not too upset, as I'm not American and therefore can't vote, anyway. YAY pass!
C
You should consider not voting until you update your knowledge on contemporary issues."
I'm not too upset, as I'm not American and therefore can't vote, anyway. YAY pass!
Yikes. Well, I got an A+ (348/350), but I embarassingly misidentified Alec Baldwin as Canadian PM Stephen Harper. I didn't know what Stephen Harper looks like and I didn't realize that Alec Baldwin had put on so much weight -- I didn't recognize him.
I wonder what politics was like before the age of television and the internet? What if you never had the opportunity to see the candidates' faces, or see/hear them speak, and the only things you knew about candidates were their stated positions?
That's a great score for a fifteen year-old. You are way ahead of your peers -- and a lot of adults, apparently.zflauaus said:
I think this is a good point, although I suspect that there's a strong correlation between recognizing the faces of political figures and being educated about the issues (and vice versa).Stampyhead said:
I wonder what politics was like before the age of television and the internet? What if you never had the opportunity to see the candidates' faces, or see/hear them speak, and the only things you knew about candidates were their stated positions?
I got a "b", which isn't bad considering I'm not a Yank. It would be interesting to see what you lot would get on a European based quiz
Not an "A" to be sure.
John Kennedy would have never been elected President. The 1960 election was considered the symbol for the power of television. The debates from that election showed that appearance makes a huge difference. Nixon showed up with a 5 o clock shadow, Kennedy cleaned up. TV viewers said Kennedy won, radio said that Nixon won.
The only question I got wrong was the Ban Ki-moon question... still don't know who that person is. Got an A
That's me too. Although I will admit there were a few that I made some educated guesses on.
Yikes. Well, I got an A+ (348/350), but I embarassingly misidentified Alec Baldwin as Canadian PM Stephen Harper. I didn't know what Stephen Harper looks like and I didn't realize that Alec Baldwin had put on so much weight -- I didn't recognize him.
hehe. exactly the same here.
i guessed between the two.
on our defense, they are not that different:
You should do well if you watch American t.v. news. Some people read articles or listen to internet radio... ("B")