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You answered 58 out of 60 correctly — 96.67 %
Average score for this quiz during September: 74.4%
Average score since September 18, 2007: 74.4%

Yay!

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Missed the first and the last. Especially stupid since I know the Jamestown 400th anniversary happened this past summer.

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This thing is retarded. Could not go past question two about puritans. All suggested answers are beyond stupid. You know what - there is more to puritanism than america knows about it. There is more to the world than you see on fox channels. And these questions were supposedly designed by educated people - I feel sad for you people [img]/images/graemlins/smile.gif[/img]

ps Q25: Common law was... - the fundamental law for the Nazis and the Soviets.

Thanks for putting us in the same category. Is this really what an average yankee thinks? Somehow I think most would not be able to tell a difference.

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take it easy bucko, this is an internet quiz
also, no one says yankee anymore. unless you're talking baseball.

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You answered 53 out of 60 correctly — 88.33 %

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53) National defense is considered a public good because:
A. a majority of citizens value it.
B. a resident can benefit from it without directly paying for it.
C. military contracts increase employment opportunities.
D. a majority of citizens support the military during war.
E. airport security personnel are members of the Federal civil service.

They give B as the correct answer. Should be A, no?

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B is right, public goods are things like parks, highways, national defense, etc. that while we technically pay for through taxes, individuals generally aren't paying much more than others (aside from obv. different income tax levels)

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You answered 34 out of 60 correctly — 56.67 %
Average score for this quiz during September: 74.4%
Average score since September 18, 2007: 74.4%

I'm not that surprised given that I didn't actually learn a lot of this stuff ever. gg American Educational System.

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I got 73.33. Now I'm ready for some Jeopardy

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TY Dids!

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Also I want some "I am old and if I ever learned this stuff it was a long time ago" ruling.

Now here's a question:

Does knowing any of this stuff really matter?

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Also I want some "I am old and if I ever learned this stuff it was a long time ago" ruling.

Now here's a question:

Does knowing any of this stuff really matter?

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this is also standard when someone scores poorly on something like this

in the greater scheme of life, probably not. but it is nice to know things like this.

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You answered 39 out of 60 correctly — 65.00 %

Thought I would get worse as I took the test. I'm not american though, so I had no clue about where different quotes originate from. At least I beat Dids [img]/images/graemlins/smile.gif[/img]

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70% not bad imo considering i haven't taken a college level history/law class yet

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I think in general the people who score better on these types of tests are more in tune with what is happening around them in the rest of the world. But of course making gross over generalizations is kind of dangerous territory to enter into.

However in my opinion there is something to be said about those who fail to learn from the mistakes of the past being doomed to repeat them.

But for the most part knowing these questions will most likely just help you succeed at Jeopardy.