# What's Your Global IQ? **URL:** \ **Category:** Miscellaneous and Personal Stuff I Must Share\ **Created:** [July 1, 2007, 5:19am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-your-global-iq/410102 "2007-07-01T05:19:34Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![Little\_Nemo](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/little_nemo/32/3120_2.png) [@Little\_Nemo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Little_Nemo)\ **Post date:** [July 1, 2007, 5:19am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-your-global-iq/410102/1 "2007-07-01T05:19:34Z")
MSNBC and Newsweek are running an online [quiz](http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/19337909/site/newsweek/). It’s a series of 130 general knowledge questions with multiple choice and true/false answers. It’s not for the faint of heart - I did well above average by getting 68% right. ---
**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:** [July 1, 2007, 5:32am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-your-global-iq/410102/2 "2007-07-01T05:32:36Z")
Goog lord, you have to submit them one by one?!? ---
**Author:** ![Cat\_Whisperer](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/cat_whisperer/32/4839_2.png) [@Cat\_Whisperer](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Cat_Whisperer)\ **Post date:** [July 1, 2007, 5:34am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-your-global-iq/410102/3 "2007-07-01T05:34:16Z")
I stopped at question 17 after the last eight or so questions were about US politics. Do not know, do not care. I thought it was supposed to be a global test, not a US politics test. ---
**Author:** ![Least\_Original\_User\_Name\_Ever](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/e480ec/32.png) [@Least\_Original\_User\_Name\_Ever](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Least_Original_User_Name_Ever)\ **Post date:** [July 1, 2007, 5:36am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-your-global-iq/410102/4 "2007-07-01T05:36:00Z")
That’s a really dumb quiz. How many hairs (on average) are on the scrotum of every male illegal immigrant that comes into the country? ---
**Author:** ![Ms.Pumpkin](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/a87d85/32.png) [@Ms.Pumpkin](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ms.Pumpkin)\ **Post date:** [July 1, 2007, 5:39am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-your-global-iq/410102/5 "2007-07-01T05:39:46Z")
Uh, I got to question 5 and I had a score of 1%, so I figured there was no need to continue… ---
**Author:** ![Little\_Nemo](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/little_nemo/32/3120_2.png) [@Little\_Nemo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Little_Nemo)\ **Post date:** [July 1, 2007, 5:53am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-your-global-iq/410102/6 "2007-07-01T05:53:07Z")
> [@](#): > > Goog lord, you have to submit them one by one?!? They get asked one at a time if that’s what you mean. > [@](#): > > I stopped at question 17 after the last eight or so questions were about US politics. Do not know, do not care. I thought it was supposed to be a global test, not a US politics test. There are a number of different topics but they’re grouped together so you’ll have a run of questions on one subject. > [@](#): > > How many hairs (on average) are on the scrotum of every male illegal immigrant that comes into the country? I said it was tough, but it isn’t ridiculous. The first three questions are “What percentage of Europe’s energy supply is controlled by Russia?” “Which is the United States’ biggest trading partner?” and “What percentage of U.S. debt does China own?” These are real questions not Trivial Pursuit. > [@](#): > > Uh, I got to question 5 and I had a score of 1%, so I figured there was no need to continue… You start out with a really low score. The percentage shows how many questions you got right out of the total of 130. With only five questions answered, your maximum possible score is less than 4%. ---
**Author:** ![Cat\_Whisperer](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/cat_whisperer/32/4839_2.png) [@Cat\_Whisperer](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Cat_Whisperer)\ **Post date:** [July 1, 2007, 5:55am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-your-global-iq/410102/7 "2007-07-01T05:55:27Z")
Trivial Pursuit - now, _that’s_ a game! ---
**Author:** ![Ms.Pumpkin](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/a87d85/32.png) [@Ms.Pumpkin](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ms.Pumpkin)\ **Post date:** [July 1, 2007, 5:55am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-your-global-iq/410102/8 "2007-07-01T05:55:57Z")
[QUOTE=Little Nemo] You start out with a really low score. The percentage shows how many questions you got right out of the total of 130. With only five questions answered, your maximum possible score is less than 4%. [/QUOTE] Oh. Well, now I feel even dumber. ☹ ---
