How NERDY are You?

Have you been recently called a geek, a dork, a NERD? Do you want to be a nerd, geek, or dork? Well, this test is for you! This highly advanced 'test' will determine once and for all how nerdy you are. Upon completion, you will be given a score (out of 100) as to just how nerdy you are, plus a nifty little graphic and link that you can share with your friends (if you have any) so they can see how they measure up!

Please note: Spelling errors are intentionel and are in play to sea if you pik up on them (i.e. the erors are their for a reason). So plaese, no more emails regurding speling. Thnx!

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What is your current age?

Less than 13

13 to 15

16 to 18

19 to 22

23 to 26

27 to 35

36 to 50

Older than 50

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What is your highest level of education?

Less than high school

High school

Some college (no degree)

2-year college degree

4-year college degree

Master-level degree (MS, MA, etc...)

Doctorate-level degree (Ph.D.)

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On average, how long are you on a computer daily? (Not while working)

Less than 1 hour

About an hour

1 to 3 hours

3 to 5 hours

5 to 7 hours

7 to 10 hours

More than 10 hours

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Do you telnet / ssh?

Huh?

No

Yes, once or so a month

Yes, about once a week

Yes, it is a daily routine

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How many of the following do you own? (Count item group only once).
A Microscope
A Telescope
A Graphing Calculator
A Laser Printer
A Laptop

None of these

1 or 2 of the above

3 or 4

I own at least one of each of the above

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Who is this?

I don't know

Albert Einstein

James Clerk Maxwell

Isaac Newton

Johann Kepler

Max Planck

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In E=MC², what does C stand for?

I don't know

Einstein Constant

The speed of light

2.99792458 x 10⁸ m/s

2.99792458 x 10⁸ km/s

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How much memory (RAM) does the computer you are on have?

I don't know

Less than 127MB

128MB or more

256MB or more

512MB or more

1GB or more

1.5GB or more

3GB or more, WOW!

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Who is this?

I don't know

Isaac Newton

Albert Einstein

Carl Sagan

Brian Greene

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What is/was your GPA

Don't know / care

Less than 2.90 (Somewhat average marks)

2.90 to 3.19 (Average marks)

3.20 to 3.69 (Great grades)

3.70 to 3.89 (Mostly high marks)

3.90 to 4.00 (Only high marks)

Higher than 4.00 (Improbable)

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How many magazine subscriptions to math, science, and medical publications do you have (i.e. Popular Science, Science News Weekly, Scientific American, Discover, etc...)?

None

One

2 to 3

4 to 6

More than 6

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Which of these is an element? No emails about spelling please, the correct answer is here.

Fermium

DNA

Berillium

Galidium

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How many good friends do you have?

less than four

4 to 6

7 to 10

11 to 15

More than 15

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What does your Friday night consist of?

Bed by 10pm

Online gaming and/or chatting

Dungeons and Dragons

Going out (bar, movie, restaurant, etc...) with friends

Going out by yourself

Going out with a significant other

Playing by yourself :p

A good book

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Look at this picture:

What is the first thing you notice about her?

Her face (eyes, nose, lips, etc...)

Her elf ears

Her shirt, looks good

Her shirt, looks bad

Vulcans don't smile!!!

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What is the highest level of mathematics you have taken?

Less than anything listed here

High School Algebra

College Freshman / Sophmore Calculus

Differential Equations / Linear Algebra

Abstract Algebra / Real Analysis

Graduate-Level Coursework

Graduate Dissertation Reading Course

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In high school, which subject did you like the best?

English

Geography or History

Science

Gym

Math

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Which job sound the most fun?

Researcher

Doctor

Teacher

Airline Pilot

Engineer

Firefighter

Lawyer

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Which calculator brand is your favorite?

Texas Instrument

Hewlett-Packard (post-1990)

Hewlett-Packard (pre-1990 -- RPN, dude!)

Sharp w/ Advanced D.A.L.

Casio

I don't care, as long as it adds

I don't care as long as it graphs

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Which of the following is not a real programming language?

BASIC

C++

PASCAL

Assembly

FORTRAN

COBOL

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What is the best use of canned air?

Clean electronics

Tipping upside down and spraying things

Blowing objects across surfaces

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Where do/did you sit in class?

In the front

Somewhere in the middle

Towards the back

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Do/did you take notes in more than one color?

Yes

Sometimes

No

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Do/did you ever do homework on a Friday?

Yes, anytime I have/had homework

Sometimes

No

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Can you name the elements of the periodic table?

Yes, more than 80%

About half

Very few

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Do you have cracked software on your computer?

Yes

Maybe

Nope

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Did you build the computer you are currently working on?

Yes

No, but I have built a computer

No

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Do you know your current IP address?

Yes

No

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Do you have biohazard or warning signs posted in your room?

Yes

No

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Should you have biohazard or warning signs posted in your room?

Yes

No

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What is the grossest thing in your room, right now?

Nothing, it is clean

Some dirty clothes

Some old food

Insect or rodents

Dead insects and rodents

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What element is Mn?

Manganese

Magnesium

Mendelevium

Gold

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How did you know?

I Guessed

I just knew it

I found a Periodic Table and looked it up

I looked at the Periodic Table next to me

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Do you plan on telling others your nerd score?

Yes

Maybe, depends on the score

No way!

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What kind of (wo)man are you?

Windows

Apple (Mac)

UNIX / Linux

Sun (Solaris / SunOS)

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What browser are you using to take this quiz?

Internet Explorer

Netscape

Firefox / Mozilla

Opera

American Online Browser

Lynx (or similar)

Safari / Camino

Other (i.e. Chrome, other graphics based)

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For statistical purposes, what "nerd-level" do you think you are?

Non-nerd

Wannabe nerd

Slightly nerdy

Plainly nerdy

Highly nerdy

KING NERD

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Why did you take this quiz?

Found it on a search engine

Nothing better to do

Just really, really had to know

Had to prove that I was nerdier than someone else

Had to prove that I am not as nerdy as someone else

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