Nerd Aptitude Test
INTRODUCTION: All persons are assumed to have a Nerd Score of
0 until this test is taken. If someone refuses to take the Nerd
Aptitude Test, especially if trying to preserve their 0 Nerd
Score, that persons score becomes 100%.
Each Yes answer below counts 0.5%. Add your Yes answers and
divide by two to get your Nerd Score. Of course, all technicalities
count!
Since nerdity is not permanent, some questions reflect this.
Any are you currently? or do you know?
questions should be considered as of the time of the test. Thus,
if you once knew something nerdy, but have forgotten it, your
nerdity quotient could go down.
For maximum enjoyment, the testee must respond out loud. Your
audience may ask for details, but treat such information confidentially
as nerdity is not something people brag about.
Please use only a number two pencil. Mark all answers in your
blue book. Show all work. A table of useful formulas is included
at the end. You may begin ... NOW!
SECTION 1: Education and Knowledge
1. Have you ever taken a higher
math or science course? (trig, calculus, biology, physics, chemistry)
2.
at the college level?
3.
and received an A (3.7 grade
point)?
4. Do you still know information you
learned in the above course?
5. Have you ever majored in the hard
sciences? (engineering, physics, chemistry, not psychology,
economics, etc.)
6. Have you ever taken Latin?
7.
and enjoyed it?
8. Did you ever enjoy any of the above
subjects?
9. Have you ever asked a question in
lecture?
10. Have you ever answered a question asked in lecture?
11. Have you ever corrected a professor in lecture?
12. Have you ever answered a rhetorical question?
13. Do you sit in the front row more than 20% of
the time?
14. Have you ever had a perfect attendance
record?
15. Have you ever taken notes in more than one color?
16. Have you ever tutored someone else?
17. Have you ever done homework on a Friday night?
18. Have you ever pulled an all-nighter?
Do you know:
19. ...BASIC?
20. ...PASCAL?
21. ...FORTRAN?
22. ...assembly language?
23. Can you count in binary? (up to decimal 16)
24. Can you count in hexadecimal? (up to decimal
32)
25. Do you know Maxwells equations? (integral
or differential form)
26. Do you know Schroedingers Equation?
27. Have you ever solved Schroedingers Equation?
28. Do you know the right-hand-rule for cross-products?
29. Do you know the Latin name (genus and species)
for anything? (humans, fruit fly, etc.)
The next few questions deal with physical constants. Mark Yes
if you can give the value to 2 or more significant digits. Knowledge
of the units attached is not necessary, just the numeric portion.
30. Gravitational constant? (G)
31. Earths gravity? (g)
32. Mass of an electron?
33. Charge of an electron?
34. Speed of light?
35. Plancks constant? (h or h-bar)
36. Permitivity of free space? (epsilon naught)
37. Permeability of free space? (mu naught)
38. Avogadros number?
39. Molar gas constant?
40. Pi? (exception: more than 5 digits for a Yes)
41. E? (exception: more than 5 digits for a
Yes)
Can you give the conversion factor to 2 or more significant
digits between:
42. Centimeters and inches?
43. Kilometers and miles?
44. Joules and electron-volts?
45. Atomic mass units and kilograms? [A
46. Celsius and Fahrenheit?
47. Can you briefly outline the biological processes
that occur due to alcohol?
48.
while drunk?
49. Have you ever interpolated?
50. Have you ever extrapolated?
51. Do you know the difference between interpolation
and extrapolation?
52. Have you ever used the word asymptotic?
53. Have you ever referred to something as an L.E.D.?
54. Have you ever referred to a ruler as a straight-edge?
55. Did your father ever own a slide rule?
56. Have you ever said quartz crystal?
57. Have you ever created an acronym in order to
simplify your writing?
Which of the following acronyms do you know the meaning of
58. RADAR?
59. MODEM?
60. DNA?
61. ATP?
62. NADP?
63. CRT?
64. CRC?
65. NORAD?
66. NASA?
67. LED?
68. TLA?
SECTION 2: Computers
69. Have you ever used a computer?
70.
for more than 4 continuous hours?
71.
for more than 8 continuous hours?
72.
past 4 a.m.?
73.
on Friday, Saturday and Sunday of the
same weekend?
74.
with someone you were physically attracted
to?
75.
for money?
76.
as a source of entertainment?
77.
in the last three months?
78.
in the last three weeks?
79.
in the last three hours?
80. Have you ever programmed a computer?
81.
to write a computer game?
82.
to write a computer virus?
83. Do you still own any computer with less than
2MB of RAM?
84. Have you ever used a modem?
85.
to gain access to a system you had no
authorization on?
