Do you deserve your HS diploma?

**sabreur** · 02-20-2007 02:57 AM

100%.

But I've got a BA and two Masters degrees--don't know how I would have scored based on my High School education.

But I do remember how to figure the area of a triangle from high school math.

**Capt. Slo-mo** · 02-20-2007 02:10 PM

100%, but I have some serious doubts about whether I'd have scored that same percentage immediately after graduating from High School. Way back then, "What is the difference between a Mastodon and a Smilodon?" would have been a much more relevant question.

It was nice to see Darwin mentioned, though

Too bad some of the Kansas kids would have trouble with that one these days...

**epeeocolpyse_later** · 02-20-2007 05:29 PM

No actually, I took the test and only scored an 84%. I thought the hypotenuse was a sort of triangle and I couldn't calculate it worth a darn.

Other things I got wrong were only relative. But, I would still insist that many people get their calculations incorrect, only to be right about the Hoover Dam, I know I am damit I just know it.

All for one and one for all.

**Louweasel** · 02-20-2007 06:07 PM

I got 91%.

On one hand, I guessed at the dangling midifier question, because thats not something I'vee ever learned.

On the other; not knowing what continent Portugal is in would be a heck of a lot more horrific for me as a Europe-dweller than for the average US citizen, maybe. Although that was the one question that really surprised me.

**Louweasel** · 02-20-2007 06:09 PM

I'm an anglican/protestant - what was the answer to the immaculate conception q?

**parrythis** · 02-20-2007 06:10 PM

80%, but high school was a long, long, (long, long, long) time ago.

**Philistine** · 02-20-2007 06:25 PM

There is one trick question on there that they got wrong (Not sure if it's the same questions everytime).

The question: "Columbus's ships arrived in North America in 1492" (true/false). The test scores a "false" answer as correct (at least it did on mine)--I figured it was a trick question, so I looked it up aftward, although Columbus' first voyage didn't hit mainland North America (it was the third), they did land on both Cuba and the Bahamas--both of which are technically North America.

Also--how can a 21-question (or 19, if you don't count your age and gender) test give a 97%?

I think the builders may need to go back for a little high school math...

--Philistine

**Philistine** · 02-20-2007 06:28 PM

Originally Posted by Louweasel

I'm an anglican/protestant - what was the answer to the immaculate conception q?

Mary.

--Philistine

**Fencergrl** · 02-20-2007 06:32 PM

97%
I wasn't sure about taking the test because I was expecting it to have question relating to American history/ geography etc....

It would have been nice if there was some indication on which questions were wrong.

**Black Jeebus** · 02-20-2007 08:55 PM

<div style="width: 320px; border: 1px solid gray; padding: 6px; font: normal 12px sans-serif; color: black; background-color: white;"><b style="color: black; font-size: 20px; display: block; margin-bottom: 8px;">You paid attention during 100% of high school!</b> <div style="width: 200px; background: white; border: 1px solid black; text-align: left;"><div style="width: 100%; background: red; font-size: 8px; line-height: 8px;"> </div></div><p style="margin: 10px; border: none; background: white; color: black;">85-100% You must be an autodidact, because American high schools don't get scores that high! Good show, old chap!<br><br><b><a href="http://www.gotoquiz.com/do_you_deserve_your_high_school_diploma" style="color: blue;">Do you deserve your high school diploma?</a><br><a href="http://www.gotoquiz.com/" style="color: blue;">Create a Quiz</a></b></p></div>

**Bayou Bum** · 02-20-2007 09:59 PM

Originally Posted by keith

ah but did you get the immaculate conception right?

(assumes this was a diploma from a Catholic High School)

That's the only one I missed! I should have thought about it longer.

**Rabid Monk** · 02-21-2007 12:13 AM

Originally Posted by Philistine

Originally Posted by Louweasel

I'm an anglican/protestant - what was the answer to the immaculate conception q?

Mary.

--Philistine

Originally Posted by The Quiz

9. According to Catholicism, does the Immaculate Conception refer to the conception of Jesus or Mary?

Umm... forgive my rusty biology, but wouldn't Jesus have been the one concieved?
Mary was the (supposedly) virgin mother.

**OROD** · 02-21-2007 12:54 AM

Originally Posted by Philistine

Mary.

--Philistine

Oh man! I thought it was Jesus who was conceived immaculately!?!

I got a 97%, I guess that's the one I missed.

.

**epeeocolpyse_later** · 02-21-2007 01:12 AM

Originally Posted by Philistine

There is one trick question on there that they got wrong (Not sure if it's the same questions everytime).

The question: "Columbus's ships arrived in North America in 1492" (true/false). The test scores a "false" answer as correct (at least it did on mine)--I figured it was a trick question, so I looked it up aftward, although Columbus' first voyage didn't hit mainland North America (it was the third), they did land on both Cuba and the Bahamas--both of which are technically North America.

Also--how can a 21-question (or 19, if you don't count your age and gender) test give a 97%?

I think the builders may need to go back for a little high school math...

--Philistine

Yea, there were a few, but it was for fun, so what the heck. But the Jesus question should be elementary for everyone whatever your denomination....it's basic to Christianity. That the savior was born of immaculate conception, however, did you know that the word virgin meant "not married" in some cultures?

**Rabid Monk** · 02-21-2007 01:15 AM

Interesting.
I always heard the virgin birth was to bypass the whole problem with "Original Sin".
Which raises to question of why he was baptized?

**mrbiggs** · 02-21-2007 01:27 AM

Originally Posted by epeeocolpyse_later

Yea, there were a few, but it was for fun, so what the heck. But the Jesus question should be elementary for everyone whatever your denomination....

Calling it that is a little misleading since, as posted previously, the answer was Mary...

**epeeocolpyse_later** · 02-21-2007 01:55 AM

Original Sin - is a different thing - no one in the church ever claimed that marriage or marital relations were 'sinful'. It was simply not a common thing that women went through wedding ceremonies - in fact - the wealthy classes were the people who actually had ceremonies. Hence the long white dresses and fancy attire, that was only adapted much later on by the common folk. Commoners were allowed to do whatever they wanted unless it became a problem for the kingdom. Lineage was very important for kingdoms to keep straight. Original Sin claims that the person who was born was free from all sins, venial and mortal - A clean slate - and since they did not incorporate a belief in reincarnation - there's no idea that she may have 'carried over' sins from other lifetimes etc. The Virgin birth claim comes about because the people claimed she was sin-free and/or not-married legally.
The Baptism was to signify that John the Baptist was correct - he was showing that he felt he was 'preordained' or 'predestined' - there is an element of 'predestiny' in the Christian faith - eg: the wise men who travelled from the east to follow a 'star' or to follow the stars that they had read as astrollogers/astonomers [both were considered science in those days].

**mrbiggs** · 02-21-2007 02:10 AM

Mango?

**Have At You** · 02-22-2007 10:46 AM

100%. I did go to a very good high school with great teachers, though.

**Goldgar** · 03-03-2007 11:03 PM

100%. I gloat.

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