**Author:** ![RandMcnally](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/b782af/32.png) [@RandMcnally](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/RandMcnally)\ **Post date:** [July 1, 2007, 6:09am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-your-global-iq/410102/9 "2007-07-01T06:09:37Z")
After ten questions and not even getting one right, I kinda gave up. ::Emotear:: ---
**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:** [July 1, 2007, 6:14am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-your-global-iq/410102/10 "2007-07-01T06:14:02Z")
After 60 questions, I’m at 20%. I will get through this, I will get through this, I will get through this… ---
**Author:** ![Full\_Metal\_Lotus](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/df705f/32.png) [@Full\_Metal\_Lotus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Full_Metal_Lotus)\ **Post date:** [July 1, 2007, 6:38am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-your-global-iq/410102/11 "2007-07-01T06:38:04Z")
scored 52% slighlty less dumb than most… FML ---
**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:** [July 1, 2007, 6:44am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-your-global-iq/410102/12 "2007-07-01T06:44:07Z")
I scored 50%. Meh. ---
**Author:** ![Anastasaeon](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/73ab20/32.png) [@Anastasaeon](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Anastasaeon)\ **Post date:** [July 1, 2007, 6:57am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-your-global-iq/410102/13 "2007-07-01T06:57:46Z")
Argh. 45%. I are dumb. ---
**Author:** ![mswas](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/e99b99/32.png) [@mswas](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/mswas)\ **Post date:** [July 1, 2007, 7:11am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-your-global-iq/410102/14 "2007-07-01T07:11:57Z")
At 89 I have a 32, but I am too tired to continue. I don’t know if this is really indicative of anything. What does knowing where some hockey players went to college have to do with a ‘global iq’? I got most of the religion questions right though, which I’m happy about. That means I have the requisite knowledge of religion that MSNBC requires of me to have! ---
**Author:** ![MerryMagdalen](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/c2a13f/32.png) [@MerryMagdalen](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MerryMagdalen)\ **Post date:** [July 1, 2007, 7:14am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-your-global-iq/410102/15 "2007-07-01T07:14:04Z")
49%. Solidly average. Nailed the religion questions, and I think there were some other’s I could have gotten right if I hadn’t been in a hurry. ---
**Author:** ![Least\_Original\_User\_Name\_Ever](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/e480ec/32.png) [@Least\_Original\_User\_Name\_Ever](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Least_Original_User_Name_Ever)\ **Post date:** [July 1, 2007, 7:21am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-your-global-iq/410102/16 "2007-07-01T07:21:14Z")
48% Durrrrrrrrrrrrrr ---
**Author:** ![straight\_man](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/straight_man/32/3027_2.png) [@straight\_man](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/straight_man)\ **Post date:** [July 1, 2007, 7:24am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-your-global-iq/410102/17 "2007-07-01T07:24:34Z")
Another 50%. I thought a number of the questions were really truly stupid (then again, I aced religion.) ---
**Author:** ![straight\_man](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/straight_man/32/3027_2.png) [@straight\_man](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/straight_man)\ **Post date:** [July 1, 2007, 7:25am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-your-global-iq/410102/18 "2007-07-01T07:25:45Z")
[QUOTE=mswas] At 89 I have a 32, but I am too tired to continue. I don’t know if this is really indicative of anything. What does knowing where some hockey players went to college have to do with a ‘global iq’? I got most of the religion questions right though, which I’m happy about. That means I have the requisite knowledge of religion that MSNBC requires of me to have! [/QUOTE] Yeah, the majority of the questions were “global” in precisely NO manner at all. ---
**Author:** ![Khampelf](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/8e7dd6/32.png) [@Khampelf](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Khampelf)\ **Post date:** [July 1, 2007, 7:35am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-your-global-iq/410102/19 "2007-07-01T07:35:04Z")
I scored 52%, too. **FML** and I get to go to the same dinner parties, according to the scoring. The Art and Literature questions saved me. ---
**Author:** ![Least\_Original\_User\_Name\_Ever](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/e480ec/32.png) [@Least\_Original\_User\_Name\_Ever](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Least_Original_User_Name_Ever)\ **Post date:** [July 1, 2007, 7:36am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-your-global-iq/410102/20 "2007-07-01T07:36:10Z")
The only think I didn’t expect in that quiz was the comfy chair. [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-your-global-iq/410102.md?page=2)