86.
to call a government computer? (NASA,
FBI, NORAD)
SECTION 3: Lifestyle and Possessions
87. Do you watch more than 4 hours of TV on any
given day in the last week?
88. Can you name more than 5 shows on PBS?
89. Have you ever watched a PBS documentary?
90.
this week?
91. Have you ever watched Dr. Who?
92. Can you name or discuss the plots of more than
10 Star Trek episodes?
Can you whistle, hum, sing or snap the theme songs to...
93. ...Gilligans Island?
94. ...Flintstones?
95. ...The Brady Bunch?
96. ...The Jetsons?
97. ...The Addams Family?
98. ...Dobbie Gillis?
99. ...I Dream of Genie?
100. Do you know most of the words to The
Lumberjack Song by Monty Python?
101. Have you ever played a non-sexual role-playing
game? (D&D)
102.
since leaving high school?
103. Have you seen all of the Star Wars movies?
104.
in one 24 hour period?
105. Have you seen all of the Star Trek films?
106.
in one 30 hour period?
107. Have you ever owned a pair of Spock ears?
Have you ever read anything by
108. ...Douglas Adams?
109. ...Isaac Asimov?
110. ...Robert H. Heinlein?
111. ...Piers Anthony?
112. ...J.R.R. Tolkein?
113. ...TSR Hobbies?
114. Have you ever read Innumeracy?
115. Have you ever read Cultural Literacy?
116. Do you own an encyclopedia?
117. Have you ever read an encyclopedia entry
that you werent researching?
118. Do you own an almanac?
119. Do you own an atlas?
120. Do you own a globe?
121.
and have it on display?
122.
that has bumps corresponding to
mountain ranges?
123. Have you ever used a chemistry set?
124.
since the age of 12?
125. Have you ever used a rare earth element?
126. Have you ever dissected something?
127.
while not in a biology class?
128. Have you ever bought something from Radio
Shack?
129. Have you ever used an oscilloscope?
130. Have you ever used a microscope?
131. Have you ever used a telescope?
132. Do you own a voltmeter?
133. Do you own any remote controlled vehicles?
134. Can you program the time on a VCR?
135. Can you program a VCR?
136. Do you read the owners manuals
for electronic equipment?
137. Do you own a scientific or other programmable
calculator?
138. Do you have a slide rule?
139.
and know how to use it?
140. Do you own a pencil case?
141. Do you own a mechanical pencil?
142.
and have refills for it?
143. Do you own a laboratory notebook?
144. Do you own graph paper?
145.
log or semi-log paper?
146. Do you own a table of integrals?
147. Do you play chess?
148. Were you ever on a chess team?
149. Were you ever on a math team?
150. Were you ever on a debate team?
151. Did you ever try out for a trivia
team?
152. Were you ever in a science fair?
153.
and placed in the top three?
154. Have you ever made a technical joke?
155.
that no one around you understood?
156.
that everyone around you understood?
157. Do you own a slinky?
158. Have you ever physically analyzed a slinky?
159. Do you own a Rubiks cube?
160. Are you able to solve Rubiks Cube?
161.
without using a book?
162.
in under two minutes?
Section 4: Clothing and Personality
163. Do both of your socks match?
164. Do you own a digital watch?
165.
that plays music?
166.
thats currently set to chime
on the hour?
167.
with a built-in calculator?
168. Do you have acne?
169. Do you have greasy hair?
170.
without realizing it?
171. Do you own any clothing with scientific
knowledge printed on it? (i.e., T-shirts with Maxwells
equations)
172. Are your pants too short?
173. Is your outfit not coordinated? (Have
someone else evaluate this)
174. Have you ever worn a button-down shirt
with the tails hanging out?
175. Are you socially inept?
176. Do you have a tough time remembering
peoples names?
177.
but no trouble with their phone
number, SSN, address.
178. Are you taking this test alone?
179. Did you not go to your Senior Prom?
180. Did you go stag to your Senior Prom?
181. Do you talk to yourself?
182.
when other people are around?
183. Do you talk to imaginary people?
184. Have you ever found a grammatical error
in a published book?
185. Have you ever contemplated the meaning
of life/existence of God?
186.
while not drunk?
187.
while alone?
188. Do you wear glasses?
189. Is your vision worse than 20/40?
190. Is your vision worse than 20/400?
191. Are you legally blind?
192. Do you own a pocket protector?
193.
and are wearing it?
194. Was your SAT math score more than 300
points above your verbal?
195. Was your combined SAT score higher than
1200?
196. Is your IQ greater than your weight?
197. Is your purity test score higher than
your nerdity test score?
198. Have you asked for a technical clarification
of anything on this test?
199. Have you ever thought of a question that
belongs on this test?
200. Have you added questions to this test?
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