# Take the Geek Test **URL:** \ **Category:** Miscellaneous and Personal Stuff I Must Share\ **Created:** [June 20, 2003, 1:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/take-the-geek-test/183155 "2003-06-20T13:47:35Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![Scarlett67](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/scarlett67/32/7387_2.png) [@Scarlett67](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Scarlett67)\ **Post date:** [June 20, 2003, 1:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/take-the-geek-test/183155/1 "2003-06-20T13:47:35Z")
[Article: “You Don’t Think You’re a Geek, Huh? Test This”](http://www.cantonrep.com/index.php?Category=8&ID=106477&r=0) [The Geek Test](http://www.innergeek.us/geek.html) I laughed out loud at “I know how to count to 31 on one hand” – but sadly I did not marry a math geek, as Mr. S didn’t get the joke. Scarlett, 23% geek ---
**Author:** ![Happy\_Lendervedder](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/happy_lendervedder/32/8488_2.png) [@Happy\_Lendervedder](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Happy_Lendervedder)\ **Post date:** [June 20, 2003, 2:02pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/take-the-geek-test/183155/2 "2003-06-20T14:02:33Z")
9.66%. ---
**Author:** ![Aholibah](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/e0b2c6/32.png) [@Aholibah](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Aholibah)\ **Post date:** [June 20, 2003, 2:08pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/take-the-geek-test/183155/3 "2003-06-20T14:08:07Z")
23% for me, too. The RPGs, movies, tv shows and books seem to have carried me through my ungeeky ignorance about things technical, mathematical and scientific. 🙂 ---
**Author:** ![XJETGIRLX](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/x/9fc29f/32.png) [@XJETGIRLX](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/XJETGIRLX)\ **Post date:** [June 20, 2003, 2:08pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/take-the-geek-test/183155/4 "2003-06-20T14:08:17Z")
51.28205% - Super Geek ---
**Author:** ![Lockz](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/f4b2a3/32.png) [@Lockz](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Lockz)\ **Post date:** [June 20, 2003, 2:10pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/take-the-geek-test/183155/5 "2003-06-20T14:10:38Z")
44.77318% - Major Geek Wow, I’m impressed! But there’s always room to improve … ---
**Author:** ![Biggirl](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/biggirl/32/3294_2.png) [@Biggirl](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Biggirl)\ **Post date:** [June 20, 2003, 2:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/take-the-geek-test/183155/6 "2003-06-20T14:13:24Z")
I’m only 38.9787843% geek. I like the Food Network, Star Trek and Wars and my computer, but I’m way too stupid to be a real geek. ---
**Author:** ![little\_bit](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/258eb7/32.png) [@little\_bit](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/little_bit)\ **Post date:** [June 20, 2003, 2:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/take-the-geek-test/183155/7 "2003-06-20T14:19:03Z")
28.59961% - Total Geek ---
**Author:** ![lost4life](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/c4cdca/32.png) [@lost4life](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/lost4life)\ **Post date:** [June 20, 2003, 2:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/take-the-geek-test/183155/8 "2003-06-20T14:23:40Z")
4.9% ??? And I’m a tech writer! ---
**Author:** ![XJETGIRLX](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/x/9fc29f/32.png) [@XJETGIRLX](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/XJETGIRLX)\ **Post date:** [June 20, 2003, 2:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/take-the-geek-test/183155/9 "2003-06-20T14:29:16Z")
> [@](#): > > \*Originally posted by lost4life \* > 4.9% ??? And I’m a tech writer! Ha-ha! ::points and laughs:: ---
**Author:** ![elfje](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/e19b73/32.png) [@elfje](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/elfje)\ **Post date:** [June 20, 2003, 2:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/take-the-geek-test/183155/10 "2003-06-20T14:35:34Z")
8.6785% - Poser mmmmm. dangling at the bottom. ---
**Author:** ![Jenaroph](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/e8c25b/32.png) [@Jenaroph](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jenaroph)\ **Post date:** [June 20, 2003, 2:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/take-the-geek-test/183155/11 "2003-06-20T14:36:32Z")
34.714%. Total Geek. Bwah hah… I should have figured as much; 3 different people, years apart, have independently given me the nickname “Spock.” I ought to just crack down and have the ears sewn on or something. ---
**Author:** ![detop](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/bcef8e/32.png) [@detop](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/detop)\ **Post date:** [June 20, 2003, 2:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/take-the-geek-test/183155/12 "2003-06-20T14:39:19Z")
27.61341 % - Total Geek ---
**Author:** ![Searching\_For\_Truth](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/4da419/32.png) [@Searching\_For\_Truth](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Searching_For_Truth)\ **Post date:** [June 20, 2003, 2:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/take-the-geek-test/183155/13 "2003-06-20T14:56:12Z")
15.77909% - Geek There’s still plenty of time left. ---
**Author:** ![Mooney252](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/7c8e57/32.png) [@Mooney252](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mooney252)\ **Post date:** [June 20, 2003, 3:04pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/take-the-geek-test/183155/14 "2003-06-20T15:04:04Z")
35.7% – Major Geek. Strange: I don’t remember being Lieutenant Geek yet. Unless it was at that Star Trek convention . . . Now I have to use Google to find out what GURPS is . . . ---
**Author:** ![Angua](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/8baadc/32.png) [@Angua](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Angua)\ **Post date:** [June 20, 2003, 3:08pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/take-the-geek-test/183155/15 "2003-06-20T15:08:17Z")
36.48915% I am a major geek 🙂 ---
**Author:** ![lilbtagna](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/4491bb/32.png) [@lilbtagna](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/lilbtagna)\ **Post date:** [June 20, 2003, 3:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/take-the-geek-test/183155/16 "2003-06-20T15:43:25Z")
A few weeks ago, I took the test and found I was 27% - Total Geek. I retook it last week after my new-found obsession with Star Trek, and am now 31% - Total Geek. I went up 4% because of one show! :eek: ---
**Author:** ![Aholibah](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/e0b2c6/32.png) [@Aholibah](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Aholibah)\ **Post date:** [June 20, 2003, 3:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/take-the-geek-test/183155/17 "2003-06-20T15:47:49Z")
> [@](#): > > \*Originally posted by Mooney252 \* > \*\*35.7% – Major Geek. > > Now I have to use Google to find out what GURPS is . . . \*\* Generic Universal Roleplaying System. (not enough to get me out of the 20% range). ---
**Author:** ![the\_duke\_69](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/48db29/32.png) [@the\_duke\_69](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/the_duke_69)\ **Post date:** [June 20, 2003, 4:09pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/take-the-geek-test/183155/18 "2003-06-20T16:09:39Z")
43.3925% - Major Geek Oh man… I am so mad at my self. ---
**Author:** ![hocow](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/hocow/32/4112_2.png) [@hocow](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/hocow)\ **Post date:** [June 20, 2003, 4:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/take-the-geek-test/183155/19 "2003-06-20T16:19:28Z")
12.03156% - I have Geekish Tendencies. hehe 😉 ---
**Author:** ![OESGal](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/o/ecae2f/32.png) [@OESGal](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/OESGal)\ **Post date:** [June 20, 2003, 4:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/take-the-geek-test/183155/20 "2003-06-20T16:26:17Z")
My rating was 15.19% 🙂 Cool test, thaks for posting it. [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/take-the-geek-test/183155.md?page=2)