Normally, this quiz totally humiliates me, partly because of its tendency to ask really trivial questions, and partly because I get rattled because your score depends on speed, and I like to think about my answers. So being on a timer rattles me.
But this week, I CRUSHED both the average and the pathetic loser Slate staffer they put us all up against this week.
Take that! In your FACE, Dana Stevens!
I got a 340, as most of the questions had me like:
I was luckier than usual with my guesses. Either that, or I was listening more carefully to my subconscious. There were a couple or three where I thought, “I read about that, but I don’t remember.” Then I “guessed,” and was right. Maybe I remembered and didn’t know it…