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Friday, 15 October 2010<\/strong><\/p>\n

So, I spent some time today making sure I still know the basic. I did it via Sporcle’s quizzes.<\/p>\n

Have you ever been to Sporcle? If not, go visit right now. They put up four or five new quizzes every day, so I check back all the time. Some of the quizzes I don’t really care for, others are insanely difficult, but some are really awesome.<\/p>\n

It probably goes with out saying that they exhausted all the basics of human knowledge long ago, but I thought I’d dig back into their archives and see how I did on stuff that I think I should know.<\/p>\n

Name all the Elements<\/a>. I scored 102 out of 118. Don’t be an idiot and forget lead (like I did).<\/p>\n

Name all the Presidents of the USA<\/a>.\u00a0 I got 44 out of 44. You can type just the last names, if you want. The great thing about that is it will cause two answers to pop up on multiple occasions.<\/p>\n

Name all the nations of Europe<\/a>. I got 47 out of 47. It’s a little easier than just randomly naming off countries, because the map fills in as you go. So, if you can’t think of anymore, at least you can see the outlines of the countries you’re missing. (“Hmm…what’s that one in between Norway and Finland<\/a>…”)<\/p>\n

Name all the teams in Major League Baseball<\/a>. I got 24 out of 30. Don’t forget about that Canadian team!<\/p>\n

Name all the teams in the NFL<\/a>. I got 28 out of 32. This was a little easier than the last one, ’cause I just started right off typing in ‘Giants’ and ‘Cardinals’ again. My main problem with these sports teams quizzes is that I start typing in teams that I know exist, but that must play a different sport…<\/p>\n

Name every motion picture that’s won the Academy Award for Best Picture since 1970<\/a>. I got 38 out of 40. That’s annoying, because I know I’ve seen them all (I make a point of ensuring that I see every Best Picture winner). The two I missed were two of the most recent, too: 2004’s and 2008’s.<\/p>\n

Name the parts of your body that have three-letter names<\/a>. I got 9 out of 10. Again, this is annoying because, unless you get a perfect score, you’ll feel like an idiot once the answers are revealed. By the way – there are no crass terms, so don’t bother guessing “ass” or “tit.”<\/p>\n

Have fun, and let me know how you did.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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