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Nearly Sane

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Test your book smarts
« on: October 03, 2016, 04:53:30 PM »
Well at least according to the New York Times. It also tests your quiz smarts a little.


http://www.nytimes.com/interactive/2016/07/14/nyregion/strand-quiz.html?smid=fb-share
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Re: Test your book smarts
« Reply #1 on: October 03, 2016, 09:58:31 PM »
Quote from: Nearly Sane on October 03, 2016, 04:53:30 PM
Well at least according to the New York Times. It also tests your quiz smarts a little.


http://www.nytimes.com/interactive/2016/07/14/nyregion/strand-quiz.html?smid=fb-share

Less than half what I thought that I would get! Ho hum!
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Re: Test your book smarts
« Reply #2 on: October 04, 2016, 12:03:57 AM »
That was pretty appalling. The best I got was 5 out of 10
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Re: Test your book smarts
« Reply #3 on: October 04, 2016, 08:48:01 AM »
Quote from: jeremyp on October 04, 2016, 12:03:57 AM

That was pretty appalling. The best I got was 5 out of 10


How many out of the full 80?
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Re: Test your book smarts
« Reply #4 on: October 04, 2016, 09:09:45 PM »
29/50.
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Re: Test your book smarts
« Reply #5 on: October 05, 2016, 12:13:16 AM »
Quote from: SteveH on October 04, 2016, 09:09:45 PM
29/50.
18 better than me and some of those were random guesses!
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Re: Test your book smarts
« Reply #6 on: October 05, 2016, 09:58:48 AM »
Quote from: Sebastian Toe on October 05, 2016, 12:13:16 AM
18 better than me and some of those were random guesses!

Agreed - me too!
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Re: Test your book smarts
« Reply #7 on: October 05, 2016, 10:47:37 AM »
I got 22/50.

But what does it prove anyway?

That you've got a good memory. So what?

I mean I've read very few of the books listed and I still got 22 - just vague memories of reviews or just knowing what some authors have written. It's proof of nothing else.

In fact as I am in a completely grumpy mood today I would say its f.....g useless.
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Re: Test your book smarts
« Reply #8 on: October 05, 2016, 11:46:17 AM »
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Yes it does prove you have quite a good memory (which I obviously haven't), that is very important if you are going to work in a book store.  You need to have not only the memory but a knowledge of, and interest in, books, not only great literature but current favourites and non-fiction.  Not everyone can do it, obviously I wouldn't be able to  :).  I can imagine myself being flustered and unable to find anything  :-[.
Good for those who did well!  I haven't looked at all the scores of others but, honestly, it doesn't matter for most of us.
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Re: Test your book smarts
« Reply #9 on: October 05, 2016, 01:39:40 PM »
Quote from: Owlswing on October 04, 2016, 08:48:01 AM
How many out of the full 80?
By which you mean 50.

I got 5 on three of them and 3 on the other two.
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Re: Test your book smarts
« Reply #10 on: October 05, 2016, 01:42:23 PM »
Quote from: Trentvoyager on October 05, 2016, 10:47:37 AM
I mean I've read very few of the books listed

I've read two of the books on the list: Animal Farm and Brave New World. I wouldn't have read those two if they hadn't been set texts in English Lit. at school.
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