A Quiz All About You!

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1. Right now you are visiting a trivia site, so you obviously like online trivia games. According to a 2000 study by PC Data, does this preference make you more likely to be male or female?

Answer: Female

You are more than twice as likely to be female, according to the study. 55 percent of female respondents said their favourite online games were 'quiz/puzzle/trivia contests', compared with 25 percent of male respondents. Males, on the other hand, are three times more likely than women to enjoy 'shooting games'. (Source: Dec. 14 2000 article from TechMall, summarizing the PC Data study)

2. The fact that you have found this site means you have mastered at least basic internet skills. According to 2001 findings by American researchers, internet users are more tolerant than non-users?

Answer: True

The exhaustive study, by Neustadtl, Robinson and Meyer Kestnbaum of Maryland, and Paul DiMaggio and Eszter Hargittai of Princeton, showed Web surfers were MUCH more accepting of a diversity of views on issues like abortion, race relations and atheism. 82 percent of internet users believed 'communists should be allowed to speak out in public', compared with 56 percent of non-users. (Source: Newhouse News Service evaluation of the study, 2001)

3. Trivia buffs love facts. They relish gathering esoteric bits of knowledge that others dismiss as, well, trivial! Many mathematicians and computer programmers are huge trivia lovers. If this obsession for facts and details sounds like a description of you, which of the four basic personality types are you most likely to possess?

Answer: C Type

Less commonly discussed than their A and B counterparts, C Types are those who love getting caught up in the details, and take delight in coming across a new nugget of knowledge. Sensitive and thoughtful souls, they are more likely than the other types to verify information once they find it, and less likely to take things at 'face value'. (Source: 'Personality Types Made Easy', article by Hire Success Employment, 1998)

4. If you consistently excel at trivia (and I'm sure you do!), you are likely a good candidate for membership in Mensa, the organization for genii. If you passed its admission test, what percentage of the population would you represent?

Answer: 2 percent

According to its Web site, Mensa accepts only candidates who score in the top two percent of the general population, in other words, 'at or above the 98th percentile' in a standardized IQ test. If you do join, you'll likely find similarly-minded people in the group. Love of trivia is a common bond among many Mensa members. (Source: Mensa International Web Site)

5. As you know, you found this quiz in the 'People' section, so we've already established that you are interested in people. According to the 'four dimensions' based on psychiatrist Carl Jung's theories, does a bigger interest in people than ideas make you a THINKER or a FEELER?

Answer: Feeler

According to Jung's theories, 'feelers' are more concerned with people, while 'thinkers' are more fascinated by ideas. 'Feelers' are inclined to make decisions based with their hearts rather than their heads. On average, 65 percent of women are categorized as 'feelers', compared with 45 percent of men. Don't send me any angry mail! I didn't come up with the theory! (Source: 'Learning Style Preference Categories(The Four Jungian Dimensions)', Paragon Learning Style Inventory)

6. Being able to visit Fun Trivia means you have access to a computer. You may, in fact, own one. What you may not know is that this puts you in a very privileged and rare group. According to a well-known 1998 study, what percentage of WORLDWIDE population owned a computer that year?

Answer: 0.1 percent

Shocking but true, the study estimated that 99.9 percent of the world's people did NOT own a computer in 1998. (Source: Irving, 1998 in 'Hypercapitalism: Political Economy, Electric Identity, and Authorial Alienation' by Philip Graham, as presented to Northumbria University)

7. It's probably no accident that you were drawn to a quiz about yourself. You don't have to look farther than your local bookstore's 'self-help' section to know you are in good company. Technically called the Psychology/Recovery category, it includes thousands of self-knowledge, evaluation and improvement books. What percentage of total U.S. book sales did these 'self-help' books represent in 1998?

Answer: 6.3 percent

Self-awareness is on the rise, it seems. The figure showed an annual increase in seven of the eight years analyzed by the study, up from 5.1 percent in 1991. (Source: 'Category Share of Consumer Purchases of Adult Books: The U.S., Calendar 1991-1998', American Booksellers Association, 2002)

8. According to 2000 Nielsen statistics on internet use, where are you most likely to be right now?

Answer: At Home

According to the study, 69 percent of surfers say most of their internet time is spent at home, 17 percent usually visit the Web at work, seven percent surf at school, and 5 percent most frequently use someone else's computer. Only 2 percent say most of their internet time takes place in a library. (Source: AC Nielsen US News Release, May 2000)

9. You obviously harbour no lingering hatred of multiple choice tests, or at least like them enough to be taking this one. Your willingness is not shared by everyone, however. In a recent four-year survey of American students, how many said multiple choice tests made them nervous or extremely nervous?

Answer: 78 percent

Though 78 percent said these tests rattled their nerves, only 5 percent said the tension was so severe that they couldn't complete them. By the way, according to many education researchers, if you didn't know the answer to that question, you were more likely to choose C than A, B, or D.

More useless info for you! (Source: Education Week on the Web, 'Public Agenda: Reality Check 2002', March 2002)

10. The fact that you are reading this sentence means you can speak English! According to the National Foreign Language Center (1998), how much of the world's population speaks English to some degree?

Answer: About 20 Percent

You are definitely in the minority! Don't worry if you got it wrong, though. A recent Harris Interactive poll of Americans showed the average guess was 52 percent. (Source: Harris Poll # 61, November 1998, Harris Interactive) SO WHAT HAVE WE LEARNED? You are likely a tolerant, sensitive, detail-oriented, intelligent, English-speaking C-Type trivia fan and people-person, with a rare lack of fear of multiple choice tests, a healthy need for self-awareness, the good fortune to have access to a computer, and are probably at home. And oh yeah... you obviously have a bit of spare time on your hands, so let me know if I came close to describing you! Hope you enjoyed the quiz.

Source: Author magpie8

This quiz was reviewed by FunTrivia editor thejazzkickazz before going online.
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