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Great British Intelligence test

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BillStickersIsInnocent · 01/01/2020 10:47

Anyone else done this yet?

I have and now feeling quite stupid 😂

Good fun though

www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/articles/5tFHwWMgg9VbrHT9kvGlFqd/the-great-british-intelligence-test

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ThereWillBeAdequateFood · 01/01/2020 10:48

Not tried this, looks good interesting though.

BillStickersIsInnocent · 01/01/2020 10:51

Interesting that their hypothesis seems to be that online usage has made us less clever.
An alternative view could be that now we’ve outsourced memory based intelligence etc we could be positioned to develop higher level skills - critical thinking, analysis etc.

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MaudebeGonne · 01/01/2020 10:53

I don't live in Britain so don't want to skew the data. I would imagine that only people that think they will "do well" will actually complete it, do don't think it will accurately measure the intelligence of the nation at all.

7Worfs · 01/01/2020 10:54

Looks interesting, will try it and post results when I have a baby- free hour.

BillStickersIsInnocent · 01/01/2020 10:57

You’re asked demographic questions to account for location @maudebegone

Yes agree that this will be attractive to the people who think they will do well, although my results have brought it down a bit 🤦🏻‍♀️

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BillStickersIsInnocent · 01/01/2020 10:59

Unless only geniuses have completed it so far meaning that me being in the bottom 50% for most things isn’t too bad after all.

That makes me feel a little better

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Youngatheart00 · 01/01/2020 10:59

I tried but it crashed on question 3 and now getting ‘bad gateway’ error

CourtOfProtection · 01/01/2020 11:00

It's just crashed on me after 3 rounds. Is that because it was overloaded with my intelligence levels? GrinGrinGrin

Edit. I will not be sharing my own results with anyone Blush I really struggled with Round 2 & I never perform well at tests. I panic Confused

BillStickersIsInnocent · 01/01/2020 11:00

I had that a few times, if you refresh it seems to accurately refresh rather than kicking you out.

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CourtOfProtection · 01/01/2020 11:01

Ah same as me Youngatheart00. We're clearly vastly intelligent Grin I'll go back to it tomorrow.

BillStickersIsInnocent · 01/01/2020 11:01

I expect so @CourtOfProtection Grin

No I’m not sharing mine either 😳

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Awrite · 01/01/2020 11:02

I can't get it to load. Not making it easy, are they?

Costacoffeeplease · 01/01/2020 11:03

The link isn’t working at all now Sad

Foxyloxy1plus1 · 01/01/2020 11:03

It won’t load here either.

Ginfordinner · 01/01/2020 11:05

The link keeps failing for me

CourtOfProtection · 01/01/2020 11:05

Hey, that's a clever trick you did up there ⬆️ BillStickersIsInnocent WinkGrin

BillStickersIsInnocent · 01/01/2020 11:07

Oh no!
Hope it loads later - I wouldn’t want you to miss out on this particular pleasure Grin

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DontGoIntoTheLongGrass · 01/01/2020 11:07

Fat fingers here and it won't work 😂 keeps touching other squares!

CourtOfProtection · 01/01/2020 11:08

There'll be so many peeps just gaining consciousness from last night, everyone will be on there now testing how many brain cells were damaged by alcohol Grin

I'll try it tomorrow when it's old news again Smile

Happy New Year my fellow Einstein's Grin

RhinoskinhaveI · 01/01/2020 11:36

I am as dumb as a rock 😳

Glittercandle · 01/01/2020 11:37

I quite enjoyed it - surprised how well I did with the mental rotation!

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CourtOfProtection · 01/01/2020 11:39

Ooh get you Glittercandle. I like your visual summary Smile Congratulations on getting to the end

Alexandra80 · 01/01/2020 11:43

It was weird. I was bottom 50% for some stuff, mostly number stuff, and top 10% for some of the word stuff and that minds eye one. I guess I'm the best of both worlds Grin

weebarra · 01/01/2020 11:44

Interesting! I was in the top 10% for verbal comprehension and top 20% for mental rotation but my spatial working memory is pants.

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