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The Quiz is back!

Posted at 3:25 PM on June 19, 2009 by Bob Collins (24 Comments)
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Please be sure to let us know how you did (via the comments section below).

Comments (24)

14 of 16 -- with a few uses of the hint option.

Posted by vtuss | June 19, 2009 3:40 PM

Ugh - 8/16. But I didn't use any hints...

Posted by Sam | June 19, 2009 3:54 PM

8/16 -- but at least I didn't Boone it! Not easy!

Posted by jenel | June 19, 2009 3:59 PM

only 8! I should really pay attention to the questions.

Posted by bobbydole | June 19, 2009 4:01 PM

I'm not overly proud of my 12/16 score. I am VERY proud that I got the marathon question right AFTER filling the back of an old envelope with every bit of math that I learned in the last millenium. At least I know WHERE I will use that math I had to learn in the 9th grade!

Great quiz, Bob, once again.

Posted by Krista | June 19, 2009 4:11 PM

5/16--Yep, I was in a cave all week!

Posted by Tricia | June 19, 2009 4:12 PM

"At least I didn't Boone it!"

See THAT -- as Jason DeRusha might say -- is solid gold comedy, right there.

Posted by Bob Collins | June 19, 2009 4:16 PM

9 right including one hint ( the last question). I grew up in Fairmont, MN, how could I not know there were German POW's housed there?

Posted by Bonnie | June 19, 2009 4:18 PM

Kick IT! 13 of 16. By far my best score ever. Guess I'd better get back to work. Truth is I had at least 4 lucky guesses....

Posted by Joshua | June 19, 2009 4:24 PM

10, can't believe duluth didn't have that on books before...

Posted by BJ | June 19, 2009 4:50 PM

7/16, but have been ignoring news this week after the unallotment announcements. I'm depressed enough.

Posted by Minn Whaler | June 19, 2009 5:50 PM

12/16 No Hints. Missed one that I knew the right answer for but hit the wrong button.

Great quiz BTW

Posted by Duke Powell | June 19, 2009 6:51 PM

In the Richard Nixon range. I am not a crook. Nor did I take any hints (and just like taking the GRE - I totally guessed on the math).

Thanks for having the quiz back - I missed it!

Posted by Anna | June 19, 2009 7:33 PM

11 out of 16 -- about as smart as a fifth grader...

Posted by bob | June 19, 2009 8:30 PM

8/16, some were tricky

Posted by scottk | June 19, 2009 9:06 PM

9 out of 16. I got one of them right only because I am a Latin teacher.

Posted by Rick | June 19, 2009 9:26 PM

12.

How could I be so foolish and talk myself out of the "all of the above" answer?

Posted by LK | June 20, 2009 12:41 AM

12/16 and didn't use a single hint - point of greater pride: 4/4 when guessing!

Posted by Tyler Moody Suter | June 20, 2009 4:57 AM

9 right. I know the big brush strokes but salient details often escape me.

Posted by John | June 20, 2009 8:34 AM

Yikes! 7 of 16. I need to study more. It's good to see the quiz back.

Posted by G-man | June 20, 2009 9:00 AM

8/16 no use of hints, math or search engines.

Posted by Joanna | June 21, 2009 10:36 AM

9/16. Tricky, indeed.

Posted by bsimon | June 22, 2009 9:45 AM

9/16. The question about the traffic lights - I'm sure it could save more than 10 - 15% if the lights in Fridley and Blaine weren't timed to change every 4 or 5 minutes. You learn to turn off the car at a red, bring a magazine, and hope for no emergency vehicles to reset the timer clock.

Posted by Al | June 22, 2009 11:24 AM

Hey! Richard Nixon?! I'm a little less impressed with a 12/16 now.

Posted by Katie Nadeau | June 22, 2009 5:29 PM