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Can you name the World's Smartest Countries?
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IQ and the Wealth of Nations
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World's Smartest Countries Quiz
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Created Sep 27, 2009 in
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Sally
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Sep 27th, 2009 at 05:22 GMT
3 points
UK should be accepted for United Kingdom. What is the source for this information?
Massagraf
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Sep 27th, 2009 at 09:24 GMT
1 point
This quiz made my day. And I just woke up!
Rhys
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Sep 27th, 2009 at 12:10 GMT
5 points
No? New Zealand smarter than Australia. I refuse to accept.
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ZapRowsdower
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Sep 27th, 2009 at 15:41 GMT
-15 points
A very odd selection of countries given that the source material contains many more. Why no US? Why are these 14 worth guessing and the others listed are not?
Treemeister
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Sep 27th, 2009 at 17:27 GMT
5 points
These are the 14 countries with the highest average IQ, over 100.
30sarah
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Sep 27th, 2009 at 18:15 GMT
1 point
Interseting quiz.
Doctor_Tom
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Sep 27th, 2009 at 22:17 GMT
9 points
I don't think this is a good source.
quizzicle
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Sep 28th, 2009 at 07:55 GMT
0 points
i reacted the same way as Rhys did. first guess, south korea with all the starcraft they play.. im right lol
jwbrockman
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Sep 28th, 2009 at 13:09 GMT
5 points
Not all countries are ranked in the source. While I was taking the test, I was puzzled why Liechtenstein, Luxembourg, and Iceland (among others) were not coming up.
jaspa
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Sep 28th, 2009 at 18:07 GMT
1 point
I was shocked to see China considering half of what their schoolchildren read is censored or propaganda.
Makaio
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Sep 30th, 2009 at 06:57 GMT
1 point
Awesome list.
ellerpants
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Oct 1st, 2009 at 14:22 GMT
6 points
Seems to me that it's more likely a list of the countries with the best educational systems rather than the actual intelligence of their inhabitants. I think it demonstrates the limited ability of IQ-tests to measure intelligence.
robriotuk
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Oct 1st, 2009 at 17:34 GMT
0 points
Got all but Italy. Didn't know them Italians were that smart! lol.
BenjSKs
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Oct 1st, 2009 at 21:13 GMT
2 points
Great idea for a quiz. But a terrible source for data.
Areonis
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Oct 2nd, 2009 at 08:34 GMT
0 points
Curse you Singapore!
catsil
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Oct 4th, 2009 at 12:55 GMT
-1 points
Belgium made it to the top 14! In the Netherlands, the inside joke is that they are dumb lol..
newenglander
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Oct 4th, 2009 at 21:34 GMT
-2 points
jaspa-china makes up for it by going to school for something like eight hours a day 280 days of the year, or something ridiculous like that
fasttrack
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Oct 4th, 2009 at 23:01 GMT
0 points
My predicted iq 42
shawnoc
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Oct 5th, 2009 at 15:44 GMT
2 points
I got #1 because the chick that I used to copy off in Bio was South Korean. ;-)
shawnoc
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Oct 5th, 2009 at 15:48 GMT
-2 points
And this quiz is racist.
amidabutsu
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Dec 5th, 2009 at 20:32 GMT
0 points
I went to check the sources and was slightly disturbed by some of the data. The correlation money/intelligence seems to indicate that poor countries (and therefore poor people) are less intelligent than rich countries (and therefore wealthier people). Could it be that IQ tests are mainly designed by predominantly white and wealthy people from Western countries, and based on an Euro-centric education system?
Sheldon
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Apr 23rd, 2010 at 10:40 GMT
1 point
I dont see how New Zealand making this list over Australia comes as a surprise to anyone? Everyone knows how dumb Australians are. Their abortion clinics have 12 month waiting lists. Our own Prime Minister once said (back in the 80s) "New Zealanders who emigrate to Australia raise the average IQ of both countries"
Pillowmint
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May 3rd, 2010 at 21:38 GMT
0 points
China ranks highly because their cultural encourages education and knowledge, like Japan and China. Education can't do everything- Saudi Arabia spends lots of money on their educational system and still don't do well.
goatjugsoup
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May 10th, 2010 at 06:52 GMT
0 points
me australia me so dumb duuuuhhh derp just kidding nz rules =)
afterschool
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Jun 26th, 2010 at 23:24 GMT
1 point
poor countries are down there because many of their people are illiterate. think before you speak.
claytoam01
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Oct 22nd, 2011 at 16:10 GMT
1 point
strange how china made it - east asians !
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