# How geeky are you, really? **URL:** \ **Category:** In My Humble Opinion\ **Created:** [May 29, 2003, 7:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-geeky-are-you-really/178350 "2003-05-29T19:56:49Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![Eva\_Luna](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/e495f1/32.png) [@Eva\_Luna](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Eva_Luna)\ **Post date:** [May 29, 2003, 7:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-geeky-are-you-really/178350/1 "2003-05-29T19:56:49Z")
I must give credit (or blame) where it’s due to \*\*jeevmon, \*\* who forwarded this to me (although I’ll let him decide whether to post his score): [http://www.innergeek.us/geek.html](http://www.innergeek.us/geek.html) I scored a 16.17357%. A geek, but just barely (and that’s with all the bonus points for being female). So c’mon, guys, it’s confession time… Also, what questions do you think are missing? For one thing, I don’t recall any _Dr. Who_-related ones…some of my high school friends would have been screwed on that category alone. And why does show choir count, but not regular choir, or (and yes, this would have killed me) handbell choir? ---
**Author:** ![Ethilrist](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/ethilrist/32/4604_2.png) [@Ethilrist](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ethilrist)\ **Post date:** [May 29, 2003, 8:12pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-geeky-are-you-really/178350/2 "2003-05-29T20:12:35Z")
40.03945% - Major Geek ---
**Author:** ![chm](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/848f3c/32.png) [@chm](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/chm)\ **Post date:** [May 29, 2003, 8:16pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-geeky-are-you-really/178350/3 "2003-05-29T20:16:33Z")
53.84615% - Super Geek Yes, I’m female, but damn, I’m not that geeky…just geeky enough to wish they had obscure computer languages or math equations or gaming references in the list. Wait, I just noticed I have a safety pin replacing a button on my shirt. That’s got to be good for a couple points. ---
**Author:** ![Dinsdale](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/97f17d/32.png) [@Dinsdale](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dinsdale)\ **Post date:** [May 29, 2003, 8:18pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-geeky-are-you-really/178350/4 "2003-05-29T20:18:12Z")
18.3432% - geek I’m sure I could think of some more questions, but right now I have to run out for my 3d lunch of the day, to have my hair cut by my beautiful Hooters Girl barber. (Which in itself, probably would elevate my score!) ---
**Author:** ![Ethilrist](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/ethilrist/32/4604_2.png) [@Ethilrist](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ethilrist)\ **Post date:** [May 29, 2003, 8:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-geeky-are-you-really/178350/5 "2003-05-29T20:19:17Z")
Oh, and as for stuff that wasn’t on the test, questions inferred by these answers: I met my wife through D&D. We had an SCA wedding. Our son is named after a D&D character. Our daughter is named after a character in an Anne McCaffrey novel, but our first choice (which my mother nixed) was the name of a Star Trek character. I lost my virginity at band camp. I got a handshake from my prom date. I have been to Greyhaven. There is nothing on the test about the SDMB. ---
**Author:** ![tanookie](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/48db29/32.png) [@tanookie](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/tanookie)\ **Post date:** [May 29, 2003, 8:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-geeky-are-you-really/178350/6 "2003-05-29T20:20:49Z")
38.46154% - Major Geek And I owe it all to Parallax! ---
**Author:** ![Miss\_Magic8ball](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/9e8a1a/32.png) [@Miss\_Magic8ball](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Miss_Magic8ball)\ **Post date:** [May 29, 2003, 8:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-geeky-are-you-really/178350/7 "2003-05-29T20:28:06Z")
7.29783% - Poser Pffft. am not. ---
**Author:** ![MissGypsy](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/8491ac/32.png) [@MissGypsy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MissGypsy)\ **Post date:** [May 29, 2003, 8:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-geeky-are-you-really/178350/8 "2003-05-29T20:29:12Z")
I ranked 23.4714% - Geek. I’m surprised… I didn’t think i was that bad. I missed out on a lot of the Trekkie and computer stuff, though. I would’ve pegged myself as a 5% geek. I’m slinking back to playing Doom, now. ---
**Author:** ![Eva\_Luna](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/e495f1/32.png) [@Eva\_Luna](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Eva_Luna)\ **Post date:** [May 29, 2003, 8:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-geeky-are-you-really/178350/9 "2003-05-29T20:31:07Z")
Oh yeah, I almost forgot! More missing questions: Level of Anime addiction (one of my friends naamed his eldest daughter after an Anime character, and his wife doesn’t reaalize it to this day!) Level of Magic addiction (same friend snuck out of his own wedding reception to play Magic in the best man’s hotel suite) ---
**Author:** ![UrbanChic](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/u/9dc877/32.png) [@UrbanChic](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/UrbanChic)\ **Post date:** [May 29, 2003, 8:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-geeky-are-you-really/178350/10 "2003-05-29T20:38:58Z")
19.13215% - Geek Nowhere near as geeky as I thought I was… ---
**Author:** ![Khadaji](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/9e8a1a/32.png) [@Khadaji](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Khadaji)\ **Post date:** [May 29, 2003, 8:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-geeky-are-you-really/178350/11 "2003-05-29T20:47:33Z")
I am quite surprised: 12.2288% - Geekish Tendencies I woulda thought I was rather a big Geek. ---
