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Old 03-05-04, 12:58 PM
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Anyone gonna watch this? Tonight at 8 on Fox
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I know they've done this before, but I didn't watch. How does it work exactly?
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An interactive quiz show that test your knowledge and IQ.

It truly is one of the lowest point in TV history.
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Originally posted by SuperJim88
It truly is one of the lowest point in TV history.
I guess we know how you scored.

So, do you play along on your computer, tally your own score by hand, or what?
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Originally posted by Groucho
So, do you play along on your computer, tally your own score by hand, or what?
By hand. Consider it a bad sign if you require a calculator to add up your score.
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I was watching this for a little while, but lost interest quickly.
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This test was messed up. The mirror/puzzle questions were a joke as were the math. No way I should have got 58/60.
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IQ:119
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132 here.
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I got 58/60 for a 134.

Those were too easy...
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58/60 cuz I got distracted on the memory section on the street direction question. 134 as well. I don't get why the highest IQ you can have at my age is less than my actual tested IQ.
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I didn't play along for the whole show but I am confused about the scoring.

It didn't look like it reflected the usual IQ tests as far as possible scores.

I have taken two 'official' IQ tests in the past that were given by the school I attended and got a 137 and a 142.

According to this show that's off the map but I'm certainly no genius.

What's the deal?
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Well, 100 is supposed to be average IQ. However, every demographic they posted was well over 100. Now part of that could be that the numbers all came from people who played along on their computers, and it could be argued that that population already represents a higher intelligence than the non-computer using population. However, it still seems high, plus those questions were laughably easy. So I just think it was a flawed test that was intentionally made easy so people would feel better about themselves after watching.

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