And it shows! Young people have a very limited knowledge of current events.
Me, I have subscription to several news magazines, Newsweek, Businessweek and TIME, but I’m not very political.
This test measures your knowledge of current events, just 12 fast questions. Try it:
Test your knowledge of current events
The stats show some interesting trends (n not disclosed):
- Gender - Men scored higher than women (52 for males, 35 for females)
- Education - More education leads to better knowledge of current events: (56 - College graduates, 44 - Some college, 31 - HS or less)
- Age - Older people know current events better than youngsters, with the over 50 crowd scoring nearly double the young folks: (53 - Ages 50+, 46- Ages 30-49, 28 - Ages 18-29)
Me, I nailed it! I guessed on a few questions, but my instincts were good.
“Here's Your Score: You correctly answered 12 of the 12 possible questions along with approximately 6% of the public.
You did better than 94% of the general public.”