**Author:** ![angelabaca](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/f05b48/32.png) [@angelabaca](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/angelabaca)\ **Post date:** [May 29, 2003, 8:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-geeky-are-you-really/178350/12 "2003-05-29T20:49:54Z")
I am 27.41617% - Total Geek What got me was all the star trek and star wars stuff and the “geeky” channels I watch. I still maintain the geeks are sexy. ---
**Author:** ![porcupine](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/ac91a4/32.png) [@porcupine](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/porcupine)\ **Post date:** [May 29, 2003, 8:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-geeky-are-you-really/178350/13 "2003-05-29T20:51:49Z")
I had to take this after we talked about it at lunch, **Eva**. I rated 18.3432% - Geek - only slightly higher than you. Seems about right. My work requires a certain level of geekiness, and my degree (Computer Software and Engineering) is certainly geeky, but being a chick, I’m much less geeky than the typical guy in my field. As far as what’s missing, I couldn’t think of anything offhand. ---
**Author:** ![Infovore](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/infovore/32/420_2.png) [@Infovore](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Infovore)\ **Post date:** [May 29, 2003, 8:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-geeky-are-you-really/178350/14 "2003-05-29T20:58:41Z")
41.42012% - Major Geek. Yeah, that’s about right… 🙂 ---
**Author:** ![Dinsdale](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/97f17d/32.png) [@Dinsdale](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dinsdale)\ **Post date:** [May 29, 2003, 9:05pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-geeky-are-you-really/178350/15 "2003-05-29T21:05:27Z")
Dinsdale - 18.3432 Porcupine - 18.3432 Uncle Bill, I’m calling you out big fella! ---
**Author:** ![Lobsang](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/lobsang/32/4067_2.png) [@Lobsang](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Lobsang)\ **Post date:** [May 29, 2003, 9:06pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-geeky-are-you-really/178350/16 "2003-05-29T21:06:26Z")
Only 15.97633% Geek. 🆒 - I HAVE… always hated mainstream solved an entire 500+ piece puzzle thought I could win a quiz show corrected a salesperson on technical specs I HAVE BEEN… _(nothing from this list)_ I HAVE… (2) criticized normality gone to the movies alone regularly I HAVE READ… Douglas Adams J.R.R. Tolkien books on math/science outside class software/computer language books I WANT… a real lightsaber a date Leia or Amidala _(Amidala)_ more friends I BELIEVE… that anything can be fixed I ROUTINELY WATCH… bonus features on DVDs I HAVE SEEN (2+ courier)… Bladerunner Highlander: the movie The Fellowship of the Ring The Two Towers The Matrix Any Monty Python movie TRON All Star Trek movies The Star Wars Trilogy Star Wars Episode I and II Weird Science I OWN… 5+ of the above movies on DVD a few gaming books 1 or 2 computers binoculars laser pointer I WANT TO BE (OR HAVE BEEN)… a wizard a physicist I LIKE TO… play with words/sounds browse the dictionary to learn new words turn on my computer first thing in the morning use 1280x1024 or higher program make people think I’m weird learn on my own I PLAY… music that nobody else listens to, ever no sports an excessive amount of computer games I WEAR… _(nothing from this list)_ I COLLECT… _(nothing from this list)_ I HAVE… (3) cracked software built a computer destroyed things just to see how they work _(all the time as a kid, much to the dismay of the owners of said things)_ played video/computer games for 12+ hours straight created a website submitted my personal website to search engines dated someone over the internet I KNOW… C++ Java BASIC ASCII HTML and/or JavaScript what http:// stands for what dpi stands for what E=mc2 means the value of pi (to 10 digits) _(well I used to. not any more. 3.141592765 or something)_ more people online than in real life that Aol is the Spawn of Satan that Bill Gates is both God and Satan how to use special functions on a scientific calculator chemical symbols for 10+ elements the difference between speed and velocity the difference between nuclear fission and fusion what RAM and ROM stand for who created MSDOS who first implemented windows on their OS what a “patch” means in computer terms what the blue screen of death means I KNOW… (2) ``` 5+ Food TV hosts 5+ Star Trek characters ``` the odd/even number rule of Star Trek movies that the new millennium started in 2001 extensive, useless trivia that the answer is 42 BONUS ROUND I think this Geek Test is really cool \* (well it is) ---
**Author:** ![Nutty\_Bunny](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/n/d07c76/32.png) [@Nutty\_Bunny](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Nutty_Bunny)\ **Post date:** [May 29, 2003, 9:07pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-geeky-are-you-really/178350/17 "2003-05-29T21:07:32Z")
21.69625% - Geek I was checking a lot of scary boxes, so I thought it would be a lot higher than that. I mean, I went to _Computer Camp_ in 1983! _COMPUTER CAMP_!! ---
**Author:** ![gotpasswords](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/c57346/32.png) [@gotpasswords](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/gotpasswords)\ **Post date:** [May 29, 2003, 9:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-geeky-are-you-really/178350/18 "2003-05-29T21:15:45Z")
27.81065% - Total Geek Guess that’s about right as I’m just not into D&D or gaming. ---
**Author:** ![mdf](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/dbc845/32.png) [@mdf](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/mdf)\ **Post date:** [May 29, 2003, 9:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-geeky-are-you-really/178350/19 "2003-05-29T21:15:50Z")
26.42998% - Total Geek I’m not sure _if_ I’m disappointed or not, nor _why_ I should be. Or not. -mdf ---
**Author:** ![DeVena](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/dec6dc/32.png) [@DeVena](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DeVena)\ **Post date:** [May 29, 2003, 9:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-geeky-are-you-really/178350/20 "2003-05-29T21:45:52Z")
56.41026% - Extreme Geek Fear me. [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-geeky-are-you-really/178350.md?page=2)