[arielb]

I got 20 out of 20. Any takers?

[Paleo Conservative]

20 out of 20 is easy. I think most Freepers would score at least 18 out of 20.

[freedomination]

20 out of 20.

My only hesitation was the largest religion. I guessed right but I think the gap is narrowing.

[TopQuark]

On the same subject.

[Jewels1091]

I did too...I had to really look at Sweden. The map isn't the greatest. I'm just glad they didn't ask about any of those 'stan countires, I know I would have flunked that!

[Slyfox]

20 out of 20. I'd be a fricking genius on 'Jaywalking'.

[crazykatz]

ME too.

[CarolAnn]

That was fun. I got 19 out of 20. Kind of scary about US results. We're really raising some dumb kids.

[JudyB1938]

I got all of the geography questions correct. I missed the religion one. I guess it just SEEMS that way.

Not too bad, when you consider I last studied geography nigh onto 50 years ago.

[xm177e2]

20/20. Not hard at all.

[xm177e2]

[spoiler alert. take the quiz before reading this post]

But one of the questions was not very good. Both the Taliban and Al-Qaida ARE based heavily in Pakistan, in addition to Afghanistan. I suppose the operative word is "WERE" instead of are, but that's still pretty lame.

[VMI70]

20/20

Pretty sad when a higher percentage of Mexicans, Canadians, and Frogs (of all people) than our own school children can pick out the US.

[Vidalia]

Quick, what two countries have had a longstanding conflict over the region of Kashmir? Thirty-six percent of the young Americans who answered that question in National Geographic’s recent geography survey got it right. How would you do?

Uhhh, HELLO?

That means that SIXTY FOUR PERCENT of these "young Americans" got it wrong or didn't have a clue.

That's odd, since they continue to whine and moan about being vaporized by "the bomb".

How about a little geography and some very recent history about nuclear testing in Asia with your condom instructions...?

[TheLion]

20/20...the map locations took a little thought though. The results of the participants worldwide are not hopeful:

Survey Results: U.S. Young Adults Are Lagging

Despite the daily bombardment of news from the Middle East, Central Asia, and other world trouble spots, roughly 85 percent of young Americans could not find Afghanistan, Iraq, or Israel on a map, according to a new study.

Americans ages 18 to 24 came in next to last among nine countries in the National Geographic-Roper 2002 Global Geographic Literacy Survey, which quizzed more than 3,000 young adults in Canada, France, Germany, Great Britain, Italy, Japan, Mexico, Sweden, and the United States. Top scorers were young adults in Sweden, Germany, and Italy.

Out of 56 questions that were asked across all countries surveyed, on average young Americans answered 23 questions correctly. Others outside the U.S., most notably young adults in Mexico, also struggled with basic geography facts. Young people in Canada and Great Britain fared almost as poorly as those in the U.S.

Among young Americans’ startling knowledge gaps, the study found that

• nearly 30 percent of those surveyed could not find the Pacific Ocean, the world’s largest body of water;
• more than half—56 percent—were unable to locate India, home to 17 percent of people on Earth; and
• only 19 percent could name four countries that officially acknowledge having nuclear weapons.
Several perhaps interrelated factors affected performance—educational experience (including taking a geography course), international travel and language skills, a varied diet of news sources, and Internet use. Americans who reported that they accessed the Internet within the last 30 days scored 65 percent higher than those who did not.

[SwankyC]

Did you all notice that Mexico got the lowest score on the "Which city is the most West"? Id figure they would be first to know since it's always on their left as they herd up to the U.S.

[nopardons]

Okay, 20 out of 20 correct. I think that most FREEPERS will ace the quiz. :-)

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[Vidalia]

If it weren't for the Mexican youths, the U.S. would be dead last on this forth grade questionaire.

Makes ya real proud, don't it?

You dumb bastards at the NEA listening...?

[BiffSchneider]

"The Taliban and al Qaeda movements were both based in Afghanistan"

Not strictly correct. Al Qaeda was based in other places before and after, etc.

"City G is the westernmost city on this map"

The gap between Mexico and the other countries is huge. I (non-sarcastically) wonder why?

"Japan is shown by the number 17"

Mexico and the UK beat the U.S. on that one.

Only about half those in the UK and Japan could locate MX.

The U.S. failed to find Italy, other countries didn't do so bad.

Only the Swedes and the Germand know where Sweden is.

While the U.S. is generally near the bottom, and is only saved from being in last place by Mexico, the other countries don't seem to be populated by too many brain surgeons either.

[Axenolith]

Sheesh, Its hard for me to believe the majority of 6th graders couldn't ace that... Note how none of the correct geography answers have any close by #'s as possibilities, you've really gotta be SWAGing to get one wrong...

[truth_seeker]

This American of Swedish ancestry, with a wife of Italian ancestry (we once lived in Germany) scored 20 of 20.

I know from life experience that European kids are better educated, than ours in the US, which is sad.

This survey ought to put to rest the "dumb Swede" label.