This was not a Global Literacy Quiz, it was a shallow, Hollywood-centered quiz about current entertainment. But hey, it's Newsweek -- what else did I expect? Newsweek hasn't delivered real news in 20 years. I think I'll go see what kind of quiz Harper's is offering....
Global Literacy Quiz
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Posted By: gazooby @ 07/11/2008 1:53:20 PM
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Posted By: westwingpotus @ 07/11/2008 2:52:58 PM
Well, yeah, if all you clicked on was the Arts & Culture test, then yes, by amazing coincidence it focused on arts and culture. But apparently you also managed missed the links for ALL the other tests on Enviroment, Business, Tech, Health, Science, International, and Politics.
Perhaps there should be a pre-test to determine if you're capable of understanding how internet links work before you're allowed to take the test.
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Posted By: terrimcm @ 07/11/2008 2:46:09 PM
These questions wouldn't even make that '5th grader' show, much less 'Jepordy'! I can't believe I waste my money subscribing to a magazine that thinks these topics have anything to do with 'literacy', global or otherwise! Perhaps I need to be a bit more skeptical about their journalism!
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Posted By: gazooby @ 07/11/2008 1:51:54 PM
This was not a Global Literacy Quiz, it was a shallow, Hollywood-focused quiz of my knowledge of the entertainment industry. But hey, it's Newsweek - what did I expect? I think I'll move on to Harper's now....
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Posted By: toni.hill @ 07/10/2008 2:49:37 PM
I enjoyed taking the quizzes. I hope there will be more soon.
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Posted By: toni.hill @ 07/10/2008 2:48:57 PM
I enjoyed the quizzes
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Posted By: psbeck63 @ 07/10/2008 12:09:17 PM
A Global Literacy Quiz? It was neither global nor an issue of literacy. If this quiz is the way global literacy is measured it's no wonder we're in trouble.
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Posted By: fredlatendresse @ 07/09/2008 6:27:57 PM
An hour ago I couldn't even spell Globally Literate: Now I almost are one!!!
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Posted By: sregis @ 07/09/2008 11:27:36 AM
the question should've been "4-star and above"...that is what newsweek meant to say by capitalizing General, i believe.
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Posted By: frogholler1 @ 07/08/2008 3:57:48 PM
Newsweek flunked this one!
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Posted By: frogholler1 @ 07/08/2008 3:40:05 PM
Well, that was a fun question.
Too bad that "Newsweek's finest" flunked their own quiz..
MJC
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Posted By: NeilEvans @ 07/08/2008 12:24:37 AM
Question #1: How many Us presidents achieved rank of Army general? WikiAnswers says 12:
How many US presidents were Army generals?
By Rank, twelve, and they were:
Washington, General of the Armies of the US. (Six Stars)
Eisenhower, General of the Army. (Five Stars)
Grant, General, (Four Stars)
Jackson, Major General, (Two Stars)
Harrison, William, Major General, (Two Stars)
Taylor, Major General, (Two Stars)
Hayes, Major General, (Two Stars, Temporary Rank)
Harrison, Benjamin, Major General, (Two Stars, Temporary Rank)
Pierce, Brigadier General, (One Star)
Johnson, Andrew, Brigadier General, (One Star)
Garfield, Brigadier General, (One Star)
Arthur, Quartermaster General, (One Star)
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Posted By: rhanderson @ 07/07/2008 4:32:34 PM
To bad question #1 in the magazine could not be answered. 8 presidents achieved the rank of general the three mentioned (Washington, Grant, and Eisenhower) but also Andrew Jackson, William Henry Harrison, Zachary Taylor, Franklin Pierce, and James A. Garfield.
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Posted By: swensbud @ 07/06/2008 11:47:08 AM
In the Newsweek magazine the 1st question on the quiz was how many presidents were generals or higher. The answer given was 3. I believe the number of presidents is 5, not three that were generals. Andrew Jackson and Zachary Taylor were not on the list.
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Posted By: toliverj01 @ 07/04/2008 12:53:40 PM
Makes you wonder what other facts are screwed up in the articles!
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Posted By: toliverj01 @ 07/04/2008 12:46:59 PM
Makes you wonder what other facts are screwed up in the articles!
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Posted By: toliverj01 @ 07/04/2008 9:04:58 AM
I wonder what other facts the fact checkers have overlooked?
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Posted By: toliverj01 @ 07/04/2008 9:03:00 AM
Makes you wonder what other facts are screwed up in the articles!
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Posted By: sregis @ 07/02/2008 4:50:25 PM
the question wasn't well-worded for sure, but their explanation is laid out in the answer!
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Posted By: sregis @ 07/02/2008 4:24:16 PM
according to the quiz, it's 4-star or above, so i believe their answer is correct.
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Posted By: larrytt @ 07/02/2008 4:47:20 PM
The exact wording of the question was: "How many presidents achieved the rank of general or higher?" There's no mention of star levels. However, we may be getting into semantics regarding the definition of "General." If they meant 4-star Generals only, they should have said so. To use an example, there were a lot of generals during the Civil War, but none were 4-star Generals. Even General Grant didn't become a 4-star General until 1866, the year after the Civil War ended. If we define "General" to mean "4-star General," then neither the Union nor Confederate armies in the Civil War had any Generals!!!
-Larry Hodges
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Posted By: trgini @ 07/02/2008 1:55:47 PM
What about "Old Rough & Ready" General Zachary Taylor, the 12th president?
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Posted By: larrytt @ 07/02/2008 2:55:16 PM
I mentioned Taylor below as one of the presidents who attained the rank of general that Newsweek forgot about.
-Larry Hodges
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