National Geographic Quiz

[Locutus]

Originally posted by Tuomerehu
You should've been more awake at the biology classes, in late comprehensive school.

They never taught me anything about El Nino in my school, all I know about it comes from the media (so that's not much ). I think it's mostly an American/Oceanian thing, doesn't seem to have any obvious effects in Europe and therefore doesn't get as much attention here...

Oh, and I got 20/20 of course...

And I do think Islam will overtake Christianity in the next few decades...

[Pekka]

20/20.. last time I took this, I thought Islam had already passed Christianity, but I since learned.

[Az]

They never taught me anything about El Nino in my school, all I know about it comes from the media (so that's not much ). I think it's mostly an American/Oceanian thing, doesn't seem to have any obvious effects in Europe and therefore doesn't get as much attention here...

You would be unpleasantly surprised in the coming 20 years.

[oedo]

20/20
most interesting that more French people than Americans found the USA on the map.

[Pekka]

Tuome, yeah, I was told the same.. that it would take only couple of years. Well they taught us wrong.

[Combat Ingrid]

Damn! All correct until the last question. I could swear Argentina was number 32 on the map!

[Az]

Finland=Argentina?

[FrustratedPoet]

Notable areas where knowledge is lacking:

• The people of Mexico are shockingly ignorant of the crisis in Kashmir. Nor do they seem to know about the AIDS problems in Africa. They don't appear to know what "West" means either.
• A large number of people outside Europe don't seem to know that the Euro is a European currency, despite the obvious clue in the name.
• A lot of Europeans (like red_jon) haven't heard of El Nino. Non-euros are much more familiar with it.
• 11% of Americans can't pick their own country out on a World Map. 38% of them can't find Russia. The Brits are only slightly less stupid in this regard. Shameful.

Also, while everyone is pretty terrifyingly stupid, the Swedes are less so than others.

[Pekka]

Azazel, you know where we are

[Az]

Also, while everyone is pretty terrifyingly stupid, the Swedes are less so than others.

And other people don't know where Sweden is.

Sweden is the true Stealth nation.

[Combat Ingrid]

Azazel:
Do you really think I was wrong on that question?

[Pekka]

Well, people should be able to get Sweden if they were listening in history classes. If they have any idea how WWII went, they'd know where Sweden is

Uncivilized savages outside Northern Europe I guess..

[Az]

Originally posted by Combat Ingrid
Azazel:
Do you really think I was wrong on that question?

Excuse me, but after this quiz, my confidence in the human race has diminished severely.

I remember doing it, but I guess I didn't pay attention to the other results.

[Combat Ingrid]

So Pekka, do you mean that Sweden is #11 on the map?

[Pekka]

I must agree. The results were bad what ever nation we look at. Man.. but hey now we can all feel good about ourselves, and think we are very smart.