November 30, 2006

"Smart feller, smart feller, I smella..."

Look! Via the ever-efficient Jordana Adams, a quiz I can do real good on!

You paid attention during 97% of high school!

85-100% You must be an autodidact, because American high schools don't get scores that high! Good show, old chap!

Do you deserve your high school diploma?
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And no, I didn't cheat.

Posted by Terry Oglesby at November 30, 2006 11:17 AM
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I scored this:

You paid attention during 100% of high school!

85-100% You must be an autodidact, because American high schools don't get scores that high! Good show, old chap!

Do you deserve your high school diploma?
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Posted by: Stan at November 30, 2006 11:41 AM

Stan,

Terry must have lost a step by attending Auburn.

I also scored 100%.

Posted by: Larry Anderson at November 30, 2006 11:56 AM

I blame global warming.

Posted by: Terry Oglesby at November 30, 2006 12:04 PM

I, too, scored a 100, but only because I cheated and asked Lyman about the area of the right triangle.

Posted by: Janis Gore at November 30, 2006 12:13 PM

As I said, if only I could remember some math, I wouldn't have scored so low. Boo hoo. Can I still hang out with the smart folk?

Posted by: Jordana at November 30, 2006 12:14 PM

Yeah, what she said.

Posted by: Janis Gore at November 30, 2006 12:20 PM

Jordana and Janis, it's all up to Larry and Stan if they'll let us continue to associate with them. I hope it doesn't require a lot of mushy sweet-talk to convince them.

Posted by: Terry Oglesby at November 30, 2006 12:23 PM

The right triangle is a bit of a trick question. It is one half of a 3x4 rectangle.

Not knowing Stan's age, I shouldn't attribute my score to early 2oth Century education. It is mostly because I read everything and remember tons of generally useless information.

Posted by: Larry Anderson at November 30, 2006 12:56 PM

If my geometry teacher in high school had put it that plainly rather than having us remember a formula, I wouldn't have missed the question, Mr. Anderson.

Posted by: Janis Gore at November 30, 2006 01:01 PM

Well, I actually followed Larry's logic exactly when I came to the question about the area of the triangle--I used the same reasoning. I must also say that I have read widely myself and generally am a fount of useless information as well. Larry probably DOES some things well, though.

But as far as I am concerned a score of 65% qualifies you for membership in the elite society of our acquaintances. (grin)

Posted by: Stan at November 30, 2006 01:35 PM

I did this on my blog several weeks ago. I think I got a score of 91%, I used the modern version of peruse instead of the dictonary version. Bad Tony no Cookies.

Posted by: Chef Tony at November 30, 2006 06:03 PM