Curious...

[la_marquise]

I had a go at this:

http://www.guardian.co.uk/education/quiz/2009/mar/27/gcse-science-quiz

mainly out of curiosity, as it is many years since I did my O'levels. I'm not a scientist at all and I haven't studied science since I was 15. I found that when it came to these questions, mostly I was answering based on what seemed most likely to me, rather than based on knowing the answer. I was expecting to do badly.
I scored 7/8.
I'm not sure what that says about me. Radio 4 listener, maybe?

Comments

[autopope.livejournal.com]

I got bitten by that one as well. Also, the Polio question: they rate the correct answer as "the virus lives inside cells." WTF? (Says the ex-pharmacist with some background in cytology, pharmacology, and biochemistry.) This quiz is junk!

[tanngrisnir.livejournal.com]

Er, yes. :)

I took that as being the closest to the answer. I remember when you couldn't use the word "virus" and "lives" together without starting an argument.

If that is really the standard of GCSE I am shocked. Shocked and appalled, I tell you.

[http://users.livejournal.com/la_marquise_de_/]

This quiz is junk!
That may explain why I could do it!