Memory Test

[Jngrbrdman]

I`m doing some research on some training that I`m doing at work and I found this to be interesting. Try it out and see how smart you are. Honestly, I barely squeaked by with 20 of them. The rest of them weren`t even `Do`h!` questions either. I simply didn`t know them.

Memory Test
In 1980, two psychologists at the University of Washington and University of California, Irvine, compiled a list of general-knowledge questions and posed them to their undergraduate students in order to get scoring norms. In other words, they wanted to get an idea about how a person with a "normal" memory would perform on this memory task, so that the questions could be used to test other people’s memory. These questions start out easy, but get harder as you go along. The number next to each answer shows the percent of college students who answered that question correctly. If you can answer more than 20, that puts you in the top third of the sample of college students the questions were tested on.
1. What’s the name of the comic strip character who eats spinach to increase his strength?
2. What’s the last name of the brothers who flew the first airplane at Kitty Hawk, North Carolina?
3. What’s the name of the crime of purposely setting a building or property on fire?
4. What’s the name of Dorothy’s dog in "The Wizard of Oz"?
5. What’s the name of the man who rode horseback in 1775 to warn that the British were coming?
6. What’s the last name of the famous magician and escape artist who died of appendicitis?
7. What’s the name of the thick layer of fat on a whale?
8. What’s the name of the sport in which riders on horseback hit a ball with their mallets?
9. What’s the name of the largest desert on earth?
10. What’s the name of the Italian city known for its canals?
11. What’s the name of the mythical Island-City said to have sunk into the ocean?
12. What’s the name for the small Japanese barbecue used for outdoor cooking?
13. What’s the name of the one-eyed giant in Greek mythology?
14. What’s the last name of the general who lost the battle of Little Bighorn?
15. What’s the name of the chapel in Rome whose ceiling was painted by Michelangelo?
16. What’s the name of the unit of measure referring to a six-foot depth of water?
17. What’s the name of the woman who began the profession of nursing?
18. What’s the name of the quick-reflexed animal that attacks cobras?
19. What was the name of Roy Rogers’ horse?
20. What’s the last name of the author of "1984"?
21. What was the name of the Roman emperor who supposedly fiddled while Rome burned?
22. What kind of poison did Socrates drink when he was executed?
23. What was the name of Alexander Graham Bell’s assistant?
24. What was the name of the German who began the Protestant Reformation?
25. What was the name of King Arthur’s sword?
26. What was the name of the ship on which Charles Darwin made his famous voyage to the Galapagos?
27. What’s the capital of Finland?
28. What’s the name of the mountain range separating Asia from Europe?
29. What’s the name of the first person to run the mile in under four minutes?
30. What was the name of the Cuban leader overthrown by Castro?
31. What was the last name of the artist who painted "American Gothic"?
32. What was the name of the town through which Lady Godiva supposedly made her famous naked ride?
33. What’s the name of the highest mountain in South America?


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Answers:
1. What’s the name of the comic strip character who eats spinach to increase his strength? Popeye (94%)
2. What’s the last name of the brothers who flew the first airplane at Kitty Hawk, North Carolina? Wright (92%)
3. What’s the name of the crime of purposely setting a building or property on fire? Arson (88%)
4. What’s the name of Dorothy’s dog in "The Wizard of Oz"? Toto (84%)
5. What’s the name of the man who rode horseback in 1775 to warn that the British were coming? Paul Revere (82%)
6. What’s the last name of the famous magician and escape artist who died of appendicitis? Houdini (80%)
7. What’s the name of the thick layer of fat on a whale? Blubber (77%)
8. What’s the name of the sport in which riders on horseback hit a ball with their mallets? Polo (75%)
9. What’s the name of the largest desert on earth? Sahara (70%)
10. What’s the name of the Italian city known for its canals? Venice (68%)
11. What’s the name of the mythical Island-City said to have sunk into the ocean? Atlantis (65%)
12. What’s the name for the small Japanese barbecue used for outdoor cooking? Hibachi (62%)
13. What’s the name of the one-eyed giant in Greek mythology? Cyclops (60%)
14. What’s the last name of the general who lost the battle of Little Bighorn? Custer (58%)
15. What’s the name of the chapel in Rome whose ceiling was painted by Michelangelo? Sistine (55%)
16. What’s the name of the unit of measure referring to a six-foot depth of water? Fathom (52%)
17. What’s the name of the woman who began the profession of nursing? Florence Nightingale (47%)
18. What’s the name of the quick-reflexed animal that attacks cobras? Mongoose (41%)
19. What was the name of Roy Rogers’ horse? Trigger (37%)
20. What’s the last name of the author of "1984"? Orwell (33%)
21. What was the name of the Roman emperor who supposedly fiddled while Rome burned? Nero (31%)
22. What kind of poison did Socrates drink when he was executed? Hemlock (25%)
23. What was the name of Alexander Graham Bell’s assistant? Watson (22%)
24. What was the name of the German who began the Protestant Reformation? Martin Luther (20%)
25. What was the name of King Arthur’s sword? Excalibur (19%)
26. What was the name of the ship on which Charles Darwin made his famous voyage to the Galapagos? Beagle (14%)
27. What’s the capital of Finland? Helsinki (12%)
28. What’s the name of the mountain range separating Asia from Europe? Ural (9%)
29. What’s the name of the first person to run the mile in under four minutes? Bannister (7%)
30. What was the name of the Cuban leader overthrown by Castro? Batista (4%)
31. What was the last name of the artist who painted "American Gothic"? Wood (3%)
32. What was the name of the town through which Lady Godiva supposedly made her famous naked ride? Coventry (1%)
33. What’s the name of the highest mountain in South America? Aconcagua (0%)

[Stephan]

damn I got 9 wrong...mainly the ones towards the end...

[joyriide1113]

15 wrong....

[Bellydawg]

13 wrong. What ticks me off is that I knew but could not bring forth the information on a couple.

[holland_patrick]

I got 9 wrong

[Big Leegr]

I got 23. Sad thing was, I blew the last 8 straight.

[Jngrbrdman]

I didn`t feel bad about missing the last few. I knew they were weighted to get progressively harder. Kick yourself really hard if you missed any of the first ten or so.

[vwgtivw]

missed the last 8

[GearHead_1]

I missed 5, they weren`t consecutive. I slipped and got Thor Hyrerdahl`s ship the Kon Tiki in there. If they would have asked Lady Godiva`s horse`s name I knew it was called Lucky. I figured American Gothic was the name of a punk band.

[BenjiBoy650]

I missed 17...I didn`t know most of those that I missed to begin with. So I guess I`m not in the top third of my class (I`m not)

[belcherm58]

Last 8 got me.

[Jen@autogeek]

I missed 5, they weren`t consecutive. I slipped and got Thor Hyrerdahl`s ship the Kon Tiki in there. If they would have asked Lady Godiva`s horse`s name I knew it was called Lucky. I figured American Gothic was the name of a punk band.

lol

[CharlesW]

After three tries, I still get to about #9 and can`t remember why the heck I`m reading these stupid questions.

Charles
With Sometimer`s disease. Sometimes I remember, sometimes I don`t.

[hooked]

Got 5 wrong...mostly at the end. If I had taken more time, I might have a GUESSED a couple more right, but the others I didn`t know at all.