The Nerd Test, ver 2.0

First off, have you taken the original Nerd Test located on this site?
(the link opens in a new window if you're curious about checking it out)
   Nope.
   Yes, and I scored low.
   Yes! Scored high, man!

Now we need to collect some demographics to see who and where the nerds are. These next 3 questions have no effect on your nerd scores.


What do you claim to be?
   Male
   Female
   Transgendered
   Undecided

How old are you?
   Under 16
   16 - 20
   21 - 26
   27 - 32
   33 - 40
   41 - 50
   Over 50
   Not telling

Which continent do you live on?
   North America
   Europe
   Asia
   Australia / Oceania / Australasia / Oceanica / NOT Polynesia, Micronesia, or Magellanica / (Come'on! Why did I have to update this question?!) / Please email support@nerdtests.com if you can explain why. Thanks!
   South America
   Africa
   Antarctica
   Not sure

Okay, now that we are done with what and who you are it is time to move on to the hard-hitting, serious, and mind-bending questions to determine your nerdiosity!


Is nerdiosity a real word?
   No
   No, but it should be!
   No, it should be nerdiocity.
   Yes

Why are you taking this test?
   Bored
   To find out if I am a nerd, and/or just curious.
   Find out what kind of nerd I am.
   I was told I am a nerd, and really, really, need to know.
   To beat someone else's nerd score!

How long have you been on the computer, straight, before starting this test?
   Under 1 hour.
   An hour or so.
   3 to 5 hours
   More than 6 hours

While not at work working, what do you spend most of your time on the computer doing?
   Doing work
   I rarely use a computer away from work
   Chatting, and/or using MySpace, Facebook, etc...
   Reading technology news (e.g. Slashdot, Digg, TechWeb, CNet, etc...)
   Playing video games
   Doing random stuff
   Porn

iPhone

With that word emphatically displayed, you got...
   ...erotically excited!
   ...sick; as in I'm getting sick of hearing about it!
   ...nothing.
   huh?

Do you spend more time reading words on the screen or on paper?
   Paper (books, magazines, newspapers, etc...)
   Computer screen
   I don't read

Alright... time to get away from the computer stuff.


When you are not on the computer, what do you do?
   How can one not be on a computer?
   Read
   Play video games
   Sleep
   Go out and do something fun, sometimes with people!
   Hang with family or friends
   Watch TV / movies
   Cry

Of the following, what was/is your favorite subject in school?
   Math
   Chemistry, physics, and/or biology
   History
   Literature
   Gym
   Shop
   Home Ec
   Hiding from others/bullies

How's your romantic life?
   I am married (so, uh, yeah...)
   I have a girl/boy friend or fiancé(e)
   Last time I had a date was years ago
   I'm between relationships at the moment.
   I'm way too young for romance!
   Who'd want to be romantic with me!?
   Romance is ucky!

...seriously?
   Seriously!
   You got me!

The last time you read something (not on the computer) it was...
   a book (fiction).
   a book (non-fiction).
   a magazine / newspaper.
   a comic book.
   I don't read unless it is on a computer.
   I don't read stuff.

Are you currently in the middle of reading a 300+ page book?
   Yes, I read for at least an hour before bed, during the afternoon, and/or time off of work
   Yes, I read while on the can (what can I say, it can be a long process)
   I would be if comics had 300+ pages
   I don't have time to read that long of a book
   Nope
   I've said it before, I don't read!

The creator of Battlestar Galactica was also responsible for...
   The Smurfs.
   Star Trek.
   Knight Rider.
   Babylon 5
   Not sure.

...and he/she is...
   Glen A. Larson
   Gene Roddenberry
   George Lucas
   William Adama
   Not sure.

Who was Aristotle's teacher? (You know, Aristotle, as in the famous Greek philosopher)
   Socrates
   Plato
   Newton
   Not sure

Speaking of Aristotle, he made a claim that later proved incorrect, which was that...
   female humans have more teeth than male humans.
   heavier objects fall faster than lighter objects.
   more people are killed by donkeys, per year, than are killed in plane crashes.
   Not sure.

What is the heaviest element that a star can produce through fusion, before going supernova?
   Fire (Fi)
   Helium (He)
   Carbon (C)
   Iron (Fe)
   Uranium (U)
   Not sure (Ns)

What is the approximate age of the Sun?
   10 billion years
   4.5 billion years
   6000 years
   It was always there
   I don't know.

Can you code?
   Like no other!
   A little bit
   No
   Code?

In terms of programming languages, what is your experience with...


...BASIC
   Never heard of it
   Heard of it
   Have used it
   Use it

...FORTRAN
   Never heard of it
   Heard of it
   Have used it
   Use it

...C / C++
   Never heard of it
   Heard of it
   Have used it
   Use it

...Ada
   Never heard of it
   Heard of it
   Have used it
   Used it today, in fact

Do you own a comic book collection?
   No
   Yes
   I actually own a comic book store, yo!

