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Post by librarylady on Jul 4, 2015 14:40:25 GMT
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Post by Deleted on Jul 4, 2015 14:54:05 GMT
Did much better than I thought considering I haven't watched TV news, listened to radio news or read the newspaper in years. I got 10/12 though I should have got 9 because I completely guessed right the senator one.
I do miss watching the news, but we only have netflix because anything more isn't worth it to me. I miss radio news, but haven't found a good station for it.
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Post by peased2bhere on Jul 4, 2015 15:00:46 GMT
Woohoo, 12/12!! Probably the highlight of my day. All downhill from here.  |
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Post by anxiousmom on Jul 4, 2015 15:02:54 GMT
Woohoo, 12/12!! Probably the highlight of my day. All downhill from here. Me too...but I keep CNN on as background noise, so I would have been embarrassed to miss any of those questions.  |
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Post by pb on Jul 4, 2015 15:02:54 GMT
11 out of 12. I missed the Martin Luther King one which I consider a historical question rather than news.
I read the daily newspaper which is decent and the Sunday NYT. I also read both left and right websites and watch Rachel Maddow fairly often and some Fox News.
I was raised in a political family so news discussion was a frequent activity in my house.
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Post by Deleted on Jul 4, 2015 15:05:43 GMT
12/12
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Post by valleyview on Jul 4, 2015 15:07:03 GMT
Very interesting! I enjoyed the breakdown of results and was surprised at what groups did not know. Overall, though, it seemed like female college grads knew more than meals college grads. Must be the liberal arts education! But really, the Pope is from South America. That's a big deal! (and I am not Catholic) His policies do affect world thinking. Edit - 12/12 |
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Post by hennybutton on Jul 4, 2015 15:12:55 GMT
I got 11/12. The only one I missed was identifying the picture of Elizabeth Warren. I'm more like to read or listen to news than to watch it.
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Post by MaryMary on Jul 4, 2015 15:17:19 GMT
I'm surprised... I got 12/12 and I never watch the news and haven't in 10 years. I did guess on a couple, though.
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Post by moodyblue on Jul 4, 2015 15:22:26 GMT
12/12
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Post by lindas on Jul 4, 2015 15:23:56 GMT
12/12 but then DH has a news channel on all day so it's hard to not know what's going on.
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Post by monklady123 on Jul 4, 2015 15:26:13 GMT
I missed two -- identifying which photo was Elizabeth Warren, and picking out the breakdown of how many Republicans and Democrats are in the Senate. I consider myself to be well-informed because I read the paper (yeah, old-fashioned lol) and I'm married to a history/policy/current events fanatic.  lol. Any time I don't know the answer to something, he'll know. and eta: I suppose in my defense, at least I know *who* Elizabeth Warren is, and I know who has the majority in the Senate. lol |
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Post by Deleted on Jul 4, 2015 15:27:44 GMT
The only one I got wrong was the # of seats each party hold in the Senate. That's the one thing I can never retain in news reports because I'm always forgetting which graphic goes to which.
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Post by MichyM on Jul 4, 2015 15:30:34 GMT
11/12, I missed the Pope Francis one. Since I don't pay a lot of attention to the Pope (other than that I like his openness and how welcoming he appears) I think I did ok.
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Post by KelleeM on Jul 4, 2015 15:37:09 GMT
I don't consider myself up to date at all. I got 9/12 and was surprised I did that well.
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Post by anniebygaslight on Jul 4, 2015 15:59:28 GMT
9/12. But in my defence, some of the questions were about American political thingies and I know very little about them.
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Post by txdancermom on Jul 4, 2015 16:18:13 GMT
12/12 - and I agree the Martin Luther King question was more historical than current news.
I have a news page up most of the time and try to keep up.
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Post by Deleted on Jul 4, 2015 16:23:56 GMT
12/12. I keep up with the news - mostly by reading. I had to think twice about MLK because although I recognized him, I couldn't figure out why he was on a current events question. I recently visited his birthplace and church in Atlanta. I know Elizabeth Warren's picture because she's one of my senators.
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Post by lucyg on Jul 4, 2015 16:31:14 GMT
12/12. Like some others, I have news channels on in the background practically 24/7, so I would have no excuse for anything less than a perfect score.  |
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Post by Deleted on Jul 4, 2015 16:31:27 GMT
We don't have cable TV, so I rarely watch the news. I get most of my info online. But I still got 12/12.
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Post by bc2ca on Jul 4, 2015 16:43:25 GMT
I got 12/12 but admit I guessed on the Senate question and could have gone with 3 or 4.
I respectfully disagree with those that say MLK Jr. was not a news question. Coverage of the 50th anniversary of the March on Selma was all over the news in March.
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Post by just PEAchy on Jul 4, 2015 16:45:35 GMT
I got 11/12. I don't watch much national news, but I watch all of my local news.
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Post by cadoodlebug on Jul 4, 2015 16:55:28 GMT
11/12 ~ it was between 2 pictures for Elizabeth Warren and I picked wrong.  |
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Post by mmmom on Jul 4, 2015 17:06:56 GMT
I got 12/12 but I think that's more due to newspapers I read than television. I have given up on both the tv morning and evening news because of all the fluff and Internet videos were annoying me to no end. There were so many real issues not being covered properly. Even with the Race related stories lately I felt the attention was given to more snapshot moments than information.
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Post by Deleted on Jul 4, 2015 17:24:00 GMT
I'm quite proud of myself I got 10/12.The two I got wrong are not really that relevant to a Brit......how many women justices and the breakdown of the Senate.
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Post by charlatan on Jul 4, 2015 17:34:39 GMT
I'm really impressed with those of you from outside the US. As we can see from the results, there are far too many Americans with lower scores than you. I know I wouldn't do nearly as well with a similar test for any country other than my own.
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Post by myboysnme on Jul 4, 2015 17:47:21 GMT
I got 11 out of 12 - missed the senate one.
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Post by its me mg on Jul 4, 2015 17:54:54 GMT
I didn't know where the pope is from and i wasn't sure the exact breakdown of the Senate.
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Post by mirabelleswalker on Jul 4, 2015 18:00:19 GMT
12/12.
The stats on how many people know how many women are in the supreme court were depressing.
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Post by Deleted on Jul 4, 2015 18:10:47 GMT
12/12. The stats on how many people know how many women are in the supreme court were depressing. That's the one question I missed...I forgot about Sonia. |
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lol. Any time I don't know the answer to something, he'll know.
