Can you name the Chief Justice of the Supreme Court? The Speaker of the House? How much of the oil consumed in the U.S. is imported from other countries? What’s the total U.S. national debt? Which country emits the most carbon dioxide? What’s the minimum amount of exercise a person needs each day?
These and other questions are part of a Newsweek poll as the magazine looks at “Global Literacy 2008.” It’s easy to deride some of the questions (What’s the tallest building in the U.S.) as mere trivia. On the other hand, content knowledge will remain stubbornly useful when engaging in critical thinking and problem solving in the realm of politics, the economy, health care, the environment, et al.
Newsweek’s quiz is here.
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