If you had the choice of a pet, you'd pick
   Cat
   Dog
   Rancor
   Mewtwo

When I say TOS or TNG, what comes to mind?
   Huh?
   I love the reruns!
   Star Wars is better!
   Eh, not a fan

Do you have any books by Carl Sagan in your bookshelf?
   Bookshelf!? Bahahaa, you make me laugh!
   I have one.
   I have many.
   I have, and have read, them all!
   Who's that?

You know he smoked pot, right?
   Er, huh?
   Whatever, man.
   Like no other!

Do you care that your socks have holes in them?
   Let me check...
   Yes, it is really annoying to have holey socks!
   Like I have time to care!
   No

Was the last naked thing you saw on the computer screen?
   Er, yeah...

Do you own any TV series season(s) of the following on DVD or VHS: Star Trek (any series), Battlestar Galactica, Babylon 5, Dr. Who, Thundercats, Lost in Space...
   No
   Yes, one or two of them.
   Yes, many of them.
   Yes, and I also have the Stargates, X-files, and Firefly!

JEOPARDY!
   Woo! I watch it all the time!
   I catch it now and then
   Never seen it.
   What is JEOPARDY?

When watching JEOPARDY...
   I am able to answer a lot of the questions.
   I feel really dumb.
   as long as the questions aren't about dead people and places, I rock it!
   JEOPARDY is dumb.

The Hundred Years war lasted 106 years.
   Oh.
   Yes.
   You're wrong!

Do you quote movies?
   No
   I know some lines.
   Yes, many of my favorites come from Napoleon Dynamite ... Gosh!

Can you physically obtain (i.e. not from the Internet), in less than 15 seconds...


...a periodic table?
   Yes
   No

...your IP address
   Yes
   No

...a DC or Marvel comic?
   Yes
   No

...a Pokemon action figure?
   Yes
   No

...a globe and/or map?
   Yes
   No

...of the Ancient World?
   Yes
   No

...a scientific calculator (with graphing capabilities)?
   Yes
   No

...a slide rule?
   Yes
   No
   Huh?

...a command prompt?
   Yes
   No

...on your cell phone?
   Sure can!
   No

...a 1977 Star Wars t-shirt?
   Yes
   No

...a Jar Jar Binks t-shirt?
   Yes
   No
   Huh?

...Homer's Iliad?
   Yes
   No
   Huh?

If you could only pick ONE of the following items in the next six groups, which would it be? (i.e. by picking the ONE, you can no longer have/possess the others, EVER)


...Group 1...
   Your collection of books
   A computer
   Your DVD collection

...Group 2...
   Elements
   Your life
   MySpace

...Group 3...
   Internet
   Sex

...Group 4...
   Your collection of movie t-shirts
   Beer
   Television

...Group 5...
   Superman
   Batman
   Spiderman
   Screw this group!

...Group 6...
   Mac (Apple)
   Windows
   *NIX
   Screw this group too!

When was Superman The Movie released?
   1975
   1978
   1981
   Don't know.

If you encounter the above symbol while doing work, what should you do?
   Heck if I know!
   Say, "wtf?" and go about the day confused.
   Run! The last time I saw that was in college.
   Grab my trusty TI-89/92.
   Yes! Grab paper and pencil... I know what I will be doing for a while.

Do you recognize the above thingy?
   No
   It looks like the inside of a microchip
   That would be a cell processor with 8 synergistic processing elements!
   That would be an octafabricated processor with 8 cpus on one chip!

Have you ever...


...extrapolated and interpolated?
   Yes
   No
   Huh?

...converted between Rankine and Kelvin?
   Yes
   No
   What?

...and it WASN'T for work or school?
   Yes
   No

...used a computer with less than 512KB of RAM?
   Yes
   No
   RAM?

...and still mess around on it?
   Yes
   No

...played a game for more hours than you got sleep that day?
   Yes
   No

...and are now just taking a break from it?
   Yes
   No

...accessed a website via its IP address?
   Yes
   No
   What's an IP?

...and you didn't have to look it up?
   Yes
   No

...owned a lightsaber?
   Yes
   No
   What is that?

...and have it clipped to your belt, right now?
   No, I don't have a lightsaber.
   No
   Sure do!

...argued about which Super Hero is best?
   Yes
   No

...and it ended up getting physical?
   Yes
   No

...owned multiple books on a single historical person or event (not just a history book)?
   Yes
   No

...and have read one or more of them in the past month?
   I don't own any books like that.
   No
   Yes

...taken apart a DVD or VHS player?
   Yes
   No

...and?
   I correctly reassembled it.
   I just wanted to see how it worked... and now it doesn't.
   I've never disassembled one.

Okay, last question. Do you think you're a nerd?
   Yes!
   Nope.
   Not sure, you tell me.